Some 35 percent of first-time, full-time college students who plan to earn a bachelor's degree reach their goal within four years, and 56 percent achieve it within six years, according to a report...
Four-year private institutions spent about $2,073 to recruit each new student in 2005, more than four times what four-year public institutions spent and 28 times what two-year public colleges spent...
It is discouraging to see The Chronicle run pieces with errors of commission and omission about the for-profit sector of higher education. The most recent is Joshua Woods's "Opportunity, Ease, Encouragement, and Shame: a Short Course in Pitching For-Profit Education"
Some 35 percent of first-time, full-time college students who plan to earn a bachelor's degree reach their goal within four years, and 56 percent achieve it within six years, according to a report ...
Private colleges took on higher levels of debt in the 2005 fiscal year, according to a report released on Wednesday by Moody's Investors Service, but they also kept themselves financially healthy...
Education Management Corporation, which enrolls 72,000 students on 72 campuses in 24 states, agreed to sell itself last week to two private equity firms for $3.4-billion, becoming the first publicly traded higher-education company to turn private. The move triggered speculation among analysts that the deal could lead to other takeovers of for-profit colleges.
Four-year private institutions spent about $2,073 to recruit each new student in 2005, more than four times what four-year public institutions spent and 28 times what two-year public colleges...