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Column: Community College Key to a Better Future
Jill Biden reflects on the sense of hope she sees in community college students. Read her commentary in USA Today.
11 States File Suit Against Chain of For-Profit Colleges
Read the Bloomberg news article to find out why the states say this practice is bad for students and taxpayers.
Six Keys to Saving by Starting at Community College
Find out what New York Times reporter Ron Lieber lists as six of the most important things you need to think about if you’re trying to save by starting at a community college.
Predatory U?
Read why the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Editorial board says for-profit colleges and universities have a lot of explaining to do.
The Toxic Rhetoric of For-Profit College Companies
The Education Trust's José Cruz writes that for-profit colleges are fighting the development of standards to define what it means to "prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation. Read why he says the for-profits are hurting students and threatening the American economy.
Sustainability Programs Offered at SWIC
Read the article from St. Louis Commerce Magazine. Go to page 15 of the PDF.
Consortium to Provide Training for Health Care, IT Jobs
Read the article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
CHEA Federal Update
Keep up with what's happening in Washington D.C. concerning higher education:
- Proposed Regulations Addressing Program Integrity and Student Aid Programs
- Hearings by the House and Senate Address For-Profit Education, Credit Hours and Accreditation
- National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity to Begin Meeting in December
Senate Committee to Examine U.S. Spending at For-Profit Colleges
College, Inc.
"FRONTLINE follows the money to uncover how Wall Street and a new breed of for-profit universities are transforming the way we think about college in America." –PBS.org Watch the video.
The Value Higher Education
