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Little-known colleges exploit visa loopholes to make millions off foreign students.

June 20, 2011 at 4:23 AM
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At International Technology University, based in California, some classes meet three weekends per semester, allowing sutdents to work thousands of miles away. Tri- Valley University was shut down by the government in January and its owner Susan Hu has been convicted. PHOTO: Noah Berger A federal raid on Tri-Valley U., which investigators say took foreign students’ money in exchange for enabling them to work, has put the university’s 1,500 students in limbo. Above, four students wait to be interrogated .(PHOTO: Karen Kasmauski) Karen Kasmauski for The Chronicle Daniel Ho (left) owns the U. of Northern Virginia, which has called itself the most popular American university for Indian students. “It is very profitable,” says Mr. Ho. “Very profitable. PHOTO: Karen Kasmauski Herguan University is based in Claifornia, though until recently many of its students lived in other states and took class online. PHOTO: Noah Berger Enrolment at International Technological University has jumped to more than 1,500 students- 94% from India- and the college has become very profitable. PHOTO: Noah Berger

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