Why Is It So Hard for Corinthian Students to Get Their Promised Debt Relief?

 After years of miseducating students nationwide, Everest College is finally toppling from its perch at the peak of the for-profit college bubble. But now thousands of alleged fraud victims are mired in a debt trap of epic proportions. Civil legal aid attorneys in Rochester, New York, are working to help students know their rights and get the debt relief they deserve.

News Story (California, New York)

Michelle Chen
Nation, The
July 15, 2015
 Why Is It So Hard for Corinthian Students to Get Their Promised Debt Relief? (Full text)

Tags: Consumer Protection, Education

Organizations mentioned/involved: Empire Justice Center


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Many former students of the disgraced diploma mill remain in a financial straitjacket, lacking the resources and legal savvy to navigate an opaque relief process. Empire Justice Center, a civil legal aid organization in Rochester, New York, is working to help students know their rights and get the debt relief they deserve.