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Education Swindle? Feds Accuse For Profit School Of Misleading Student About Student Loans
The Art Institute of California misleads students into thinking that government loans can cover the cost of tuition at the for-profit college, then leaves them without a degree and saddled with debt, a class claims in Federal Court.
Lead plaintiff Chinea Washington says she pursued a bachelor's degree in interior design at the Art Institute of California, Hollywood, (AICH) after an admissions advisor assured her that federal loans, grants and scholarships would cover the $89,000 tuition.
"Importantly, no one at AICH ever advised plaintiff that federal student loans for her AICH bachelor's degree were subject to an aggregate limit of approximately $57,500 which would not cover the full cost of tuition," the complaint states. READMORE
