Online education

DeVry acquisition raises concerns amid for-profit M&A trend

DeVry acquisition raises concerns amid for-profit M&A trend

Education Dive Dive Brief: Troubled for-profit DeVry University, which enrolls around 46,000 students, is being acquired by a California venture capitalist in a deal some say isn’t getting the depth of examination it deserves from the Education Department, according to The Associated Press. The prospective new owner is Bradley Palmer through his […]

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Pima Medical Institute’s Online Program Ranked #1 in on-time graduation among 4-Year For-Profit Universities by The Chronicle of Higher Education

Pima Medical Institute’s Online Program Ranked #1 in on-time graduation among 4-Year For-Profit Universities by The Chronicle of Higher Education

Career Education Review According to a recent report in the Chronicle of Higher Education, Pima Medical Institute ranks #1 among 4-year, for-profit institutions with a 78.3% on-time graduation rate. The on-time graduation rate is an important metric – meaning students are successfully completing their classes and sticking with their program. This […]

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Nonprofit University Buys For-Profit College’s Tech Platform

Nonprofit University Buys For-Profit College’s Tech Platform

Ed Surge By Jeffrey R. Young The technology platform and curriculum of the company called UniversityNow—which attracted more than $40 million in venture backing and ran an experimental for-profit college—has been sold to the nonprofit National University system, which plans to use the platform to deliver its online courses. The sale […]

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White paper explores management-based approach to accreditation

White paper explores management-based approach to accreditation

Inside Higher Ed ‘Differentiated’ Accreditation White paper explores changing the accreditation system to encourage continuous improvement and open the door to “alternative” education providers. By Carl Straumsheim June 8, 2017  Nursing homes in Australia and Ireland, Austrian school provinces, and the old telecommunications company Motorola may provide pointers on how to […]

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Who’s Up and Who’s Down in Online Education?

Who’s Up and Who’s Down in Online Education?

The Chronicle of Higher Education By Goldie Blumenstyk MAY 02, 2017 While overall enrollment in higher education has fallen in the past three years, the number of students taking classes at a distance has continued to grow, a new report shows. In 2015, more than six million students — nearly […]

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