<P> Starting in about 2004, ITT Tech came under fire for questionable practices, including allegations of high - pressure recruiting tactics, falsified paperwork, high rates of default on student loans for ITT Tech students, and inadequate educational standards . Following a series of state and Federal investigations, the US Department of Education prevented students from using federally guaranteed student loans at any ITT Tech location effective August 2016 . All ITT Tech campuses were closed as of September 6, 2016, and on September 16, 2016, ITT Tech filed for bankruptcy . </P> <P> Students who attended ITT Tech may be able to have their debt forgiven by applying to the US Department of Education for a borrower defense to repayment . However, US Secretary of Education Betsy Devos announced on July 25, 2018 that the borrower defense rule would be repealed and replaced with a stricter repayment policy starting July 1, 2019 . </P> <P> ITT Tech is owned and was operated by ITT Educational Services, Inc . (Grey Market: ESINQ), a publicly traded company headquartered in Carmel, Indiana . The company also owned and operated Breckinridge School of Nursing and Health Sciences schools . </P> <P> ITT Technical Institute charged among the highest tuition fees in the industry . It also had the industry's highest rate of loans that go into default within two years of attendance . In 2014, the annual tuition for attending an ITT Tech campus ranged from $45,000 to $85,000 . </P>

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