Help

If it isn’t to late i would like info on how to join the law suit i have over $9000 in student loans that i never signed up for or recieved that i am obligated to pay and now they have taken my federal taxes please someone help if you have any info email me at sugarymama19@yahoo.com it would be greatly appreciated a phone number of the attorney or something

Thanks Jarod

Jarod Triplett, Mr. at Louisville, KY, at 12:30 pm EST on February 3, 2008

When I read the article. I had to read it twice and also to read the comments that people were putting. I am so sorry that students are going throught this.

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Shanika, at 11:45 am EDT on June 2, 2008

Decker College

I am a 2003 Graduate of Decker College, and when I attended Decker, I never recieved any of the Loan Money that I was suppose to recieve. Decker fired almost the whole finicial Department and most students did not recieve their checks. When I left Decker, they still owned me a check for 900.00 Plus.

Demetria Rudolph, at 11:24 am EDT on October 7, 2005

Decker College

If you attended Decker College electrical school e mail me your contact information I am a former student creolemoon55@yahoo.com

Leslie Sorrels, at 12:20 pm EDT on October 8, 2005

cofused student

What will happen now that Decker has closed? Will I have to pay back any money? This has put a serious bind on the well-being of my family. Thanks William Weld. Thanks wilcox brothers. I hope you all end up in prison. Better yet, I’ll take a grant from either of you personally to make up for lost time I encurred.

Rich Teman, at 5:43 pm EDT on October 8, 2005

My experience with decker was that they were very eager to get me to sign up and I was reluctant because I heard of the bad news with decker college but they convinced me that it was just a unhappy student.After i signed up it would take hours before i knew what to do next;and the lab work was so bad that just 3 percent of the students were able to have the connections right.I was outhere working and studying hard and i dont feel that i can get a job as a helper

fernando, at 4:38 am EDT on October 9, 2005

So.....where do I start now. I have nothing to show for this lost time. Thank’s Decker. Hey Atlanta students in August, holla at me so we can grieve together.

Gregory W, at 9:47 am EDT on October 10, 2005

carpentry

I also would like to know where are funds are and the teachers that liked to e-mail us and tell us when to have the work submitted. Since all of this has went down, us students have not had a call nor an email. We find out what is happening to Decker College on the internet. How is that possible that the administration can take our money and not give us any information? Is there a lawyer we can contact and would it do us any good? Or is it just like the degree we would of gotten?

Linda Williams, Ms at decker, at 5:01 pm EDT on October 10, 2005

I am currently a student at Decker College. Decker College promised me Job Placement,NCCER Certification,and an Associates Degree.I haven’t received anything but bills and loans I have to pay back.If anyone has any feedback or a lawyer I could get a hold of to help me,e-mail me at:eapmtco@yahoo.com

Eric Park, at 12:05 pm EDT on October 11, 2005

I knew that this would end badly and so did the owners of Decker. In fact I believe they planned on it. I tried to get this stopped before it could do the damage that it did but I was stopped by Decker. I believe they knew that this would be such a mess that people would find it nearly impossible to find an attorney to file suit pro bono or on contingencey. Hopefully someone goes to jail for this mess. I hope William Weld and the gold spoon he has in his mouth is one of them. I am sorry for how everyone was mis-led and hopefully the outcome is favorable by everyone affected but I am afraid it will not. Nothing in life is fair but there is no excuse for what has happened here. You must find a way to let your story be told and stop this from happening again. John Boener is the chairman of the Committee on Education and the Workforce. He has been fighting to make it easier for the Decker Colleges of this country to get the Department of Education’s funding in the back pockets of the greedy elite(your tax dollars) for this kind of crap. So I ask you to write your congressman,contact your media and stand on a milk crate in the middle of a crowd if you have to if that is what it takes. DO NOT LET THEM GET AWAY WITH THIS!!!!!!! IT IS UP TO YOU THE INDIVIDUAL AND AS A GROUP YOU CANNOT BE DEFEATED ORGANIZE AND FIGHT FOR WHAT IS RIGHT!!!!!!!

