The Pitfalls of For-Profit Schools

Very revealing article in the New York Times today about Phoenix University - the nation's largest private university, which happens to be for-profit, much like our beloved Pacific College of Oriental Medicine.

Here's the lede:

The University of Phoenix became the nation’s largest private university by delivering high profits to investors and a solid, albeit low-overhead, education to midcareer workers seeking college degrees.

But its reputation is fraying as prominent educators, students and some of its own former administrators say the relentless pressure for higher profits, at a university that gets more federal student financial aid than any other, has eroded academic quality.

Sound familiar?

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