It's your money and you can do with it what you want. Don't ever tell anybody that you haven't been warned.
If I was looking for a place and this was the responce it had generated, I would at least do some more research on the subject.
Tips. Talk to former students, ask about a money back garantee, ask serious questions about the Visa program he opts for. And make sure you can check his claim to fame. (call the INS).
Also find out how many of his students actually got a job and how much he did to help them get that job.
I was'nt that smart and almost ended-up as one of his victims.
Be warned