BV, at 4:48 am EDT on October 12, 2005

fired for trying to make something right

When I heard of the prices going up and the students being taken advantage of, I tried to make a difference. Because of this I got fired. You’ll notice in all of the news clips that 500 of the Decker employees got laid off in Aug and Sept. Something happened and the reps of Decker didn’t know what to do.

I hope all of the students get what they’ve got coming to them. I hope you either get your certification or get your money back. What happened was wrong and I hope this bad karma gets set straight.

John

John, at 4:07 pm EDT on October 14, 2005

need info

i wwas a student at decker and im pissed off about all of this stuff. if anyone has any info on what to do now or has someone to call. email me at tjglover111@yahoo.com

thomas, need info, at 4:38 am EDT on October 19, 2005

decker college

i was suppose to go back on the 15 of this month. i have heard nothin from them. so i decided to go to the web site and email some of my class mates. and couldn’t get in. so i decided to check out why and cam across some web sites. what they are is wrong. if i would have know this i wouldn’t have gone to them in the first place. if any one has any info on what i should do let me know. here is my yahoo nic. farrit2002@yahoo.com. please some one let me know what is going on thank you

farrell weger, at 5:59 am EDT on October 19, 2005

Accrediated or what?

I graduated in 2001 with a certificate in Medical Office but cannot transfer any of the credits to another college to further my education and then to top it all off, paying 10,000 for nothing!!!!??? What’s the deal, can the DOE get their money back so that I don’t owe anything for the NOTHING certification I have?

stacey, Accrediated?, at 1:00 pm EDT on October 19, 2005

Why Stunt Mental Growth for MONEY Decker?

My name is Erik Black,and I was a student since March 5,05.I am supossed to have my level one certification as an Electrician. I’m upset because my entire class studied hard.I mean VERY VERY hard for an opportunity to turn our lives around in a positive manor. I LOVED going to class,after staying up all night getting right for THREE exams a day. And we all felt good about passing those tests we had taken.I wanted to move on with my certification,but I keep being turned down because of the schools reputation. I feel VIOLATED!!!!!!!!!

Erik Black, at 8:06 am EDT on October 20, 2005

Striaght RIPP~OFF

My Name is Jerrin Jensen, I was attending school in Louisville, Kentucky as a what so call college student for Decker College. And I got my level one certification. I my~self is upset for all that is going on. I was looking forward to getting my degree which decker had promise i think all of us. Now i don’t know what to do, hopefully we get our money back, i just had waste my time with this whole thing, i could have gone to a different and better school. A school which would have taking my education more seriously. But i ain’t gonna pay decker college no money back, i think they have to pay me back, for all my personal information. They have my access to all my personal life. But any lawyers feel like making some money you can contact my a jensen_021@yahoo.com thanks...

Jerrin Jensen, at 1:19 pm EDT on October 23, 2005

I dont think it’s right what they did. If they have not even gotten permission by the education bureal and everything... they have all of our Social Security information and with that they can do what they will.. we we’re robbed. We need to do something about this.

Gerson Torres, We Were Robbed, at 3:56 pm EDT on October 24, 2005

I needed only about 4 more courses to graduate, but even if i had completed them I wonder if i would have even received a degree.

I was going for my MCSE, but looking back now im pretty sure that i could get certified by just doing some self studying. So basically all that money i have to pay back went no where. Now I have a huge loan.

So I have 2 years wasted and no degree.

Id be interested if anyone plans on filing a class action suit. vladdrac@insightbb.com

-Gary Smith

Gary Smith, at 7:55 pm EDT on October 26, 2005

Finally there closed

As a former employee of Decker College I take great pleasure in following all stories on the “net” involving the on-going ivestigation into possible illegal acts. I look forward to the day the the truth come out and I can testify to the facts of the fraud they committed on a daily basis to fill up school seats. I would encourage each student to e-mail me if you desire to take legal action, I (Director of Addmissions) and my wife(Financail Aid) will certainly answer any questions to your lawyers. Good luck in your future.

