I attended ECPI at the Va. Beach campus in September. Stuart Le, reassured me that my college payments and "loan" was in effect. I was paying $200/month, and the remainder of my loan would be paid off six months after I graduate with job placement. Total loan amount came to about $26K. I was enrolled in web development taking two classes, one was a career development course and the other was college math.
A little over a month, I was called into the Payroll office. The administrator basically told me that I had to come up with $10,000.00 or I would be dropped. I tried to argue my point that Mr. Le told me that the program I was enrolled in allowed me to make monthly payments then pay off the rest after I graduate. I then called my dad, Marion Donski, from the payroll office, (because he was there when I enrolled) so my dad was in conversation and I overheard payroll telling my dad that Stuart Le "MUST HAVE lied to us. "How professional.
Needless to say, I dropped out that day. I was in dedication to the college, not only by driving an hour and a half from NC but also making my "arranged" payments.
One month later I recieved a bill totaling $1600 dollars and some cents for the one month I attended. My dad is the most honest person I know especially when paying bills on time and financial obligations, so when I heard him say to just "ignore" the ECPI bills because it was a "scam", I accepted his request.
It is now 2008 January, I am attending a community college closer to where I live, after regaining my faith in any type of education, I am enrolled in an assoc. Of science degree program that allows me to transfer to a major university. I recieved a call from a collection agency about a month ago. ECPI strikes again. The agency rudely reported that I owed ECPI $3,800 for the one month I attended. They would only settle the account for $3,000 dollars. They keep claiming that this would tarnish my credit report for quite some time, but it has been over five years that they have been claiming this. I think if this bill were legitimate, it would be on my credit report.
Ok, bottom line, without paying this bill I don't recieve my "transcript" for the one month attended, my college requires that ALL trancripts be received so i can qualify for financial aid and scholarships. I have paid my first semester tuition/fees/books, but there is no way that I can pay for another. I am a 3.8 GPA student with a bright future but I have this ECPI bill, which is not right, stopping me from being a well educated, productive citizen. Thank You.
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