'Gainful Employment' Rules Garner New Attention
Hearings have been announced to get feedback from higher education on new measures for 'gainful employment,' while a coalition of advocates push for enforcement. Read Full Post >
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September 30, 2012
Students Struggle to Repay Loans
The default rate on college loans dropped slightly from fiscal 2008 to fiscal 2009, data show. Read Full Post >
August 28, 2012
Examining Impact of Studying at 2-Year For-Profit Colleges
New study from the National Bureau of Economic Research tracks earning power of graduates from two-year, for-profit college programs. Read Full Post >
July 30, 2012
Senate Releases Critical Report of For-Profit Colleges
A two-year investigation of for-profit colleges by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee results in a scathing report that portrays interests of shareholders ahead of students. Read Full Post >
July 03, 2012
Court Ruling Puts New Gainful-Employment Regulation on Hold
A federal judge declared a portion of the new gainful employment rules are career-training programs without basis, putting implementation up in the air. Read Full Post >
June 28, 2012
New Tool Allows Easy Search of Career-Technical Program Performance
American Institutes for Research offers free to for reviewing career-technical program performance by state. Read Full Post >
June 26, 2012
Five Percent of For-Profit Career-Training Programs Fail Early Test
The U.S. Department of Education today released data that show 5 percent of career-training programs don't meet any of the three requirements of the new federal gainful-employment rule. The regulations that measure students' ability to pay back loans and make money after graduation apply to all car... Read Full Post >
February 23, 2012
Job Success of For-Profit College Grads Falls Behind Others
New study highlights employment challenges for for-profit college graduates compared with counterparts from other higher education institutions. Read Full Post >
September 05, 2011
U.S. News' Best-Colleges List to Include For-Profit Schools
The 2012 U.S. News and World Reports' Best Colleges ranking to be released on Sept. 13 will include for the first time for-profit colleges and universities that grant bachelor's degrees and are regionally accredited—many of which are online programs. The news came in an article about the meth... Read Full Post >
September 02, 2011
Education Department Hosts Website on 'Program Integrity' Rules
For those trying to sort out the details of the new federal regulations, referred to as "program integrity" rules, the U.S. Department of Education launched a Q&A website this week. Here, you can find out how the much-debated gainful-employment rules will work. The gainful-employment rules released... Read Full Post >
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