In a statement, Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said they are holding CEC accountable for its unfair and deceptive practices. He added that 12,600 students in the state who attended a school affiliated with CEC will benefit from the settlement. Their debts with the company will become zero.
“Students who pay tuition to attend these or any other college deserve a fair deal and an honest representation to them of what they’re paying for. This corporation and its colleges failed to do that – and we’re holding them accountable,” said Shapiro.
On the other hand, Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh, commented, unscrupulous recruitment and enrollment practices caused considerable harm to Maryland students. The company misled students. It claimed that students would get better jobs and earn more money, but its substandard programs failed to deliver on those promises. The school encouraged these students to obtain millions of dollars in loans, placing them at great financial risk. Now CEC will have to change its practices and forgo collection on those loans.”
