#For-Profit-Colleges
Events indexed under #For-Profit-Colleges — 11 entries in the record.
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| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-26 | Trump Appoints Nicholas Kent, For-Profit College Insider, as Education Under Secretary Donald Trump · Nicholas Kent · Trump Administration | confirmed | |
| 2018-12-10 | University of Phoenix Enrollment Collapses 80% After Fraud Investigations - $191M FTC Settlement University of Phoenix · Apollo Education Group · Federal Trade Commission | confirmed | |
| 2017-12-11 | Betsy DeVos Blocks Debt Relief for 200,000 Defrauded For-Profit College Students Despite Career Staff Recommendations Betsy DeVos · U.S. Department of Education · Corinthian Colleges · ITT Technical Institute | confirmed | |
| 2017-06-14 | DeVos Freezes Borrower Defense Rule Protecting Defrauded Students - States Sue for Unlawful Delay Betsy DeVos · Maura Healey | confirmed | |
| 2016-09-06 | ITT Technical Institute Closes Permanently After Federal Fraud Findings Leave 35,000 Students With Worthless Degrees ITT Technical Institute · Kevin Modany · Daniel Fitzpatrick · U.S. Department of Education · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2015-04-27 | Corinthian Colleges Files Bankruptcy After Federal Crackdown on For-Profit College Fraud Corinthian Colleges · U.S. Department of Education · Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities | confirmed | |
| 2015-04-26 | Corinthian Colleges Files Bankruptcy After Defrauding 72,000 Students - Executives Shield Assets Corinthian Colleges · Jack Massimino | confirmed | |
| 2014-06-12 | Federal Government Cuts Off Corinthian Colleges - 72,000 Students Trapped by Fraud U.S. Department of Education · Corinthian Colleges · Arne Duncan | confirmed | |
| 2012-07-30 | Senate Harkin Report Documents Massive Fraud and Abuse in For-Profit College Industry Senator Tom Harkin · Senate HELP Committee · University of Phoenix · Corinthian Colleges · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2010-08-04 | GAO Investigation Exposes Systemic For-Profit College Fraud - Industry Takes 25% of Federal Aid U.S. Government Accountability Office · Tom Harkin | confirmed | |
| 1998-10-07 | Higher Education Act Reauthorization Loosens Regulations, Enables For-Profit College Explosion President Bill Clinton · U.S. Congress · University of Phoenix · Career Education Corporation · +1 | confirmed |