Tag: For-Profit Institutions

COVID-19

New Research Makes the Case for More Student Veteran Enrollment

A  recently published brief from the American Talent Initiative (ATI) is making the case for colleges and universities to enroll and support more student veterans.

December 4, 2020

COVID-19

Truth in Advertising? Education Stakeholders Seek to Hold For-Profit Institutions Accountable

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, for-profit colleges stand to benefit as some increase their advertising and enrollment efforts, touting online programs that could draw the newly unemployed. But advocates for veteran education fear this is bad news for service members and veterans, who are historically targeted by for-profits that have poor graduation rates and high […]

September 4, 2020

News Roundup

Senators Concerned After U of Arizona Agrees to Purchase For-Profit College

In an effort to expand its online offerings, the University of Arizona (UA) has agreed to purchase the fully-online, for-profit college Ashford University — but two U.S. senators are concerned that UA is risking becoming the owner of a predatory institution, reports tuscon.com. “Without clear protections for students built into this transaction by UA, its […]

August 17, 2020

Students

Report Examines How Online For-Profit Institutions Impact Vulnerable Students

Online programs provided by for-profit institutions are known to focus their marketing and recruitment strategies toward vulnerable students that are low-income, African-American, veterans, women and are over the age of 25. A new report by the Center for Responsible Learning (CRL) assesses how these programs have affected these minority groups and what attracted them to online learning.

March 29, 2019

Community Colleges

Report Shows High School Counselors More Informed On Community Colleges Than For-Profit Institutions, Transfer Requirements

According to results from recent National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) research, high school counselors on average feel prepared to advise students about community colleges and believe the community colleges offer relatively simple application and enrollment processes. But, the research report “Community Colleges and Transfer” also determined that several counselors don’t feel as prepared […]

February 14, 2019