Wonder why Nicole Elam, ESI spokesperson, isn't writing a press release about this? Check out this great article published yesterday in Indianapolis Business Journal, about collapse of ITT-Tech's nursing programs.
http://www.ibj.com/blogs/17-the-dose/post/59179-embattled-itt-winds-down-nursing-program-at-3-indiana-campuses?id=17-the-dose
Here's a choice section from the article:
"On average, state students in public colleges have a passing rate on the licensing exam of almost 88 percent, according to the Indiana State Board of Nursing. Students in not-for-profit nursing programs pass about 83 percent of the time. For-profit nursing program students have a passing rate of 58 percent.
ITT officials said they made the decision to close enrollment after evaluating the viability of the nursing programs. It called the review a routine practice.
'We made the decision some 18-24 months ago (depending on the program) that continuing new student enrollment in these three programs was not aligned with our mission going forward,” ITT spokeswoman Nicole Elam wrote in an email. “As noted, this happens countless times at institutions all across the nation and is a regular part of effectively managing a postsecondary institution.'
The nursing programs in question seemed to be facing a big challenge in remaining open in any event. If a program has a license-exam pass rate below 80 percent for three consecutive years, the state requires the program to submit a one-year plan of correction."