Complaint Review: Collins College - Phoenix Arizona

Hello,

  I would like to file a formal complaint against Collins College for unfair, unethical, and illegal practices. I would also like to be a part of any current lawsuits against Collins College or be provided with the proper legal resouces to move forward with my complaint. I attended Collins College in 2004 and stopped my education as soon as I found out about information that they didn't disclose to me upon enrollment. I was told by the school financial rep that I did not qualify for Title IV funding (Pell Grant and Stafford loans) and in order to proceed with schooling there I had to apply for a private education loan. I however did qualify for Title IV funding since myself and my parents were low income and I did not exceed the limits of the funding. Come to find out that the reason why I couldn't get Title IV funding was because they were not an accredited school so the Department of Education did not allow that school to utilize such funds. 

I questioned my account when I received by first bill for the semester or quarter. I realized that the school had some classes on my invoice that I was not taking at Collins, since I transferred those credits in from my previous college. I disputed the charges with thier billing department and they confirmed that this was accurate because I was charged for the time I was in the program for and not the classes I take, referring to it as a "time card school". I then asked how much this "time card school" will cost me in the end and the rep confirmed $60,000. I then promptly removed myself from the program and discontinued my education with that institution. 

I was not made aware of the costs for the program or the details of the time card system they operated on. I was reasurred in the enrollment process that since I transferred in credits from another collge (all gen eds, and electives) that my time would be shortened and my costs would not add up to the full cost of the program, but that's what would have happened if I didn't question my billing statement. 

As a result I was stuck with a private education loan, which has grown due to the exteremly high interest rates assoicatiated with the loan. The school should have disclosed their credition restrictions, and their gainful employement information to consumers, which they did not. The cost of their program was no where near what someone could make in that feild, thus creating a situation where the students could not pay back their loans in their lifetime with the degrees thery earned from this institution. 

I have heard many horror stories like mine and I would like to move forward in legal actions that could help me resolve the debt that Collings College inflicted on me. 

Thank you so much!