For-profit colleges make money by convincing low-income students, students of color, and veterans to take out federal loans, in order to fund a degree or [...]
For-profit colleges make money by convincing low-income students, students of color, and veterans to take out federal loans, in order to fund a degree or [...]
The federal Department of Education, “despite a crackdown against what it calls ‘bad actors,’ continues to hand over tens of millions of dollars every month to other for-profit schools that have been accused of predatory behavior, substandard practices or illegal activity by its own officials or state attorneys general across the country.”
Pictured: Students waited for information in April after Corinthian Colleges announced it would shut down Everest College in Industry, California. Credit: Christine Armario/Associated Press