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Go to ripoffreport.com to get a quick overview of how the scam works. A lot of people who got caught up in them offer their experiences and solicit other people to get a class action lawsuit going some cases. I think they appeal to people who do Rent-a-Center and payday loan type stuff
From what I have observed over time experience trumps holding a college degree - (with some exceptions). I've known people who have received degrees from profit-run colleges (and/or diploma mills), the people and their work vary tremendously just as someone who never attended college at all. Overall, I really don't think it matters that much when someone already has relevant job experience, for entry-level jobs? - maybe a different story.
I guess from what college an applicant holds his/her degree from may matter some to some hiring managers but how much, who knows?
I know a number of people who have for-profit degrees and couldn't find a good job afterwards. The main problem with for-profit education, is that it's insanely expensive to attend for-profit schools, and the degree you get doesn't get you a job with very high pay (with some exceptions, nursing being one). For instance, it can cost upwards of $40,000 for a Medical Assisting degree, and yet a person, at least in my area, may only make about $12.00 an hour starting. That's ridiculous.
Nursing students, however, can usually do pretty well getting an ASN from a for-profit school. There's usually less of a wait-list to get in, and for-profits will accept students with lower GPAs and test scores who wouldn't have a chance of getting into a public college or university. A person's ability to take tests doesn't determine how good of a nurse they will be. I work at a for-profit in the nursing program, and all but one of our grads who have taken the NCLEX-RN have passed (the one who didn't was from our first cohort, and we made changes to the program, and since then have had 100% of students pass), our grads are all employed, and some of them have been nominated for awards at the hospitals they work at. Many of them also work at top hospitals in the region. So at least in nursing, people with a for-profit degree are very employable.
If you take the degree seriously, I don't see why it wouldn't be employable. I think it should be even more employable than the joked about "underwater basket-weaving" majors talked about on here. The main issue is today it is all about experience and not just having a degree or skills because companies do not want to train. Guess what, not training and letting people go into the workforce, decreases your customer base and in turn profits.
A community college is far cheaper and their degrees are far more worthwhile than anything at a for-profit scam university. I really don't know why anyone would go to one. Even doing free courses online at UT (Youtube) would be better.
They're totally employable. Good thing judgemental pricks don't make all the decisions.
I don't understand how weeding out degree holders without a college education makes them judgemental. Employers want people with a college education. This can be for many reasons. It doesn't make them judgemental or pricks.
My bosses threw all U of Phoenix resumes in the trash. Sad, but true.
Well, it's sad for the individuals who invested money and time into something less than advertised. But it's not sad for your employer.
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