Fly-by-night scam for-profit universities

I bet AMU/APU does not have this problem because they are cheap. The reason why the expensive for-profits have to focus on veterans and military students is because they usually are not concerned about the cost of tuition as long as their benefits cover it. If I were in the military or a veteran, this would be even more reason to go to a good school with some name, instead of wasting time attending no-name online schools with limited degree utility. I think the government needs to find a way to ensure that the tuition monies that they pay actually go to real schools, not to regionally accredited scams (Is this not what Dr. Wagner continuously highlighted?)

 

I believe that would qualify as an oxymoron.

 

I would say you are correct. With emphasis on....

 

I feel much the same way about several non-profit colleges and universities. Some of which exist seemingly to "perform research" whereby the students are a secondary concern and then of course in Tarrant Count,y Texas (where I reside) our community colleges have become a bureaucratic bastion of academic ineptitude combined with underhanded dealings (dirty money)and political protectionism, they get their tax money via a special itemized property tax whether they have students or not, whether they are effective or not, whether we would ever set foot on their campus or not. They have cost me far more than any for profit school and have returned far less. In short as a former student and current taxpayer, they suck and I mean that in the nicest possible way. They have about as much concern for the student as the DMV has for your average driver... I just thought I'd toss out the other side of the coin with a specific example.

 

Exactly! Well said.

Abner

 

I just did an informal check in two of my APUS classes - roughly 50/50 in terms of military/civilian students.

Better yet, if the government were to eliminate a significant portion of its educational assistance payments tuition rates would drop across the board and only those schools with sound administrative practices would survive.

 

The change to the 90/10 rule is the easiest fix. It reduces preying on veterans, and it also forces universities to offer competitive programs that appeal to those paying their own way or paying through a non-governmental source.

 

Yes. With a reasonable tuition rate, you will find more people paying out of pocket, and the 90/10 rule isn't as big of an issue for you. AMU/APU is for-profit education done right, IMO.