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Cash-Cow Universities For-profits are growing fast and making money. Do students get what they pay for?   |
Reason
December 2008 |
Letters Letters to the Editor: The Uses of Hyperbole... Education for Profit... |
BusinessWeek
April 30, 2010
Daniel Golden |
The Homeless at College For-profit schools are tapping shelters and halfway houses for new students, loading them with debt and leaving taxpayers on the hook. |
The Motley Fool
December 15, 2010
Brian Stoffel |
Don't Go Anywhere Near This Stock Just because Apollo Group's stock is down doesn't mean it can't drop further. |
BusinessWeek
December 30, 2009
Daniel Golden |
For-Profit Colleges Target the Military Online universities are raking in millions by signing up soldiers as students. But how valuable is the education they're delivering? |
The Motley Fool
January 4, 2006
Rich Smith |
Fools Want to Know, With Apollo Group An interview with the for-profit educator's CEO Todd Nelson on the company, its business practices and its stock. |
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2010
John Hechinger |
What's This Degree Worth? Goldman Sachs made millions through its stake in EDMC, whose schools peddle arts degrees costing up to $100,000. Some debt-crippled students are crying foul. |
The Motley Fool
January 12, 2006
Rich Smith |
Apollo, Was It Something We Said? The chairman and CEO resigns just one week after a published interview with him. Investors have many reasons to give this company its premium valuation. Here is a reprint of the article outlining this for-profit education stand-out. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2009
Liz Peek |
Will Uncle Sam Change For-Profit Schools' Rules? For-profit educators could face greater government intervention. |
The Motley Fool
January 3, 2012
Brian Stoffel |
Was I Completely Wrong About For-Profit Education? Our analyst takes a second look at the industry's ability to disrupt. |
Searcher
May 2006
Barbie E. Keiser |
Beyond ERIC: The Early Years (Part 3) As education moves us from the realm of the child to the adult, the emphasis of the resources shifts from education to learning, with greater responsibility placed on the student for finding, using, sharing, and expanding knowledge in a particular discipline. |
BusinessWeek
March 4, 2010
Daniel Golden |
How Colleges Are Buying Respect For-profit education companies are scooping up small schools to gain accreditation -- and the financial aid dollars that come with it. |
Mother Jones
February 2001
Eyal Press & Jennifer Washburn |
Digital Diplomas Welcome to the brave new world of higher education, where profesors are 'content experts,' classes are 'courseware,' and students are customers. But just what is a dot-com degree worth? |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005
William C. Symonds |
Back To Earth For Apollo Group? High marketing costs could slow growth for the University of Phoenix parent. Analysts urge a neutral attitude toward its stock. |
BusinessWeek
January 31, 2005 |
A Talk With Apollo Group's CEO Todd Nelson on why he settled federal charges and on his big expansion plans. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2012
Ann Marsh |
25 Great Schools For Future Financial Planners The academic landscape for financial planning is shifting rapidly. Here s where to find the next generation of advisors. |
Registered Rep.
September 27, 2010
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
College In Four Years, Not Six Before a teenager falls in love with any colleges be sure to check their graduation rates. It could save your clients tens of thousands of dollars. |
BusinessWeek
January 6, 2011
John Hechinger |
For-Profit College Grads Also Earn a Life of Debt The schools leave students more indebted than conventional colleges |
The Motley Fool
March 14, 2011
Charly Travers |
Buying Opportunities in For-Profit Education Do your homework to find the investment opportunities within the for-profit education industry. |
Fast Company
March 2003
Bill Breen |
The Hard Life and Restless Mind of America's Education Billionaire John Sperling was born dirt-poor, fell in with Communists, and became a union organizer who led a disastrous strike. Today, he runs the world's largest for-profit university -- and a company whose shares are defying gravity on Wall Street. So why do so many smart people seem to hate him? |
Job Journal
March 14, 2010 |
Making the Grade...with an Online Degree With nearly 200 universities and colleges now offering Web-based classes, online education programs have come of age. |
The Motley Fool
December 7, 2011
Dan Newman |
For-Profit Education Needs a Semester Abroad Domestic regulations are hurting for-profit schools, and the solution is in other countries. |
Job Journal
December 13, 2009
Lauren Baumbauer |
Could Your Career Use a Little Class? Expand your knowledge while broadening your network and your horizons. |
The Motley Fool
May 11, 2011
Brian Stoffel |
Here Are 2 Diamonds In the Rough Let's take a look at new student enrollment in for-profit education. |
The Motley Fool
September 16, 2010
Jordan DiPietro |
Are These Stocks Finally Cheap Enough? Has all the bad news been baked into for-profit educators? |
CRM
May 2014
Maria Minsker |
The Evolution of the MBA What business schools are doing to better prepare your future employees. |
