for-profit colleges

That’s what Steve Gunderson told education website Inside Higher Ed about the proprietary of the for-profit colleges he represents as President and CEO of Career Education Colleges and Universities. Many of those schools are owned by public companies.  The for-profit colleges worry about...

Two big pieces of news hit the education market recently, both in the for-profit college sector. On July 29, Strategic Education Inc (NASDAQ: STRA) bought schools and education programs operating in Australia and New Zealand from Laureate Education Inc (NASDAQ: LAUR) for $643 million in cash. The...

A day after the Federal Trade Commission began refunding students defrauded by DeVry University, attorneys general from 18 states and the District of Columbia raised further objections to widely-scrutinized for-profit colleges. The coalition announced Thursday a concentrated lawsuit against...

There's been a lot of debate lately, about the value of a university degree. While those who have graduated from college certainly outearn those who have not, the actual kind of college degree earned makes a big difference in eventual salary expectations. But in general, the traditional...