Stories Tagged as
For-profit colleges
The numbers for September 17, 2014
by
Tony Wagner
Sep 17, 2014
We're watching the Fed, mobile ad spending and vaccination rates Wednesday.
The story of John Sperling, University of Phoenix founder
by
David Gura
Aug 25, 2014
Sperling was an intellectual, a socialist, and eventually a billionaire.
Teaching theology... for profit?
Aug 21, 2014
A for-profit college based in Georgia offers theology degrees to would-be pastors.
Hold up on aid threatens for-profit college
by
Noel King
Jun 20, 2014
A delay in receiving students' federal grants could sink Corinthian Colleges
Report finds low graduation rates, but high federal aid
Jun 18, 2014
A report identifies colleges where most students drop out, many drowning in debt.
Measuring the employment rates of for-profit grads
by
Amy Scott
Sep 9, 2013
Negotiators are back at the table, after a federal judge vacated new regulations for career training programs last summer.
'Trump University' sued for $40 million by New York attorney general
Aug 26, 2013
Donald Trump's for-profit university made false claims according to New York's attorney general.
For public good, not for profit.
University of Phoenix tries to grow some ivy
by
Amy Scott
Jan 17, 2013
The for-profit, online university is offering a class taught by academia's A-list in a move to boost its ailing reputation
For-profit college dropouts take wage hit
by
Amy Scott
Aug 29, 2012
A new study indicates that students who drop out of for-profit colleges fare worse in terms of pay than those who quit community colleges.
Report: A boom industry profits from U.S. student aid
by
Adriene Hill
Jul 30, 2012
A report issued by U.S. Sen. Thomas Harkin describes the explosive growth of for-profit colleges, from trade schools to online universities, fueled by federal loans to students who, more often than not, drop out.