Tampa man 'living nightmare' after enrolling at for-profit school a decade ago

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
  • Going to college is supposed to be that life-changing, career-starting moment that you look back on with pride. But for some bay area graduates, they look back and only see a mountain of debt, a worthless degree, and a headache they can't kick.

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  • @RFSpadeDan
    @RFSpadeDan 5 років тому +1882

    Community colleges are more legit than for-profit degree mills.

    • @ducksoop.x
      @ducksoop.x 5 років тому +167

      Community Colleges seem to also have more compentant teachers than university, ever since I transfered from Community College to Uni, the teachers here are very incompentant and asking them for help seems to be too much to ask from them. All they care about is research or helping grad students.

    • @kawa1755
      @kawa1755 5 років тому +69

      @@ducksoop.x Teaching wise yes i totally agree. Most of the professors at my university were incredibly intelligent but when it came down to teaching they were horrible.

    • @havingteawiththedevil
      @havingteawiththedevil 5 років тому +41

      I’m currently in the process of registering for community college in the spring. I just need to take the placement test before i can attend new student orientation.

    • @Kreytonchild
      @Kreytonchild 5 років тому +8

      True. Got mostly certifications in my field. Good so far.

    • @Doors067
      @Doors067 5 років тому +12

      my bachelor/masters school gave me asn additional 20k off just for having an associates

  • @golden8972
    @golden8972 5 років тому +753

    Never enroll in a "for profit" school. Ever.

    • @AntiMasonic93
      @AntiMasonic93 5 років тому +20

      Yeah, these people should go to a real college like Ohio State or UCLA.

    • @ranelgallardo7031
      @ranelgallardo7031 5 років тому +29

      damien Smith Those colleges are now the same as the for profits.

    • @philokevetch8691
      @philokevetch8691 5 років тому +2

      Get the word out.

    • @tonyhsloanejr
      @tonyhsloanejr 5 років тому +23

      All college is a for profit scam.
      This is why the top five colleges every year are always the most expensive ones even though there's no quantifiable evidence whatsoever to prove that an education at Yale is any better than the education at a community college.
      United States citizens have been convinced that the more a College costs the smarter you'll be when you come out of it which is most certainly not the case. Intelligence is inherent in the human being it can't be purchased.
      And that's the whole reason these Elite schools were created for rich people that have dumb children and know that their kids won't be able to compete from an intellectual level. This way they can just dump a lot of money on the school and they get a piece of paper that now says their kids are smarter than everybody else.
      Expensive colleges are just another way for the rich to make sure that the poor can't compete with them as easily.
      Think about it you know I'm right. No matter how smart you are if you're going for a job and the other person has a degree from Harvard they're going to probably get the job doesn't matter if you studied harder or if you are actually better for the job that piece of paper gets them in the door regardless of actual intelligence or work ethic.
      100% scam.

    • @philokevetch8691
      @philokevetch8691 5 років тому +11

      @@tonyhsloanejr Your statement is uninformed and just what the for-profit loan mill traps want you to believe. Colleges are not all the same. Go to collegescorecard.ed.gov and compare tuition and graduation and retention rates. The better schools are somewhat affordable and don't look at students as an easy way to line their pockets. Real schools educate, for-profits or those that were and then became non-profits are the worst offenders. Good luck. Don't let the liars ever take your valuable loan money.

  • @kwillldnaaasty4458
    @kwillldnaaasty4458 5 років тому +7

    Glad to know I made the smart move and ditched school after high school, honestly I couldn’t be any happier not going to college

  • @crappyaccount
    @crappyaccount 4 роки тому +4

    This is why you research heavily before making an important decision.

  • @peniparker7968
    @peniparker7968 5 років тому +18

    remember those Everest commercials back in day
    "Money aint tight, but it aint right, ya naw whatamean"

    • @ALLINKNOTS
      @ALLINKNOTS 5 років тому +9

      They knew exactly who they were targeting.

    • @pumpkin6429
      @pumpkin6429 4 роки тому +4

      😂

  • @eh5872
    @eh5872 4 роки тому +3

    I spent 34k at Western Michigan University to get Criminal justice degree and got a good government job and was able to semi retire at 38 with 15 years in. Always go to real college.

  • @ameliablanket2765
    @ameliablanket2765 6 років тому +31

    The people signing up are so desperate... its sad. These guys are sharks.

    • @Andy-im3kj
      @Andy-im3kj 6 років тому +4

      Amelia Blanket it's an ugly, vicious cycle; rinse and repeat. Nothing but their for profits.

  • @darlingjewel6938
    @darlingjewel6938 4 роки тому +1

    All I know is that if I have to pay the same amount at a traditional school as a for profit. I would pick a traditional school. There is no point in going to those schools.

  • @bobbyblair2112
    @bobbyblair2112 5 років тому +4

    Who forced him to take out the loan? Who forced him to attend the school?
    Be an adult, you made the choice, you should have chose better

  • @ft9kop
    @ft9kop 6 років тому +5

    Florida has one of the cheapest universities in the country. I think full time tuition at university of Florida is like $7000 a year for a Floridian.

    • @BluDimeNailz
      @BluDimeNailz 5 років тому

      Come live in Oklahoma it’s super cheap

    • @TheFlyingCougar
      @TheFlyingCougar 4 роки тому

      UF is also an extremely hard school to get into if you're not a star athlete.

  • @codefinity
    @codefinity Рік тому +4

    Nowadays, beware of similar with coding bootcamps that claim to be able to change your life in 3 months, etc.

    • @dirtylittledoe
      @dirtylittledoe Місяць тому

      They got me 10k in the hole dude 😢

    • @dirtylittledoe
      @dirtylittledoe Місяць тому

      But at least it's payable unlike this guy in video

  • @gunner4126
    @gunner4126 5 років тому +6

    So she cant spend the rest of her life with this dude because of debt

    • @amydumas573
      @amydumas573 5 років тому +4

      The PM anyone who would marry someone in that much debt is an idiot.

