"A new report from the research firm Capitol Forum documents evidence that educational quality has declined significantly in recent years at the colleges operated by for-profit Career Education Corporation (CEC). The report relies on statistical... —  read more 

Number of POE Complaints by Main Campus "Complaints (All Campuses)" "GI Bill Students (All Campuses)" Facility Code OPE ID UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-JERSEY CITY 577 22,714 21000130 20988 KELLER GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT-MERRILLVILLE 219 7,468... —  read more 

The giant for-profit college company Career Education Corporation (CEC) says it has agreed to pay $30 million to resolve a Federal Trade Commission investigation into whether it engaged in deceptive marketing to prospective... —  read more 

More about QuinStreet https://www.thelayoff.com/quinstreet

Lastly, during the first quarter of 2019, we entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of Trident University International (“Trident”). Trident is a regionally accredited university offering online undergraduate, master’s... —  read more 

"There’s already emerging consensus, for example, that online programs, sometimes referred to as distance education programs, routinely fail students in need of remediation or those without high self-motivation or advanced learning skills."... —  read more 

Colorado Tech spends $0.08 on instruction for every dollar it collects in tuition. American InterContinental University spends 11 cents. https://tcf.org/content/commentary/how-far-does-your-tuition-dollar-go/ —  read more 

No LOC? https://theintercept.com/2019/04/12/betsy-devos-for-profit-colleges/ —  read more 

It's a good thing for CTU that they weren't mentioned last night. Bu they were mentioned in a print version. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/veterans-could-be-first-pay-devos-rolls-back-profit-college-n985891 —  read more 

The list of Argosy's "partner schools." https://www.dcedh.org/partner-institutions —  read more 

As the subprime college crash continues, some of the most interesting pages to watch are: Dream Center Education Holdings and the Art Institutes, University of Phoenix, DeVry University, Graham Holdings and Kaplan University, Laureate Education and... —  read more 

The last annual report came out 2-21-2018. https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?CIK=ceco&owner=exclude&action=getcompany&Find=Search —  read more 

Career Education Corp. will offer $493.7M in debt relief to nearly 180K former students in a settlement with attorneys general from 48 states and D.C. that will close out a five-year investigation... —  read more 

"According to Student Veterans of America and their NVEST report, 46 percent of all people using the GI Bill do not finish school, and that 25 percent use their hard earned GI Bill on for-profit colleges. In 2017, CBS News also reported that 40... —  read more 

How does CECO continue to recruit new students? https://seekingalpha.com/pr/17320610-career-education-corporation-reports-results-third-quarter-year-date-2018 —  read more 

Career Education just laid off many employees at AIU starting from the top to the bottom, because of low enrollments which has been going on for a long time now. They are also trying to rename CEC . I believe they are trying to restructure. And to... —  read more 

Just when you thought lower ed was devolving, you find out it's even worse. https://collegemeltdown.blogspot.com/2018/10/visa-mill-promoters-drop-760k-on-key.html —  read more 

"TOP DEVOS ADVISER DEFENDS FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE WORK, OUTLINES REGULATORY PLANS: Diane Auer Jones, a top adviser to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, on Monday pushed back against criticism of her work on behalf of for-profit colleges, saying her record... —  read more 

I knew Phoenix had a lot of conservatives and scammers, but this is becoming ridiculous. https://www.thelayoff.com/bridgepoint-education https://www.thelayoff.com/university-phoenix... —  read more 

If you complain to the Higher Learning Commission, chances are that the complaint will go into their cylindrical file. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/higher-learning-commission-accreditation-sign-quality-dahn-shaulis/ —  read more 

How long before Career Education Corporation is toast? https://seekingalpha.com/article/4193475-career-educations-ceco-ceo-todd-nelson-q2-2018-results-earnings-call-transcript —  read more 

Stock prices up, revenues down. It makes no sense https://seekingalpha.com/article/4188493-career-education-corp-take-semester-2?v=1532033279&comments=show —  read more 

"Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia are investigating the for-profit Career Education Corporation, which runs American InterContinental University and Colorado Technical University, over whether its student recruitment and claims of... —  read more 

Trident University International may be in trouble for disrespecting grieving widows. They also claim to be "Military Friendly" even though they lost that designation from GI Jobs. https://www.thelayoff.com/trident-university-international —  read more 

According to the GI Bill Comparison Tool, CTU made $35M from its 4,500+ students using the GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon. https://www.vets.gov/gi-bill-comparison-tool —  read more 

"The Department of Education under Secretary Betsy DeVos ended for-profit college investigations, according to an in-depth report published Sunday by The New York Times. The newspaper found that lawyers and investigators working on those... —  read more 

"Ten Senate Democrats are questioning the role and potential conflict of interest of a recently hired official at the U.S. Department of Education who has ties to the for-profit college industry. Lawmakers sent Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a... —  read more 

Just took a look at the College Navigator. Have CTU's numbers actually gotten worse? Their graduation rate dropped from 23% down to 20% and their 3-year default rate went from 14% to 16.7%. I wonder what the number are in 2018... —  read more 

Do you think CTU is really complying with DOD MOU? I seriously doubt it. https://www.dodmou.com/InstitutionViewSignature/GetFile?institutionId=1838 —  read more 

Loans not forgiven no more. https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-not-granting-loan-relief-defrauded-students-inspector-224756542--sector.html#comments —  read more 

By the end of 2017, several hundred subprime college campuses and sites will have closed. Listed below are some of the subprime college campuses in the US Department of Education's latest monthly School Closings report. The agency reports are... —  read more 

How are enrollment reps evaluated these days? Do you have to make numbers?

I stopped accepting teaching assignments with CTU and AIU because of this schizophrenic attitude towards grading. The rubrics you have to use are so 'flexible' that you can drive a truck through them. Students are used to getting good grades from... —  read more 

I have found if you hold the students actually accountable, you will get less classes to teach. They won't tell you this, it just comes out that way. If you just pass everyone, you get more classes to teach. Has anyone else experienced this? Yup... —  read more 

Can CECO onload the two remaining schools and do the servicing like Kaplan and Purdue? Or do they get purchased by a large hedge fund like University of Phoenix and Apollo Global Management? Do they slide down to nothing and get purchased like EDMC... —  read more 

BlackRock, America's largest shadow bank, owns stock in several for-profit colleges: Career Education Corporation 7.9M shares Laureate Education 2.4M shares American Public Education 1.9M shares Capella 1.4M shares Bridgepoint Education 1.2M shares... —  read more 

"CFO A.J. Cederoth will be leaving his post to pursue other opportunities after September 30. The company says that Cederoth’s departure is not the result of any dispute or disagreement. Career Education will consider both internal and external... —  read more 

CTU is going to get in legal trouble if they continue to advertise themselves as a "Military Friendly School." CTU lost this designation more than a year ago, and Victory Media is becoming more protective of their programs as they get rid of many... —  read more 

How is CTU doing? Any word on student numbers and cutting down of classes? Are they still okay?