These schools are commonly referred to as career schools, trade schools, for-profit schools, and online colleges. The most common programs offered by these institutions are fashion design, graphic design, game art design, interior design, criminal justice, business, health care, and the culinary arts.

This trade school scam has been around for some time and is finally getting the attention it deserves. Many schools have been accused and held accountable for deceptive advertising, steering students into high interest rate student loans, and even making false representations to the federal government to secure federal financial aid.

Many former employees have already contacted us and are an invaluable resource for exposing deceptive and unfair trade practices, and helping to bring changes for the victimized students. If you were an employee of an online school or trade school, please contact us using the form below.

If you believe you are the victim of the trade school fraud, please tell us your story using the form below.

James Hoyer Contact Form Your Name: E-Mail Address: Verify E-Mail: Where do you live now and what is your phone number? (for James Hoyer use only) Address Line 1: Address Line 2: City: State: -- select -- ALABAMA ALASKA ARIZONA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT DELAWARE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FLORIDA GEORGIA HAWAII IDAHO ILLINOIS INDIANA IOWA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS MICHIGAN MINNESOTA MISSISSIPPI MISSOURI MONTANA NEBRASKA NEVADA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW MEXICO NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA NORTH DAKOTA OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSYLVANIA RHODE ISLAND SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH VERMONT VIRGINIA WASHINGTON WEST VIRGINIA WISCONSIN WYOMING Zip: Area code, Phone #  -  -  Gender: Not Specified Male Female Ethnicity: Not Specified African American Asian Hispanic Native American Middle Eastern Other Minority Non-Minority Gender and Ethnicity information are optional, and is requested for statistical purposes only. Were you an online student? -- Yes No If you attended an online school, what state(s) did you live in while attending? Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Are you a current student, graduate or did you drop out? -- select -- Current Graduated Drop Out Are you willing to be interviewed by the media about your story? -- Yes No Are you working in the field you studied? -- Yes No Are you making loan payments? -- Yes No What's your total amount of student loan debt? The information provided below, minus any personally identifying information, may appear on this website. If you do not want us to post any part of your story, please check (No). No If you left before graduation, why did you leave? In as much detail as you can remember, tell us about your admissions and enrollment experience, and the quality of your education. What would you tell a student considering attending this school? Is there anything else you want to say? Enter the 6 digit code shown on the left: (required)

We will try to get back to you as soon as possible regarding your inquiry. We greatly appreciate any information you are able to provide to us because it will assist us in investigating consumer frauds.

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