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 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)

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)

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)

Explores how the for-profit, computer training chain Computer Learning Centers continued to operate, enrolling thousands of students and qualifying for millions of dollars in federal student aid, despite three years of legal and regulatory turmoil. (EV)

Discusses how for-profit colleges are adapting to the decline in the high-technology job market by offering programs to train "old economy" workers in skilled trades. (EV)

College and university presidents are increasingly called upon to make informed choices about technology. The rapidly shifting landscape makes it tough to keep up with change and innovation, let alone stay ahead of the curve. In this article, the authors discuss 10 trends to watch in campus technology. These trends are the following: (1) increased…

Kaplan Educational Centers and Sylvan Learning Centers, private remedial instruction programs, are being used increasingly to move students through college remedial programs more quickly, either through oversight or teaching. One uses its own instructors; the other hires teachers already employed by client colleges. Some find the services…

The new president of American InterContinental University bought the for-profit institution and plans to distinguish it from others by offering students fast-paced programs providing "good return" on tuition investment. The growth strategy is built on the concept of "power campuses": new branches specializing in business…

Sylvan Learning Systems, a company best known for its tutoring and testing operations, plans to create a network of private, for-profit universities in a dozen countries overseas, at the rate of about one institution a year. The director of the U.S. Information Agency will leave his post to head the venture. The plan has received mixed reactions.…

Many colleges in New Jersey are opposed to the for-profit University of Phoenix plan to offer six degree programs within that state. The university currently enrolls 50,000 on 87 campuses in 13 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico and has formally applied for licensing in this and three other northeastern states. Thirteen colleges operate within a…

Secretary of Education William J Bennett's use of for-profit schools as a metaphor for all student-loan collection problems threatens to reduce the financial options for low-income, educational at-risk youth. More grant aid is a better solution than additional barriers to student eligibility. (MSE)

In about five years, postsecondary proprietary education has grown from a sleepy sector, best known for trade schools, to a $3.5-billion-a-year business increasingly dominated by companies building regional and national franchises. Shares of a dozen higher-education companies are traded on major stock exchanges. However, some are considered…

A report on for-profit trade schools said that many schools offer such poor-quality training that large numbers of their students drop out and default on their student loans when they cannot find jobs. Secretary Bennett calls on Congress to crack down on proprietary schools. (MLW)