The future of for-profit universities education is still
debated, especially in light of the continued policy of individual
decision-making and strategies that related to education, while increasing
warnings from turning into academic structures which providing degrees and
produce a little bit of the quality of aimed learning.
The Obama administration issued a series of highly
anticipated regulations aimed at cracking down on for-profit colleges and other
career training programs that leave students saddled with unmanageable debts
and contribute to an unequal share of federal student loan defaults.
We hope that these regulations do what they should to do!
During the 2008-2009 academic year, there were nearly 1.8
million students enrolled at more than 2,800 for-profit institutions of higher
learning in the United States. Students in for-profit colleges and universities
accounted for over 9% of all students enrolled in postsecondary education.[1]
The numbers have continued to grow, and today (2010) the number is rapidly
approaching two million, about 10 percent of total student enrollments.[2] The
industry has also grown significantly in recent decades. Enrollment in
for-profits has increased nearly six-fold since 1986, a time when the
sector only enrolled about 2% of all students.[3] Once an insignificant part of
the higher education landscape in the United States, for-profit institutions
now command a substantial portion of the market and have established themselves
as legitimate and viable participants in the postsecondary education arena.
One reason of increased
numbers who attend private universities is those universities which provide students with effective training programs that increase their practical experience after graduation and draw to the marketplace. Also, private universities differ from those of government in more than one aspect; the most important differences were highlighted by the report (command, control, management, and mission).The non-profit - or governmental universities where usually carries out a mission to serve the public interest. In contrast, the private universities work to provide a unique service and value to students; because it is based on the profitability of frame works, and it will seek to achieve that through provision of what is distinctive of the services and education to its students.
Nevertheless, many college graduates do not find profitability promises that they were promised by for- profit universities, despite that students pay very high fees to ensure a good future and career after their graduation.
I'm not against for-profit universities, but should be under some conditions. First, students should explore the accuracy about for-profit university of its reputation, programs, faculty, and its outcomes in the marketplace.
The second condition: That for-profit university should be subjected to quality standards of Ministry of Higher Education, and in case of non-achievement of quality standards this institution should beclosed.
The second condition: That for-profit university should be subjected to quality standards of Ministry of Higher Education, and in case of non-achievement of quality standards this institution should beclosed.
I fell part of the problem is the lack of knowledge by potential students. For instance, how many would examine as to whether an institution is accredited or not? The lour for many of these people is the flexibility and the ease of enrollment not the legitimacy of the organization.
ReplyDeleteFurthermore, I agree with the issue of quality. The larger an institution or department because the more difficult it is to organize and manage to achieve appropriate outcomes. I can't help but think the University of Phoenix has nightmares about this issue.