Lambda School fined $75k by CA for operating without state approval [pdf]

Post by tvanantwerp » Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 8:20 PM UTC

austenallred wrote: post #63

amerf1 wrote: post #60

These things happen when you're just getting starting its normal we live and learn. Just hoping they start a slightly more flexible cohort for people who are working and looking for the next promotion

What would we need to change about our part-time classes to make it accessible to you?

Post by austenallred » Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 8:23 PM UTC

peripitea wrote: post #209

pl0x wrote: post #178

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This is distasteful coming from the founder of this institution.

I don't read his comment as intended to be demeaning, but more a statement of fact. And it reads true to me. I have no skin in the game, but I follow a lot of the bootcamp-related discussions online, and what he said sounds exactly right to me. There are a ton of people who hear the idea of an ISA and say "so we're bringing back slavery?? thanks SV geniuses!!", and they seem to disproportionately come from the late s…

Post by tvanantwerp » Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 8:27 PM UTC

austenallred wrote: post #214

tvanantwerp wrote: post #211

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Something I noticed for part-time classes is that they are mostly 6pm-9pm PST. That becomes 9pm-12am on the East Coast, where I live. That's not feasible if you're also working a 9-5 job; it's signing up to be sleep deprived for 18 months. The science on the negative health effects of chronic sleep deprivation being extremely clear, I'd never sign up for that.

We alternate time zones, so sometimes it’s e.g. 6-9 Eastern.

Post by xmprt » Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 8:31 PM UTC

cortesoft wrote: post #174

Someone1234 wrote: post #78

After reading this thread and considering it, the regulations seem fine, but lack of consistency between states seems to be a large pain-pont. I realize California isn't just "any" state but needing to seek unique approval from up to all 50 states just to run an online school seems like a really high (and expensive) bar. It would be nice if more states cooperated on things like this. Then you seek approval from the c…

It looks like the regulation only applies if you have a physical building in California. Since Lambda school is based in California, they have to abide by the law. You don't need all 50 states approval to run an online school, but you will need the approval of the state that you are actually in.

Post by JasonFruit » Mon, Jul 29, 2019, 8:36 PM UTC

penagwin wrote: post #204

komali2 wrote: post #167

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I mean, is a university education not a sort of scam? They are giving people degrees that cost far too much to justify the kind of job you'll get coming out.

> I mean, is a university education not a sort of scam? Whether or not "college education" in general is "a scam" can be debated for sure. But we aren't talking about "college education" - imagine paying for "college education" but it's a scam so you end up with less money and no education.