For-profit universities and colleges

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…

College is something all junior-senior high school students look forward to. The last two years of high school are critical to students planning on applying and going to college. Scoring high enough on the ACT or SAT, having good grades, participation in extra-curricular activities, volunteer hours, and so much more. The reality in society is that most middle class families can’t afford college tuition because of its expensive cost. The cost of student loans is outrageous as well because at the…

For Profit Colleges or Students? As students get ready to graduate from high school, they start to think about the type of college they want to attend. When universities and community colleges are full to capacity, students turn to for profit colleges for admission, but before attending these schools, it is important to ask questions. Who benefits from going to a for profit college? By analyzing the purpose, cost and reputation, we can decide wether or not the for profit colleges profit…

few decades, college athletics has grown extremely popular among Americans. With this increase in popularity, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has experienced a surplus of revenues because of the billions of dollars they generate through TV contracts, ticket sales, and merchandise sales (Majerol 14). This surplus of sales has fuelled the debate of whether or not college athletes should be compensated for their time spent playing. One may assume that because college athletes…

popularity of college athletics has increased among Americans over the recent years. Therefore, universities are gaining mass amounts of profit from their schools’ athletic programs. Student athletes who are involved in these programs are not seeing a reasonable return for the hard work and dedication they put in to make their universities great. In some regards, sports have become the foundation for many universities. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a non-profit…

College sports has gained some serious popularity among Americans these past several decades. This has led into increased profits for the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the participating colleges which have fueled the debate if these college athletes of today should be compensated in other ways other than their athletic scholarships. College athletes being compensated for their on the field performances is quite absurd since they are receiving a free or nearly free education at a…

Jim Putman & Aubrey Badlam ENGL101- Prof. Yu “College Athletes Should Be Paid To Play” One of the biggest debates in sports is whether college athletes also referred to, as student-athletes” should be paid to play their sport. Since its inception in 1906, the National Collegiate Athletes Association (NCAA) has limited the amount that a student-athlete can be compensated. The opinions that we express for paying student-athletes are formulated on the basis of paying Division I and II…

resources to go away to four-year universities. These students often turn to alternate forms of education, including community or for-profit colleges. With community colleges filling up fast these days some students turn to for-profit colleges to achieve their secondary education desires. Almost anyone who watches American television is bound to see commercials from for-profit institutions that claim students with degrees earn more and have better lives. For-profit colleges are schools that are…

success are gradually cut down. It is those students with low chances of success that for-profit universities target, nationally changing the way the country thinks about higher, post-secondary education.…

have become an identity to many college students and adults. Many fans feel the anguish of defeat and joy of victory. Sports to some is more than a game, it affects their everyday life. Psychologists go as far as to call a sports team a religion. Sports have become so profitable now that even the NCAA is taking flack for not compensating its college athletes. The NCAA has taken advantage of the fan’s needs and profited off the back of “student athletes” to make profits. Murray Sperber explained…