WTSP, The CBS station in Tampa, Florida took a close look at student complaints about for-profit colleges in this report. They talked to two former Westwood College Online students and shared several quotes from hundreds of email complaints they reviewed. The story comes just as the Senate began the first in a series of hearings about for-profit colleges and growing concerns about their explosive growth, student complaints and how much taxpayer money is going to them. During the hearing, the Department of Education’s Inspector General reported that 70% of their criminal investigations are of for-profit institutions, even though only 10% of the students pursuing higher education attend for-profits. Click here to read the story and share your comments about your experience at Westwood.
It seems like every few days there’s a new investigative exposé about something else at Westwood College. This time the spotlight is on Westwood College Online in Texas. The Texas Workforce Commission, a state government agency which oversees career schools, recently informed Westwood College they are operating an online school program in violation of Texas state law. According to the law, students are entitled to a refund of their tuition, because the school was operating illegally. KHOU reporter, Lee McGuire, examines this issue.
We’re on top of it. The James Hoyer Firm filed a class action suit on behalf of Westwood Online students in Texas to seek restitution for you. We’ll also be updating you on the status of that case as it moves forward.
Posted by Jillian Estes on Nov 10, 2009 in Media Coverage
Hello Everyone,
Thought you would like to see another investigation into practices at Westwood College. In this report, CBS4 in Denver exposes some of the same things so many of you have complained to us about. The station even went undercover showing that the school misled students about the school’s loan program and the ability to transfer credits.
