USC did not inform students that many components of the online master's of social work degree are outsourced to a for-profit education company, a lawsuit alleges. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) ...

Graduates of the University of Southern California’s online social work master’s program filed a complaint Thursday, accusing the school of false advertising when it claimed that its program was the ...

USC falsely marketed an online social-work degree program as equal to its respected on-campus offering, using it as a "cash cow" to lure in students unaware of the difference, a class-action lawsuit ...