Wisconsin’s Democratic candidate for attorney general announced in a Friday press release her plan to increase regulations for for-profit colleges and universities.
Jefferson County District Attorney Susan Happ aims to curb what she sees as corruption within the for-profit college system and decrease the amount of student loan debt Wisconsin students currently hold, according to the statement.
“As attorney general, I will investigate, prosecute and seek hefty penalties for deceptive practices, and work to see that students are made whole,” Happ said in the release.
Happ promised to penalize for-profit Wisconsin universities who misrepresent their costs and graduation statistics in order to attract students and veterans. Her plan also involves working with other states’ attorneys general to use successful practices from other states and the Department of Veterans Affairs in order to prevent veterans from being taken advantage of by certain for-profit colleges.
For-profit student loans currently amount to more than $150 million, according to the Wisconsin Educational Approval Board.
