CEO DATELINE - Association head accuses federal policy of hurting private college students
CEO DATELINE - Association head accuses federal policy of hurting private college students
- November 1, 2016 |
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Walt Williams
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The head of the private college industry association Career Education Colleges and Universities has stepped up his verbal attacks against the U.S. Department of Education in recent weeks, saying federal policy is leaving students with fewer options to advance their careers.
At issue is the recent closure of ITT Technical Institutes, which left 40,000 students scrambling to find other educational opportunities and the 8,000 employees looking for new work, according to Inside Higher Ed. The private college shut down in September after the education department prohibited the company from enrolling new students who receive federal student aid. ITT was accused of lying about job placement rates for graduates and steering students toward predatory loans.
CECU President Steve Gunderson has been harsh in his criticism of the department's actions. In an Oct. 19 column on Fox News co-authored with African American activist, Gunderson accused the agency of widening "the race divide in this country" by forcing the closure of ITT and cutting off a route of education for many African Americans. More recently, he told the Washington Post that the department's decision "benefits no one."
"This is really a question of when the Department will stop its incredible assault on career schools — one that puts thousands of students on the streets with debt and no degree," he said.
CECU has twice sued to stop implementation of federal rules tying private universities' eligibility for student loans to the ability of their students to find jobs allowing them to pay back the loans after graduation. The association won the first lawsuit but lost the second, meaning the rules remain in place. http://wapo.st/2feduUX
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