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Search results for "For Profit College" ...
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Examining For-Profit Colleges
This tipsheet contains a guide on how to begin your investigation into the financial records and habits of for-profit colleges.
Tags: For Profit College; College; University; Education
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Examining For-Profit Colleges
Get some great data and facts from this tipsheet on for-profit colleges, this is an issue not to be overlooked.
Tags: None
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Higher Ed: Following the money on campus
Utilize the web and these tips provided by reporters all over the country to follow the money on your college campus. Search public records such as the Dept. of Ed's data of student who default on loans and the SEC's data on for-profit colleges.
Tags: for-profit college; higher education; student loan default
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Covering Private Companies
Roush offers very comprehensive, detailed advice about covering private companies. He discusses some places to find informaton, including the Secretary of State, the courts, and UCC codes. Roush also discusses covering non-profits and financial institutions. Finally, he includes a long list of web resources that are helpful for the business beat.
Tags: beat reporting; business; corporations; public records; banks; credit unions; small business administration; consumers
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Are students getting their money's worth?
"Are students getting their money's worth?" contains one page describing how tuition rates have gone up dramatically, twice the rate of inflation, for over a decade despite dramatically increased profits at American colleges and universities; includes a list of expert sources from around the country with their job description and phone numbers; also includes an excerpt from the Education Writers Association on the costs of colleges.
Tags: 6 pages