Lower ed the troubling rise of for-profit colleges in the new economy
"Drawing on her personal experience as a former counselor at two for-profit colleges and interviews with students, senior executives and activists, a renowned sociologist reveals how for-profit schools have become so successful and deciphers the benefits, credentials pitfalls and real costs of...
| Main Author: | Cottom, Tressie McMillan (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
The New Press,
2017.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: The Education Gospel
- 1. The Real
- 2. The Beauty College and the Technical College
- 3. Jesus Is My Backup Plan
- 4. When Higher Education Makes Cents
- 5. Where Credit Is Due
- 6. Credentials, Jobs, and the New Economy
- Epilogue.