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Massachusetts AG Sues ITT Tech For Exploiting Computer Network Students (networkworld.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the he-said-she-said dept.

alphadogg quotes a report from Networkworld: Browsing through the latest news releases from ITT Technical Institute you'd never think the for-profit school would be capable of the things that Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says the state is suing it for. The school, which boasts of over 130 locations in 38 states, touts its efforts for women in STEM, its donation of laptops to public schools in Indiana and its record giving for United Way. But AG Healey is suing ITT Tech "for engaging in unfair and harassing sales tactics and misleading students about the quality of its Computer Network Systems program, and the success of the program's graduates in finding jobs." ITT Educational Services, however, rejected the AG office's claims and lashed out at the office for the manner in which it has brought the suit. ITT's statement reads in part: "The litigation follows the Office's wide-ranging fishing expedition that lasted for more than three years..." If the state wins, the school could be forced to reimburse students for tuition and fees, though ITT says it will defend itself against the charges.

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  1. Attended - a first person perspective by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    The 2002-2004 class materials were a joke.
    Textbooks for some classes were sourced from India and had dozens of obvious errors.
    The C++ class was okay, but could have been much better.

    Overall, I would give these quality scores:
    Operating Systems - F
    Mathematics - C
    C++ - B (Asian professor, accent was a distraction - "mammary leaks" discussed in-depth)
    Linux - C (didn't cover configuration as much as it should have)
    Group dynamics - B
    Other core classes - B

    It was definitely not worth the $30k I paid, although being "Validictorian with a 4.0" may have opened a door or two.
    They wanted me back for a BS, but not with that quality and cost. 90% of the technical knowledge I have is self-taught.

    If anyone wants to research that travesty of an Operating Systems book, it's NIIT product code IT103-OpSys-SG-01.
    It does not have an ISBN number, but I did retain a copy.