Another CEC student gets ripped off by this company. This company needs to be shut down.
Cec (Career Education Corp) has many different colleges that they own and from reading this report it seems that some other divisions are shams as well. I attended Ultrasound Diagnostic School (now known as Sanford Brown Institute) which is also owned by CEC. I have posted my report on this site that explains what a joke this school really is and others have also posted their comments.
UDS is accredited by ABHES for their program in Ultrasound and is trying to get accreditation from CAAHEP however, I have found through writing both of these organizations that they do not seem to care what type of schools they accredit. The school lied about everything in my complaint that I addressed to these accrediting agencies and although I can prove all of my allegations and they cannot the agencies closed the investigation.
One of the complaints I made was the rapid turnover of admistration.in the 9 months I attended this school we had 3 presidents, 2 directors of education, and numerous teachers. The school responded that their turnover was no greater than anywhere else, however, in the 4 months that I have been out the president is gone (they are now on number 4) the teacher that was hired for our class in March of 04 is gone and the new director of education they just hired is also gone.
And they say their turnover is no greater than anywhere else. Also, I stated in my complaint that the equipment was outdated and broke often. Their rebuttal was that all of their equipment was maintained on a monthy basis and was state of the art but I received a letter from their new president that new equipment has been purchased to replace the outdated after my complaint had been written.
Myself and 2 other former students (one from the year before me, and one from 3 years before me) are presently pursuing a class action lawsuit against CEC. This will not be the only time they have been sued. Some former students in Pennsylvania sued them in 1995 and won a judgement for 7 million. The judge stated that this school was a sham.
Also, they presently have several lawsuits pending from investors for security violations. This school (company) is bad news. Before enrolling in any college check to see if they are owned by CEC because if they are RUN don't walk to the nearest exit.
Cindy - Riverview, Florida
U.S.A. I am a former employee of Collins College and am very glad to hear that students that have been mistreated are taking action! I just have one suggestion; think bigger! Don't just send letters to Collins employees send them to CEC corporation, the company that owns Collins College. Sending your letters on a local level will never make it to the people who matter, trust me I know! Also, I've noticed that Collins is listed as "in good standing" at the Better Business Bureau. Write letters to them too.
If enough people complained things could change. I have my own grievances with Collins College (CEC owns sanford brown also) for what I call the "year of hell" when I worked there but can only imagine what it is like to have put so much time, energy and money into being a student there. As for blaming the reps for the mess, you might remember that someone is training these people to lie and paying them insane amounts of money to do so. Would'nt you do the same?
Put yourself in their shoes. Consider that the President and half the staff quit during the year that I was there. Look instead at the people that are turning the wheels, the corporate officers. Also, save records of anything said, ask fellow students to write and sign statements telling their stories and forward copies of these to CEC as well. Only students can change things because they are the ones that pay the bills. They need to know what is going on! Good luck!
I know carl williams is behind at least 4 dozen illegal scams like rolling grandmothers for $25 dollars to boost enrollment figures whil;e using the fed. Govrn. FA to do his dirty work.
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