For-profit universities and colleges

Why For-Profit Colleges Aren’t What You’d Expect Few things give Americans more stress than college; decisions regarding higher education can be some of the most difficult. Recently, an increasing number of people have been choosing to attend for-profit universities such as University of Phoenix or Corinthian Colleges. These schools offer incentives that tend to appeal to people of middle to lower income level, yet they cost much more that attending a traditional nonprofit school. In his essay, “Why Do You Think They’re Called For-Profit Colleges?” Kevin Carey examines how these schools leave students with mountains of debt, appeal to working class people, and share common flaws with nonprofit colleges. Carey presents the facts on how students…

True Cost of For-Profit Schools? It was a typical Thursday night for 29 year-old Dane Lockman. The single father had just put his son to bed and was flipping through late night infomercials, looking for something to pike his interest. Suddenly, a captivating advertisement for Westwood College of Atlanta filled the screen. As Dane listened to the sales pitch, he felt the burning desire to pick up the phone and call the number on the screen. He could do this! He could be the first person in his…

Going to college has become the new trend and its attendance has been increasing for quite some time now. Everybody is doing it—yes, that includes women, minorities, and all social classes. In the United States, we have a variety of college types that can be attended for all different types of people and educational opportunities. What I am going to discuss is if there is really a “better option” of the type of school everyone should be aiming to go to. Which college, a community college,…

Field”, Christopher Beha goes undercover as a college student at the University of Phoenix and makes effective claims about the corrupt nature of these institutions and the increasing push for degree attainment by the American government. He reports his experience at the University of Phoenix and how he started to question the integrity of the concept. He addresses the origins of the college and how it has evolved from its original intent. Beha makes his claim by describing his experiences with…

articles, they are Are College Worth the Price of Admission? By Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus, and Why Do You Think They’re Called For-Profit Colleges? By Kevin Carey. Besides these two articles, I also want to response to the topic Is Higher Education Worth the Price? first. When I first saw the title of this chapter, I was immediately attracted. This is the question I have been searching for answer since I was in high school. As I scan through the chapter, I saw some very interesting…

Topic Paper 2: Recruitment and Retention There are many strategies that colleges and universities utilize to attract students to their schools (College Recruitment Practices, 2016). The literature outlines many ways that colleges and universities market themselves from direct visits of college staff to high school campuses, direct mailing, calling students, recruitment websites and offering college visits are just a few of the ways colleges attract student. Elite colleges and universities will…

in sports is if college athletes deserved to be paid or not. Many people view student athletes competing in the NCAA as professional athletes and athletes in every other league receive money. While, others have a different opinion. Tubby Smith and Gary Smith are authors of a sports article discussing why they believe college athletes should not get paid. In Tubby Smith’s article “Is It Time To Start Paying College Athletes?”, he states his hesitations about colleges paying their athletes. Smith…

The Value and Purpose of Postsecondary Degrees Students of for-profit colleges are only 11% of America’s higher education population yet they account for 44% of federal student loan defaults because the value of their degree makes them the least desirable to be hired by employers (Harvard Law Review, 2015). This is also a product of aggressive recruiting techniques that target military members by offering a fast, convenient path towards an accredited degree. As it turns out, a degree awarded…

As time progresses, university diplomas are required for work as they are getting more and more competitive. There has been a huge increase in numbers on how many Americans have enrolled in university. Graduates that began college a few years later specify that “instead of reducing inequality, our system of higher education reinforces it.” Because of this, universities are making the cost of their schools more expensive. By 2034, universities are supposed to go up to 34 percent. Median class…

For-profit colleges in the U.S. are higher educational institutions that are run similarly to a business, with the primary goal of the institution being to gain revenue. Most traditional colleges are nonprofit, however, for-profit colleges have increased in popularity around past 25 years. Well-known examples of for-profit institutions include ITT Technical Institute, Everest College, University of Phoenix, and DeVry University. Most of them have little or no requirements to enroll and they…