  • @justinrohrer9952
    @justinrohrer9952 4 роки тому +1

    Kids go into college blindly getting useless degrees because they were pressured into it. Some kids don't know what an adjustable interest rate is and get loans with adjustable interest rates and have over 300,000 dollars in dept. Advmd end up working a 35,000 dollar a year job because that degree they wanted so bad never got them a "real" job because they didn't have work experience!

  • @jasonnewcomer4170
    @jasonnewcomer4170 5 років тому +1

    Ruined me. I'm so in debt with no results for all my work. The time spent I can not get back and I have over one hundred thousand in debt. It's absolutely a scam

  • @zeonmx
    @zeonmx 5 років тому +1

    You know that attorney is a gamer when she is rocking that oldschool Alienware m15x laptop.

  • @SwimSweetie100
    @SwimSweetie100 5 років тому +1

    Marriage licenses are a couple hundred dollars. Don’t act like that’s why you aren’t married

  • @viperch25
    @viperch25 5 років тому +7

    i kind of feel for the guy but its his own fault its like anyone that gets scammed if it seems to good to be true it probably is

    • @ubs16
      @ubs16 5 років тому

      viperch25 the only ones at fault are the scammers

    • @ggman1254
      @ggman1254 5 років тому

      you dont choose to be stupid

    • @TheFlyingCougar
      @TheFlyingCougar 4 роки тому +1

      @@ubs16 Really? So it's not his responsibility to do the math and make sure he can make the loan payments on time and in full before he takes out the loan so the balance doesn't balloon? And its not his responsibility to do due diligence on one of the biggest expenditures of his life like - oh - I don't know - verifying that the schools credits will transfer to other schools BEFORE enrolling?

  • @BrendanMcClelland
    @BrendanMcClelland 5 років тому +1

    Those who run those for profit schools belong in jail.

  • @philipface30
    @philipface30 4 роки тому

    you don't need to be legally married to spend the rest of your life together...

  • @mv3240
    @mv3240 4 роки тому +1

    When you get married you take on the debt of the other person. I have a friend who can’t get married for this very reason, so they just live together as if they are married.

  • @havingteawiththedevil
    @havingteawiththedevil 4 роки тому

    I absolutely love how they had “credits earned are unlikely to transfer” already on their website. Smh

  • @skateata1
    @skateata1 3 роки тому

    $60,000 in loans blowing up to $160,000. He was either in school for a long time or taking out PLUS loans and private loans.

  • @rowlandbuck2703
    @rowlandbuck2703 5 років тому +2

    There needs to be a hard cap on interest. Across the board.
    200 years ago the Catholic Church considered it a sin to charge more than 1% interest on loans. They had the right idea they sure did.

    • @lorax121323
      @lorax121323 Рік тому

      Hm, I wonder how Flemish bankers and North Italian bankers got rich then...

    • @weirdflex8158
      @weirdflex8158 5 місяців тому

      Inflation is far above 1 percent

  • @anas.7335
    @anas.7335 5 років тому

    STAY AWAY FROM KAPLAN UNIVERSITY - AKA PURDUE GLOBAL ONLINE. STAY AWAY. And DO NOT give them any money. Defer your loans. Learn what legal action you can take, and look up your state statutes if you can’t afford an attorney. Honestly every administrator there should be put in trial. They’re DISGUSTING.

  • @JAY1892
    @JAY1892 4 роки тому +1

    She wants to be with him for the rest of their lives yet can’t because he’s in debt?! Straaaaange. 🤔

  • @rednecknation
    @rednecknation 5 років тому

    DOH!

  • @GeneralChangFromDanang
    @GeneralChangFromDanang 6 років тому +1753

    If these schools want to be for profit they need to be treated like any other business. If someone gets a product that doesn't do what it was supposed to, they should be allowed to return it for a FULL refund.

    • @clerickolter
      @clerickolter 6 років тому +76

      Apply that to ALL colleges and universities and investigate a school and all about degrees before going to a school.

    • @dickensanthony
      @dickensanthony 5 років тому +6

      YES!!!

    • @macneoh7418
      @macneoh7418 5 років тому +100

      I bought a ford mustang last year and it's not as fast as I thought it would be. I feel taxpayers and everyone else that is hard working should bail me out for my irrational and stupid purchases.

    • @Kalvin5
      @Kalvin5 5 років тому +7

      @@macneoh7418 FACTS, TRUTH

    • @mandyschmidt7164
      @mandyschmidt7164 5 років тому +23

      @@macneoh7418 /whooosh

  • @griffgarris0n
    @griffgarris0n 5 років тому +155

    Internet Technology should have been your first red flag.

    • @Liuhuayue
      @Liuhuayue 5 років тому +10

      aT lEAsT iT's STeM.

    • @greywolf187
      @greywolf187 5 років тому +18

      Internet technology is actually a very useful degree, you learn about networking, cryptography, cloud architecture and some code

    • @undertaker11ism
      @undertaker11ism 4 роки тому +3

      greywolf 18 True, cybersecurity as well

    • @UndertakerU2ber
      @UndertakerU2ber 4 роки тому +15

      @greywolf 18
      You’re better off just pursuing a Cisco certification if you’re looking to get into networking. Don’t even bother getting a Bachelor’s in IT.

    • @Kanal7Indonesia
      @Kanal7Indonesia 4 роки тому +11

      What the hell is a Internet Technology degree

  • @lola789ify1
    @lola789ify1 5 років тому +137

    lmao i got an ad for a “for profit” school while watching this

  • @shellybee9322
    @shellybee9322 5 років тому +261

    There should be a class action lawsuit against these companies.

