Obama Plans New Rules as For-Profit Colleges Mobilize
The Obama Administration is gearing up to produce tougher regulations that may reduce the amount of federal financial aid flowing to for-profit colleges, cutting the companies’ annual revenue growth by as much as a third. Continue reading... |
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When Imitation Isn't Flattery
Officials at the Distance Education and Training Council last month found the agency had acquired an unwelcome twin overseas. DETC was tipped off to the existence of a website for an organization with the same name, with a British Web domain and a Cyprus address, that claims to be “the leading global membership organization for the open and distance education community.” Continue reading... |
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For-Profit Colleges Offer Another Way
to Measure 'Gainful Employment'
Warning that a proposed limit on student borrowing would force thousands of programs serving low-income students to close, the Career College Association recently released an alternative that would require for-profit programs to provide prospective students with more information about their graduates' debt levels and salaries. Continue reading... |
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Exam Lets Prospective Students ‘Test Drive’ Online Education
Prospective students returning to college after a lengthy layoff can gauge their basic English and math skills beforehand to make sure they’re ready for online classes with a new program designed to find the most qualified and disciplined students for web-based courses.Continue reading... |
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DETC: 84th Annual Conference Wrapup
More than 175 people gathered to learn, share, and network at the Distance Education and Training Council's 84th Annual Conference last month—the organization's largest meeting in the past fifteen years!
Attendees gathered for two days full of interesting and engaging sessions, including a presentation on how to monitor and improve your SEO campaigns and a demonstration of the DETC Technology Committee's Top Ten Tech Tips for 2010. Visit the Conference Web site for a meeting recap, to download handouts from the Conference, or view the photos from the 84th Annual Conference. Continue reading...
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