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Stratford Career Institute (SCI) is a distance education school established in 1991 that offers at-home vocational training programs to students in North America. Stratford's corporate offices are located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with a U.S shipping/mailing office in St. Albans, Vermont.

Stratford offers more than 60 distance education courses with correspondence by mail, the Internet, or in combination. SCI markets its courses for the purposes of "personal development" to learn or improve skills that can be used to seek employment in a particular field or for personal enjoyment.

In February 2016, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against the school. The FTC alleged that the institute was misleading consumers about its high school program, which the FTC said failed to meet the basic requirements set by most U.S. states. SCI settled those claims in 2017, agreeing to cease making false claims about its programs, notify students that they could cancel their high school program enrollment, and not pursue debts owed by students for that program.

Accreditation

Stratford Career Institute does not hold any regional and national educational accreditation that is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or any Canadian accreditation agency.

References

  1. "Contact Stratford Career Institute". www.scitraining.com. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  2. "About Stratford Career Institute - Distance Learning School". www.scitraining.com. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  3. "FTC Files Action Against Stratford Career Institute for Misleading Consumers About Online High School 'Diploma' Course - Federal Trade Commission". ftc.gov. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
  4. "Complaint for permanent injunction and other equitable relief" (PDF). www.ftc.gov.
  5. "Stratford Career Institute Agrees to Settle FTC Charges". Federal Trade Commission. 2017-02-03. Retrieved 2019-12-29.
  6. "Frequently Asked Questions - Stratford Career Institute". www.scitraining.com. Retrieved 2019-12-29.

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