In-Depth: Despite Investigations and Complaints, For-Profit Colleges Have ...
Legislation seeking greater accountability of colleges owners cleared the democratically controlled House this year Kentucky 57-38, but died in Republican-controlled Senate. The legislation came in the wake of the action of the State Auditor Crit Luallen, who took a critical look at the state council that oversees for-profit colleges, and he did not like what she has found.
"The board does not have a clear understanding of their roles and responsibilities," said Luallen.
But a lengthy hearing in Frankfurt, Luallen said panel legislative council has a new director and several of the problems revealed by the audit are addressed. Also responds to growing complaints about the non-profit colleges is the Attorney General Jack Conway, who last December announced it was opening an investigation civil and not criminal, in six schools.
"Five of the six have been cooperative," said Conway. "An individual has not. We questioned our authority to issue the same CID first, to the Franklin Circuit Court."
Conway said that the case involves National College, a 125-year-old for-profit, with six campuses in Kentucky. The case is ongoing and neither party to talk about legal issues, but Roger Dalton of the National College appeared at the hearing to provide students with the legislators are the highest priority of the company.
"Most of our degrees prepare students to enter the labor market in the occupation of supporting health care, business management, administrative support and personal services," said Dalton.
Attorney General Conway did not deny many for-profit offer a quality, much needed educational services.But he says schools tend to be expensive compared to public colleges and universities, and reap huge profits. He also wondered why profit to spend more money as recruiters of students on staff investment. But some of Conway's remarks did not sit well with Republican Sen. Damon Thayer of Georgetown.


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