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The corporation that runs fifteen culinary schools in the United States under the name Le Cordon Bleu, including a branch in St. Peters, is
under scrutiny for possibly misrepresenting the employment rates of its graduates. (Here in St. Louis, the Chicago-based Career Education Corporation also
operates several Sanford-Brown business schools as well as Missouri
College, an institute for dental assistants.)
This fall the New York Attorney General's Office subpoenaed documents
from the for-profit CEC to see if the company followed state laws regarding consumer protection,
securities and finance.
Last week
CEC admitted that its own internal review of career placement after graduation discovered that several of its schools used "improper placement determination practices." Specifically, only 13 of its 49 ACICS (Accrediting Counsel for Independent Colleges and Schools)-accredited institutions had acceptable numbers of graduates finding work after receiving a diploma from one of its schools. The ACICS requires that at least 65 percent of graduates find work in fields related to their study. Dipping below that benchmark can cost a school accreditation and its students access to federal loans.
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