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Clo,

There are plenty of 'private' trade schools out there and some of them of are the worst culprits when it comes to students running up huge student loan obligations particularly those being incurred by returning veterans whom these organizations often prey on with special 'programs' which simply suck them in, 'stealing' not only their GI benefits but additional payments as well.

http://money.cnn.com/2012/06/26/news/economy/veterans-schools/index.htm

http://www.newamerica.net/blog/higher-ed-watch/2009/skyrocketing-private-loan-debt-trade-schools-11260

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2009/0911.burd.html




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Re: Student loans
By: clo
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Mon, 19 Aug 13 10:10 PM
Msg. 55292 of 65535

Hi wil,

We need more trade schools!
Many kids don't belong in college, at least not right out of high school.
Their parents & they go into hock & have nothing to fall back on.

Learn a trade, folks need plumbers, electricians, beauticians, court stenographers, etc.

With a trade, they can still go to college, slower, but without the high debt & no guarantees & still thrive.

'College' is becoming more like glorified high school that many are getting rich off of, and those are NOT the students.


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