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#For-Profit-Colleges

Events indexed under #For-Profit-Colleges — 11 entries in the record.

11 events From Oct 7, 1998 To Jul 26, 2025 Open in filter view →
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DateEventLanesStatus
2025-07-26Trump Appoints Nicholas Kent, For-Profit College Insider, as Education Under Secretary
Donald Trump · Nicholas Kent · Trump Administration
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2018-12-10University of Phoenix Enrollment Collapses 80% After Fraud Investigations - $191M FTC Settlement
University of Phoenix · Apollo Education Group · Federal Trade Commission
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2017-12-11Betsy 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
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2017-06-14DeVos Freezes Borrower Defense Rule Protecting Defrauded Students - States Sue for Unlawful Delay
Betsy DeVos · Maura Healey
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2016-09-06ITT 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
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2015-04-27Corinthian 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
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2015-04-26Corinthian Colleges Files Bankruptcy After Defrauding 72,000 Students - Executives Shield Assets
Corinthian Colleges · Jack Massimino
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2014-06-12Federal Government Cuts Off Corinthian Colleges - 72,000 Students Trapped by Fraud
U.S. Department of Education · Corinthian Colleges · Arne Duncan
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2012-07-30Senate Harkin Report Documents Massive Fraud and Abuse in For-Profit College Industry
Senator Tom Harkin · Senate HELP Committee · University of Phoenix · Corinthian Colleges · +4
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2010-08-04GAO Investigation Exposes Systemic For-Profit College Fraud - Industry Takes 25% of Federal Aid
U.S. Government Accountability Office · Tom Harkin
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1998-10-07Higher Education Act Reauthorization Loosens Regulations, Enables For-Profit College Explosion
President Bill Clinton · U.S. Congress · University of Phoenix · Career Education Corporation · +1
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