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Low-Cost Option for Working Adults
With support from big-city mayors in California, for-profit college offers working adults with employer-paid tuition aid a college option with no out-of-pocket costs.
D1 Hoops, For-Profit and Christian-Style
Division I sports has its first openly for-profit member, with the planned addition of Grand Canyon University.
No More Mr. Nice Guy
A Missouri community college goes after nearby for-profits with TV ads that name names and compare tuition rates. Will other community colleges follow suit?
Phoenix Reloads
The University of Phoenix is down after a tough year. But betting against Phoenix is risky, as the flagship for-profit doubles down on career services and its ties with employers.
Brand New Online Heavies
Nonprofit colleges are moving into for-profits' turf online, study finds, sparking new competition based on price and brand.
Higher Ed Shrinks
The number of students enrolled in U.S. colleges declines in 2011, the first such drop in at least 15 years. For-profit colleges lose the most.
Grand Canyon's Ground Game
Looking like a nonprofit, Grand Canyon University pays for a thriving campus and generous scholarships with a big online program. Will other for-profits copy the model?
Quasi-For-Profit Humanities College
New College of the Humanities, in London, seeks to meld the American liberal arts and Oxford tutorial models. But critics have focused on its £18,000 annual price tag and its corporate structure.