    • @01What10
      @01What10 5 років тому +22

      The problem is that our government allows them to do this to people. And with Betsy Devos as head of Education, it is only going to get worse. She wants to turn all colleges into For-Profit schools.

    • @UndertakerU2ber
      @UndertakerU2ber 4 роки тому +7

      @Video Vagrancy
      Colleges have always been chasing money, whether they are private or public. They’re businesses first and foremost that’ll do whatever it takes to ensure profits and increase enrollment. They can receive millions of dollars in donations each year from alumni, and will turn a blind eye to any mistreatment a student experiences if they think it’ll ruin their reputation and profits. The “college” that was featured in this story was deplorably corrupt, but corruption runs rampant in all colleges.

    • @Jojohumf
      @Jojohumf 4 роки тому +1

      American is the capitalist heaven this is what they don’t tell you. Even institution, jail, school seems to want your money & Americans use credit cards and get themselves into financial slavery

  • @PM-rm7nr
    @PM-rm7nr 7 років тому +303

    I blame the predators, not the people trying to improve their lives.

    • @derekwhite9932
      @derekwhite9932 6 років тому +9

      Well, it something that should be very illegal, and most people wouldn't think that happens.

    • @SmartRobot-wc2fb
      @SmartRobot-wc2fb 5 років тому +12

      @@derekwhite9932 That only happens in a TOTALLY free capitalist society like the US, where regulations don't mean a thing if someone is profiting on the other side...and sadly american society is a "pavlovian" one...

    • @derekwhite9932
      @derekwhite9932 5 років тому +1

      @@SmartRobot-wc2fb, no that is a corrupt society, but thanks and try again. What do you think of the Federal Reserve?

    • @directorbeau
      @directorbeau 5 років тому +5

      @@SmartRobot-wc2fb it's not a truly capitalistic society dumbass. There's far too many regulations to be considered that. I.e pollution, worker's rights, etc.

    • @electric6877
      @electric6877 5 років тому +6

      @@directorbeau lol so regulations that do the same thing that people want inhibits a business? LOL now that's what I call bs business shill talk! It's not like I don't know how business functions lol and it's quite hilarious to hear this

  • @ricegum2022
    @ricegum2022 5 років тому +77

    I feel so bad for these guys. Imagine being in that deep of debt. I hate even having a tiny bit of debt. It feels awful.

  • @donnaannod779
    @donnaannod779 7 років тому +153

    Sits through interview in socks...

    • @adrianaalcala9693
      @adrianaalcala9693 7 років тому +9

      Lmao

    • @Andy-im3kj
      @Andy-im3kj 6 років тому +32

      Another reason he's not getting a job lol

    • @shapeshfters
      @shapeshfters 6 років тому +23

      He doesn’t believe in the concept of shoes.

    • @Garrus1995
      @Garrus1995 6 років тому +37

      Had to sell his shoes. That's how bad his debt is.

    • @AkatsukiHostClub
      @AkatsukiHostClub 6 років тому +27

      A lot of people don't wear shoes indoors

  • @waveali5620
    @waveali5620 6 років тому +228

    $1600 Hundred a month. Got damn!

    • @MasterNochi
      @MasterNochi 5 років тому +30

      Dude didn't even get his degree. He's never paying that off. Might as well file for bankruptcy

    • @edunlap6594
      @edunlap6594 5 років тому +41

      @@MasterNochi He can't even file bankruptcy for that if I'm not mistaken. School debt isn't eligible.😞

    • @MasterNochi
      @MasterNochi 5 років тому +3

      @@edunlap6594 true but is not a legit school is it?

    • @directorbeau
      @directorbeau 5 років тому +26

      @@MasterNochi it's still considered a student loan, and that can't be discharged with bankruptcy thanks to Bill Clinton.

    • @AntiMasonic93
      @AntiMasonic93 5 років тому +10

      Student loan debt is non dischargeable in bankruptcy.

  • @citydrums7525
    @citydrums7525 6 років тому +309

    Do you take this man to be your lawfully wedded husband in sickness, health, good times, bad times, hell or high water?
    "I do."
    How about in sickness, health, good times, bad times, hell or high water AND $160,000 in school debt from Corn Dog University?
    "HELL NO!"

    • @directorbeau
      @directorbeau 5 років тому +35

      Corn dog lol

    • @tootiegreen4095
      @tootiegreen4095 5 років тому +17

      Corn head university lol

    • @geekedmaxx
      @geekedmaxx 5 років тому +8

      If u get married and your in debt your partner owes that debt to it's kinda dumb really lol

    • @tarico4436
      @tarico4436 5 років тому +4

      I hate it when people do this but...
      Corn Dog University!

    • @edwardgaines6561
      @edwardgaines6561 5 років тому +11

      @@geekedmaxx Funny when it's on the woman, nobody calls her out on it. Plenty of rich men wifing up women with student loan debt.

  • @josephparker646
    @josephparker646 6 років тому +69

    I have been blessed to have family members who explained the differences in accreditation so I always look for regionally accreditation of colleges and universities when applying.

    • @fironfiron8843
      @fironfiron8843 5 років тому +9

      That doesn't matter. Corruption is prevalent in this country.
      Look at Phoenix or Strayer or Devry , they are all regionally accredited , they even offer campus classes.
      But the reality is they are a scam. People who go there receive A's for turning stuff in or professors don't even exist.
      "Not for profit" is also a meaningless term.
      Just go to a community college that is state run and is not-for-profit

    • @josephparker646
      @josephparker646 5 років тому +3

      @@fironfiron8843 the first thing is your advice on going to community college is correct as a starting block. I actually started my education at a community college. When looking into furthering for my bachelor's degree I used a resource to eliminate the risk of being taken advantage of by using a published listed of colleges and universities affiliated with my religious community. Some of these are very good non-profit institutions that focus on doing much of what the state universities try but are unable to do. check this link. www.sbc.net/colleges/

    • @fironfiron8843
      @fironfiron8843 5 років тому +2

      @@josephparker646
      The problem also goes beyond that as well. Specially if you put Employers into the factor, they will google it and find non-profit or private

    • @Liuhuayue
      @Liuhuayue 5 років тому

      @Red Divinity To each his own...

