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.
OPINION: U.S. higher education at risk as DeVos moves to ax for-profit rules
What scrapping the 'gainful employment' rule means for students
OPINION: Is U.S. higher education headed for ‘Wild West’ tumult?
Lax oversight of for-profit colleges illustrates need for transparency
OPINION: The serious consequences of DeVos’ about-face on for-profit colleges
Will students of color suffer the most?
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
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
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
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
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