The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative

The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative (formerly Trump University) is an online education company owned and founded by real estate businessman Donald J. Trump, Sr. It is part of the Trump Organization. It offers courses in real estate, asset management, entrepreneurship, and wealth creation, charging fees ranging from $1500 to $35,000.[1] It is not an accredited University or College.

The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative does not confer college credits or degrees.[2] In May 2011 the company was the subject of an inquiry by the New York State attorney general's office for "illegal business practices".[1]

Name change

In June 2010, the institution officially changed its name from Trump University to The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative, after the New York State Department of Education took the view that it was "misleading and even illegal" for the institution to call itself a university.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Michael Barbaro, "New York Attorney General Is Investigating Trump’s For-Profit School", New York Times, 19 May 2011
  2. ^ Greg Levine, "Trump University Founded For Student 'Customers'", Forbes Magazine, 23 May 2005
  3. ^ "Trump University: No Longer A University?", The Huffington Post, 19 April 2010

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