The Motley Fool
February 18, 2011
Brian Stoffel |
Why I'm Staying Away From For-Profit Education. There are a number of forces working against the industry. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2011
Robert Eberhard |
For-Profit Schools Aren't All Bad A perspective on for-profit education from an alumnus of both non-profit and for-profit education. |
Financial Planning
November 1, 2011
Danielle Reed |
Financial Planning Education 101: 10 Standout Schools A closer look at ten notable schools for with financial planning programs. |
Fast Company
December 2009
Anya Kamenetz |
For-Profit Universities Want Some Respect For-profit higher-education programs are booming -- even Jack Welch has signed on to offer an executive MBA program bearing his name. Can market-driven schools award online diplomas that graduates are proud of? |
BusinessWeek
November 18, 2010
Hechinger & Lauerman |
Pay Gap: Where For-Profits Beat the Ivy League Executive compensation at for-profit colleges far outpaces that at traditional schools. |
BusinessWeek
September 2, 2010
Greg Bensinger |
Student Loan Scrutiny Could Hurt Washington Post The Washington Post's Kaplan education unit may be battered by a crackdown on loan repayment rules. |
BusinessWeek
November 4, 2010
Daniel Golden |
Online Colleges Target Veterans Washington Post Co.'s for-profit college, Kaplan University, has used the prestige of its parent to attract veterans and their federal aid. |
CRM
May 2011
Leonard Klie |
Higher Education Increases Marketing Schools shift focus to generate more inquiries in-house and boost technology investments. |
AskMen.com
Thomas Bey |
5 Things You Didn't Know About Online Degrees Legitimate degrees obtained online have been dismissed as less prestigious than those earned in a brick-and-mortar classroom. This is beginning to change as the overall curriculum quality is improving. |
Financial Advisor
January 2012
Jerilyn Klein Bier |
College Crunch Advisors should start asking clients where their kids may want to attend college when the kids are high school freshmen or even in middle school, says Mazareas. There's a lot to talk about. |
The Motley Fool
October 29, 2009
Rich Smith |
Why Does College Cost So Much? The answer is simpler than you think. The government can improve access to higher education and reduce the price of it (not the cost, mind you, but the price students pay directly) by increasing financial aid. |
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2011
Katie Spence |
Are These Smarties Headed for Disaster? For-profit education gets an F! If Congress does cut funding, it'll result in reduced student populations and an increase in operating costs. |
Job Journal
November 9, 2008 |
Career Snapshot: Postsecondary Teachers College-level instructors enjoy a class of students more eager to learn. |
Fast Company
September 2009
Anya Kamenetz |
How Web-Savvy Edupunks Are Transforming American Higher Education Free online courses, Wiki universities, Facebook-style tutoring networks -- American higher education is being transformed by a cadre of Web-savvy edupunks. |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 3, 2010
Martha Lagace |
What Is the Future of MBA Education? Why get an MBA degree? Transformations in business and society make this question increasingly urgent for executives, business school deans, students, faculty, and the public. |
CRM
September 2013
Leonard Klie |
Schools Need to Rethink Their CRM Approaches Many colleges and universities are only using CRM for marketing, ignoring vital service and sales components. |
T.H.E. Journal
May 2009
Rama Ramaswami |
Even! But No Longer Odd Once regarded as an unconventional alternative for atypical students, virtual schools have achieved mainstream acceptance, and are now seen as providing an education equal to - if not better than - what their traditional counterpart offers. |
IEEE Spectrum
May 2012
Tekla S. Perry |
John L. Hennessy: Risk Taker Stanford University's president predicts the death of the lecture hall as university education moves online |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2012
Brian Stoffel |
A Fool Hedges His Bets One analyst changes his outlook on for-profit education. |
Registered Rep.
January 23, 2015
Lynn O'Shaughnessy |
Five Secrets Colleges Are Keeping From You While universities may lure students with fancy brochures, luxury housing and scenic architecture, the reality is that colleges are high-stakes businesses preoccupied with enhancing their own prestige. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2012
Prachi Patel |
The $10 000 College Degree A Texas university offers a low-cost bachelor's in IT. But what's it worth? |
Job Journal
January 11, 2009 |
The Course of Your Career Jobs may be hard to find, but opportunities to improve your job skills are not. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 9, 2009
Dian Schaffhauser |
Which Came First - The Technology or the Pedagogy? A new spin on an old riddle goes to the heart of a conflict between K-12 schools and the colleges of education responsible for cultivating and providing them with new teachers. |
Fast Company
December 2009
Anya Kamenetz |
For-Profit Colleges and the Student-Loan-Default Gap The Government Accountability Office reported in September that students at for-profits are much more likely to default on student loans. |
