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    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…

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    to attend higher education or go straight into the work force. These young adults are being influenced by their parents, teachers and peers on this major life decision. While they should listen to advice given to them, in the end the final decision should be made by the individual, not by someone else. Before young adults are even able to go out and experience the world they are faced with the life changing decision to go to college; many young adults will benefit from higher education, however,…

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    future career. The question is why? What is the purpose? As years go on, more evidence is found to prove that there is no purpose in higher education. With or without a college degree people are still succeeding in life, so there is no purpose in higher education after high school. According to The Bureau of Labor Statistics, “only about one-third of all jobs require education beyond high school ( ). Many people today can find a job at a fast food restaurant and end up managing the same…

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    Faculty Initiatives

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    high level of customer service to students is imperative. The individuals that college students interact with throughout their college career are faculty members. According to Tagg (2003) article “To the extent that their work is relevant to the education of undergraduates, “the faculty” can be defined at most colleges as the people who teach the classes” (p.23). Faculty acquires the responsibility of being the individual who provides knowledge to learner throughout their academic career.…

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    Loss’ Between Citizens and State discusses three pivotal areas – bureaucracy, democracy, and diversity – which shaped Higher Education in the Twentieth Century. He highlights key legislature, and the uniqueness of higher educations being utilized as a fundamental resource in “bridging the gap” between citizens and the federal government. Loss (2012) eloquently states, higher education was infused with diversity, which extends beyond admissions into the core of various disciplines and student…

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    in scenario #6. To fully understand the International University scenario, U3 conducted research on the existence of international universities in the U.S., international-domestic educational partnerships, and completed a scan of international higher education institutions. As a result of the research, U3 determined the most viable international partnership, aside from the Mexican institution scenario, would be a partnership with a Chinese institution. Below is a recap of the research as well…

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    Free College Education

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    the subject of free collegiate education, it becomes more important to define what measures, if any, should be taken in this direction. Some may advocate merely for free or extremely discounted community college or two-year degrees, while others may argue for full free undergraduate collegiate education. Although, it is obvious that some form of free college must be adopted, on the grounds that it will allow many that would not normally receive a college education to receive one, challenge…

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    some people get the negative results of the globalisation. Bad persons use the internet to get the personal information from others. Globalisation has positive and negative effects to economy, politic, and culture and these are mutually related. Education is one thing that is affected from the globalisation in the economic, political and cultural dimensions. Globalisation increases the economic competition (Carnoy, 2014). The transnational corporations (TNCs) and multinational enterprises play…

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    How finances relate to how much of an education someone can actually obtain. The article “College is not a commodity. Stop treating it like one.”[1] talks about how a person cannot buy an education as if they would buy a car or a house, which causes me to ask, how much of an education can someone actually receive, from a financial standpoint. From kindergarten to the graduation of high school might seem free, but in reality it isn 't, colleges just don 't bother hiding it. A majority of the…

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    that financial aid is not beneficial to the wealthy nor the middle-income families. Middle-class America is extremely hard working due to the fact they could work every single day of their life and not qualify for any financial aid towards a higher education, as opposed to a low-income house hold that has two adults who haven 't worked a day in their life who 's kids receive free college tuition based on low income. Solutions are limited because only a select few receive scholarships and grants…

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