  • @bluntfist
    @bluntfist 5 років тому +63

    Sanford Brown? That’s like making a knockoff car called a Limborghinni-McLaren

    • @mikeoconnell4108
      @mikeoconnell4108 5 років тому +6

      Hardvor Camberige school of educating higher lol 😂

    • @bensimmons6149
      @bensimmons6149 4 роки тому +1

      Alberta Strong. ! r/whoooooosh

  • @shorty235z
    @shorty235z 6 років тому +113

    Holy mother of god!! $165,000 !??! @_@

    • @tootiegreen4095
      @tootiegreen4095 5 років тому +4

      Foolish

    • @AntiMasonic93
      @AntiMasonic93 5 років тому +2

      He went to a for profit college too. Worthless degree. Sucker!

    • @shadow_of_thoth
      @shadow_of_thoth 5 років тому +1

      @no Name Bull.

    • @charlieq6083
      @charlieq6083 4 роки тому

      Really stupid. The online schools charge like $2000 for an associate degree. Not $60,000!

  • @rfi-cryptolab4251
    @rfi-cryptolab4251 6 років тому +147

    *Before you buy into ANYTHING* , you must do your own research. Too much info online today that can prevent you or mitigate your chances of being ripped off.

    • @FirstNameLastName-hz4kv
      @FirstNameLastName-hz4kv 5 років тому +5

      Its actually amazing that today we have so much information available at our fingertips, yet so many people dont bother to even look

    • @mikeoconnell4108
      @mikeoconnell4108 5 років тому +5

      To be fare, these for-profit schools routinely pay search engine providers (like Google) to remove negative stories about their school and front-load search results with adds and “fake news” articles about how life changing a degree is. Don’t get me wrong, as a Masters student intent on earning my PhD after, I know the value of a degree and advanced degrees. But I do feel for these people (often times single parents) who are desperate to improve their financial stability by earning an undergraduate degree and get duped by one of these for-profit “schools.”

    • @jacobg8640
      @jacobg8640 5 років тому

      I want to know why their high schools let them do that. When I was in high school, they collected data on all the schools students enrolled in. They should have a list of all the nationally accredited schools to cross check and warn students which schools aren't accredited.

    • @RK-ve4xp
      @RK-ve4xp 4 роки тому

      Most degrees are worthless - easy to get exists purely for making money for colleges. The worthy degrees are harder and difficult to complete. If done, it 'might' pay off handsomely in long-run. Anyways, a degree holder will never earn as much as the successful business owner and employer.

  • @ruzzelladrian907
    @ruzzelladrian907 5 років тому +23

    Internet Technology? A typo probably?
    I.T. mean Information Technology.

    • @DustinSchneider
      @DustinSchneider 3 роки тому +1

      That's how they function. They use acronyms and sound-alike phrases to mask themselves. Like letting themselves be known as MIT where the M is anything but Massachusets.

  • @Evelm21
    @Evelm21 5 років тому +38

    And that's why I got a CDL license... No loans and good pay

    • @mikel7800
      @mikel7800 5 років тому +10

      I've been driving since 2011 and now I'm in college. The trucking life is too hard on your mental and physical health. I work so many hours that I just simply don't have time for things that most people take for granted such as birthdays, weddings, working out and consistently eating healthy meals. The pay is incredible but it comes at a price.
      I'm in college the smart way debt free.

    • @Greendragon420able
      @Greendragon420able 5 років тому +4

      Moíses Matos Enjoy not having a job in the next 5-10 years.

    • @applesgarden7574
      @applesgarden7574 5 років тому +3

      @@Greendragon420able if every truck driver went on strike at once America would stop over night! We're always going to need truck drivers ❤️🤗❤️
      So you ask for donations for a living?
      Ha that's respectable 🤣 LMFAO

    • @Greendragon420able
      @Greendragon420able 5 років тому +10

      Apples Garden Ok. Truck Driving is a low skilled job that will automated away within the next 10-15 years. That’s a fact.

    • @Greendragon420able
      @Greendragon420able 5 років тому +2

      Robert Craig no it’s not.

  • @dragasoni
    @dragasoni 5 років тому +27

    These bastards got me too!! I found out that hard way when I enrolled in a local collage to continue my education, since my company pays for 100% of the cost. Fortunately, I was smart enough to pay off my student loan many years ago so I don’t have that burden to deal with, but I have 96 credits that are totally useless to me, and I’m going to be nearing 50 years old by the time I earn my bachelors degree!!

    • @lorax121323
      @lorax121323 Рік тому +1

      It's better to get a degree as a 50 year old than to not get one at all.

  • @mattdathew2794
    @mattdathew2794 8 років тому +37

    i remember watching an iadt ad while in college, it looked very promising. lucky i didn't follow up

  • @darrenkrock736
    @darrenkrock736 6 років тому +28

    I am living this guy's life. This story hits it dead on.

  • @klob4524
    @klob4524 5 років тому +22

    i go to a community college, and i've been screwed out of an entire semester because advisors lied to me. i know many people who have had the same experience. someone needs to hold schools accountable. thankfully the courses were only 1200, 3 courses, but it still sucks to lose that much time, effort, and money

  • @Scott356-m2u
    @Scott356-m2u 6 років тому +139

    Most of these for profit schools are insanely overpriced. I checked out Phoenix to see how much it was, $400 a credit hour. My local community college charges $100. Most employees where I live won't even look at you if you go to Kaplan or Phoenix. I know many people who have struggled with it. PLus they were unable to transfer credits. It should be very easy to transfer credits if you earned them at a community college. I've NEVER had a problem.

