Topics regarding layoffs at Education Management Corporation

Topics regarding layoffs at Education Management Corporation

How much longer

How much longer do I have to work at this place? They need to just close the doors now so I can enjoy my summer off

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| 1210 views | | 5 replies (last April 26, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MYwQghL

Why is Richardson starting another college?

According to the Phoenix business journal "Brent Richardson, who helped build Grand Canyon University to what it is today, has plans to build another non-profit school in the Valley for coding, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence." Has the DC... — read more 

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| 1560 views | | 4 replies (last April 22, 2017)
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Update on sale

INSIDE THE DEAL TO CONVERT A LARGE FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE INTO A NONPROFIT: The Dream Center Foundation last month announced that it plans to purchase the majority of campuses owned by the struggling Education Management Corporation — a move that tees up... — read more 

Moving Forward. Lets do This!!

I think we can have a Positive impact on students and alter each of their Lives. I like the people here who see the Positives going forward. We will get this plane into port and merge up with dreamworks. That is called Synthesis in the Business... — read more 

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| 1640 views | | 8 replies (last April 23, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MPxOlDu

Scam

How does the DOE continue to let these so called schools stay open and continue to rip people off? Is the Attorney general still investigating? All the schools are doing things they aren't supposed to.

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| 1130 views | | 4 replies (last April 23, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MMjiHqA

Say goodbye to your job or your salary

All of you who think we will continue to make "great" money when this happens has to be dreaming. Why do you think most of the new hires are coming in with the minimum? This is where it's going. Hurry and pay off your debt and start looking for a new... — read more 

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| 1620 views | | 6 replies (last April 15, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MMPJetg

Dead

After a week in conference (figure it out).... It does not look good for the future of the Art Institute and South.

Let's sell GED's

Explain how EDMC employees are all going to stay put with their salaries when the $60k degrees are gone? I know you can't charge that much to get a GED. Have fun or time to close up when DOE does not approve it.

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| 1380 views | | 5 replies (last April 13, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MGklxA3

Business as Usual is Weird

Isn't it strange that everyone just keeps rolling along like the old days? The college just got sold to a religious organization that works with the homeless. The value was less than an average house in some places. How in the world does the company... — read more 

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| 1640 views | | 7 replies (last April 16, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MGtQQ1O

Dream Center needs to lower tuition

Dream Center needs to lower tuition too 12K if they want to bring back enrollments to a profitable level. Student enrollments are dropping fast at all colleges across the nation.

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| 1310 views | | 4 replies (last April 11, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MFQTdJ9

Sinking ship

I hope this company goes down fast with all the scumbags who are there. Enjoy your last few paychecks

Getting the ship back on coarse

It looks like all of the colleges have been visited by the college president and everything should be good. Has anyone got their teaching assignment for online yet at Argosy for April?

Sold to the lowest bidder.

Employees were sold down the river. Why keep the facts to yourselves? Speak up! What's left to lose? Quit the kool aid crap, wake up and become something more than a snivelling s----up of vague promises and people dumber than sh--. Say it. Be free... — read more 

Deal is dead? When will we hear it?

Rumor is this Dream Center deal is dependent on making April start and student retention numbers. Speaking of Dream Center, I'd love to hear the numbers forecast they sold Dream Center on for the start numbers, we all know how abysmal the admissions... — read more 

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| 1960 views | | 6 replies (last April 10, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MzglxoE

Updates on teach out campuses?

Any news on changes with teach out since they are not being bought? Where will the funds come from for EDMC to keep them open?

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| 1350 views | | 4 replies (last March 31, 2017)
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Layoffs

Who thinks layoffs are coming for online?

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| 1650 views | | 5 replies (last March 29, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MwhkICv

Interesting

I sit near LJ's office. He met with some interesting people today. What is going on?

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| 2020 views | | 6 replies (last March 26, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MqvBJvT

Good-Bye EDMC- thank god- no pun intended!

With EDMC withering away into the darkness after the sale to Dream Center Foundation, an era of mismanagement, predatory and profit driven antics will come to an end. Let's hope Dream Center is half as impressive as their philanthropic activities... — read more 

The New Posters

So, even though nothing is even close to being final with this pending EDMC/DCF sale, posters of the pending sale are on the walls of Ai campuses as well as another poster ensuring students that gainful employment longer affects them because of this... — read more 

Meeting

Does anyone know what really is going to happen to online with this? All I got out of the meeting is the same BS. Closing? Pay cuts? Layoffs?

SUO Leadership

We have nothing to fear. SUO Leadership will take care of us. We represented at the town hall meeting today!!!

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| 1410 views | | 3 replies (last March 11, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MfK8Eja

DC Strategy for The Art Institutes

The Agenda for The Dream Center is to run South and Argosy. The Art Institutes will be reduced to a fraction of sites that are most profitable. After this transition the ADA's will begin recruiting to a lesser degree so that Instead of closing these... — read more 

Are the Art Institutes days numbered?

From INSIDE HIGHER ED "...Barton admits that the least aligned institution to the Dream Center’s mission would be the Art Institutes. But he said the foundation would consider offering more technology training degrees through the Art Institutes to... — read more 

Picture This...

Just to show you why upper management like Campus Presidents, SDOA's, Academic Directors are happy and excited about the deal is because of a HUGE, I mean HUGE pay out bonus! That's right! They motivate us to stay focus and positive to benefit them... — read more 

Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Will this new not-for-profit fall into the category for Public Service Loan Forgiveness for my student loans? I'm an instructor and wondering if this will be a thing we can do now that we will be working for a not-for-profit education institution.

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| 1090 views | | 3 replies (last March 23, 2017)
Post ID: @OP+MbRgfRI

How to get out if your not happy.

First stop complaining, It will never help you fix it. Second, stop blaming your boss, they are miserable too. Third, invest in yourself and pay a pro to compose your resume. Fourth, accept that you will have to step out of your comfort zone and take... — read more 

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| 1910 views | | 6 replies (last March 11, 2017)
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