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Private equity-owned for-profit colleges deemed “not financially responsible” by US Dept. of Education
From report “Private equity’s failing grade: Private equity investment in for-profit colleges” (Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) The US Department of Education requires colleges and universities to submit audited financial statements…
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Student debt and defaults at private equity-owned for-profit colleges
From report “Private equity’s failing grade: Private equity investment in for-profit colleges” (Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) In October 2017, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reported that students who…
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Who is targeted by for profit colleges?
From report “Private equity’s failing grade: Private equity investment in for-profit colleges” (Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) The impact of the for-profit college sector, including for-profit colleges owned by private equity…
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Private equity’s failing grade: Private equity investment in for-profit colleges
(Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) For more than a decade, private equity firms have helped drive growth in the for-profit college industry in the United States, acquiring and helping to grow chains…
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Trump administration could be a boon for private equity-owned for-profit colleges
From report “Private equity’s failing grade: Private equity investment in for-profit colleges” (Written jointly by Private Equity Stakeholder Project and Americans for Financial Reform) Since taking office, Trump-appointed Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, herself the former chair of…
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