For-Profit Colleges

Strayer restarts its campus expansion amid growing enrollment, federal deregulation and increased demand for skilled workers.

U.S. judge says Education Department failed to consider key evidence in judging agency for for-profit colleges, and orders a new review.

Eloy Ortiz Oakley says California’s online community college will be a better public alternative to for-profit colleges for the “stranded workers” traditional college systems struggle to serve.

By Eloy Ortiz Oakley

Ashford University is the latest big for-profit bidding to become nonprofit. The university's owner, Bridgepoint Education, will seek to become an online program management company.

Ashford University is the latest big for-profit bidding to become nonprofit. The university's owner, Bridgepoint Education, will seek to become an online program management company.

Accreditor's backing of the Purdue-Kaplan deal paves the way for a new, unusual public university, while giving a boost to other for-profit conversions, partnerships and acquisitions.

Grand Canyon University's accreditor soon will decide whether or not the institution can become a nonprofit, the latest among several similar -- and controversial -- conversion attempts.

New analysis says that students in certificate programs gain more economically from attending public institutions -- or no institution at all -- than for-profits.