They say education is the hope of the nation. When the citizens of the country are well-educated, they can get good jobs that will, in turn, be beneficial to the economy.

In many countries, education is free for some levels while in some, it’s been a struggle they’ve continually been fighting for.

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However, it is a sad fact that a lot of universities around the world are more concerned with the profit that they gain from the students – be it with the skyrocketing tuition fee, the very much expensive books, and other unnecessary miscellaneous expenses. Sadly, the education system is not framed to be a social service but rather a money milking business.

In Arizona State University, Economic Professor Brian Goegan exposed a profit scam done by the university. He sent a mass email to his students detailing how the university was milking money from them.

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In his email, Goegan explained that the university has partnered with Cengage. The university had to require their students taking ECN 211 and 212 to purchase MindTap – a Cengage product where the students will turn in their assignments. In return, the professor claimed that Cengage would give Provost a big monetary grant.

But it’s not just that, Geogan exposed that they were told to fail at least 30% of their students from passing the class so it would seem like Provost “solved” a problem that didn’t actually exist.

Geogan has been against this policy, but it was when he lost his job that he decided to expose it.

Upon making rounds on the internet, others later shared that they had the same experience in their universities as well.

Some people were shocked by the allegations, while others shared their similar experiences