University of Southern California social work students just sued the school, accusing it of 'intentionally' misleading people of color about the program and forcing them into 'massive' student debt
The University of Southern California just got hit with a lawsuit accusing it of misrepresenting its online social work program.on behalf of three graduates of USC's online Master of Social Work program, accusing the school of falsely advertising the online program and claiming it had the same offerings as USC's in-person program on campus, charging the same $100,000 tuition for both of the programs.
"As a direct result of USC's misrepresentations, false advertising, and unfair business practices, Plaintiffs and their fellow online students did not get what they applied, enrolled, and paid for," the lawsuit said."If not for USC's false advertising and deceptive and discriminatory practices, Plaintiffs would never have paid the inflated tuition for USC's completely different and decidedly unequal online MSW program.
The lawsuit also accused USC of"reverse redlining," in which it"intentionally targeted toward people of color and veterans whom USC thought were better marks for 'conversion'— that is, more likely to enroll once they were in touch with a recruiter—even if what they were getting was worth less than what they would have to pay for it by taking on massive debt."
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