The Salter chain of schools has agreed to pay the state $3.75 million to resolve claims that it used deceptive enrollment tactics, and state officials are now reviewing whether the school will remain an official job training provider through the state’s unemployment office.
Attorney General Martha Coakley's office announced the settlement Friday after its investigation of the school found that Salter used dubious marketing tactics and false promises to lure students into health-related training programs. About 600 students who attended Salter College in West Boylston and the Salter School in Fall River and New Bedford will be eligible for student loan relief through the settlement.
The Salter chain is owned by Premier Education Group LP, based in East Haven, Conn., which operates for-profit certificate and associate degree programs at schools throughout New England, under a variety of names. Salter management said in a press release that the chain disputed the allegations, but did not elaborate.
Read more at The Boston Globe: http://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/12/12/salter-schools-agree-pay-settle-claims-deceptive-enrollment-tactics/QvaWDvAItcKt55m0rJ6GEP/story.html