Topics regarding layoffs at ITT Educational Services Inc.

Topics regarding layoffs at ITT Educational Services Inc.

More ITT Ghost employees

It's easy and fun to spot the ITT GHOSTS...just pick a catalog at random, ( I've downloaded & saved all the catalogs) I picked Swartz Creek March 2016: https://www.itt-tech.edu/campus/campus-school.cfm?lloc_num=62&schoolof=dd Now just pick a chair or... — read more 

ITT's accreditor (ACICS) likely closing down

From an email sent by ACICS to member schools: "June 24, 2016 Dear Member Institutions and Colleagues: The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) voted yesterday, Thursday, June 23, 2016 to send to the Senior... — read more 

Students support ITT?

These letters were not spontaneous.. My chair went to every class and asked students to write letters of support over a month ago. http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/32289999/itt-technical-institute-students-submitted-testimonial-letters-of-support

ACICS getting pounded

Looks like they might need help in turning things around. Maybe the remaining chairs & directors & instructors can write some letters of support to thank them for all of their efforts. Maybe the chairs or directors are laid off, they can thank them... — read more 

MORE reasons for ITT-Tech faculty to quit ...

Anyone following this board, please also read this new post at myittexperience.com, written by ITT-Tech faculty member who has had enough. http://myittexperience.com/Employees.html Here is an excerpt: "I have found that ITT's educational ideology is... — read more 

Federal v Private Lenders??

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/college-accreditation-needs-real-reform/article/2594527

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Scorecard for accreditors

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/06/21/education-department-release-data-reports-accreditors-based-measures-student

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Senators chime in

https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-durbin-brown-warren-and-murray-for-profit-college-accreditor-should-lose-recognition

Defaults are soaring

Strip out all the good schools and the line would go vertical. Ripoff schools like ITT Tech are leading the pack. http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-06-14/visualizing-over-education-bubble-student-loan-delinquencies-are-soaring

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staying focused

why worry, just stay focused... If ACICS ultimately loses its ability to accredit schools, colleges that rely on it will have 18 months to find a new accreditor. Those that don't either must forgo federal student aid funds or face a likely shutdown... — read more 

U.S. Recommends Shutting For-Profit Accreditor

Another great article about ACICS demise, published today in Inside Higher Ed, with timeline of possible shut-down. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/06/15/education-department-recommends-eliminating-national-accreditor-many-profit-colleges My... — read more 

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What every employee is doing at ITT-Tech -- recruiting!

Lets face it, every employee at ITT-Tech is tasked formally, or informally, with recruitment and retention. On ITT-Tech's job search website, it is clear what is important to ITT-Tech. In the category of regular full-time employees there are 3 full... — read more 

Some things chairs are responsible for--recruiting

For chairs, their performance review includes recruiting efforts (35% of everything they do). This percentage might change each year. However, reentries Say a chair is "required" to get 15 reentries per quarter (60 per evaluation year)...well, in... — read more 

Good thing talk is cheap...

Students will have a clearer path to loan forgiveness if they are defrauded or misled by their colleges, according to rules issued Monday by the Obama administration, which also create a financial backstop to ensure that schools, not taxpayers, are... — read more 

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ACICS active player in ITT-Tech fraud scheme

I don't understand how ITT can be operating still, even by ACICS standards. ACICS has to be participating actively in the fraud. Disgusting and frightening how long this has gone on. ITT-Tech reminds me of the sports doping scandals in the news... — read more 

EVP Ryan Roney Terminated

Kevin Modany's EVP was canned earlier this week. The news came out after the markets closed on Friday.......................................................... https://biz.yahoo.com/e/160610/esi8-k.html

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Days Numbered for ACICS?

NACIQI will meet in DC June 23-24. ACICS is on the agenda. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/06/10/are-the-days-numbered-for-this-college-accreditor-elizabeth-warren-says-yes/

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Tell the rambler, the gambler, the back biter

"God's Gonna Cut You Down" You can run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later God'll cut you down Sooner or later God'll cut you down Go tell that long tongue liar Go and tell that midnight rider Tell the... — read more 

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ITT Tech Failure Makes NY Times (6-10-2016)

"The vise appears to be tightening at the for-profit education giant ITT Educational Services. Its profits are collapsing, its stock is below $2 and last Monday the company got bad news from the Education Department in Washington, a main... — read more 

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ITT Tech the new Corinthian yet?

Remember when Everest College was failing, and you were glad it wasn't ITT-Tech? Did you ever tell yourself, back then, that working for ITT-Tech is sort of okay, because at least it isn't Everest? They had those awful ads, the made-up placement... — read more 

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Dear Kevin .....

Ever wanted to read Kevin's mail? Here is link to entire letter from Department of Ed, Federal Student Aid division, to Kevin M. Modany, CEO ITT Educational Services. Enjoy. https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/sites/default/files/itt-notification.pdf

More good news for ITT Tech

https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2016/06/new-study-for-profit-colleges-actually-hurt-studen.html

Getting Friendly Foxes out of the Henhouse: ITT Whistleblowers and Debt Collective oppose renewal of for-profit accreditors ACICS and ACCSC

Jennifer Cody recounts how an ITT executive told her not to worry about accrediting since its accrediting agency didn't want to lose the money it received from ITT every year by keeping campuses open. Rick Bueche describes ACICS employees... — read more 

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Memo to ITT Tech Recruiters: "Comments to Avoid"

I am not making this up. The following excerpt is from a document for recruiters, available for any ITT-Tech faculty to read. Language to Avoid: "Students will learn how…” Reason: We cannot and do not guarantee that students will learn anything. It... — read more 

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Scarborough out at UA

Can't imagine that trying to date ITT Tech helped him any: http://www.ohio.com/news/local/update-ua-president-scott-scarborough-out-1.686848

ITT-Tech is legitimate school "in its discretion"

Fake instructors? Don't stop there. Nearly everything in the catalog and ads is fake. Here's a fun game to play. First download an ITT-Tech catalog. Now use the FIND function to search for the phrases "in its discretion" and "in the school's... — read more 

Encouraging ITT news from ACICS

http://www.acics.org/events/content.aspx?id=4127 How wonderful!!! Honor Roll Institutions The Council is pleased to recognize those institutions that have demonstrated an excellent understanding of the accreditation process: ITT Technical Institute... — read more 

ITT Ghosts (non-existent, purported student resources)

ITT apparently has Ghosts giving the education to students. Picking several current online catalogs at random from ITT site, with the following student pronouncement: Effective 3/31/2016-3/31/2017 unless revised prior to that date The information... — read more 

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