E-Signature Results in Enforceable Agreement to Arbitrate

The 3rd Circuit affirmed a district court ruling granting Kaplan University's motion to compel the student to arbitrate. The 3rd Circuit concluded that the e-signature was a valid method of assent and the student was bound regardless of whether or not she read the enrollment packet.

Buckley LLP discusses the case further.

Arbitration Clauses Between Colleges and Their Students

"Many for-profit college companies have included mandatory arbitration requirements in enrollment agreements for years," according to Stephen Burd at the New America Foundation.  Read more

For cases enforcing arbitration clauses used by colleges, see this post by the law firm DLA Piper.