Anonymous letter
From time to time we receive anonymous letters from people who have something to say, but don’t want to be outed/exposed, here is a recent one:
I have heard most if not all of the arguments & viewpoints against the way for-profit schools market. I have heard all of the name calling, the comparison to the [...]
Gainful employment, what it can mean to forprofit schools
During long winded negotiated rulemaking for Higher Education, the US DOE proposed defining gainful employment by establishing a 8% debt to income threshold (debt to income is also commonly used for mortgage limits) based on median student debt for recent college graduates with income based either on Bureau of Labor Statistics 25th percentile wage data [...]
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For-Profit Ed: NegReg Draft Rules Tough on Several Key Issues
Yesterday after the close, the Department of Education (DOE) delivered a draft of the Negotiated Rulemaking (NegReg) regulations that align with a negative scenario:
1) Tying Title IV eligibility to a “gainful employment” metrics including cost of program , loan debt, and income after graduation. (apparantly to be applied to vocational programs only)
2) Getting rid of all [...]
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Security Analyst Faults Barron’s Cover Story on For Profits
Security Analyst Faults Barron’s Cover Story on For Profits:
A cover story (http://online.barrons.com/article/SB125755384448934953.html#articleTabs_panel_article%3D1%26articleTabs%3Darticle) this week in Barron’s takes aim at for-profit colleges and universities, saying student graduation rates and default rates are worse than those at traditional colleges, and that student dropout rates are as high as those at public universities.
”For-profit schools like to blame dropouts [...]
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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 [...]
Education committee hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives
If U.S. education officials follow through on their assurances to lawmakers Wednesday, higher-education institutions that participate in federal student aid programs could face a lot more scrutiny in how they enroll students.
At an education committee hearing of the U.S. House of Representatives, an Education Department official and a government investigator vowed to go after institutions [...]
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ForProfitEDU.com welcomes veteran journalist Andrea Foster
ForProfitEDUis proud to welcome future contributions from veteran journalist Andrea Foster. Our relationship with Andrea Foster is a positive step in our continued efforts to provide you with quality industry content. We look forward to the work she will be sharing in the coming months.
Andrea Foster is a veteran journalist whose specialty is education, technology, and Congress. She [...]
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Our Linkedin Group just surpassed 1000+ members
Just wanted to share with you that we have surpassed the 1000+ member mark for our linkedin group. There are many hot topics & discussions on that group from many of the leaders in the industry. People seem to share more within that closed group than freely on the web. If you are within the [...]
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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 [...]
what if the DOE limited growth rates on for-profit schools
I have been speaking with a number of analysts all of who seem to be focused on the Dept. of Ed and possible changes to the for-profit edu industry. One recent discussion focused on the what if scenario if the capped growth rates for for-profit schools. While I doubt something like that will occur, it [...]
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