Brazil has the world's 7th largest Gross Domestic Product (GDP), with a population of around 195 million inhabitants, distributed in 27 states (more than five thousand cities). The country has a peculiar higher education system, with a relatively small number of public research universities and a large number of private institutions, both philanthropic and for-profit. Although the system has been growing substantially in the last 15 years, the number of young people attending the university has not exceeded 14% of the 18-25 age cohort eligible to pursue university level study. Approximately 6 million students attend a higher education institution in Brazil— 75% of these students are enrolled in private institutions (approximately half of them are for-profit institutions).
Grand Canyon University was bustling with activity on the second day of classes last week, with an on-campus student population now approaching 8,500, new dormitories and an athletic program ready to launch its first year in NCAA Division I as a member of the Western Athletic Conference.
Founded in 1995, Corinthian is one of the world's largest for-profit college companies, with an enrollment of about 81,000 students at 111 schools in 25 states and Canada. Operating under the names Everest, Heald and WyoTech, it offers job-training programs as well as associate's, bachelor's and master's degrees.
For those of you who are not familiar with Corinthian Colleges (COCO), it's a for-profit company that provides post-secondary education services. It's most well known brand is Everest Colleges, but it has other institutions such as WyoTech and Heald College.
U.S. Senator Dick Durbin called for an examination of for-profit medical schools in the Caribbean that have access to federal student loans yet may be subject to standards below those set for medical students in the U.S.
Some students in the Inland Empire have complained in recent years that the education and degrees they receive from some area for-profit colleges leave them unemployable in their fields of interest and facing mounds of student loan debt.
For-profit colleges will join talks today in Washington as they try to soften an Education Department proposal that sets limits on student debt levels.
For-profit colleges will join talks today in Washington as they try to soften an Education Department proposal that sets limits on student debt levels.
With students enjoying their first weeks on campus and President Obama's call to bring more accountability to colleges still reverberating, for-profit schools are gearing up for what could be another round of battles over government efforts to tighten regulation of their operations.
From my story today: “As the Education Department gathers a panel to rewrite controversial for-profit college regulations, the motto might as well be 'the more things change, the more they stay the same.'
The regulation of for-profit higher education is a hot topic once again, thanks in part to a second round of negotiations over gainful employment rules, which begin today,
The Bay Area's for-profit colleges soak up millions of dollars in taxpayer-funded student grants and loans and charge students high tuition, yet many have low graduation rates or high rates of student loan defaults, an analysis of U.S. Department of Education data reveals.
By every available indication, Corinthian Colleges Inc., one of the country's largest chains of for-profit colleges, stands out as an institution whose students face especially long odds of success.
On Thursday, a U.S. Senate committee began debating how your tax dollars are spent funding for-profit colleges. In a series of investigations over the past year, the I-Team has exposed how many for-profit colleges have been accused of unethical behavior, including providing substandard education and predatory recruiting practices.
At Public Advocates, Studley has been a strong voice for low-income and underrepresented Americans, and the organization has been part of a coalition of consumer groups that has criticized for-profit higher education.
Monash South Africa and Laureate Education have unveiled a partnership agreement that will enable the local higher education provider operated by Australia’s Monash University to expand its student enrolment and academic offerings.
AZ Business Leaders, a leading publication of Arizona's business community, today recognized Dr. Bill Pepicello as a top Arizona education executive for his distinguished 20-year track record of leadership at University of Phoenix, the nation's largest private university. Dr. Pepicello recently informed the University's board of trustees of his intention to retire as president once a successor has been named.
A little more than a week after the state of New York sued Donald Trump for $40 million, claiming his Trump University doesn't give students much benefit, the feds are taking a harder look at all for-profit career education institutions.