SOURCE: http://ag.ky.gov/
Office of the Attorney General
Attorney General Conway Files Suit against Third For-profit School
Press Release Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Contact Information: Shelley Catharine Johnson
Deputy Communications Director
502-696-5659 (office)
Attorney General Jack Conway today announced that his office has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against National College of Kentucky, Inc. over allegations that the for-profit school misrepresented job placement numbers. This marks the third lawsuit General Conway has filed as part of his ongoing investigation of the for-profit college industry. National College operates six Kentucky campuses in Lexington, Louisville, Florence, Pikeville, Richmond and Danville.
The three-count complaint filed in Fayette Circuit Court alleges that National College violated the Kentucky Consumer Protection Act by making false, misleading and deceptive disclosures regarding the rate at which its students were able to obtain employment in their field of study.
"This type of deception must stop," General Conway said. "National College is putting its bottom line before the hopes and dreams of students who are trying to better their lives. The reality is that more and more students are leaving for-profit schools with high debt loads and without the high-paying jobs they were promised."
More: http://migration.kentucky.gov/Newsroom/ag/nationalcollegesuit.htm
The AG's principal target, National College, has been lashing back:
http://pageonekentucky.com/2011/11/02/national-college-hits-back-hard-at-jack-conway/
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