Steve Johnson, at 4:35 am EDT on October 28, 2005

steve

my email address is cummingsdog@msn.com or i think at hotmail.com

gary, at 10:26 am EDT on October 28, 2005

former Decker student

I attended Deckers campus in Louisville Ky, and around the first of September we finally were completely aware of everything that was going on. Worried about where i would end up i transferred to a new school the 10th of this month and found out that my 34 credits were absolutely no good. and that decker got over 7,000 dollars in just 9 months. i was also told that come March, i would have to pay $800 so that i could attend from April until June because i cant apply for aid again until June. the reason is because decker used up most of my aid in that short time for the year. If anyone has any info on how to go about having that money put back onto my aid, or if thats even possible, please email me at kcolin23@hotmail.com, and i am fully in agreement that we should all stand together and do something about this.

Kamara, at 9:05 am EST on October 31, 2005

You may e-mail me at pjohn0123@hotmail.com if you need me to testify or answer questions to your lawyers. People it’s coming,they will finally be held accountable for the damage they did.

Steve Johnson

Steve Johnson, Former Director of Addmissions, at 2:30 pm EST on November 1, 2005

BAMBOOZLED

I’m from Indianapolis, and the same thing happened on that campus. Fortunately, I was the first class to “graduate". The education we received was bogus. I am currently in another ACCREDITED school, and I will have an associate degree in applied science by going once every two weeks, for 5 years, while I work. I still would like info about this lawsuit, because I owe $6,000 to the D.O.E and my certificate is just a piece of paper that no one acknowledged when I went job hunting. Anyone who need my info contact me at jg9958@aol.com

Jared, BAMBOOZLED!, at 9:21 am EST on November 7, 2005

Owe $10,000

I was supposed to return to Decker College in Louisville, KY on the 7th of September to complete the final 2 weeks to get my AAS degree in Electrical. It was postponed and I have now since found out that no students will be returning to Decker College. I am currently making loan payments for the $10,000 borrowed to complete this education and have nothing to show for it. I have heard that there is potentially a class action lawsuit geared toward assisting other students in similiar situations as me. I am interested in speaking with any lawyer or other advisor who may be able to assist me in either completing my degree or having my loan cleared. Please feel free to contact me at me_me64504@yahoo.com. Thank you,Christine Hogan

Christine Hogan, Electrical at Decker College, at 4:35 am EST on November 11, 2005

Decker College

Good News Decker victims. The New York Times and New York Observer have artilce on William Weld CEO of Decker COllege who is currently seeking to become the Republican Govenor of New York. Read it and let your stories out on how his leadership in Decker cause you problems.

unknown, at 3:22 pm EST on November 17, 2005

Looking For Students to Start Lawsuit

I started Decker COllege back in July of 2004 with hopes of getting a college degree and skills to become an electrician. I had completed all the test and was supposed to graduate in November 2005. Now I am stuck with loan bills and no degree. I was striving to become the first person in my family to graduate from college and now Decker has stolen my dream. I wasted time and now it may even cost me money only to have nothing to show. I’m really upset and ready to do something about it. If any Decker student feel like i do and want to get justice contact me at leonardhaskins2000@yahoo.com

Leonard Haskins, at 6:10 pm EST on November 29, 2005

yeah I was at Decker from August thru Sept. 2005. Graduated level 1. I found this to be a low budget school funded for poor people, but in the end......we were all equal... poor, unfortunate souls who wasted our time in the hands of lost captains....well Decker, may your ships remain lost, your captains adrift..and your destiny’s sunken.all those who have found the new land contact me at: theloner@rock.com

damien williams, what the?????? at decker, atlanta division, at 6:01 am EST on December 11, 2005

Contact me for my lost wages

Because of Decker’s promises, I quit my job, sold my truck for my financial needs and lost lots of time of work. Decker College promised to help/place me in a good paying job and still to this day I am not working as an electrician. I am also not about to start paying money when I am not even attending school any longer. I lost money and time and now am ready to do something about it. Now I am having a hard time with my credit cause of Decker’s creditors showing up on my Credit Report. Please contact me if I could get involved in any action being taken.

