California Considering Rights Bill for Student Veterans at For-Profit Colleges
Career College Central Summary:
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State veteran’s groups estimate roughly two-thirds of California vets use their GI-Bill benefits to pay fees at for-profit colleges.
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Retired U.S. Army Lt. Colonel and veterans’ advocate, Pete Conaty says some schools have even promised job placement and other services to veterans, and then failed to deliver.
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“So then the veteran who uses his entire GI-Bill going to a for-profit college, gets out with a degree and then he can’t find a job,” says Conaty.
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The parent company of the University of Phoenix, which is the state’s largest for-profit college, did not return calls.
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Under the bill, for profit-colleges would be required to list their student professional licensing and certification rates, maintain at least a 30 percent graduation rate for three years and provide proof of accreditation.
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The Assembly has passed the bill. It’s now in the Senate Appropriations Committee.
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