It’s been a very bad year in the world of for-profit higher education.

CNN reports.

University of Phoenix is the latest college under investigation

The University of Phoenix, one of the largest for-profit colleges still operating, is the next one the government is going after for allegedly deceptive practices.

The struggling school is now facing a probe from the Federal Trade Commission. The agency is looking into whether the school engaged in deceptive marketing tactics, its parent company, Apollo Education Group (APOL), said Wednesday.

The company must hand over documents regarding matters that include ts marketing, tuition, billing, accreditation, and military recruitment practices going back as far as 2011.

Apollo declined to comment to CNNMoney and cited their response in the legal filing which stated, “Apollo is evaluating the demand and intends to cooperate fully with the FTC.”

The probe comes as the federal government is cracking down on for-profit colleges, which have long been criticized for leaving students with loads of debt and few real job prospects. Regulators claim that some schools prey on low-income students and veterans, encouraging them to take out expensive loans, and then use abusive tactics to collect repayment. New federal rules were implemented on July 1 to hold these schools responsible for students’ return on investment of their degree programs.


 
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