For - profit colleges have seen sharp increases in enrollment in recent years despite alternatives such
as public community colleges being much cheaper.
In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri found that hiring managers show no preference for hiring people with for - profit college credentials compared to those holding comparable credentials
from public community colleges.
To help 2.5 million young Californians improve job skills, he proposed $ 120 million to establish the state's first fully online
public community college by fall 2019.
Some states like California are becoming more accepting
of public community college credits if students transfer to in - state public universities.
While 57 percent of students enrolled in remedial classes
attend public community colleges, 43 percent attend a range of other institutions — four - year public or private colleges, two - year private programs and both for - profit and nonprofit schools.Additionally, almost half of the students who enroll in remedial courses come from middle - and upper - income families.
Connecticut Democrats want to follow states like New York and propose a plan to cover tuition for low - to - middle income students
at public community colleges and universities.
A small number
of public community colleges have successful medical - assistant programs, minting graduates who make $ 25,000 per year or more.
«Despite the much higher costs of attendance, earnings effects are smaller in the for - profit sector relative to the effects for comparable students in
public community colleges — a result that holds for all but one of the top 10 fields of study,» according to the study abstract.
However, for the most part, for - profit colleges end up loading more debt on students than
public community colleges and generally have a worse outcome when it comes to salaries.
But many are doing better at retaining students than
their public community college counterparts.
Earlier this month, New York became the first U.S. state to offer all but its wealthiest residents free tuition not only at
its public community colleges, but also at public four - year institutions in the state.
The other 57 percent were enrolled in
public community colleges.
«The work done to build relationships across the cultural divide between K - 12 charter schools and
public community colleges is nothing short of astounding.
Reimbursement for tuition and general fees * subject to legislative appropriation paid for by the state to any of Missouri's
public community colleges, career technical schools and one private technical school.
For starters, the higher education structure in Texas is complicated with entangled missions, 12 boards of regents, six university systems, six independent colleges and universities, and 50
public community colleges.
Mission College is
a public community college located within the City of Santa Clara in the heart of Silicon Valley.
ELAC is one of the nine
public community colleges within the Los Angeles Community College District.
I was also hired by
a public community college through networking.