Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Career Education Corporation
Current Parent Company:
Perdoceo Education Corporation
Penalty:
$10,250,000
Year:
2013
Date:
August 19, 2013
Offense Group:
consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense:
consumer protection violation
Violation Description:
Career Education Corporation agreed to pay $10.25 million to settle allegations that in disclosures made to students, accreditors, and New York State it significantly inflated its graduates' job placement rates.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
New York
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Illinois
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
miscellaneous services
Specific Industry of Parent:
educational services
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
