The 90/10 rule is a federal regulation that applies only to for-profit colleges, requiring them to derive at least 10% of ...

Tressie McMillan Cottom worked in enrollment at two for-profit colleges, but quit because she felt uncomfortable selling students an education they couldn't afford. Her new book is Lower Ed.

He's the CEO of Strayer Education, a for-profit college with 42,000 students and a better reputation than most. "We like to think we're a good actor.

Most critics of for-profit actors in higher education have yet to take serious notice of the growing role the companies are playing on traditional campuses, adds Mr. Klor de Alva.

But the most constructive role the for-profit segment may play is in providing a unique level of stability to the educational ecosystem when (and only when) it establishes sustainable business models.

In 2010, for-profit education made up 8% of the total student enrollment in the U.S. but as of spring 2018, that number comes in closer to 5% in a population with fewer students enrolled, across ...

Examining the cost of education at for-profit universities has the potential to spur reform in these institutions, writes Julie Margetta Morgan. DeVry University has more than 90 campuses ...

For-profit education is bigger than those chains, though. Depending on how you cut it, it’s 5 percent of total enrollment. It’s not as big as the public policy debate would have you think. But the ...

For-profit Stratford University to close: It blames the Education Department for its end Students at for-profit universities were more likely to learn about their colleges or schools from ...

“For-profit education providers have begun to prove that their businesses – historically strong only in bad economic environments – can not only be profitable in good times but can achieve ...

Many for-profit colleges offer online education options. Consider outcomes, financial aid options and coursework offerings. Be wary of aggressive marketing tactics. Enrollment at for-profit ...

The Department of Education has proposed new regulations to protect students enrolled in for-profit institutions and certificate programs from being saddled with debt they can’t afford to repay ...