Friday, July 26, 2019

In shifting for-profit college market, borrowers are taking on more debt - Natalie Schwartz, Education Dive

The for-profit college sector isn't what it once was. In the past decade, hundreds of for-profits have shuttered, pressured by targeted regulations, steep enrollment declines and accusations that the sector's worst-performing schools leave students with crushing debt they can't repay.  Those claims aren't unfounded. This week brought fresh evidence to back some of those charges. A new study released by the U.S. Department of Education found that students who completed their bachelor's degrees at for-profit schools in the 2015-16 academic year took on more debt on average than other students.

https://www.educationdive.com/news/student-debt-grows-in-shifting-for-profit-college-market/558683/