For-Profit Colleges Charging More While Doing Less For Poorest

For-Profit Colleges Charging More While Doing Less For Poorest

s state budget cuts lock students out of community-college classrooms or force them to stand in class, for-profit colleges are attracting hundreds of thousands of poor and minority students, charging up to 10 times as much for the same degree.

The industry, including Washington Post Co.'s Kaplan University, has tripled enrollment to 1.8 million in the past decade by pouring billions of dollars into marketing and recruiting, offering flexible online classes and outfitting more-modern campuses while states slash funding for community colleges. As much as 90 percent of revenue at each for-profit college comes from federal student aid.

Popular in the Community

Close

What's Hot