This paper traces the history of higher education in New York state and discusses the role of Siena College, a small liberal arts college, in the New York higher education picture. New York has 194 nonprofit private institutions of higher education, 91 public institutions, and 37 for-profit postsecondary education institutions. The State…

Examines trends concerning new providers within higher education, such as entrepreneurial higher education, corporate universities, the provision of virtual higher education, and the system of competence certification in computer technology. Concludes with a brief discussion of how these new providers challenge the principle of academic freedom.…

Discusses reasons for involvement in the child care business, compares the profits and demands of child care with those of other small businesses, and considers factors that affect profits. Results of a comparison of financial statements of 39 independent centers and analysis of 6 publicly owned child care organizations are used in the discussion.…

The Career College Association was formed in 1991 by the merger of the Association of Independent Colleges and Schools with the National Association of Trade and Technical Schools. The new association represents over 2,000 private career schools with over 1 million students. (SK)

Describes how Dennis Keller and Ronald Taylor, founders and corporate heads of DeVry University, differ in many ways, but share a common vision for the education company they jointly run. (EV)

Discusses how five powerful forces have the capacity to reshape higher education: the rise of an information economy, changing demographics, new technologies, privatization of higher education, and a convergence of knowledge producing organizations. Describes possible consequences of these forces, including a greatly expanded and more diverse set…

Discusses the debate among experts over why New York University's for-profit venture went under--the changing economy or bad decisions? (EV)

Discusses how private-equity funds are pouring millions of dollars into higher-education companies, and that college endowments are among the investors. (EV)

The University of Phoenix is a unique institution, and its presence has certainly influenced postsecondary education. It has played a significant role in the recognition and accreditation of institutions with campuses in many states, and its accelerated, career-oriented programs represent a real innovation in teaching working adults. From a policy…

The recent growth of for-profit higher education has been marked by the rising importance of institutional ownership by publicly traded corporations. This paper looks at 13 publicly traded corporations that own degree-granting for-profit institutions of higher education in the United States, examining corporate growth strategies and their…

South Africa's private higher education system is an illustration of the worldwide surge in commercial private higher education. Important features in the South African case epitomize worldwide growth or show it in stark form. At the core of the starkness is the for-profit nature of South African private higher education. For-profit logic plays…

Describes development by the Bryn Mawr School in Maryland of Little School, an early childhood center offering an approved educational program with full-day year-round care, and the School Age Extended Day Program, which offers after school care for children of lower-school age. (AN)

Explores whether commerce and academic collaboration can coexist as Universitas 21, a group of 17 universities on several continents, puts years of planning to the test in an online education venture. Faculty unions fear a lack of quality in the venture. (EV)

Describes the Outcomes Comparison Research Project, undertaken to assess educational, employment, and family formation outcomes for private career school attenders and others. (JOW)

Al Sullivan has been running for-profit trade schools in Kentucky for more than 30 years. The institutions--Sullivan Junior College of Business, Spencerian College, and Louisville Technical Institute--are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. (MLW)