| There are five major reasons that should dissuade | | | | Technical Institute, ITT Education Services Inc has |
| you from attending an online criminal justice program | | | | come under investigation by the Securities Exchange |
| offered by ITT Tech. They are: | | | | Commission (SEC). Again, the company has |
| 1. Accreditation: | | | | succeeded in getting a clean chit from SEC but the |
| ITT Technical Institute is accredited by ACICS. While | | | | very fact that it had come under investigation should |
| ACICS is duly registered with the federal government | | | | ring some warning bells. |
| as such registration is mandatory, it is not one of the | | | | 1. High Cost |
| eight regional accrediting (RA) bodies that are funded | | | | Most former students of IIT Tech state that they have |
| by the US Department of Education and authorised by | | | | found the institute to be expensive compared to |
| it to grant accreditation. As a result credit and degrees | | | | others offering similar programs. Many current students |
| earned at ITT Tech are not recognised by most | | | | also express their dissatisfaction with the institute in this |
| employers and by most good schools having RA | | | | regard as they feel they are not getting what they |
| accreditation. For example, most good schools will not | | | | paid for. A majority of disgruntled students realised this |
| allow transfer of credits earned at ITT Tech's criminal | | | | fact after they had enrolled and begun their course of |
| justice program. | | | | study. So, doing appropriate research before |
| 1. Under Justice Department investigation: | | | | registering seems to be the ideal solution. |
| The ITT Technical Institute's school of criminal justice | | | | 1. Quality of teaching |
| has come under criminal investigation by the US | | | | Another factor that goes against ITT Tech is the |
| Justice Department. While the Justice Department | | | | standard of teachers on its rolls. This is not confined to |
| admitted in June 2005 that so far it has not found any | | | | any one particular branch or location of the |
| incriminating evidence against the top management of | | | | organization. Many instructors have been found |
| the school, investigations are still going on regarding | | | | incapable of addressing questions posed by students |
| many of the local campuses of ITT Tech. Clean chit or | | | | or solving certain subject-related issues. It is essential |
| not, the most important thing is why should an | | | | for the teachers to be good at what they do, since the |
| educational institute come under criminal investigation in | | | | students here are from all walks of life with varying |
| the first place? | | | | levels of intellect and understanding. All those interested |
| 1. Under SEC investigation | | | | in entering the ITT Tech School of criminal justice |
| The corporate entity that owns and manages ITT | | | | should first check badbusinessbureau. |