Category Archives: For-Profit Schools

Advocates for For-Profits Try To Illuminate Institutions’ Attributes In Three New Reports

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

Compiled by Paul Bradley Editor Community College Week Call it the pushback of the for-profits. Even as the Obama administration nears final approval of new rules designed to rein in the nation’s burgeoning proprietary education sector — enrollment in the … Continue reading →

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Aspen Institute Opens College Competition

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

Let the numbers crunching begin – at least for 120 lucky community colleges. Those institutions are being invited to compete for the $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, an effort by the Aspen Institute for College Excellence to … Continue reading →

Posted in Achieving the Dream, College Retention, Fastest-Growing Community Colleges, For-Profit Schools, Funding Community Colleges, Pathways to the Baccalaureate, Public Colleges, Two-Year Colleges, Uncategorized, Workforce Education | Leave a comment

POV: What Community Colleges Can Learn from For-Profit Schools

Posted on March 23, 2011 by

By Felipe Payan Computer Applications Instructor Los Angeles Southwest Community College I remember attending East Los Angeles Community College (ELAC) back in the fall of 1982. Ronald Reagan was president, interest rates were 19 percent, unemployment was hovering around 10 … Continue reading →

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