Westwood College was owned by Alta College, Inc.

The Department has approved over 1,600 claims, representing approximately $53 million in relief for former Westwood students. The result was that students were worse off after attending Westwood. Borrowers said that instead of obtaining employment as a police officer after graduation from Westwood, they often had to accept minimum wage jobs or jobs that required no degree at all. The institution told students they would be able to find employment with the Chicago Police Department and other law enforcement agencies when, in fact, these agencies would not accept Westwood credits in their hiring processes. Second, the Department found that, from 2004 until its closure in 2015, Westwood made widespread, substantial misrepresentations to students that its criminal justice program would lead to careers as police officers in Illinois, particularly in the Chicago area. The inability of Westwood students to transfer their credits meant that they had to-or would have to-restart their education at a different school. Despite claims by Westwood, students were generally unable to transfer their credits to other institutions. First, the Department found that, from 2002 through its 2015 closure, all of Westwood’s campuses across the country engaged in widespread misrepresentations about the ability of students to transfer credits. The Department is approving two types of claims related to Westwood College (Westwood). We also hope these approvals serve as a warning to any institution engaging in similar conduct that this type of misrepresentation is unacceptable.' “The Department will continue doing its part to review and approve borrower defense claims quickly and fairly so that borrowers receive the relief that they need and deserve. Department of Education’s commitment to standing up for students whose colleges took advantage of them,” said U.S.

This brings total loan cancellation based on borrower defense by the Biden Administration to over $1.5 billion for nearly 92,000 borrowers. These borrowers will receive 100 percent loan discharges, resulting in approximately $55.6 million in relief. This is the first time the Department has announced approved borrower defense claims for students who attended institutions besides Corinthian Colleges, ITT Technical Institute, and American Career Institute since 2017. Department of Education (Department) announced today the approval of over 1,800 borrower defense to repayment (borrower defense) claims for borrowers who attended three institutions: Westwood College, Marinello Schools of Beauty and the Court Reporting Institute.

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