Appel, Hannah, and Astra Taylor. "Education with a Debt Sentence: For Profit Colleges as American…
Student loans have played an integral role in the number of students attending university. Many individuals, especially those who are economically disadvantaged, have gained immensely from student loans. A large number of colleges get federal spending through student loans. The student loan also encouraged the rise of for-profit universities and colleges. Through this, more students have access to a college education. The for-profit schools also gain when they enroll students. Specifically, they gain financial support from the government in the form of federal student loans. Among for-profit schools, federal aid accounts for about 25% of their…
Jacoby starts their article by stressing that free college doesn't truly exist. They use their words…
In Andrew Kelly’s “The Cost of ‘Free’ College” he proposes why free college will not only lower standards and competition among colleges, but will weaken the university's stance on policy and redirect tuition expenses to taxpayers (39). Kelly explains the low price of college will only mean decreased quality of learning and regulated spending (39). A move of tuition to taxpayers will end in decreased significance in students, faculty and staff, and facilities (Kelly 39). Without rivalry from other schools, free institutions will falter and lose their credibility (Kelly 39). Kelly also believes that “free college would entail an unprecedented expansion of federal power over public colleges” (39).…
Anthem Education Group (“Anthem”) offers primarily career-focused Certificate and Associate degree programs. Unlike many for-profit education companies examined, Anthem has not experienced steady growth in student enrollment and profit realized in recent years. Largely as a result of sanctions from one of its brand’s accreditors in 2007, the company was forced to close campuses leading to a decline in enrollment, a lack of profitability, and continuing shifts in management and ownership. While Anthem’s relatively low student withdrawal rates suggest students are persisting in the company’s programs, the company’s high rates of student loan default call into question whether Anthem students are receiving an education that affords them the ability to repay the debt incurred.…
Throughout the 2016 US presidential election, there were criticisms of Donald Trump's shady business practices with his university aptly named Trump University. Trump University is a for-profit University that was and is considered a scam by many of the people who attended trump university. A number of people who were dissatisfied with the education have grown so large that a class action lawsuit was filed against Trump University. “Former customers say they were misled by advertisements that said Donald Trump had hand-picked instructors for the program and that they would learn tricks to be successful that were used by Trump himself (Staglin Para.10)”. Before I was introduced to the Trump University scandal I had no Idea what for-profit Institution was. A For-Profit is…
“Every commercial, every brochure, has money for college written all over it … recruiting us into the Army and then taking away one of the main reasons we joined is a bit hypocritical,” said Barina, who added that as an 11-year Army veteran, it’s his junior troops he is concerned about. “There are so many things that cost a lot of money and don’t need to take place that are not getting the ax.” (Patton, 2013)…
Tell one story about yourself that would best provide us, either directly or indirectly, with an insight into the kind of person you are. For example, the story can simply relate a personal experience, or a humorous anecdote; it can tell about an especially significant academic encounter or about an unusual test of character. The possibilities are unlimited (well, almost so). You choose. Just relax and write it. Princeton…
Of all your courses, activities, internships, and work experience, which one did you find most rewarding or personally satisfying? Explain why.…
Cited: Hayes, Dianne. "The for-Profit Conundrum." Diverse Issues in Higher Education 29.14 (2012): 10-1. Ethnic NewsWatch. Web. 7 Nov. 2012.…
Current students give their opinion on whether or not they believe community college should be free and a student Felipe Bezerra says. “Tuition shouldn’t be free for those who can afford it.” I agree with Mr. Bezerra because community college tuition is not very high and if students who parents can afford to pay for their college should. Since waivers already exist for students with low income families they receive the help they need. Students also receive a pell grant, for families whose income is high their kids receive less however if college tuition is free than we are simply helping the families that can afford to pay their students education save money. Since community college is basically already free for low income students, we are really only providing help to the families who are not low…
College education being free, has been a topic that many debates, or come across often. Several countries do provide free college education, but this system won’t work in the United States especially in the highly populated regions. Therefore, making Community Colleges free, our taxes will rise, we will have overcrowded classrooms, and underpaid professors, all leading to poor quality of education. As stated by Mary Clare Amselem in her article ‘Free Community College is a bad deal for taxpayers and students’ , community colleges generally have a poor academic rate. Consequently, the education level for job employment will also increase.…
Price discrimination is the business practice of selling the same good at different prices to different customers. Financial aid at colleges is the practice of offering discounts to some students based on their ability to pay. The students with the least ability to pay are offer lower prices or even 100% free tuition. Occasionally students even receive free room and board. The reason why financial aid for college is categorized as price discrimination, is because the student who do have solid financial wealth to pay for college are presented with a much more expensive education, than poor students are offered. Thus wealthy students are being discriminated against when it comes to the price of their college education…
The title of the book, “Not For Profit,” are three simple words that when put together, have a deep meaning. In this case, Nussbaum is using the phrase to relate to education. The government sees education as a way to further our economic situation. Statistics say that a student that attends college will earn a great deal more than a student that has not attended college. When people earn more money, they usually spend more money. This stimulates our economy, and is the goal of the government.…
Some critics doubt the federal government can make the college because, without economic pressure, students won’t care enough about the cost and quality of education. In reality, sometimes there is too much economic pressure on students if considering rising tuition costs and accumulating student debt.…