http://certcities.com/editorial/news/story.asp?EditorialsID=571&page=569/5/09: Anonymous says: Here's the scam. Most people who go to ITT Tech saw it on TV and are poor. They can't qualify for any private loans, so ITT Tech gets the Stafford Loan. Then ITT Tech assigns the rest of the tuition to a fake loan called a CARP or something - there is no private loan, but it gets reported as a loan for collection. ITT Tech sells the fake loan to NCO Financial - who in turn reports it to the Dept. of Education. This fake loan will usually go into default because it's so big. And they pile interest on it. Then NCO tells the student they can get a government backed consolidation loan - NCO sells the fake loan to the Federal government - The Feds write them a check, and the student gets stuck with a fake loan enforced by the Federal government. In other words, ITT Tech is fleecing the Federal government with fake loans and high interest. Anybody still feel like going to ITT Tech? If this happened to you, you need to report it to the FBI and the IRS Financial Crimes Unit