Trade schools, career schools and
other "colleges" and "universities" often promote
themselves on the web and via television and newspapers
with offers of "degrees" and placement in lucrative
careers. Online "high schools" frequently advertise on
the Internet about opportunities to obtain high school
"diplomas" through online tests and credits for "life
experience." These schools’ marketing is aimed at
working adults who want to better themselves in a harsh
economy where jobs are scarce and higher education is
key.
But the truth about many of these
for-profit schools is this: Their students often find
themselves with nontransferable credits, fraudulent
"diplomas" – and broken dreams. Sadly, for-profit
schools often misrepresent the credentials and
opportunities that they provide to students, all in
effort to entice them to pay substantial tuition. In
many cases, students leave these schools with crushing
student loan debt, no job prospects and no opportunity
to transfer the "credits" they have earned to other
schools.
The Googasian Firm, P.C. is a law
firm that aims to help those who are victims of unfair,
deceptive and abusive practices committed by for-profit
schools. If you have concerns about a "high school,"
trade school, career school, or other "college" or
"university," click here
to share these concerns with the law firm.
For-profit schools offering education
to adults with high school diplomas and GEDs are big
business in the United States. With direct mail
campaigns and through newspaper, television and Internet
ads, these schools, institutes and so-called "colleges"
frequently attempt to lure adults into expensive
programs of study with false promises of future
employment in high-paying jobs or easy-to-obtain high
school "diplomas" or college "degrees." The owners of
these schools often make huge profits through tuition
payments, usually paid with federal and state grants and
loans obtained by the students. If you are an employee
or student at a school that appears to be deceiving
people, click here to
share your concerns with The Googasian Firm, P.C.
Unsuspecting adults trying to get
ahead in the world often find themselves being misled by
these schools’ "admissions representatives" or
"enrollment counselors." These communications occur in
phone calls, meetings, and online chats. These employees
of these for-profits schools actually are salespeople
who often have to meet enrollment targets to stay
employed. Their job is to convert "leads" (adults
possibly interested in further education) into "starts"
(adults who enroll and pay the school, often through
federal student aid.) If you have concerns about the
actions of a school’s enrollment representatives, click
here to share
your concerns.
For-profit schools and their
salespeople often misrepresent the facts about their
school, the quality of the education to be provided, the
credential to be earned upon graduation, and the job
prospects and salaries that can be attained thereafter.
Thousands of adults each year enrolling in programs at
for-profit schools end up disappointed and misled, often
having huge student loan debts and little or nothing to
show for it. Still others end up unknowingly earning
fraudulent "diplomas" or "degrees" from schools with no
authority to issue them. If you have concerns about a
particular school and what you have been told about it
by its representatives, click
here.
Online "high schools" also have
recently been surfacing on the Internet and victimizing
people looking to obtain a high school diploma. With
promises of worldwide recognition, legitimacy and
accreditation, these sites lure in unsuspecting
individuals who are simply looking to qualify themselves
for the next level of employment or education. Many of
their online schools are
nothing more than a complete and utter scam, with
so-called diplomas being issued by "schools" without any
licensing authority from a local, state or federal
government. To share your concerns about an online "high
school" about which you are familiar, click
here.
For information
about one recent class action lawsuit filed against
an online high school named Belford High School,
click here.
The Googasian Firm, P.C. investigates
and pursues claims against for-profit schools that have
misrepresented themselves to students. State and federal
laws prohibit unfair and deceptive practices and the
issuance of false academic credentials. Some laws also
reward whistleblowers who report fraud committed against
the government. If you have questions for or want more
information about The Googasian Firm, P.C., please call
1-877-540-8333, send an e-mail to
degreefraud@googasian.com,
visit the firm’s website,
www.googasian.com,
or complete this online form.
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