SETTLEMENT GIVES NEW MEXICO STUDENTS DEBT RELIEF
NEW MEXICO (KSMX) – A settlement will provide $1.8 million in debt relief for New Mexico students who were enrolled in certain for-profit schools and online courses. Attorney General Hector Balderas says more than 700 students in New Mexico are eligible for relief under a multi-state settlement with Illinois-based Career Education Corp. Nationally, the settlement includes the CEC’s agreement to reform its recruiting and enrollment practices and to forgo collecting about $493.7 million in debts owed by 179,529 students.