Comments on: For-Profit College Recruiter: Goal Was To “Demoralize Potential Applicants” And Get “Asses In Classes”

By: Deej

Deej — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:53:00 +0000

Wow. I must say I work for a for profit college now and these techniques are not mine or any of my colleges. I do know that many of the ITT Tech employees were let go because of the economy and low enrollment. I know that the work I do is not anything like this and my institution strives to not be like that. If a person was to lie and make unreal promises they are doing so against the policies of my employer…those are grounds for termination.

By: mifx

mifx — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 20:03:00 +0000

It should be illegal for a university to promise careers or talk about potential jobs because it is a gamble and many MANY people do NOT get into their desired career after college or university. The university profits from the HOPE that they create which costs them nothing.

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By: Kyle Biggs

Kyle Biggs — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 23:26:00 +0000

She is telling the truth, I have worked for ITT as well as EDMC. They are all the same, Fraud is the best way to describe for profit colleges. As of 10/17/12, UoP announced the closing of several campuses due to lower enrollment and therefore lower profits. What about the students? After suing ITT (successfully), the problem was brushed under the rug and business continued as usual. They received a slap on the wrist and the director was actually promoted to a high level management position with corporate. I guess it is easier to spend millions on legal fees than it is to correct the problems and operate as an ethical organization. In this economy, it is difficult to walk away from a good paying job but I had to sleep at night and I know what I was being asked to do was flat out wrong. If you are a tax payer, you should be disgusted by the waste and fraud that takes place in this industry. Again, I will confirm the above video reflects the complete truth. Mr. Harkin, thank you for the work you are doing on this matter. Shut them down soon.

By: Alarmedone

Alarmedone — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 21:57:00 +0000

. . . and “opportunist”. She is probably trying to get a “whistle-blower” reward or the proceeds from a class-action suit for the misdeeds that she committed and benefited from!

By: Guitarplayer2005

Guitarplayer2005 — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:42:00 +0000

WELL said CatKinNY.

By: Guitarplayer2005

Guitarplayer2005 — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:41:00 +0000

This woman is a disgrace to ITT and the students she enrolled. What I heard was someone who for 7 years did NOT SAY A WORD about the issues she discussed, but she certainly took the money. She would have much more credibilty if she walked away at the first mention of improper tactics. For her to do it over and over for seven years and now come forward doesn’t make ITT look bad. It makes her look like the moron she is.

By: Clw1012

Clw1012 — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:32:00 +0000

I worked at University of Phoenix for many years, she is telling the truth, enough said.

By: Interested

Interested — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 00:50:00 +0000

The actions this woman admits to are severe violations of the ethics and compliance policies that all ITT recruitment employees are responsible for following, as a condition of maintaining their employment with ITT Technical Institute. Each employee is charged with the obligation to perform his/her duties in an extremely ethical fashion or he/she will be fired.
If Senator Harkin believes that this behavior is typical of employees at ITT Technical Institute, then someone needs to make him aware that this former employee has succeeded in pulling the wool over his eyes, in trying to make herself look good, in the face of her unlawful actions.

By: The For-Profit College Racket | Connecting the Dots, What Matters Today | BillMoyers.com

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:05:50 +0000

[...] week, Harkin held a press conference with some colleagues sharing his findings. One of the speakers was a former for-profit college [...]