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Lower ed : the troubling rise of for-profit colleges in the new economy /

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"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...

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Main Author: McMillan Cottom, Tressie (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The New Press, 2017.
Subjects:
For-profit universities and colleges > United States.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects > United States.
EDUCATION > Educational Policy & Reform.
EDUCATION > Higher.
EDUCATION > Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects.
Education, Higher > Economic aspects.
For-profit universities and colleges.
United States.
Nonfiction.
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Summary:"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-profit education, "--NoveList.
Item Description:"Distributed by Perseus Distribution"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:228 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781620970607
1620970600