Heald is a fraud and should be shutdown being told by dissatisfied Heald graduates to the California Attorney General. When Heald was told that by the AG then "all of a sudden" the petition drive to "save the Heald" was canceled.
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OP, thanks for sharing your opinion with us.
No CK Heald was not always for-profit, when I started in 1999 we were a non-profit
institution. The first purchase 2001 or 2002 changed that and we have been for-profit ever since.
Wasn't Heald always for-profit. What honest analysts say is that it was going public and getting capital from Wells Fargo and companies like Wells Fargo that destroyed Corinthian Colleges (and by extension, Heald)
I agree with 339, I have been at Heald for 15 years
and "we" have changed. Not just in the last 4 year although they have
certainly been the worst. Heald from the top down has only themselves to blame.
As an instructor I try and do the best I can for the students in my classes.
I miss Heald should we close, praying for a miracle.
As a Heald instructor for the last 16 years, I have witnessed the steady decline of the quality of the education given. instructors are increasingly expected to water down the curriculum and pass students along. Yes, Heald used to deliver a better product, but ever since we switched to for profit, it has been clear that it's only about profit.
What does being around for many years have to do with what they're doing NOW? Should we go back to teaching penmanship? It was good at that at one time? Live in the present. It's a horrible school now, and students know it.
If Heald are doing such bad things. How are they aound for so many hyears? Thiank about that!!!!!!!!
My question would be: how is Heald doing any of the things you listed in your first question? The good students realized several years ago that the instructors were dumbing down the content and stretching the rules for the bad ones. Not only did they figure it out, but so did all the local colleges, including the other career colleges. Heald could have carved out a reasonable niche in the middle of the for-profit mix, but instead decided to be McDonalds. Both DeVry and University of Phoenix are doing a better job.
My question would be: how is providing quality curriculum, competitive pricing, well-regarded faculty, state-of-the-art facilities, and good student support fraudulent? If I pay for a ticket to a sporting event, say the Super Bowl, I am putting up a good sum of money for something in return. However, it does require some effort on my part. I need to make the effort to arrive at the game. I need to understand that I will go through security, which takes time. I then need to understand that I have a ticket for single seat in a specific section. Can I sue the NFL or refuse to pay for the ticket because I was lazy and did not arrive to the game, or because I was late? Can I sue because I expected three seats so I could take a nap stretched out? Can I sue because I bought an upper-level ticket but wanted to be on the field at the 50 yard line? There is no basis for a lawsuit here. Similarly, there are no grounds for a Heald lawsuit. Personal responsibility is a cornerstone of what it means to be an American. We are seeing lawyers wanting to get a cut, and an attorney general who is running for senate. Heald is trying to help students to reach their educational and career goals? Why aren't the elites in power doing the same?