As part of the agreement, the company is expected to forgo collecting nearly $493.7 million in debts owed by former students, including an estimated $12.2 million for about 4,800 Ohioans.
This settlement will provide debt relief for thousands of former students, and it will require Career Education Corporation to take specific steps to help prospective students make informed decisions about their education, Attorney General DeWine said.
The settlement, which includes Ohio, 47 other states, and the District of Columbia, resolves allegations that Career Education Corporation pressured employees to enroll students and misled students or withheld information about the costs of enrollment, job placement rates, ability to transfer credits, an…
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