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For-Profit Colleges Ramp Up Lobbying Efforts

First Posted: 11/08/10 05:12 AM ET Updated: 05/25/11 06:35 PM ET

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For-profit colleges have increased their lobbying against proposed Education Department rules to cut off federal financial aid to programs whose students take on too much debt for training that provides little likelihood of leading to a well-paying job.

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For-profit colleges have increased their lobbying against proposed Education Department rules to cut off federal financial aid to programs whose students take on too much debt for training that provid...
For-profit colleges have increased their lobbying against proposed Education Department rules to cut off federal financial aid to programs whose students take on too much debt for training that provid...
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