    • @chrismorring3352
      @chrismorring3352 5 років тому +6

      Wisteria a University will take credits from a community college if the grades are at least a C average. Anything below that you will have to redo the course at the university.

    • @TheAlia1996
      @TheAlia1996 5 років тому +1

      I feel like Minerva also falls into that category of fads

    • @That_Metal_Dude
      @That_Metal_Dude 5 років тому

      Brandon Martin precisely.

    • @Andrea-xs4ny
      @Andrea-xs4ny 5 років тому +7

      Wisteria - I agree that Phoenix is not worth your time. I got an email from someone who needed an editor to go over his doctoral dissertation. I agreed and he sent the document to me. I was floored. It could have been written by a middle-schooler. There was no substance to it, it was full of grammatical and punctuation errors, and was basically in shambles. I quoted him 2 prices: a lower price to clean up the grammar, punctuation and formatting only, and a higher price, to do all the preceding plus reword it to make it sound more educated. He chose the lower price. In the end, he got an A on it, and received his doctorate. So, apparently, an average middle-schooler can also get a doctorate from Phoenix

    • @RisingStarFalls
      @RisingStarFalls 5 років тому +3

      Have an aunt who got a BA/BA from Strayer in Business Administration. Currently enrolled to get a Master’s. She always thinks she smarter than everyone but doesn’t realize Strayer is a scam.

  • @timothyfarrand8407
    @timothyfarrand8407 4 роки тому +36

    She wants a lavish wedding. It costs very little to go down to the courthouse and get married

  • @AnthonyRobinson-rc9yd
    @AnthonyRobinson-rc9yd 5 років тому +17

    My best friend got a degree from them he moved to Asia and has no intention of paying them

    • @coldclaws2479
      @coldclaws2479 5 років тому

      Can you just do that?

    • @AnthonyRobinson-rc9yd
      @AnthonyRobinson-rc9yd 5 років тому +3

      ColdClaws yeah, it not like the school is going to repo your degree or send bounty hunters for you. But your credit here in the US is fucked

    • @Imperial0666
      @Imperial0666 4 роки тому

      only immigrants can get away with this. they can just leave and give up their green cards. if you are a US citizen it doesn't matter where you go they can still find you and take your money, and you won't be able to renounce your citizenship if you owe the government. you could go run off to a country the US doesn't deal with or go live in the woods somewhere, but would you really want to live like that?

    • @AnthonyRobinson-rc9yd
      @AnthonyRobinson-rc9yd 4 роки тому

      Imperial0666 yeah that’s not really true

    • @bigredone1030
      @bigredone1030 3 роки тому

      Imperial0666 You really think the federal agencies are going to try to find a guy in another country to make him pay? No. Theyll just issue a warrant for his arrest for fraud and leave it at that. Can never come back in though

  • @Jayisafunkydude
    @Jayisafunkydude 5 років тому +66

    I got an ad for Walden University before this video lol

    • @VySharieff
      @VySharieff 5 років тому +4

      Big Foot They’ve been email stalking me too😳

    • @mtnpckr
      @mtnpckr 5 років тому +5

      Don’t feel too special, I get ads from these places, and at 72 yrs old!

    • @hannaw193
      @hannaw193 5 років тому +1

      😆

    • @shantianalay6837
      @shantianalay6837 4 роки тому +3

      Walden is accredited

    • @missdesireindependance5194
      @missdesireindependance5194 3 роки тому

      Walden University is regionally accredited!

  • @zachl4076
    @zachl4076 4 роки тому +10

    who sajd you gotta marry someone to spend the rest of your life with them

  • @thunderhammerx
    @thunderhammerx 4 роки тому +15

    I went to the same school, but in Vegas, and I'm in the same boat as this man. Don't regret doing the work and getting a degree, but I do regret going this route.

  • @marineguy4eva
    @marineguy4eva 7 років тому +47

    Wait a minute......getting legally married only costs about $100, what is she talking about at the end? I know she means having a big expensive wedding but her answer implies that you can't get married unless you have a wedding ceremony.

    • @XX-rr6lg
      @XX-rr6lg 6 років тому +21

      Truetothat454 She thinks probably what future she will have with a guy in 160k in debt, it' not the ideal start, which it will affect their lives forever. In my opinion, she probably means that.

    • @Roadglide911
      @Roadglide911 6 років тому

      John Kevin well I hope if you have a spouse he or she reads that comment. I guess you’ll never have a home of your own.

    • @nataliexyz5468
      @nataliexyz5468 6 років тому +20

      No, she’s talking about the fact that she doesn’t want his debt to become her debt, her credit will be ruined because of his, because thats what would happen if they got married.

    • @josephcronin4209
      @josephcronin4209 6 років тому +4

      You also marry the debt better just live together

    • @whereismyxanax
      @whereismyxanax 6 років тому +4

      She won't marry someone with debt

  • @goboinouterspace
    @goboinouterspace 6 років тому +29

    "I have a worthless degree and over $100,000 in debt . . . I know, I should buy a house!"

    • @weirdflex8158
      @weirdflex8158 5 місяців тому

      That's true though? Renting is a waste of money tbh

  • @YaowBucketHEAD
    @YaowBucketHEAD 5 років тому +22

    Dude has a decent collection of Del Rey Robotech paperbacks though. 👌

    • @GENERAL9612
      @GENERAL9612 3 роки тому

      Along with the Halo novels and the Feynman lecture books.

