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The Closure of Institutions of Higher Education: Student Options, Borrower Relief, and Other Implications. CRS Report R44737, Version 11. Updated
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Hegji, Alexandra – Congressional Research Service, 2020
In academic year (AY) 2018-2019, approximately 6,400 institutions of higher education (IHEs), enrolling about 26.5 million postsecondary education students, participated in the federal student aid programs authorized under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA; P.L. 89-329, as amended). These IHEs ranged in sector, size, and…
Descriptors: School Closing, Colleges, College Students, Loan Repayment
The Failings of Online For-Profit Colleges: Findings from Student Borrower Focus Groups
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Howarth, Robin; Stifler, Lisa – Brookings Institution, 2019
This report addresses the trend of for-profit colleges going exclusively online or contracting with nonprofit (mostly public) colleges to run their online programs. Using results from focus groups of for-profit student borrowers, we explore the risks that this rapid shift entails for students already vulnerable to poor outcomes. The Department of…
Descriptors: Failure, Proprietary Schools, Focus Groups, Outcomes of Education
Educational Benefits and Officer-Commissioning Opportunities Available to U.S. Military Servicemembers.
Thirtle, Michael R. – 2001
The educational benefits and officer-commissioning opportunities available to U.S. military service members were reviewed to identify ways of attracting college-eligible youth into the military. Data were collected through a review of published directives and reports, interviews with personnel within the military services, a review of historical…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, College Bound Students, College Students, Comparative Analysis