NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Audience
Policymakers3
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Showing 46 to 60 of 64 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Smith, Aida Marissa; Cook, Beth R. – portal: Libraries and the Academy, 2022
This case study discusses the implementation of formal organizational learning activities at the Richard G. Trefry Library, which serves the American Public University System, an accredited, for-profit, asynchronous institution of higher education. Discussed are the challenges and solutions throughout the implementation processes along with the…
Descriptors: Organizational Learning, Electronic Libraries, Labor Force, Academic Libraries
Souraya Hajjar – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The advent of for-profit colleges to the higher education scene in the U.S. has challenged public community colleges on all levels; financial, academic, and consumerism. Research has shown that key performance indicators are more favorable at public community colleges than at for-profit colleges. Determining size and type of colleges, ethnicity…
Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, Community College Students, For Profit Colleges, Health Education
Lesley N. Sisaket – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2023
Post-secondary education enrollment and completion disparities exist for Minnesota's Black, Indigenous, and Persons of Color (BIPOC) and lower-income students. One outcome measure demonstrating the impact of system-fed disparities in K-12 education is a student's level of readiness for college-level courses following high school graduation. Given…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, College Students, College Readiness, Public Schools
Stephanie Riegg Cellini – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2021
In this paper, I review the economics literature on for-profit college education in the United States, assessing what we know about institutional behavior and student outcomes after two decades of research. The many studies reviewed here reveal some consistent patterns. It is clear that for-profits compete with institutions in other sectors, yet…
Descriptors: For Profit Colleges, Educational History, Outcomes of Education, Institutional Role
Kristyn Rodvill – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to examine the bivariate relationships of passing versus failing the National Registered Health Information Technician exam with cumulative grade point average scores and the time from degree conferment to the first attempt at taking the exam, among health information technology graduates…
Descriptors: Correlation, National Competency Tests, Allied Health Personnel, Time to Degree
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Bennett, Christopher T. – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2023
Master's degree enrollment and debt have increased substantially in recent years, raising important questions about the labor market value of these credentials. Using a field experiment featuring 9,480 job applications submitted during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, I examine employers' responses to job candidates with a Master of…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Institutional Characteristics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Alexander, F. King – Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning, 2022
The market-based funding model more commonly known as direct student aid, which was adopted by the federal government during the late 1960s and early 1970s, has created a series of unintended consequences that threaten educational equity and the future of public higher education. The economic and societal impacts of the privatization of US public…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Higher Education, Educational Finance
Gaisy D. Martinez-Perez – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The influence of the services ascribed to the Student Affairs department in the first-year student retention is a continuing discussion in higher education. Some research suggests Student Affairs department planned activities and services could improve student integration and engagement in the college culture, enhancing student retention. However,…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Student Personnel Services, Student Attitudes, School Holding Power
Nicholas W. Hillman – Higher Education Policy Institute, 2024
This paper provides an overview of the United States higher education system. It gives readers introductory information about the size, scope and governance model of US higher education. This is a challenging task because higher education in the US is highly decentralized with no single 'system' coordinating all institutions of higher education…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Institutional Characteristics
Tiffany Dawn Cron – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore how online undergraduate students experience, understand, and engage in successful course completion at an online for-profit university in the United States. The Community of Inquiry (CoI) model that focuses on meaningful learning experiences provided the study's conceptual…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Learner Engagement, Online Courses, Electronic Learning
Magyar, Sue – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this general inductive study was to describe community engagement of for-profit college and universities (FPCUs), capture employee ideas on what community engagement could look like in the future, and how their institutions could achieve such accomplishments. The role of community engagement in the represented FPCU institutions was…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, School Community Relationship, For Profit Colleges, Administrator Attitudes
Yvette Marion Powe – ProQuest LLC, 2019
This dissertation examines my experience as a Student Services Advisor and Coordinator at a proprietary postsecondary educational institution. I chose to examine the field of proprietary postsecondary education. The proprietary postsecondary education industry maintains a contradiction that is empowered by the respectability for delivering…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Vocational Education, For Profit Colleges, Vocational Directors
Gupta, Asha – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2022
India has the second largest higher education system in terms of institutions worldwide, despite having only 26.3% Gross Enrollment Ratio (GER), including vocational education. It aspires to achieve a target of 50% GER by 2035. It means it would require a larger number of higher education institutions (HEIs), public and private, in addition to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, For Profit Colleges, Enrollment Trends, Institutional Characteristics
West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, 2023
This report presents enrollment data for West Virginia Higher Education. The following topics of data are presented: (1) National Enrollment Trends, Undergraduate Enrollment; (2) West Virginia High School Graduate Projections; (3) College-Going Rate; (4) Student Persistence and Completion; (5) Credit Headcount Enrollment; (6) Fall 2023 Headcount…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Enrollment Trends, High School Graduates, College Attendance
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Ward, James D. – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2019
The 90/10 rule dictates that no more than 90 percent of institutional revenue at a for-profit college or university (FPCU) can come from Title IV funds. The rule, originally an 85/15 ratio, was introduced in the 1992 amendments to the Higher Education Act and has been debated for 25 years. Proponents argue the rule raises institutional quality by…
Descriptors: For Profit Colleges, Higher Education, Educational Finance, Federal Regulation
Pages: 1  |  2  |  3  |  4  |  5