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 author argues that there are significant public payoffs associated with proprietary schools and that it is good social policy to allow these schools' students to receive student aid awards. Proprietary schools in general are briefly described, although their diversity is accentuated. (CH)

Discusses federal student aid programs as they relate to private postsecondary institutions. Expresses concern regarding the proposed separation for students attending proprietary schools and the notion of "separate but equal" financial aid programs. (JOW)

Discusses the problems facing proprietary schools. Includes information about student financial aid, state regulation, accreditation; government responsibility; quality control, consumer fraud, and reporting. Indicates a need for states to look to themselves to solve some of the problems. (JOW)

The purpose of this article is to improve understanding of private career schools and the role they play in the economy. It includes statistics about enrollment, graduation, and job placement rates and student characteristics. (JOW)

A din of opprobrium rises from the academy against for-profit education. But a name like "The University of Phoenix" is not misleading to students, Richard P. Hassler argues, even though the dividends that that large public corporation pays its shareholders derive narrowly from career preparation, rather than from more rarefied…

This report focuses on the proprietary vocational school industry in New York State. Part 1 describes the increases in the utilization of student financial aid programs by vocational schools and the effects of this aid on school enrollment. This part also introduces the role of the New York State Education Department in the regulation of the…

A large and growing part of American postsecondary education, proprietary schools, offer lessons for traditional institutions in attracting new students in a career-oriented market. Effective marketing is important since proprietary schools compete not only with each other, but also with public community colleges. Specific schools and agencies are…

This analysis examines alternative ways to use the approximately $6 billion now spent annually on Pell Grants to produce higher maximum awards for low-income students. The need for such alternatives is based on the rapidly declining value of the maximum Pell Grant as a percentage of college costs. A table offers 5-year baseline projections under…