If you know of any student veterans at DCEH schools who have not received their GI Bill payments, please tell them to communicate with Veterans Education Success. They should also contact the VA. https://veteranseducationsuccess.org/ @GIBillRights
Las Vegas updates???
How's Las Vegas doing? Have you all separated from DCEH yet? Are you your own school yet?
Dream Center Receiver Says DeVos-Blessed Studio Enterprise Is Taking Money for Nothing
https://www.republicreport.org/2019/dream-center-receiver-says-devos-blessed-studio-enterprise-is-taking-money-for-nothing/ The court-appointed receiver now overseeing the operations of distressed Dream Center Education Holdings (DCEH) has written to... — read more
Art Institute deal left Dream Center in 'dire' situation, receiver says
https://www.educationdive.com/news/art-institute-deal-left-dream-center-in-dire-situation-receiver-says/548330/ As students await delayed aid payouts, the manager of Dream Center's assets says it was forced to pay for services it never received.
YOU MUST LOOK AT THIS!!!
https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2019/02/12/argosy-university-students-waiting-for-more-than-9-million-in-financial-aid/amp/
$13 million in financial aid missing? Federal receiver tries to track down money from Art Institute owners
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2019/02/13/Financial-aid-Art-Institute-Dream-Center-Education-Holdings-EDMC-Mark-Dottore/stories/201902130104
$13 million in financial aid missing? Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Article
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/career-workplace/2019/02/13/Financial-aid-Art-Institute-Dream-Center-Education-Holdings-EDMC-Mark-Dottore/stories/201902130104
Is there any oversight?
Seriously none of this should be happening! Everybody is getting screwed over - students, faculty, staff... Is anybody ever going to be held responsible for all of this?
Veterans in Houston have not received their VA money given to the school in January
Veterans at Houston (a school now with EPF - on the open list) have not received their money that was sent to DCEH / AI in January. Students have not paid rent and have been sent eviction notices this week and have been forced to cut checks to AI for... — read more
Where is it?
Federal Aid Funds. Let's service and help the students. Do the right thing. Find the money. Now.I want this done by the end of the day. If not...someone IS going to prison...and it WILL not be yours truly.
What is happening at AI Miami?
Anyone attending or working at AI Miami? Curious how many students and faculty are there and if they got a bunch transfers after the other Floridas campuses like Fort Lauderdale closed.
The Carrion Birds Smell Blood.
Got a call yesterday from U.S. Processing Solutions out of Huntington Beach, California. They very kindly offered to "help" me with my school loans. The cost would be $199.00 x3 months followed by $39.00 per month for 239 months on an outstanding... — read more
Argosy
If you work for Argosy, better start looking for that federal aid that never got distributed. Somebody IS going to prison.
Dream Center Receiver Says DeVos-Blessed Studio Enterprise Is Taking Money for Nothing
https://www.republicreport.org/2019/dream-center-receiver-says-devos-blessed-studio-enterprise-is-taking-money-for-nothing/
Woz U
Announced today at Woz U…Brent Richardson and John Crowley are now taking the reigns there. Wow…
Receiver to visit Argosy Atlanta
The receiver is visiting Argosy Atlanta tomorrow...does anyone know if he has visited any other campus and what his intentions are?
Ai Hollywood Eviction Notice
And eviction notice was very briefly posted on the front doors of AiH Monday morning. I did not see it myself but was told it looked official with LA county insignia. It was taken down very quickly but not before some students and staff had a chance... — read more
Lost Student Loan Payments
I was just reading that Dream Center lost 9 million dollars in Student Loan Payments. No idea where the money is. Someone is going to prison. Make sure it isn't you.
Free help for student veterans of Argosy
Free help for #Argosy #veterans #studentveterans at Help@VeteransEducationSuccess.Org https://twitter.com/GIBillRights
Info sought on today’s (2/11/19) staff meeting @AU ATL
Anyone care to share what was said at today’s meeting? Or, same just old message of “carry on” as if nothing is taking place?
Argosy Fails to Distribute $9 Million in Federal Aid
https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2019/02/11/argosy-fails-distribute-9-million-federal-aid
Argosy Florida is closing
I heard some students were told to stop attending by their professors last week. What's worse, it looks like there is no transferring credits to other schools - everybody will have to start from zero! Once again, it's the students who get screwed... — read more
Argosy University : Time to chain ourselves to doors and call media ...
The USA article shows the financial aid money is missing. Accreditation critical staff was laid off Thursday. The receiver (see USA ARTICLE) is confused. The chancellor fled. The state departments of education are not aware or WOKE. Time to wake... — read more
Failure of Dream Center Education hurting predator QuinStreet bottom line
Douglas Valenti (QNST, CEO) Gosh, hard to - we don't have. I just looked at Greg, he has given me the headshake. He doesn't have the numbers in front of him. I don't have them in front of me either but I would point out that DCEH was technically a... — read more
Art Institute of Las Vegas averts closure, future remains uncertain
https://www.ktnv.com/news/investigations/art-institute-of-las-vegas-averts-permanent-closure-but-future-remains-uncertain
Ai Hollywood and SD
Any real updated news on these two campuses?
Layoffs Occur Weekly
Mass layoffs are happening at Argosy University in Atlanta. All the admissions staff, several department heads and support staff were let go.
Law Students Unable To Pay Rent Without Student Loans After School Goes Into Receivership
https://abovethelaw.com/2019/02/law-school-student-loans-delay-receivership/
Argosy University in Phoenix is withholding financial aid for students, who can't pay bills
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2019/02/08/argosy-university-withholds-student-financial-aid-amid-accreditation-woes/2774210002/
Art Institute of Pittsburgh may have potential buyers
https://triblive.com/local/allegheny/14593102-74/art-institute-of-pittsburgh-may-have-potential-buyers
Student should just quit
All the student should quit and then they have to close the doors.
AIP- please stop deceiving the media
Please Pittsburgh art institute stop deceiving the media and students with false hope about buyers. Please be fair and close the doors. You can not recover your reputation or integrity when something like this happens. Please don’t talk about false... — read more
Possible Buyers
https://www.educationdive.com/news/3-art-institutes-in-limbo-have-possible-buyers-receiver-says/547961/
Argosy online email from Former Chancellor
I received this email approximately one day prior to Cynthia Baum being laid off. Dear Student, As you are aware, Argosy University entered into federal receivership in which a legally appointed receiver acts as custodian of the university’s business... — read more
Art institute of Pittsburgh instructors left
Please instructors left at Pittsburgh art institute, please tell the students honestly what is going on. Be fair and encourage them to move on now. If the remaining instructors are going to quit soon, please let your students know. It’s the correct... — read more
What is happening at the 8 campuses under EPF ?
Curious what is happening at the 7 campuses that were "sold" to EPF? I see on here cuts continue to happen, is that true? Atlanta, Miami and Houston, and branch campuses in Virginia Beach, Tampa, Austin, Dallas and San Antonio...are they now closing... — read more
Western State law School
Fired HR, financial aid, and librarians. Just now.
More layoffs
More layoffs at an Argosy ground campus...