Caltech settles class-action lawsuit accusing it of misleading students about cybersecurity bootcamp

Caltech settles class-action lawsuit accusing it of misleading students about cybersecurity bootcamp

Caltech is ending its partnership with an online training provider following the proposed settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accused the university of misleading students about its limited involvement with a costly cybersecurity boot camp using its name. Students paid more than $10,000 in tuition to attend the “Caltech Cybersecurity Bootcamp,” only to later learn it was entirely run by a for-profit company called Simplilearn and did not f…

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The California Institute of Technology will settle a class-action lawsuit from students who argued the institution misled them when they enrolled in an

CalTech settles class-action lawsuit and will drop controversial online ‘boot camp’ partner

CalTech said Monday that it would end its relationship with an e-learning company after a class-action lawsuit alleged the firm and the university misrepresented a cybersecurity boot camp and misled students by suggesting the course had close ties to the Pasadena campus and instructors, even though the connection was minimal. In an email to the CalTech community, President Thomas F. Rosenbaum and Provost David A. Tirrell said the university woul…