Apollo Group gets hammered due to SEC inquiry!
Apollo group is getting hammered today due to its announcement of the SEC inquiry yesterday. I would have to agree with JPM & Piper Jaffray’s view on this and believe the market is once again over reacting to EDU news… Their EPS & Enrollment are above expectations & their retention has continued to improve. In addition [...]
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House Committee on Education and Labor passed The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act
The House Committee on Education and Labor passed The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) of 2009, H.R. 3221, this included the increase of the 90/10 rule to three years.
Maybe all of the fear mongers hovering over the industry should start to realize there is lots of good and that while some minor changes [...]
New faculty subgroup on the for-profit edu group
We had received many requests to create a new faculty subgroup within the forprofit edu group on linkedin. So here it is: http://www.linkedin.com/e/vgh/2111792/ The group is for any & all current, former or those who want to get a job as faculty.
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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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Department of Education Conference Call
Department of Education Conference Call
The (DOE) Department of Education held a conference call on Friday that didn’t really clarify any potential upcoming regulatory changes.
Deputy Undersecretary Robert Shireman basically repeated what was published in The Federal Register.
In essence they intend to convene a committee to develop & propose regulations to maintain and/ or improve program [...]
Growth continues to look strong in for-profit industry
After speaking with many analysts and marketers it seems like the positive growth is continuing into the second quarter. Lead volume & enrollment growth seem to have continued from the first quarter. Lots of continued interest in investing into the for-profit arena is always a great sign. The only negative area has been the stock [...]
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EDU stocks trading at low prices & multiples
Take a look at the EDU stocks, now looks to be a good time to buy in at good prices and at multiples as low as they have been in a while. With all the bullish discussion of late the EDU sector has taken a hit. With people/investors being short sighted and thinking, hey if [...]
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Can You imagine the Govt being the only source for Financial Aid?? It’s a little scary!
We all know the many issues that surface when you need to do business with the Government…think DMV…IRS… I can’t imagine how ugly it would be to have the Govt as the only player in town for student loans…
This is what was said by the head to FA at Yale during a discussion with Obama [...]
