For-profitColleges

Last week, President Obama signed an executive order to protect veterans, soldiers and their families from being swindled and hoodwinked by for-profit schools. Check out some of these shady behaviors, and you'll understand what set Obama off.

Over the past 10 years, for-profit colleges -- which are different from private colleges, most of which are operated as non-profits -- have tripled their enrollment to 1.4 million, with annual revenue of $26 billion. Leading for-profit colleges include the University of Phoenix, Devry, The Art...

Over at Washington Monthly, Stephen Burd takes an extended look at one of the biggest -- and least reported on -- financial crises facing young people: unethical for-profit college foisting massive debt loads on their students. These debt loads often carry exorbitant interest rates and lack any...

The New York Times reports that many laid-off, right-sized, downsized and fired workers are looking to technical colleges and other training programs to develop new skills that will, they hope, lead to long-term job security.The Times piece mentions 25-year old Jonathan Beam, who enrolled in a...