60 minutes. An expensive lesson /
The for-profit career colleges are one of the fastest growing area in the field of education. It's a multi-billion dollar business with most of the revenues guaranteed by the federal government, and until recently the industry was the darling of Wall Street. Now, it's under scrutiny, with...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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New York, NY :
Columbia Broadcasting System,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | The for-profit career colleges are one of the fastest growing area in the field of education. It's a multi-billion dollar business with most of the revenues guaranteed by the federal government, and until recently the industry was the darling of Wall Street. Now, it's under scrutiny, with one of the biggest players facing allegations that it deceived investors, the federal government, and students, who say they've been taught a very expensive lesson. Correspondent Steve Kroft reports. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 9, 2015). Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (14 min.) |
| Playing Time: | 00:13:54 |