{"content":[{"text":"UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION \n WASHINGTON, D.C. 20202","bbox":{"left":0.146242,"top":0.038023,"width":0.435686,"height":0.037257}},{"text":"IN THE MATTER OF","bbox":{"left":0.026144,"top":0.155447,"width":0.179176,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Docket No. 02-78-SP","bbox":{"left":0.445516,"top":0.155447,"width":0.16937199999999997,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Trocaire College,","bbox":{"left":0.035948,"top":0.189538,"width":0.137215,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Federal Student Aid","bbox":{"left":0.442752,"top":0.189538,"width":0.15794100000000005,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Proceeding","bbox":{"left":0.44281,"top":0.223629,"width":0.08821600000000002,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Respondent.","bbox":{"left":0.227124,"top":0.240674,"width":0.09748999999999997,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Appearances:","bbox":{"left":0.026144,"top":0.325902,"width":0.106706,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Michael R. Moravec, Esq., of Phillips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber, \n York, for Tocaire College","bbox":{"left":0.202614,"top":0.325902,"width":0.582059,"height":0.037256999999999985}},{"text":"Buffalo, New","bbox":{"left":0.833693,"top":0.325902,"width":0.10672599999999988,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Denise Morelli, Esq., of the Office of the General Counsel, United States Department of \n Education, Washington, D.C., for Office of Federal Student Aid","bbox":{"left":0.202614,"top":0.377038,"width":0.6921180000000001,"height":0.03725700000000004}},{"text":"BEFORE:","bbox":{"left":0.026144,"top":0.428174,"width":0.080627,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"Chief Administrative Law Judge Allan C. Lewis","bbox":{"left":0.209712,"top":0.428174,"width":0.380687,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"DECISION","bbox":{"left":0.320261,"top":0.479311,"width":0.09149000000000002,"height":0.020212000000000008}},{"text":"This is an action initiated by the Office of Federal Student Aid of the United States Department of Education \n (FSA) to recover $482,313 of alleged ineligible disbursements of Title IV funds. It is based upon a final program \n review determination in which FSA concluded that (1) Trocaire College improperly disbursed Title IV assistance to \n students before the eligibility status of a new program was approved by the Secretary and (2) the new program was an \n ineligible program because the students received compensation while participating in the externship aspect of the \n program. Based upon the findings of fact and conclusions of law, infra, it is concluded that the United States \n Department of Education may recover $482,313.","bbox":{"left":0.026144,"top":0.513402,"width":0.925686,"height":0.12248400000000004}},{"text":"Trocaire College is a small private, Catholic college sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy. It offered two-year \n associate degree programs in various areas such as business administration (health care office management, sales & \n marketing and transfer), liberal arts, massage therapy, and surgical technology as well as one-year certificate programs \n such as computer office specialist, medical coding, nursing, and office technology. In January 2000, Trocaire added a \n new certificate program entitled Transportation Technology: Trucking Certificate Program (Program). This certificate \n program consisted of 28 credit hours. It had 12 weeks of classroom study (21 credit hours) in courses such as \n transportation operator wellness, basic trucking operations and vehicle systems, and advanced vehicle operations. The \n classroom study was then followed by an 18-week externship (7 credit hours) that provided practical driving \n experience. The externship portion of the Program was provided through a contractual agreement with National Tractor \n Trailer School which, in turn, contracted with individual trucking companies. While participating in the externship, \n students received compensation from the trucking companies.","bbox":{"left":0.026124,"top":0.649765,"width":0.943647,"height":0.19066699999999992}},{"text":"Prior to offering the Program, Trocaire failed to apply to the Secretary of the United States Department of \n Education for approval to add this program to its Title IV eligibility certification. It did, however, communicate with \n the New York State Department of Education (New York State). Subsequently, New York State registered the Program \n as it conformed to the standards of registration set forth in Subchapter A of the Regulations of the Commissioner of \n Education.","bbox":{"left":0.026124,"top":0.854311,"width":0.9426079999999999,"height":0.08839299999999994}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}