Wednesday, November 10, 2010

For-Profit College, Kaplan University, is Scrutinized


An eye-opening and disturbing article on higher education in the for-profit sector:

Scrutiny Takes Toll on For-Profit College Company
[O]ver the last few months, Kaplan and other for-profit education companies have come under intense scrutiny from Congress, amid growing concerns that the industry leaves too many students mired in debt, and with credentials that provide little help in finding jobs.
Reports of students who leave such schools with heavy debt, only to work in low-paying jobs, have prompted the Department of Education to propose regulations that would cut off federal financing to programs whose graduates have high debt-to-income ratios and low repayment rates.

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