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For-Profit Chain’s Bankruptcy Grinds to an End

For-Profit Chain’s Bankruptcy Grinds to an End

Inside Higher Ed Emma Whitford December 10, 2020 The bankruptcy case began in 2014 after Anthem parent FCC Holdings Inc. was accused of predrawing federal financial aid dollars based on unsubstantiated enrollment projections. A former for-profit college operator settled with the U.S. Department of Education for $8 million as part of […]

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How For-Profit Colleges Benefited From Trump Administration Policies

How For-Profit Colleges Benefited From Trump Administration Policies

EdSurge Jeffrey R. Young December 4, 2020 The pandemic has hit higher education hard, with falling enrollments in most types of colleges over the past year. A notable exception, though, are for-profit colleges, where overall enrollments held steady during that period, and first-time student enrollment is up, according to the latest data from the […]

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College Scorecard Now Includes Wage Data Based on Field

College Scorecard Now Includes Wage Data Based on Field

Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami December 3, 2020 In a move they said will help students get a better idea of how much they can borrow and afford to pay back, Education Department officials are expanding the College Scorecard to show how much graduates at institutions make based on their areas of […]

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Visa Rules

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Visa Rules

Inside Higher Ed Elizabeth Redden December 3, 2020 A federal judge on Tuesday set aside two Trump administration rules that narrowed eligibility for H-1B skilled worker visas and substantially increased wages for many H-1B holders. Colleges joined with businesses in suing to roll back the rules, which the Trump administration promulgated […]

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Doubts About Going to College

Doubts About Going to College

Inside Higher Ed Scott Jaschik December 3, 2020 More than a third of prospective college students are reconsidering higher education. And 43 percent of prospective students for one- and two-year programs are looking to delay enrollment, survey finds. More than one-third of prospective college students are reconsidering higher education in […]

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Alexander Calls for Bipartisanship as He Prepares to Leave Senate

Alexander Calls for Bipartisanship as He Prepares to Leave Senate

Inside Higher Ed Kery Murakami December 3, 2020 As he prepares to leave the Senate in a month, Senator Lamar Alexander urged senators to find a way again to work across party lines to pass measures dealing with the nation’s major problems by wide margins. The Republican senator, in a farewell […]

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University of Arizona Completes Ashford Deal

University of Arizona Completes Ashford Deal

Inside Higher Ed Lindsay McKenzie December 2, 2021 The University of Arizona completed a deal for the for-profit Ashford University, it said yesterday, transferring control of Ashford from its parent company, Zovio, to a new nonprofit organization affiliated with the public university. Ashford will now operate as the University of […]

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Attorney General Becerra Calls on the U.S. Department of Education to Reject Accrediting Agency That Approved Predatory For-Profit Colleges

Attorney General Becerra Calls on the U.S. Department of Education to Reject Accrediting Agency That Approved Predatory For-Profit Colleges

EINPRESSWIRE Office of the Attorney General California Department of Justice December 1, 2020 SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today filed a comment letter opposing a request by a national for-profit college accreditor seeking to regain its federal recognition. In response to a solicitation by the U.S. Department of Education […]

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CDC Panel Prioritizes Vaccine Distribution to Health-Care Workers

CDC Panel Prioritizes Vaccine Distribution to Health-Care Workers

Inside Higher Ed Lindsay McKenzie December 2, 2020 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met yesterday to decide which populations should be the first to receive a COVID-19 vaccine after one is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and endorsed by the committee. The […]

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North-West College Honors Hundreds of Graduates at Virtual Commencement Ceremony

North-West College Honors Hundreds of Graduates at Virtual Commencement Ceremony

Career Education Review Jenny November 30, 2020 Event Highlights College’s Ongoing Commitment to Marking Students’ Achievements During Pandemic WEST COVINA, Calif.—On Friday, November 20, North-West College (NWC) once again came together with its family of Colleges, Glendale Career College and Nevada Career Institute, for a virtual Commencement Ceremony to recognize […]

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