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Direct linkBañuelos, Nidia – History of Education, 2021
In 1978, the University of Phoenix was among the first for-profit universities to receive accreditation from a prestigious regional agency: the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Its accreditation marked a turning point in broader acceptance for the for-profit model in higher education and gave the…
Descriptors: Universities, Educational History, Accreditation (Institutions), Higher Education
Hassler, Richard P. – Academic Questions, 2006
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…
Descriptors: Proprietary Schools, Colleges, Postsecondary Education, Criticism
Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1992
This document provides testimony, prepared statements, articles, publications, and other materials concerning the issue of augmenting current student financial assistance programs with the addition of direct student loans (Self Reliance Loans), and examines responsible ways in which the federal government should move in this direction. Among the…
Descriptors: Credit (Finance), Educational Legislation, Eligibility, Federal Aid
