Students who attend for-profit schools earn less after graduation than before attendi

Not strictly distance ed but study finds:

Students who sought vocational certificates at for-profit colleges made an average of $900 less annually after attending the schools than they did before, according to a new study, leaving those who took out loans hard-pressed to pay them back.

By contrast, demographically similar students who pursued the same certifications at public community colleges earned $1,500 more than they did before attending school.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/05/31/a-popular-college-investment-promised-students-a-career-but-didnt-pay-off

 

A thread was created on this study earlier this week. See here: http://www.degreeinfo.com/general-distance-learning-discussions/52837-graduates-profit-schools-earn-less.html.


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