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[alex]

CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINT HIGH TECH INSTITUTE

Who: Any student who faced harassment during school time, that has
attended a class that has been interrupted do to harassing collection
practices, or knows some one who has been harassed.

What: Class Action Lawsuit against High Tech Institute for aggressive,
illegal, and abuse collections practices.

Why: Each student pays approximately $75 per day or $15 an hour for
their education. Consumers from all over the country report some of
the worst collection abuses by private collectors who collect on
student loans. These private bill collectors can have portfolios
exceeding 100,000 loans; their only interest is to recover as much
money at as little cost to them as possible. On several occasion
perhaps two to three times a month, class is interrupted while
Financial Aid attempted to collect debts from students. There are
several instances reported across multiple classrooms where these
"Financial Aid Officers" pull half of the students out of class for
the purpose of collection. These interruptions have lasted for over an
hour and affect every student in the class, either by stopping the
entire class, or robbing those who are being collected against of
valuable education time they pay dearly for. Do some math, assuming an
average class size of 15 students being interrupted for one hour; each
interruption causes a loss of $225 per class to student paying for
their education. If way say that there are 40 classes per campus that
get interrupted on a monthly basis that's a $9000 loss. Multiply
this by lets say 100 campus's nation wide and we easily have almost
$1 million dollars a month being charged to students for education they
are being deprived there.

Where: This class action lawsuit will be filed on behalf of all
students nationwide who are currently attending or have attended any of
the High Tech Institute Family of Schools including, Anthem college,
High Tech Institute, Cambridge college, The Chubb Institute, The Bryam
School, And Allied college.

When: The legal case against institute is still being assembled. A
collection of legal teams is currently accepting client intake
statements from students nationwide. A deadline for submissions has
not yet been declared. The final judgment amount being asked for has
not yet been established, but preliminary estimates are in the range of
$75-150 million dollars, based on a suggested settlement a refund to
all students affected for one years worth of lost education. The final
lawsuit will also ask for additional cumulative punitive damages for
mental distress, harassment, aggravation, and other negligence
propagated without out warning to students.

More information: A website is currently being assembled to provide
those affected with a central place to file complaints an intake forms
for the suit. All students affected in any manner a urged to
participate. Those who wish not to partake in the lawsuit will receive
instructions to opt out and waive their right to all, if any of the
final rewarded judgment amount. Alternately, you have the right to
seek your own private council to place your own private claim against
the institute, or to join in the current class action lawsuit.

[David Ames]

You mean to say that you pay by the hour? And that time is stolen from
class?

It is more likely that you pay by the course or by the program. The
number-one question is whether the instruction meets the standards
promised within the available time. The number-two question is whether
you can document that class is supposed to run from X o'clock to Y
o'clock without a break. The number-three question is whether you can
use the time of the interruption to communicate with the instructor and
ignore the interrupter. The number-four question is whether you have
attempted do deal with the interrupter. Something like: "Excuse me,
but I am paying to be taught during class time. Would you take your
other business elsewhere, please."

Assert your rights. *Then* go to court if you have to.

David Ames

[alex]

David Ames wrote:

[rippedoff]

Any updates on this law suit?

[gwyd]

I used to teach at one of their medical colleges, and there's a class action suit going on currently due to issues regarding unpaid overtime for instructors. I also have a roommate who's going to school there now, so any new info on the action you guys are talking about would be useful. In the one I'm involved in, the law firm advised settling, which I did. I'm supposed to be getting $710 sometime soon.

[destinybaker84]

A lawsuit definitely needs to be filed against High-Tech Institute. All they're doing is robbing us of our precious time and money. The entire time I've been here I've been nothing but lied to. My teachers don't even show up until the second half of class or don't even show up at all, yet I still have to come to school and pay for it for nothing. I wish more people would complain about this school so they can stop hurting people.

[mizfit_07]

i would like to be able to find out any and all information on this because i am currently attending the Brookfield, WI campus and i have been dealing with this since i started.. and i was also wondering if there is any way that hte anguish caused to parents involved is another thing that can be brought into play... if someone could get back to me asap id appreciate it because i am looking at following up on this and many other problems with the school in court.... and any information i can gather will be helpful....

[TonyPCMan]

Yes High Tech Institute is full of incompetent, lying employees! I was approved for a loan, and they failed to send in the promisory note paperwork, and my loan was cancelled. I re-applied with added information they needed, and the lovely brainless morons that worked in the Finance Dept., faxed the paperwork, but didnt take the time to verify that they received it at the other end. The loan company didnt get it, so they cancelled the loan a second time. They stated I needed a co-signer if I wanted the loan, which was supposed to be 4% interest. Several weeks before I was to graduate, they told me I come up with $900.00, or they will eject me from school. I was forced to sign and "in-house" loan with 5% interest. I finished school, but they never had a graduation for us. THEY FORGOT! They even took 2 extra weeks to complete my paperwork, causing me to miss the deadline to apply for my massage license. When they printed my diploma, it said I passed the Dental Assitant program. Told them it was not correct, and they said "People make mistakes!" They sent me the correct diploma, but never asked for the wrong one back! They even let a student stay in school when he missed more classes than the state allows, because he paid for it! They are law breakers..

[claytonsmommy]

I attended Anthem college online and they wrongfully terminated my education. They said it was because I was academic probation and with the million different student advisers they assign you, they never told me I was on academic probation! I called financial aid so they could send the rest of the money left on my loan either back to me or sallie mae and they told me that they weren't going to send it back to anyone and they are keeping it. I've already called an attorney to get some advice on suing them, so hopefully they'll move forward with the lawsuit and everyone will be reimbursed for the schools ignorance.

[student08]

Has a website been established for this class action suit?