The author tells how to establish and use an advisory board in a postsecondary training institution. (CH)

Indicates that research is needed about proprietary schools in two areas: a database of information about career schools and students in specific areas so that institutional planners can make good decisions; and information on current and prospective students. (JOW)

Describes PTC Career Institute, the educational division of Philadelphia Training Center Corporation, which provides educational and emotional support for educationally, economically, and socially disadvantaged students. (JOW)

Describes the student loan management program at the Divers Institute of Technology. Includes preparation of student loan portfolios, entrance interviews, midpoint interviews, and follow-up. Indicates that there must be more and better communication among lenders, secondary markets, services, guarantee agencies, students and schools to reduce the…

Examines some major trends affecting the private career school industry and suggests methods for dealing with the effects of those trends. (JOW)

Describes the method used by the Denver Institute of Technology to measure student satisfaction with the school. (CH)

Reviews major developments in statewide planning for postsecondary education and considers actions proprietary institutions can take to maintain a role in such planning. (SK)

Introduces a risk index that provides a way to understand the human dimension of student loan defaults. It correlates with default and the type of school attended and relates to the amount borrowed and help received from others during repayment. Students with high risk scores borrow smaller amounts and are less likely to be helped by others. (JOW)

The issue profiles nine owners of proprietary technical schools who are representative of people who have dedicated their lives to helping individuals learn specialized skills to enter the U.S. job market. The individuals were selected at random. (JOW)

Describes the New England Institute of Technology in Warwick, Rhode Island, which provides all types of training for major southeastern New England companies and a number of government agencies. Includes information on identifying strengths, making contacts, assessing the training, using graduates, networking, marketing strategies, and developing…

To help reduce the student loan default, the Default Management Initiative was developed. This project was designed to provide private career schools with the information, training, and tools needed to address the problem at the local level. (JOW)

Describes the student loan default management plan of the Art Institutes. The plan includes a student financial plan worksheet, a student financial planner, and activities for students regarding their loan responsibilities. (JOW)

Reports on a study of private career schools in Virginia. States that the study was designed to gather objective data about the role of the private career school in providing postsecondary training. The study results were to inform policymakers and the public. (CH)

Bennett discusses the current administration's views on quality in postsecondary education. He states that there is a need for some modifications to the accrediting system. (CH)

The author discusses the hows and whys of state licensing of proprietary schools. (CH)