Posted on Jul 16, 2019
Is Universal Technical Institute leading prospective students to believe that their employer will pay off their student loans?
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Where are prospective students at UTI getting the impression that their student loans will be paid off?
"TRIP is a big selling point for Admissions. It's the argument their sells people (aka admissions reps) have to counter families who are afraid to sign up because of the loans. Often times I met with students who were under the impression that it's perfectly fine for them to get loans because their employer would pay them off later."
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/ZTmLsC6#replies
"TRIP is a big selling point for Admissions. It's the argument their sells people (aka admissions reps) have to counter families who are afraid to sign up because of the loans. Often times I met with students who were under the impression that it's perfectly fine for them to get loans because their employer would pay them off later."
https://www.thelayoff.com/t/ZTmLsC6#replies
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Yes, schools like UTI and MMI tell their prospective students that most companies have tuition reimbursement programs that will pay off their student loans. This is technically true as many companies do offer tuition reimbursement programs. However they make it seem like a guarantee instead of something you have to apply for and pray you get chosen.
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Some employers do this, and it can often be negotiated in a tight labor market. But it is never a given.
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CPT Dahn Shaulis
It's from the UTI layoff.com site. https://www.thelayoff.com/universal-technical-institute
Another person added this: "Bad news for UTI California just announced free community college for first time full time freshmen. Even if it's not free, community college is way less expensive. I can tell you that there are two local community colleges close to where I live that offer automotive, diesel and SMOG certificate programs. Yes they have the associate degrees too but if students don't want art, history, etc there are certificate programs. If you want to specialize in a certain make, you take your diploma directly to Mercedes or Toyota etc to further your education. You do not need UTI and you certainly do not need to spend $35,000 to $54,000 to become an automotive or diesel technician. If you are a parent of a student considering UTI and are online searching more information about the school, I hope this post finds you and I truly hope you and your son or daughter make an informed decision before a UTI admissions rep gets to your home to show you their admissions presentation."
Another person added this: "Bad news for UTI California just announced free community college for first time full time freshmen. Even if it's not free, community college is way less expensive. I can tell you that there are two local community colleges close to where I live that offer automotive, diesel and SMOG certificate programs. Yes they have the associate degrees too but if students don't want art, history, etc there are certificate programs. If you want to specialize in a certain make, you take your diploma directly to Mercedes or Toyota etc to further your education. You do not need UTI and you certainly do not need to spend $35,000 to $54,000 to become an automotive or diesel technician. If you are a parent of a student considering UTI and are online searching more information about the school, I hope this post finds you and I truly hope you and your son or daughter make an informed decision before a UTI admissions rep gets to your home to show you their admissions presentation."
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