For-profit college recruiters accused of misleading prospective students

Aug. 4, 2010
Investigators say applicants were encouraged to lie to get financial aid

From The New York Times: Undercover investigators posing as students interested in enrolling at 15 for-profit colleges found that recruiters at four of the colleges encouraged prospective students to lie on their financial aid applications — and all 15 misled potential students about their programs’ cost, quality and duration, or the average salary of graduates, according to a federal report.

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