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The Federal Trade Commission announces [ftc.gov]

FTC Alleges DeVry Misled Students About Employment and Income Prospects That Were Central to School's Advertising and Marketing

[...]The Federal Trade Commission has filed suit against the operators of DeVry University [ftc.gov],[PDF] alleging that DeVry's advertisements deceived consumers about the likelihood that students would find jobs in their fields of study, and would earn more than those graduating with bachelor's degrees from other colleges or universities.

[...]In its complaint against DeVry, the FTC alleges that the defendants' claim that 90 percent of DeVry graduates actively seeking employment landed jobs in their field within six months of graduation was deceptive. The complaint charges that another key claim made by DeVry, that its graduates had 15 percent higher incomes one year after graduation on average than the graduates of all other colleges or universities, also was deceptive.

The complaint notes that these claims appeared in the defendants' advertising on television, radio, online, print and other media. The 90 percent claim was central to their marketing efforts since at least 2008 and the income superiority claim began in 2013.

[...]The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is also taking action against DeVry for its marketing practices. ED is providing notice to DeVry that it will be requiring the institution both to stop certain advertising regarding the post-graduation employment outcomes of its students and to take additional steps to ensure that DeVry can substantiate the truthfulness of its post-graduation employment outcomes.

Our coverage of the similar practices of Corinthian Colleges [soylentnews.org]

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