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School is target of investigation
The state is looking into complaints about Florida Metropolitan University.
By Times Staff Writer
Published November 23, 2005
TALLAHASSEE - Attorney General Charlie Crist has opened an investigation of a Tampa for-profit college amid numerous complaints from students who say they were pressured to sign up for classes that were not recognized by other schools.
The investigation targets Florida Metropolitan University, part of Corinthian Colleges, a Southern California company that operates trade and technical colleges across the country.
FMU has campuses at 10 locations in Florida, including Clearwater, Tampa, Brandon and Lakeland. On its Web site, www.fmu.edu the school says its Tampa headquarters was founded in 1890 and is the oldest business college in Florida.
Crist's solicitor general, Chris Kise, issued the school a subpoena on Nov. 17. The six-page document demanded records of complaints, advertisements, training and salary information for admissions specialists, and all pending or concluded lawsuits.
Corinthian disclosed the subpoena in a regulatory filing last week with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company said in a statement that it expects to cooperate in the state investigation.
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