For-Profit Colleges

For-profit institutions have come under fire for saddling students with too much debt and not enough job options, even as enrollment has nearly tripled to 1.8 million since 2000. New federal regulations are aimed squarely at the booming businesses, threatening to cut off student aid if too many graduates default on their loans. See all our Special Reports

For profit colleges

OPINION: Is U.S. higher education headed for ‘Wild West’ tumult?

Lax oversight of for-profit colleges illustrates need for transparency

For-Profit Colleges

by  F. King Alexander  – July 9, 2018

May 2, 2018, Washington D.C. — Education Secretary Betsy Devos at the Teacher of the Year ceremony at the White House.

OPINION: The serious consequences of DeVos’ about-face on for-profit colleges

Will students of color suffer the most?

For-Profit Colleges

by  Robert Rothman  – May 21, 2018

COLUMN: For-profit colleges lose when two-year colleges offer B.A. degrees

Traditional four-year schools see boost in degrees when community colleges compete

For-Profit Colleges

by  Jill Barshay  – April 16, 2018

Mississippi

The largely poor and rural state of Mississippi suffers from the highest rate of childhood poverty in the country, along with some of the lowest scores on standardized tests. A legacy of racism and segregation are among the roadblocks that keep the children of Mississippi from reaching their full potential.
In 2015 and 2016, 3.9 million college students dropped out of college with debt, Jill Barshay wrote in The Hechinger Report. Data from College Scorecard of the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.

OPINION: Can ‘risk-share’ financial aid models reverse some ‘alarming data’ on student completion rates?

Strayer’s president on ‘skin in the game’ and an incentive program that’s working

For-Profit Colleges

by  Brian W. Jones  – December 5, 2017

COLUMN: Federal data shows 3.9 million students dropped out of college with debt in 2015 and 2016

For-profit sector produced a disproportionate share of indebted dropouts

For-Profit Colleges

by  Jill Barshay  – November 6, 2017

A bid to show which colleges are worth the money reveals some surprises

Latest “gainful-employment” data show problems are not limited to for-profit schools

For-Profit Colleges

by  Jon Marcus  – November 17, 2016

For-profit colleges stay quietly on offense

Money to Congress and for lobbying continues to flow

For-Profit Colleges

by  Meredith Kolodner  – October 12, 2016

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Under pressure, groups that assess colleges promise to take a closer look at graduation rates

Accreditation organizations will also examine loan default rates

For-Profit Colleges

by  Meredith Kolodner  – September 21, 2016

Some surprising reasons companies are rushing to help their workers get degrees

The fine print behind the seemingly civic-spirited return to tuition reimbursement benefits

For-Profit Colleges

by  Jon Marcus  – June 7, 2016

Seeking a fresh start, battered for-profit colleges give themselves a new name

Rebranding highlights a three-year strategy to reverse dramatic enrollment declines

Divided We Learn

by  Jon Marcus  – June 6, 2016

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