EDU stocks continue to get hit
Clearly the EDU stocks are continuing to get hit. Apol is leading the downward trend, but the others are following. Many of the analysts I speak with are still concerned about pending legislative changes… Thought they all agree that for the most part on the state level the for-profits are welcomed, but at the federal/national [...]
August search volume still strong, but not as expected
August search volume was strong, but it did not exceed expectations. August, which for the last 4 years was the strongest volume month YTD did not deliver on that expectation. While the volume was still strong as for year over year growth, it did not top the previous months of 2009. August usually tops Jan [...]
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LeadsCon East very strong this year, sold out early
For those of you who didn’t get into this years leadscon East, it was a solid show. Lost of EDU folks from the school side, the vendor side as well as financial types. It sold out early this year, hopefully next year they will find a bigger arena for the conference. It’s a solid sign [...]
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July Search Volume bangs back…
July, usually one of the slowest months for leads and consumer demand once again bucked the trend and was dominant. Check out the stats
You can see that July was actually the stongest month for a number of terms
DOE looking to shorten FASFA form
Wow, we like good news and this can be good news. While I was working at a school I cant help but remember how much difficulty people had with the fasfa forms. It was almost like an entrance exam or sorts. Finally it looks like to Govt. is doing something that will actually result in more [...]
CCA Starts Sunday
For those of you attending the CCA this year good luck and enjoy. Many have expressed some disappointment that the location changed away from Vegas this year. So far the attendance looks strong. Please feel free to post some highlights from this years show.
What ever happened to Apollo’s Billion Dollar International Investment Fund?
Remember the press release from 2007 about Apollo’s billion dollar invetment with Carlyle? What ever happened with that?Apollo Group and the Carlyle Group Form $1 Billion Joint Venture to Make Investments in the International Education Services Sector
PHOENIX & WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 22, 2007–Apollo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOL) (”Apollo Group” or the “Company”), and private equity firm The [...]
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Will online masters growth hold up?
After speaking with many analysts over the last few months there are two big fears that keep being repeated. The first being bad debt and the other top fear is the continued growth of online Master programs. The main reasons mentioned are potential future cuts by corporations of tuition reimbursement & continued decline in economy, thus [...]