Enrique Velez, Electrician at Decker College, at 2:56 pm EST on December 20, 2005

It is my sincere prayer that previous students, and employees, of Decker College can somehow weather this storm created by the owners of the school. In defence of education, the concept could have worked if the owner’s motivation had been education rather than profit. I wanted to institute a pre-enrollment exam which would have identified only the qualified. Unfornunately, Decker wanted no part of it. They wanted anyone who could qualify for a loan, NOW! Many students were truely there for an education. Unfornunately, too many were there for a place to crash for 4 weeks and $20.00 a day to party with. Decker students were kicked out of every hotel/motel in Louisville where the school tried to house them. In many instances, instructors feared for their own safety in the class room. We were sent students that couldn’t add 2 and 2 or do simple fractions and we were suppose to make electricians out of them, a very technical occupation. None were more devastated than the dedicated staff and faculty at the collapse of Decker College. They poured their hearts into it only to have them ripped out as result of ownership greed.

Mr “C”, Instructor at Retired, at 9:59 am EST on January 14, 2006

Decker College

Brian, To you it was always a union/non-union thing. Thats why you hired in under false pretenses as a union salt. You illigally removed confidential files, mine and others, to pass them on to the union, then hid in another county to avoid arrest.Yes, I thought about quitting, but I’m not a quitter. I remember you didn’t quit, but got fired for stabbing the backs of the ones who hired you and signed your check. I sleep very well at night. You didn’t make a very good spy. Not a very good electrician either according to some of your previous employers I came in contact with.

Cline Calhoun, Retired, at 12:40 pm EST on January 16, 2006

Number one I did not ever remove classified information from there. Two I never hid in another county and three I was never in danger of being arrested. If I stabbed anyone in the back by notifying students that the school was not recognized by the state of Kentucky toward getting an electrical license in 4 years or letting veterans know that the schools program was not even approvable towards using GI benefits then so be-it. And nothing was more of a concern to me than the fact that as long as they continued to enroll students the greater the number of victims. This will not go away anytime soon Cline it is going to take years. Did you know that students who got personal loans cannot seek bankruptcy protection? That they can have there wages,income tax returns and even social security garnished.

Brian Vandenburg, at 5:38 pm EST on January 16, 2006

Does any one know how one might go about getting a copy of a transcript or does it really matter?

mt, Transcript at Decker College, at 3:45 pm EDT on May 10, 2006

Desparately Need Answers!!

Was a lawsuit filed against the school on behalf of the students?

Was a lawsuit filed on behalf of the staff for unpaid wages? If so, who is the representing attorney(s)?

What “Bonds” did the school maintain to cover the bad acts of the administration? and Who is the insurance carriers?

Any and all information is appreciated.

Seeking “Justice for All”

Rosa, at 2:10 pm EDT on June 12, 2006

what to do?

I am interested in joining this suit, if not to late. If anyone has any information on how to do this, or actually knows for sure that there is nothing that can be done, the information would be greatly appreciated. Also, if the information is to be true, and you know of the attorneys name that is to be handling the suit against Decker, could you provide that as well.

dion, what to do?, at 4:50 pm EDT on September 8, 2006

You can get released from your loans!

Call Elaine Brumback @ 1-800-928-8926 ext.7278. She is with the Kentucky Higher Education Dept. I have been in touch with her and she has so far acknowledged that my loan has been discharged. I am waiting for a verification letter from her but, so far I’m happy with the response I’ve received.

Andrea Wisniewski, at 1:31 pm EST on November 27, 2006