The Kept-Up Academic Librarian: For-Profit Higher Education By The Numbers

August 17, 2012

For-Profit Higher Education By The Numbers

The for-profit higher education industry was the target of a bruising report issued last week. Based on a two-year effort, the report detailed high rates of loan default, aggressive recruiting, higher than average tuition, low retention rates, and little job placement assistance. The report has provoked some pushback. The Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, a membership organization composed of accredited for-profit schools, issued a statement criticizing what it saw as "continued political attacks" on the for-profit sector. It didn't contest the following numbers. Read more at:
http://www.motherjones.com/media/2012/08/explosive-growth-profit-higher-education-numbers

Aug 17, 2012 1:26:00 AM | For Profit Higher Education

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