Premier Education Group
| Type | Private Vocational |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Website | premiereducationgroup.com |
The Premier Education Group (PEG) is a
medical billing, paralegal, and computer information technology
.
Premier is based in New Haven, Connecticut.[1] The company was started in 1965, when it established its first school.[2]
Institutions
Premier operates programs at these locations under these institutional names:
- Parsippany New Jersey.[3]
- Voorhees, New Jersey; and Upper Darby Township, Pennsylvania.
- Salter College has two locations in Massachusetts, one in Chicopee and one in West Boylston (Worcester area). Premier acquired it in 2002 and oversaw its transition from a certificate-only trade school to an accredited two-year college.[4]
- Salter School had locations in Fall River, New Bedford, and Tewksbury, Massachusetts. It maintains a location in Malden.
- Salter School of Nursing & Allied Health is located in Manchester, New Hampshire.
- American College for Medical Careers is located in Orlando, Florida.
Controversy
Premier Education Group has faced allegations of fraudulently misrepresenting school accreditations and certifications, and of unprofessional academic practices.[5] A federal lawsuit by seven former employees charges that school officials routinely misled students about their career prospects, and falsified records to enroll them and keep them enrolled, so that they could continue to get government grant and loan dollars.
References
- ^ Premier Education Group, Limited Partnership, retrieved June 13, 2019
- ^ "New in Town: Career Training School", U.S. 1 Newspaper, PrincetonInfo.com, February 28, 2007, retrieved March 21, 2012
- ^ Campus Locations: Branford Hall Locations, retrieved September 6, 2015
- ^ Kennedy, Eileen (June 18, 2008), "Salter Takes Stock After First Year As 2-Year College", Worcester Business Journal
- ^ Fry, Chris (March 18, 2011). "Business School Was a Rip, 37 Students Say." Courthouse News Service, retrieved October 28, 2011.