University of Phoenix pays one of the largest school settlements in history PHOENIX, Arizona - Note: This is an updated version to our original story that was published on 9/ regarding loan forgiveness. With so many college students now taking their classes remotely, many are looking at schools whose "focus" is online learning. But a number of those universities have been targeted by lawmakers accused of misleading students, including one of the biggest, the University of Phoenix. The university recently settled a lawsuit with the Federal Trade Commission over advertisements that touted the school's relationships with nearly 2,000 companies which would provide opportunities for students to get jobs. It's why the University of Phoenix was the perfect fit for Mark Bolaney. He'd have access to major companies while learning online, a must because he's homebound. "I was in a convalescent home, Bolaney told 3News. "I had to learn how to walk again after having thirteen surgeries on my right leg and 11 surgeries to save my left leg." But that schooling came at a premium: After being encouraged by counselors to go for three degrees so he could earn more money, he says all he ended up with was $180,000 in student debt. "For my Bachelor's degree, they told me not to accept less than $35 an hour," he recalled. "My Master's degree, they told me not to accept less than $65 an hour. And they said for my Doctorate, you're not going to want to accept anything under $100 an hour." Bolaney says he sent nearly 200 resumes for jobs following his programs through the online school, including 17 positions at the university. However, he claims they told him he wasn't qualified. It's stories like these that led to the university being the focus of multiple legal actions over
University of Phoenix pays one of the largest school settlements in history
PHOENIX, Arizona – Note: This is an updated version to our original story that was published on 9/ regarding loan forgiveness.
With so many college students now taking their classes remotely, many are looking at schools whose “focus” is online learning. But a number of those universities have been targeted by lawmakers accused of misleading students, including one of the biggest, the University of Phoenix.
