Articles Tagged With 'Higher Education'

For-Profit Colleges Rake in Millions From Post-9/11 G.I. Bill

by Sharona Coutts
ProPublica, Dec. 10, 2010, 4:47 p.m.

The University of Phoenix Online tops the list of schools receiving money from the Post 9-/11 G.I. Bill in its first year. Overall, for-profit colleges collected $640 million from the bill. Public colleges and universities received $697 million but the money went to more than twice as many students.

For-Profit Colleges Encouraged Fraud And Used Deceptive Marketing, Watchdog Says

by Marian Wang
ProPublica, Aug. 4, 2010, 8:49 a.m.

An undercover investigation by a government watchdog uncovers unsavory recruiting practices at several for-profit colleges.

Investigations You Need to Read: Wednesday

by Marian Wang
ProPublica, March 17, 2010, 10:36 a.m.

At University of Phoenix, Allegations of Enrollment Abuses Persist

by Sharona Coutts
ProPublica, Nov. 3, 2009, 6 p.m.

Some students and recruiters describe high-pressure and deceptive tactics to lure people into the nation's largest for-profit school.