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For-profit colleges get harsh grades by former students

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JENNIFER S. ALTMAN/BOSTON GLOBE

JENNIFER S. ALTMAN/BOSTON GLOBE

Will Puntarich graduated from the New England Institute of Art in Brookline in 2010.  He earned a bachelor's degree and amassed $180,000 in student debt.

When applying for jobs, employers called his degree "a joke."  He's since removed his college education from his resume.

For-profit colleges aren't helping their students.  According to the Department of Education, 72 percent of graduates of for-profit colleges earn less money than high school drop-outs.

And that's not all--Corinthian Colleges in Massachusetts are being investigated for predatory lending.

Read the full story at the Boston Globe


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