Education Oct 23 Why these veterans regret their for-profit college degrees — and debt By Karina Hernandez, The Hechinger Report
Education Aug 03 Strapped for students, nonprofit colleges use for-profit recruiting tactics The move to more aggressive strategies comes after four-and-a-half years of overall enrollment declines at U.S. universities and colleges. And while private, nonprofit schools have managed to maintain a fairly level number of students, they’re finding that harder and more… By Jon Marcus, The Hechinger Report
Education Mar 14 U.S. to fire monitor overseeing turnaround strategies of for-profit colleges WASHINGTON — The Education Department is removing a law firm hired to oversee the turnaround of schools owned by Corinthian Colleges Inc., a for-profit education company whose financial collapse had placed at risk more than $1 billion in federal student… By Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press
Education Jan 27 FTC sues for-profit DeVry University over job, earning claims WASHINGTON — Another large for-profit college is under government scrutiny — this time, it's DeVry University. By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press
Education Jul 24 Watch 11:01 Are for-profit universities taking advantage of veterans? Since 2009, the G.I. Bill has paid up to $21,000 a year of college tuition for those who served in Iraq or Afghanistan. Much of that money, though, goes to for-profit schools, which award degrees some employers don’t recognize. Aaron… By PBS News Hour