NEW: The U.S. Department of Education has fined Michigan’s Baker College $2.5 million for years of “substantial misrepresentation” of career outcomes, following a 2022 ProPublica and @freep.com report detailing the college’s low graduation rates and the heavy debt that many students shoulder. - ThreadSky

propublica.org • 55 days ago

NEW: The U.S. Department of Education has fined Michigan’s Baker College $2.5 million for years of “substantial misrepresentation” of career outcomes, following a 2022 ProPublica and @freep.com report detailing the college’s low graduation rates and the heavy debt that many students shoulder.

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sarahseaforth.bsky.social•54 days ago

This college has seemed shady for decades.

amptsuper.bsky.social•54 days ago

https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-office-of-federal-student-aid-reaches-settlement-baker-college-misrepresentations-made-prospective-students

lindae42.bsky.social•54 days ago

a pittance

feministafbeth.bsky.social•54 days ago

I can think of a few other schools that should be fined for this.

ahazeyshade.bsky.social•54 days ago

I was repaid for my tuition and the rest wiped for one of these frauds. (15 years of payments later) Some will be getting debt relief eventually.

calleigh13.bsky.social•55 days ago

Funny thing, I said that about the job rate back in the 80’s. My sister was going there. I got her a job working at a restaurant with me. Baker counted it as placing her employment fit them. Apparently, anybody that had a job counted as being placed by Baker.

rainwalkerak.bsky.social•55 days ago

Now do the Career College of Northern Nevada that put a closed notice on their padlocked the doors suddenly & that’s how students found out the administration had bankrupted it. No promised “follow on” training. Nothing but debt remains. Veterans hit hard. Rat bastards. https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2024/02/13/career-college-of-northern-nevada-in-sparks-abruptly-shuts-down-friday/72583895007/

antagonic.bsky.social•55 days ago

these private/“nationally accredited" colleges, man. For the record, most people in Michigan had known for decades that Baker was a scam; didn't matter, their whole model was to target and prey on the relatively ignorant, esp first generation, non-traditional and ESL/immigrant students

rainwalkerak.bsky.social•54 days ago

CCNN had been around since 1989 & had a good rep/track record for job placement & re-training — especially in their HVAC and Facilities certificates, as well as their IT Associates Degree. Then a trumpturd was hired to run it. He’s still not in prison. Why not? He committed fraud. Arrest him.

bobmutascio.bsky.social•53 days ago

Is that one that Trump owned too?

airforcepam.bsky.social•54 days ago

@deptofeducation.bsky.social should take the fine & use it to reimburse the students

quellrumors.bsky.social•55 days ago

Why didn't they do that to trump university when he did substantial misrepresented and fraudulently swindled the students out of their tuition and they probably voted for trump.

propublica.org•55 days ago

Read the original investigation: https://propub.li/4a9gdM0