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

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

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Post by tibbon »

Doesn't shock me one bit. I worked for General Assembly ~5 years ago, and they were really serious about getting and staying on top of all the state guidelines. I got the sense that we were the only school taking that seriously at the time. The only thing that shocks me is that we haven't seen such earlier.

I don't have a strong opinion about if such things should be regulated or not, but I do know that there's a lot of people who have just slapped together programs to ride a money wave, and offer relatively little in exchange and it's hard to vet the places by yourself.

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

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Post by jedberg »

Their only penalty was $75,000? Sounds like "ask for forgiveness not permission" worked out pretty well for them here.

I assume they also have to come into compliance to avoid further fines, but given that they provide a legit educational service, that shouldn't be too hard for them.

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

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Post by _Microft »

baggy_trough wrote: post #4

Nuts that the state has the right to block this kind of thing. What foolishness is that?

Basically that's Quality Assurance. While Lambda School might be doing good by having the right incentives for all involved parties, a lot of money could be made by tricking people to enroll into questionable schools. So it's for the public good to regulate that market.

The question is rather why Lamda School didn't get themselves approved?

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