The Bangalore University Task Force has recommended the varsity not to approve admissions made by private colleges that do not have the university affiliation.
Bridgeport Education (NYSE:BPI) is a holding company that operates for-profit colleges Ashford University and University of the Rockies with both live and online classes. Though the company has seen criticism for its recruiting practices, it remains profitable.
For-profit colleges expand access to higher education for some students who might not otherwise attend college, but the payoff can be meager. In fact, graduates of for-profit colleges' two-year programs earn about the same as those who ...
Some private universities and colleges in Cebu will be implementing tuition increases from 5 percent to 10 percent for the coming school year this June.
Eight out of the 17 private schools, colleges and universities in this city were allowed by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) in Zamboanga peninsula (Region 9) to increase their respective tuition fees effective school year 2013-2014.
US policymakers should not overlook the positive aspects of for-profit colleges, a study has argued. The report from the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, a right- leaning thinktank based in New York, says that politicians - and journalists - are too quick to highlight for-profits’ poor graduation levels, higher loan default rates and patchy graduate employment record, while overlooking their strengths.
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) will file a review petition in the Supreme Court next week on the apex court’s order allowing private colleges to conduct MBA and MCA courses without AICTE’s permission.
In a major decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that private colleges need not seek approval from the All India Council for Technical Education to conduct courses in computer application and management at the postgraduate level. However, AICTE Chairman S.S. Mantha said the Council would file a review petition against this order early next week.
In my first column I mentioned my decision to join other colleagues in higher education who have taken the risk to cross sectors from traditional higher education to for-profit. A reader picked up on me using the term “risk” and asked if I would expand on that.
The Nitish regime has cleared the decks for establishing private varsities with the passing of the Bihar Private University Bill, 2013, by the Legislative Assembly.
Bihar State Private University Bill 2013 was passed on Tuesday by voice vote in the state assembly, clearing the deck for setting up of private universities and related institutions of higher learning in the state.
Bihar State Private University Bill 2013 was passed on Tuesday by voice vote in the state assembly, clearing the deck for setting up of private universities and related institutions of higher learning in the state.
Students at some private colleges and trade schools could receive more state grant money under one of several financial aid measures that passed a legislative committee Tuesday.
Condoms are handed out like lollipops at many public and private universities across the country. But at Boston College, distributing rubbers on campus is now grounds for expulsion.
Brazilian educational company Kroton Educacional SA (KROT3.BR) and Anhanguera Educacional Participacoes SA (AEDU3.BR) on Monday said they agreed to merge their operations, creating the country's largest educational company.
Bryant University is set to strengthen ties with China by signing new partnership agreements with two universities when a delegation led by a senior Chinese education official visits the private school in Smithfield over the weekend.
The recent establishment of a Private University Professors’ Union is the first step toward helping instructors in the vital private-education sector achieve benefits and other demands, but reaching that ultimate goal will likely be long and arduous.
All Kerala Private College Teachers’ Association (AKPCTA) has called upon the Higher Education Council not to make recommendation for the introduction of autonomous colleges in the State.