ITT Technical Institute

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ITT Technical Institute (ITT Tech) was a private for-profit technical institute with its headquarters in Carmel, Indiana and many campuses throughout the United States. Founded in 1969 and growing to 130 campuses in 38 states of the United States, ITT Tech was one of the largest for-profit educators in the US before it closed in 2016. The institute was owned and operated by ITT Educational Services, Inc., a publicly traded company headquartered in Carmel. The company also owned and operated the Breckinridge School of Nursing and Health Sciences schools. In 1999, two former ITT employees brought forth a lawsuit alleging the school used illegal recruitment practices, saying the school was "abusing that system for years and ripping off the government for billions of dollars." In 2004, the Justice Department initiated a criminal investigation into ITT colleges in eight states. Following state and federal investigations, the United States Department of Education prevented students from using...

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