    • @lorax121323
      @lorax121323 Рік тому

      He could've spent that on legit Macross merchandise...

  • @rikkir3806
    @rikkir3806 6 років тому +77

    Some research of the school and some basic math skills and you could have avoided this.

    • @itsgodnga
      @itsgodnga 5 років тому +6

      @Mr. Fluorocarb If you or I want to open a "school" offering "internet technology" degrees for $60k, should it be the government's job to step in and shut it down, or should people have enough common sense to research our bogus schools and choose another option?

    • @barnaclebailey
      @barnaclebailey 5 років тому +2

      Honestly. And if you don't have those basic skills, you shouldn't be in the same category as the traditionally college educated for employment or other purposes. Sorry not sorry.

    • @Jojohumf
      @Jojohumf 4 роки тому +2

      Or maybe America adopting a UK styled system, where student loans are paid off without interests and you have to earn over 21k each year to be eligible to make a monthly payment. Also if you don’t pay it off by 65 it’s cleared.

  • @Dana-koc
    @Dana-koc 4 роки тому +7

    Daaaaamn! 1600$ a month is a straight up theft. How are you supposed to live like this?

  • @iLife64
    @iLife64 4 роки тому +27

    “Internet Technology”
    I’m guessing somebody forgot what IT stands for

    • @penitent2401
      @penitent2401 4 роки тому

      or, the college created a new course and degree (new product) to sell to students (customers). it's not nationally recognized degree so they can pretty much teach whatever they want and name it whatever.

    • @tthoma12
      @tthoma12 4 роки тому

      You mean information technology

  • @justinm.1
    @justinm.1 2 роки тому +3

    I don’t even know why private/for-profit colleges still exist honestly 🤷🏻‍♂️
    Couldn’t help but notice the private colleges in my area (in BC) are run mostly by international people & they don’t even have a proper teaching certificate. Yeah they may have proper careers, but if they want to teach, they just get hired lol

  • @tonyhsloanejr
    @tonyhsloanejr 5 років тому +34

    I love how the degrees are worthless you can almost hear the rich College owners saying you better go to our college and pay us a lot of money or you aren't going to be allowed to have anything.
    Doesn't matter how many books you read or what you know if you don't give us some money then you don't get to go anywhere in life.
    What a joke.

    • @DeoVindice999
      @DeoVindice999 4 роки тому +1

      Not really. You don't need a degree in "internet technology" to start a business.

    • @DeoVindice999
      @DeoVindice999 4 роки тому

      @mrbobbilly I didn't say so, so you're the only simpleton around here. I said you don't necessarily need a degree to start a business, since the original post stated you can't get anywhere in life without a degree. A business is a good way to achieve something in life. Reading comprehension is not that difficult.

  • @oldtwinsna8347
    @oldtwinsna8347 4 роки тому +7

    "Degrees" from fake schools actually backfire on an applicant. Shows the employer that you have the mentality of quick fixes, poor judgment, without doing your homework, and therefore a major financial risk to the company. Would rather have an honest applicant with just a HS diploma.

  • @jawbaw6471
    @jawbaw6471 5 років тому +12

    In 1965 I was conned into a computer training 2 year college. The con is that a bank (unknown to me at that time) paid the school for 2 years before I had my first class. I was making
    weekly payments to the school. After 2 weeks I wanted to know where the computers were - the big ones I had seen in the brochure. There were not any computers. The instructors had day jobs and instructed at night. None of them had any credentials. After 2 months I quit paying. Of course I got the nasty letters about going to jail. I wrote back, OK let me get a lawyer and investigate this school. They never bothered me again. They did not want to be investigated! A few years later the Texas Attorney General shut down this "school" and a slew of similar
    schools operating the same way. I lost some money but many poor blacks and whites lost a lot more.

    • @williamwhite9430
      @williamwhite9430 5 років тому

      jaw baw they had computers back in 1965? Were the the behemoths that used vacuum tubes ?

    • @alexmir8942
      @alexmir8942 Рік тому +1

      ​@@williamwhite9430 Computers have been a thing since the early 40s

  • @seabass3104
    @seabass3104 5 років тому +14

    Any institution with “design” in the title should’ve been a red flag. Cmon people

    • @dylandoge1627
      @dylandoge1627 5 років тому +3

      Rhode Island school of design is accredited and non profit

    • @julia-ex7im
      @julia-ex7im 5 років тому +4

      the savannah college of art and design???? parsons school of design? lol what.

    • @seabass3104
      @seabass3104 5 років тому

      I’m tracking guys I’m just saying do your due diligence and get a degree that will give you return on your investment. There are reputable schools out there.

  • @drh2098
    @drh2098 4 роки тому +1

    College itself is now a scam. I work as an underwriter and i’ve seen people with over 460k in student loans...they all say “Well i’m gonna be a dentist i’m gonna make tons of money and pay these off so who cares” I have two words...compounding interest....oh yeah...and inflation :)

  • @Eyetrauma
    @Eyetrauma 5 років тому +9

    “More than his house payment”
    hol’ up

  • @shorty235z
    @shorty235z 6 років тому +10

    $164,964.39 !? Good lord! X_X

  • @sweetlildevil7597
    @sweetlildevil7597 5 років тому +9

    He should've gone to a REAL school like Capella Online University

  • @Misfit636
    @Misfit636 5 років тому +11

    I sure as hell wouldn’t send my money for something that’s worthless

  • @BKMaster6
    @BKMaster6 4 роки тому +3

    I bet if everyone, and I mean everyone in the USA stopped going to college for the first 5 years the employer would get desperate and hire you people with a good salary job without a stupid degree.

