Tag: Proprietary Colleges & Universities: Page 5

Students

College Loan Default Rates Rise, Report Says

The number of college students who defaulted on their federal student loans climbed in the fiscal year that ended in September 2008, according to new government data released Monday.

September 14, 2010

Students

For-profit College Firm Stocks Dive Following Loan Data Disclosure

Shares of for-profit education companies slid Monday as government data showed that many of their students aren’t repaying school loans, which could imperil the ability of their students to receive federal financial aid, the bulk of the schools’ revenue.

August 16, 2010

Students

Senate Hearing: Videos of For-Profit School Staffers Expose Fraudulent Acts

Secretly-recorded videos of shady practices within the for-profit college sector got aired Wednesday during an occasionally testy Senate committee hearing that probed the extent of those practices among the proprietary schools.

August 4, 2010

Students

Proposed Rules Aimed at For-profit Colleges Explored During Policy Discussion

The for-profit college sector was portrayed as both villain and victim Friday at a Washington policy institute panel discussion on the proposed rules that seek to make the sector more accountable.

August 1, 2010

Students

Proposed Federal Rules Target For-profit Colleges

The Education Department proposed much-anticipated regulations this past Friday that would cut off federal aid to for-profit college programs if too many of their students default on loans or don’t earn enough after graduation to repay them.

July 26, 2010

Students

Advocates Urge Quick Action on Rules Governing For-profits

For-profit postsecondary Institutions account for 10 percent of enrolled U.S. college students but 44 percent of student loan defaults.

July 20, 2010

Community Colleges

Mississippi University for Women Bets on Online Education

The dean of the School of Professional Studies at the Mississippi University for Women (MUW) and director of its new e-college, says plans are in motion to make MUW a major player in the burgeoning online education movement.

June 22, 2010

Students

College “Student Group” Aided by For-profit Industry

Career College Association, a lobbying group for for-profit schools, provided the organizational muscle to launch the grassroots-sounding Students for Academic Choice at a time when for-profit colleges are under fire.

June 13, 2010

Community Colleges

Two-Year Wisconsin Colleges Seek To Offer Four-Year Degrees

The University of Wisconsin’s two-year colleges could soon have the power to offer limited four-year degrees under a plan aimed at serving adult students in mostly rural areas.

June 10, 2010

Community Colleges

Education Secretary, Experts at DeVry Forum Assess U.S. College Completion Challenge

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, along with expert panelists, offered their perspectives on how best to achieve the Obama administration’s goal for attaining the world’s best educated workforce during a policy forum hosted by DeVry University.

May 11, 2010

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Academic Leaders Debate Whether U.S. Higher Education Is Broken

In a televised debate, two prominent public university leaders on Tuesday disagreed sharply with two  private institution leaders on whether the business model of U.S. higher education is broken.

April 28, 2010

Students

Education Leader Lifts Community Colleges Into Limelight

Eduardo J. Padron – a man with a gentle demeanor, steely determination and the look of a polished, stately professor – is one of the greatest proponents of the nation’s more than 1,000 community colleges.

April 12, 2010