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 a for...

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Main Author: Cottom, Tressie McMillan (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: 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.