Tuesday, 27 September 2016

A 32-year-old disabled vet thought ITT Tech was his ticket out of poverty — his story shows everything wrong with for-profit colleges

A 32-year-old disabled vet thought ITT Tech was his ticket out of poverty — his story shows everything wrong with for-profit colleges

It’s not easy to reach Brandon Straub these days. The 32-year-old doesn’t own a cellphone, let alone a landline, and recently, his days revolve around finding buyers for the belongings he's selling on Craigslist. With $30,000 in student loans, among other debts, he’s planning to file for bankruptcy. Straub, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, is one of nearly 40,000 students affected by one of the largest collapses of a for-profit college.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/itt-tech-closure-and-the-growth-of-for-profit-colleges-2016-9?source=Snapzu

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