Major Christian university slapped with record fine for misleading students about cost
One of the largest private Christian universities in the United States is being slapped with a hefty fine for allegedly misleading graduate students about the cost of their programs, reported the Associated Press on Tuesday.
"Grand Canyon University, which has more than 100,000 students, mostly in online programs, faces the largest fine of its kind ever issued by the U.S. Education Department. The university dismissed the allegations as 'lies and deceptive statements,'" reported Collin Binkley. "'Grand Canyon University categorically denies every accusation in the Department of Education’s statement and will take all measures necessary to defend itself from these false accusations,' the school said in a five-page statement."
"An Education Department investigation found that Grand Canyon lied to more than 7,500 current and former students about the cost of its doctoral programs," said the report. "As far back as 2017, the university told students its doctoral programs would cost between $40,000 and $49,000. The department found that less than 2% of graduates completed programs within the range, with 78% paying an additional $10,000 to $12,000." According to the report, that extra cost came from "continuation courses" students were told they needed to complete dissertation requirements....
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