The Future Tech Career Institute on South Michigan Avenue in Chicago stands accused of cheating students out of a promised education, which, unfortunately, is nothing new at for-profit colleges.
In less than six months last year, the Future Tech sales operation recruited more than 300 military veterans with federal benefits to spend, while its classes delivered little meaningful education, an Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs investigation found. Instead of each student earning as many as seven certifications apiece, as promised, only a few students earned even one certificate, the probe revealed. No one from the school responded to requests for comment.
For-profit colleges have become notorious for preying on veterans, single parents and other working adults who want only to better themselves. The U.S. Department of Education, which has a mixed record of regulating these operations, is moving slowly to implement another crackdown.
