Posts Tagged ‘for-profit colleges’
DC Shuttle: Regulating For-Profit Colleges, Skills for America’s Future and Other Higher Ed News from Washington
by The New England Council
June 13, 2011
Republican senators boycotted a Tuesday hearing of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) which was called to discuss recruiting practices at for-profit colleges. Ranking Member Michael Enzi (R-WY) said in a letter that “until the Majority demonstrates a sincere willingness to hold fair hearings on higher education, we will not participate ...
Read MoreTags: federal education policy, for-profit colleges, New England Council, Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP), Skills for America's Future | No Comments
Unintended Consequences: An Uncertain Future for Distance Learning
by Jay A. Halfond
June 9, 2011
While most in the academic community know about the attempt to rein in the for-profits, few are aware of its collateral damage. In October, the Department of Education issued its Program Integrity Rules, intended to protect federal funds especially from those for-profit institutions with high student loan default rates. Well-intentioned though this was, the DOE ...
Read MoreTags: distance learning, for-profit colleges, Jay A. Halfond, Title IV, U.S. Department of Education | 1 Comment
Despite Bad Press and Financial Hits, For-Profit Colleges Could Be Key Source of Transfers
by Darrell P. Aaron
February 5, 2011
In a recent article in Inside Higher Education, transfer expert Marc Cutright of the University of North Texas writes about the growing importance that four-year colleges and universities should place on students transferring from community college. Public colleges, led by community colleges, grant more than a half million associate degrees annually and the number grew ...
Read MoreTags: community colleges, Darrell P. Aaron, enrollment, for-profit colleges, graduation rates, Inside Higher Education, National Center for Education Statistics | No Comments
For-Profit Colleges: Futile Degrees or Fruitful Employment?
by Courtney Wilk
November 3, 2010
For-profit colleges such as the University of Phoenix and Kaplan University offer an alternative to traditional two-year and four-year non-profit institutions by focusing, if their rhetoric is to be believed, on learning “relevant material you can apply immediately to your workplace.” With the rise in unemployment and the difficulties college grads are experiencing securing jobs, ...
Read MoreTags: Courtney Wilk, Education Management Corporation, for-profit colleges, Kaplan University, nontraditional students, proprietary colleges, student loans, U.S. Department of Education, University of Phoenix | 3 Comments
Among Latest Comings & Goings, Meotti Named Interim Chief of New Conn. Regents
by John O. Harney
July 1, 2011
Connecticut Higher Education Commissioner Michael P. Meotti, a NEBHE delegate, was named interim president of the the state's new Board of Regents of Higher Education. Under the state's recent education reorganization, the Regents will serve as the board for the community colleges, state universities and Charter Oak State College, as of Jan. 1. ...
Read MoreTags: Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities, Comings and Goings, Connecticut Community Colleges, for-profit colleges, Lyndon, Meotti, President, Regents, Vermont State Colleges | No Comments