  • @deangulberry1876
    @deangulberry1876 5 років тому +3

    I am $80,000 in debt with a public school degree in actuarial science. Actuaries are supposed to make $50k first year out of college and over $100k 5 years in. What they don’t tell ya is that the odds are high that no one will hire you. I’ve been on about 20 interviews and over 150 applications. No job. No internship. I graduated 5 years ago. I should be making $100k and nearly debt free. Instead I barely make minimum payments and live with my parents. My life is hell. DONT GO INTO COLLEGE DEBT FOLKS!

    • @weirdflex8158
      @weirdflex8158 5 місяців тому

      I mean I'm sorry this happened but is something is off here you need to do it correctly there's are like exams for actuary's you have to pass to become fully qualified I thought so do those?

    • @deangulberry1876
      @deangulberry1876 5 місяців тому

      @@weirdflex8158 oh yeah. I passed the first 3. They all take hundreds of hours of studying and a few hundred bucks to take the exam. Most entry level positions required 0-2 exams passed. I talked to professional recruiters who told me passing too many exams would hurt my chances of being hired. They seem to be right as I got less interest after I passed the 3rd exam. Apparently they have to pay you more for each exam passed.

  • @davidperry4013
    @davidperry4013 5 років тому +5

    Private for profit universities are called diploma mills for a reason.

  • @coldfito
    @coldfito 5 років тому +2

    I almost signed up to attend these kind of colleges...luckly my lazy ass never ended up doing it...that school went outta business & those degress arent worth shit...my laziness saved me massive debt...LOL

  • @callieford2228
    @callieford2228 4 роки тому +8

    "I am amazingly mad!" The wife is hilarious 😂😂

  • @alfreddoncarlo9004
    @alfreddoncarlo9004 5 років тому +2

    I almost got scammed by these for profit schools, THEY EVEN ENROLLED ME IN COURSES WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGE!!! Lincoln tech Illinoise

  • @melissaanderson5204
    @melissaanderson5204 5 років тому +7

    this world's one big scam

  • @claytonpaisley9721
    @claytonpaisley9721 5 років тому +3

    My mom was between jobs and took a job at pheonix. She had students that were LITERALLY illiterate. The recruiters are so scummy, they would find people who couldn't even read or had mental disability and would straight up tell them to just sign the papers and they would get free money. These places should be illegal.

  • @rlouis215
    @rlouis215 8 років тому +6

    My lpn to RN school is for profit I believe they too are regional but what they did was sign an agreement with 3 online national colleges so once we are done all of our credits will transfer so we can do ASN to BSN without to much of a headache as far as getting credits transferred

  • @captzoom1778
    @captzoom1778 5 років тому +21

    Did she just say what I think she said that she can't marry him because his degree is a phoney degree
    Am I the only one that thinks that's pretty screwed up of her?
    Am I missing something here?

    • @beans_potatoes
      @beans_potatoes 5 років тому +17

      She can't marry him because of debt. She's in the right here in my opinion; I wouldn't marry someone if they had a lot of debt because then the debt would be shared between both people in the marriage.

    • @lukealadeen7836
      @lukealadeen7836 5 років тому +3

      I think she is just saying that weddings are expensive. He can't pay for the wedding or a ring etc

    • @bjornjoseph
      @bjornjoseph 5 років тому +2

      Courthouse wedding

    • @lukealadeen7836
      @lukealadeen7836 5 років тому

      @@bjornjoseph Not many people want a courthouse wedding

    • @lukealadeen7836
      @lukealadeen7836 5 років тому

      @Benita if thats what she means then she is being very superficial. I would not marry a woman like that. "In sickness and in health, for richer for poorer". If she can't vow that then shes not worth marrying

  • @jeffreyrodriguez1913
    @jeffreyrodriguez1913 6 років тому +17

    College is overrated nowdays

    • @Andy-im3kj
      @Andy-im3kj 6 років тому +2

      And completely redundant in the face of reality.

    • @TitanSlotS
      @TitanSlotS 6 років тому +1

      Jeffrey Rodriguez college Has been overrated since i was in middle school im 25 college is for the people that made up.colleges not us

  • @Breebreeface33
    @Breebreeface33 5 років тому +5

    Yep I’m glad I was just duked for 12k from UMA online none of the credits transfer people sad that they prey on people trying to better themselves

    • @AllPro777
      @AllPro777 4 роки тому +1

      Credits would transfer. People are simply too lazy to research and find schools that will accept them. I've known people who went to UMA and wound up in Medical school.

  • @nataliaperez9954
    @nataliaperez9954 6 років тому +2

    Go to community college it is cheaper and it provides transferable credits. Most public universities and colleges have a bunch of classes online. Don't be stupid.

  • @AhmadDakhlallah1
    @AhmadDakhlallah1 5 років тому +7

    I was scared as hell before enrolling into a for profit school for nursing, especially after watching this. I did my research and went in for it. I'm glad it all worked out for me. I feel sorry for this guy tho

  • @nikolavanzettiteslasacco4991
    @nikolavanzettiteslasacco4991 5 років тому +4

    Pick up a copy "weapons of mass instructions" or "the underground history of American Education" by John Taylor gatto

  • @DuffyWayne
    @DuffyWayne 3 роки тому +4

    I believe all universities and colleges, for-profit or otherwise, should be required to give a disclosure to prospective students that states what the degree costs, the average job placement rate and starting salary for their particular graduates, and a comparison to graduates from other universities in their area with the same or similar degrees. You get more of a disclosure when you sign for a car loan than when you sign up for tens of thousands of dollars in student loans and multiple years of your time spent on a degree. With everyone thinking they need to go to college now in a lot of cases and with a lot of majors all you really get is a whole lot of debt with no meaningful Improvement in your earning potential.

  • @dserenity69
    @dserenity69 6 років тому +15

    The Government should shut them down if it's not accredited at the regional level period. And criminal prosecution for fraud against the owners.

