Westwood College

Westwood College, possessed by Alta Colleges Inc., was an American revenue driven foundation of higher learning with 14 grounds areas in five states and internet learning choices. Westwood is broadly certify by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Since its beginning in 1986, Westwood has graduated more than 37,000 understudies. The school will shut in March 2016. 

History 

Westwood College was established in Denver, Colorado, in 1953. For a long time, the school was known as Denver Institute of Technology, offering recognition and degree programs in an assortment of specialized fields. As the school ventured into different businesses, the name was changed to Westwood College. 

Today, Westwood College is a piece of Alta Colleges Inc. (Alta), an arrangement of for-benefit advanced education organizations that additionally incorporates Westwood College Online and Redstone College (once known as Colorado Aero Tech in Denver). Presently, there are 14 Westwood College grounds situated in five states. 

In May 2009, Westwood settled a government claim over deception of its graduation measurements for $7 million, without conceding wrongdoing. 

Westwood confronted a class activity assertion in 2009, testing its confirmations and budgetary guide rehearses. The suit against Westwood was rejected in light of the fact that a judge found that it didn't warrant class activity status. The court decided that the understudy who drove the class-activity suit inferred "most if not all, of his insight into the case from his lawyers" and seemed, by all accounts, to be minimal more than an observer to the suit. 

The Colorado Attorney General's office achieved a settlement with the school in 2012, after a two-year examination. As a major aspect of the assention, the school did not concede any risk and consented to pay the state $2 million in punishments, compensation and lawyers expenses and expenses. Westwood likewise will credit another $2.5 million in compensation straightforwardly to understudies who financed their educational cost with the school's institutional financing program. 

In 2011, the Veterans Administration excluded three Westwood College Campuses from the GI Bill Program. The VA stepped in the wake of discovering, "incorrect, tricky, and deceiving publicizing and enlistment hones at these organizations." In late 2011, Westwood quit selecting understudies in their Texas grounds. 

On January 18, 2012 Illinois Attorney General, Lisa Madigan, recorded a claim refering to deceiving openings for work for its criminal equity program. Westwood settled the suit in 2015 in the wake of neglecting to have the case released. Westwood consented to pay $15 million toward the advances of their criminal equity understudies. Presently the school stopped conceding new understudies and declared that it would shut in March 2016. 

On its site, Westwood has reacted to a considerable lot of the assertions against it. With respect to exchange, Westwood recognizes that as a rule its credits won't exchange to different schools or colleges. 

Scholastics 

Westwood College Online offers 25 degree programs. Coursework is finished totally over the Internet through sound/visual innovation intended to imitate a real classroom. The virtual classrooms are supplemented with genuine reading material. 

Westwood College has built up associations with a few state funded school regions to give innovation, backing and cash. The organizations incorporate Atlanta Public Schools, "A Better Chicago" and the Crushers Club—furnishing Chicago's childhood with athletic, creative and business related exercises as a different option for posses—and the KidsTek project to help Denver Public Schools. 

Educational modules 

Westwood College works on a term plan. Degree programs begin five times each year, and courses are offered year-round amid the day, evening and on the web. Contingent upon the degree program in which they are selected, understudies can acquire a partner degree in as meager as 20 months or a four year certification in three years. 

Westwood College's degree projects are sorted out under six schools: School of Business, School of Design, School of Justice, School of Technology, School of Healthcare and Automotive Technology. Every grounds has an alternate system center and a few projects are not accessible at specific areas, contingent upon the territorial financial variables and interest. 

Understudies who have moved on from Westwood can return for educational cost free retraining, which permits them to assess and survey courses that were inside of their degree program. Westwood graduated class can review a class they took amid their residency, take an overhauled course after graduation and keep on finding out about new hardware and programming. 

New understudies are permitted to take classes for 30 days with no money related commitments. The school is likewise offering a "Job Pledge" to help qualified graduates monetarily in the event that they can't discover business after graduation. 

Accreditation 

Westwood College's grounds areas are broadly certify by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). Every grounds is affirmed to work by the proper state administrative bodies. 

Westwood College Online is certify with the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). 

Areas 

Westwood College Denver North Campus 

Notwithstanding its Westwood College Online system, Westwood College has areas in: 

California: Anaheim, Upland, Los Angeles (Mid-Wilshire), and Los Angeles (South Bay). 

Colorado: Denver North (unincorporated Adams County) and Denver South. 

Georgia: Atlanta (Midtown) and Northlake (unincorporated DeKalb County). 

Illinois: Chicago Loop, Woodridge (DuPage), Chicago O'Hare Airport, and Calumet City (River Oaks). 

Virginia: Annandale (unincorporated Fairfax County) and Arlington (unincorporated Arlington County). 

Confirmations and money related guide 

Before December 2015, Westwood had an open affirmations arrangement. Candidates were qualified for both Pell gifts and government understudy advances. In an August 4, 2010 report from the Government Accountability Office, Westwood College was named as one of 15 foundations that "energized deceitful practices" when meeting with covert examiners acting like candidates. Deceitful practices refered to in this report included urging candidates to exaggerate money related need and shroud resources. Amid a congressional hearing to exhibit the report, affirmation by a previous Westwood confirmations agent was disproven by tapes of discussions, and it was accounted for that this present delegate's remarks were altered by lawyers who were suing Westwood, and improperly instructed by Sen. Harkin staff members who sorted out the hearing. 

On November 12, 2015, Westwood suspended all enlistment refering to poor enlistment and new government regulations. The school has not reported on the off chance that they will close their grounds. On January 25, 2016, the school sent an email to present and previous understudies to tell them that Westwood College would be shutting its entryways in March after their January 2016 term. The email additionally educated understudies of their choices for exchanging credits to accomplice schools and also understudy advance data.