PSA: ITT Tech OUT of Business

[August West]

And this is exactly the way they SHOULD be... But frequently aren't when we put ivory tower academics in leadership positions over community colleges. They see vocational programs as a threat to their "Everyone must go to a four year school" mandate (that they invented in their own mind).

Anti-intellectualism at its finest on MRF!

[Bernie]

Been reading reading a lot about this. Could of, should of, been handled better buy both parties involved.

Gizmodo wrote:
The sanctions prevented ITT Tech from receiving any federal aid for tuition and also required ITT Tech to increase its cash reserves from $94.4 million to $247.3 million. The cash reserves were created to help support students in case the company closed.

I would toss in the towel under those conditions too. Cut my losses at $94.4 Million and run.

[Paul F.]

Nah, I just hate arrogant @$$holes... no matter what their educational background.

August West wrote:

And this is exactly the way they SHOULD be... But frequently aren't when we put ivory tower academics in leadership positions over community colleges. They see vocational programs as a threat to their "Everyone must go to a four year school" mandate (that they invented in their own mind).

Anti-intellectualism at its finest on MRF!

[ka jowct]

A former co-worker of mine went to work for a "school" after she left our employer. They did various types of training, including GEDs, as I recall. They were strictly in it for the financial aid that they could get. My former colleague was laughing about how much money they got to try to make their students employable, and how few ever derived any benefit from the "training".

[August West]

Paul F. wrote:
Nah, I just hate arrogant @$$holes... no matter what their educational background.

[quote=August West]

And this is exactly the way they SHOULD be... But frequently aren't when we put ivory tower academics in leadership positions over community colleges. They see vocational programs as a threat to their "Everyone must go to a four year school" mandate (that they invented in their own mind).

Anti-intellectualism at its finest on MRF!

Umm, yeah, okay.

[ArtP]

Sam3 wrote:
I always thought that ITT was one of the more reputable for-profit schools. I remember seeing ads for them when I was a kid, many moons ago.

Those commercials are always on during Jerry Springer and Maury - targeting the sit on the couch "all day" crowd maybe?

I always think of this parody when I see news about those type of schools....

VERY NSFW - language- tons of N words Everest College - Hood version....