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Art Institute deal left Dream Center in ‘dire’ situation, receiver says

Art Institute deal left Dream Center in ‘dire’ situation, receiver says

Education Dive by Ben Unglesbee Dream Center Education Holdings (DCEH) and its remaining assets, including several Art Institutes, face a “dire” cash shortage and lack funds to pay for operations and federal aid stipends to students, according to Mark Dottore, the court-appointed receiver managing DCEH assets. Dottore told Education Department official Diane Auer Jones […]

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Cal Poly, Fullstack partner with online courses for web developers

Cal Poly, Fullstack partner with online courses for web developers

Education Dive by James Paterson As short courses designed to build specific skills become more popular, colleges and universities are integrating them into their curriculum, either through partnerships with companies like Fullstack or by building their own. More than 20,300 students were set to graduate from boot camps in 2018, according to […]

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For-profit Bridgepoint hires new strategy chief as it retools

For-profit Bridgepoint hires new strategy chief as it retools

Education Dive By Ben Unglesbee Semel brings years of business development experience as Bridgepoint prepares to spin off its Ashford University, which last year the company merged with its University of the Rockies. Bridgepoint has submitted plans to its accreditor that would convert Ashford to a separate nonprofit entity while the company would transition […]

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Argosy Fails to Distribute $9 Million in Federal Aid

Argosy Fails to Distribute $9 Million in Federal Aid

Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain Argosy University has failed to distribute more than $9 million in financial aid to its students, a court-appointed receiver told The Arizona Republic, and it’s unclear where the money is. The nonprofit Dream Center Education Holdings in 2017 acquired the Argosy chain from the for-profit Educational Management Corporation, […]

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