DeVry University Accused Of Deceptive Advertising & Misleading Students On Job Prospects

[pstokely]

http://consumerist.com/2016/01/27/devry-university-accused-of-deceptive-advertising-misleading-students-on-job-prospects/

"The Federal Trade Commission lawsuit [PDF] seeks to return millions of dollars to thousands of students who were, according to the complaint, misled by DeVry’s advertisements and marketing about the high likelihood of students finding gainful employment in their fields of study and the potential for earning more than students from other programs.
Beginning in 2008, DeVry claimed that 90% of its graduates actively seeking employment landed jobs within their field within six months of graduation was deceptive.
“In some instances when Defendants make this representation, they claim this statistic applies to [DeVry] graduates from a recent year, while in other instances, [the ads] claim this statistic applies to all graduates since 1975, or ‘for more than 30 years,'” the complaint states.
The FTC alleges that DeVry’s marketing became even more irresponsible in 2013. That’s when the school began claiming that DeVry students earned 15% more after one year graduating than students at all other colleges and universities.
These claims, along with others, appeared in DeVry’s television, radio, online, print, and other media advertisements."

[yeoman6987]

1. I can guarantee Florida state never promised a job after getting a bachelors degree

George Washington university while getting my MBA never promised me a job either.
DeVry university should never promise a job to students. Good this is being investigated.

[GOLGO 13]

2. Hmmm havent seen any of their "highly successful graduates" commericals on TV in a while.

The ones that show them cavorting with their families on their big yard, in front of their big house with a big SUV parked on the driveway.

I would love to see these criminals run out of town.