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LIST: Tampa Bay area schools fail test for manageable debt-to-earning potential for grads

Posted at 12:16 PM, Jan 11, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-11 18:39:29-05

The U.S. Department of Education released the first debt-to-earnings rates for career training programs as required by the landmark Gainful Employment regulations. Read the press release here

“When a student makes a personal and financial decision to attend college, the student must feel confident that it is a sound investment in his or her future, not a liability that will further defer his or her dreams,” said U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. "These rates shed a bright light on which career training programs are most likely to prepare students for repaying their student loan debt, and which programs might leave them worse off than when they started.”

Multiple schools in the Tampa Bay area have failed the government's test for manageable student debt-to-earning potential ratio for grads. 

Have you attended any of the schools listed below? If so, ABC Action News wants to talk to you. Email Ashley Yore at: ashley.yore@wfts.com

FULL LIST: 

LORAINES ACADEMY & SPA
SAINT PETERSBURG, FL, 337106391
PROPRIETARY LESS THAN 2 YEARS

COSMETOLOGY/COSMETOLOGIST, GENERAL.
BENE'S CAREER ACADEMY
NEW PORT RICHEY, FL, 346521636
PROPRIETARY LESS THAN 2 YEARS

HAIR STYLING/STYLIST AND HAIR DESIGN.
SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE
TAMPA, FL 336074800
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

RECORDING ARTS TECHNOLOGY/TECHNICIAN.
SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE
TAMPA, FL, 336074800
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

ANIMATION, INTERACTIVE TECHNOLOGY, VIDEO GRAPHICS AND SPECIAL EFFECTS.
SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE
TAMPA, FL, 336074800
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

DIGITAL ARTS.
SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE
TAMPA, FL, 336074800
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE
TAMPA, FL, 336074800
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

FASHION/APPAREL DESIGN.
SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE
TAMPA, FL, 336074800
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

INTERIOR DESIGN.
SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE
TAMPA, FL, 336074800
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

GRAPHIC DESIGN.
SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE
TAMPA, FL, 336074800
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

GRAPHIC DESIGN.
SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE
TAMPA, FL, 336074800
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

GAME AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA DESIGN.
SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE
TAMPA, FL, 336074800
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

CINEMATOGRAPHY AND FILM/VIDEO PRODUCTION.
SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE
TAMPA, FL, 336074800
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

MARKETING/MARKETING MANAGEMENT, GENERAL.
SANFORD-BROWN COLLEGE
TAMPA, FL, 336074800
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

FASHION MERCHANDISING.
EAST WEST COLLEGE OF NATURAL MEDICINE
SARASOTA, FL, 342345362
PROPRIETARY 4 YEARS OR MORE

ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE.
ARTISTIC NAILS & BEAUTY ACADEMY
TAMPA, FL, 336055919
PROPRIETARY LESS THAN 2 YEARS

BARBERING/BARBER.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF BEAUTY
LARGO, FL, 337715901
PROPRIETARY LESS THAN 2 YEARS

BARBERING/BARBER.
SHEAR EXCELLENCE HAIR ACADEMY
TAMPA, FL, 336142783
PROPRIETARY LESS THAN 2 YEARS