    • @AllPro777
      @AllPro777 4 роки тому

      dserenity69 I don't think you understand what you're saying. National accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education equally to regional accreditation. Further, each state decides whether or not a school can legally operate there. By the time a school has reached accreditation, it has already been approved at the state level. Therefore, the school is operating legally and has no reason to be shut down.

  • @TomokoAbe_
    @TomokoAbe_ 3 роки тому +3

    NEVER get any kind of student loan. Those are bank loans. The interest is outrageous. Take it one class at a time and pay with your own savings. It will take longer but you have total control and ultimate save a LOT of money.

    • @weirdflex8158
      @weirdflex8158 5 місяців тому

      Depends on your ambition in life you definitely will not make more money but it is lower risk yes

  • @ghosthabituations
    @ghosthabituations 5 років тому +4

    I almost did the mistake of enrolling in a for-profit college. I was going to do a course that was 28k at their college and the same course and degree at a tech center was 1,800. Yeah, never trust what they say no matter how good it sounds, it isn’t.

  • @emmacassady4518
    @emmacassady4518 6 років тому +8

    Betsy Devos is protecting for profit colleges.

    • @1pyroace1
      @1pyroace1 5 років тому +2

      Emma Cassady yep and people in this comment section defending people like her

    • @AllPro777
      @AllPro777 4 роки тому

      No, she's just more informed than you and the typical American peanut gallery that throws blankets over things because of a lack of critical thinking skills. "All for-profit schools are bad and should be abolished!" Meanwhile, nonprofit schools are doing most of the same things being charged to for-profit schools but are getting a pass for it.

  • @sungods-fh1xu
    @sungods-fh1xu 5 років тому +2

    Men, notice how at the end, the woman says in other words that she can't spend the rest of her life with that man, because they can not afford a wedding. The way I see it, if you truly love someone, a lack of ceremony shouldn't keep from being with that person. It's during the rough times in life that you should show more dedication to your loved one. How can you be a good wife if you cannot be a good girlfriend that doesn't love opportunistically.

  • @hernansanabria358
    @hernansanabria358 4 роки тому +4

    “Go to school they say, “You’ll make money they say. Now we know why people don’t go to school. Rip-off

  • @mangekyotashi
    @mangekyotashi 2 роки тому +2

    “Why are you making it so complicated? It’s EASY!”

  • @cato451
    @cato451 6 років тому +11

    There are no shortcuts folks. Online college degrees are worthless.

    • @carasmussen27
      @carasmussen27 5 років тому +4

      no that is not true idiot. Online degree are fine from a REAL and reputable college such as Oregon State University and many others. it is purely for profit schools that are worthless

    • @saleemahmuhammad6656
      @saleemahmuhammad6656 5 років тому

      @@carasmussen27 True.

  • @ThatDoll25
    @ThatDoll25 5 років тому +2

    A lot of people fall for these schools because they are trying to take short cuts. Schools like this offer lower credits to get a degree, or claim you can get a degree without clinicals etc. etc.

  • @ross.metcalf
    @ross.metcalf 5 років тому +11

    People should be careful when selecting a for-profit college, but they should also be careful when being herded into public state schools. They are just as expensive for out-of-state students as for-profit schools, and while the credits may be nationally accredited, many of the degrees are still worthless.

  • @AlexS-oj8qf
    @AlexS-oj8qf 5 років тому +2

    Universities are POINTLESS. It was suppossed to be a high learning institution, but since literally Everyone goes to University, owning a Degree doesn't out you one step ahead. It flooded the market with educated workforce who's often overqualified for jobs they're applying, further decreasing the value of owning a Degree. For any future University Student, DON'T go to College unless you're pursuing a carreer on education or science fields. All the other Degrees are just an uneccesary extra debt for you to pursue, especially with the current price tag. It's better for you to go to vocational school, especially if you're not that Smart. A good skill is always sought after, more often than a good Degree. Also there is no Pride in Debt if that's why you go to college, for prestige.

    • @weirdflex8158
      @weirdflex8158 5 місяців тому

      Always bothers me when clowns who don't know crap think they do

    • @weirdflex8158
      @weirdflex8158 5 місяців тому

      There's alot more nuance to it

  • @prunehead
    @prunehead 5 років тому +5

    I think university's made sense when, if you were good enough, you were accepted and awarded a grant as opposed to the pay-for-place method where you are accepted regardless of skill, only money.

    • @lorax121323
      @lorax121323 Рік тому

      Some state colleges and public universities are required to have an open-door policy for the sake of letting people who would otherwise not get a university at all make the effort to obtain one.

  • @jacksavage4098
    @jacksavage4098 5 років тому +2

    College student who doesn't research their choice. Just blindly signs away. Yep, that's the type of person I want to hire for sure.

  • @pimperish666
    @pimperish666 5 років тому +3

    If the schools close then there’s no reason to pay the schools back the loans.

    • @Preservestlandry
      @Preservestlandry 5 років тому +1

      You're not paying back the school. It's a government student loan.

  • @kxmode
    @kxmode 5 років тому +1

    2:00 The financial agencies who loaned the money do not care what the money was for but they sure as hell want their money back with interest. They will keep accruing interest until they send a collection agency and report this person to the credit bureaus. His credit will be shot, and he won't qualify for any additional loans. In other words, he's not winning by not paying the loan.

  • @roman-iq6525
    @roman-iq6525 6 років тому +3

    File a borrowers defense claim against Devry University

  • @papayuki3590
    @papayuki3590 6 років тому +4

    on-line collages like Kaplan need to get sued as they are a scam and they know it and to them they see ppl like you as a mark to get more cash from you.

    • @AllPro777
      @AllPro777 4 роки тому

      Kaplan hasn't existed for years now, and you don't even know how to spell college, so how can you criticize one?