Michigan college fined $2.5M for misleading students on future jobs, salaries

Baker College to pay $2.5 million fine to feds over misleading claims

Baker College has agreed to pay a $2.5 million fine to settle claims it misrepresented information about graduate job placement rates and potential salaries. An investigation by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) found that Baker, with six campuses throughout Michigan, including a Royal Oak campus opened in 2023, that for several years Baker published inaccurate and misleading information on its websites about graduation placement rates and …

Baker College hit with $2.5 million fine for misleading students about job prospects

A federal investigation revealed that Baker College repeatedly lied to its students in violation of federal law. Now, the private college is on the hook for $2.5 million in fines.  MICHIGAN—Baker College, the largest private college in Michigan, must pay $2.5 million in fines to the US Department of Education after it was found to have violated federal law—namely by misleading students about its graduates’ job placement rates and potential salar…

Education Department fines Baker College $2.5 million

The Department of Education is fining Baker College $2.5 million as part of a settlement reached Tuesday following a yearlong investigation into the institution’s marketing and recruiting practices.

Michigan college fined $2.5M for misleading students on future jobs, salaries

The Michigan private college has five locations, including Cadillac, Jackson, Muskegon, Owosso and Royal Oak.

Feds fine Baker College $2.5 Million for deceptive marketing that left students with debts, regrets - Flint Beat

The U.S. Department of Education has fined a Michigan college $2.5 million for years of “substantial misrepresentation” of career outcomes. The department

Federal Student Aid Settles with Baker College Over Misleading Claims

The U.S. Department of Education today announced that its office of Federal Student Aid reached a settlement agreement with Baker College, which includes a $2.5 million fine, due to violations of the Higher Education Act of 1965 and related regulations The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced that its office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) reached a settlement agreement with Baker College (Baker), which includes a $2.5 million …