LONDON (July 24, 2012) – Celebrate annual ‘Tall People’s Day’ this year with the world’s tallest man at central London attraction Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! London. See how you measure up against Robert P Wadlow – at more than 2.7 metres he is the tallest man on record to ever exist. Then, see how many…
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Will coordinate and foster research and training in the emergency setting To help improve health outcomes of patients who require emergency care, the National Institutes of Health has created a new Office of Emergency Care Research (OECR). The office is a focal point for basic, clinical and translational emergency care…
TAMPA, Fla., July 31, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The Gulf Coast Seafood Coalition (Coalition) is proud to cheer on the eight Gulf Coast chefs that will be touting the Gulf region and serving its fresh and flavorful seafood at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The best-of-the-best chefs from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida will be participating in BP’s “Spirit of the Gulf,” a series…
Ever wanted to take a peek inside Buckingham Palace? Yes? Well, who wouldn’t! And now you can with these wonderful virtual rooms on the official Royal website. Virtual tours of Buckingham Palace.
Despite poor student outcomes, for-profit schools are highly profitable companies. Profits at 16 of the largest for-profit schools totaled $2.7 billion in 2009. Source: (http://www.harkin.senate.gov/help/forprofitcolleges6.cfm)
Despite poor student outcomes, for-profit schools are highly profitable companies. Profits at 16 of the largest for-profit schools totaled $2.7 billion in 2009. Source: (http://www.harkin.senate.gov/help/forprofitcolleges6.cfm)
Fifty-four percent of students who enrolled in the 2008-2009 school year withdrew by summer 2010. Over the past three years, almost 2 million students have withdrawn from for-profit colleges. None of these students gained a degree or certificate, but almost every one of them left with debt that is not dischargeable in bankruptcy, and which…
For-Profit Schools Are Far More Expensive Than Comparable Programs At Community Colleges Or Public Universities For a two-year associate degree with an estimated annual earning power of around $40,000 a year, Corinthian’s Everest charges over $46,000, ITT charges over $44,000 and Westwood College charges over $35,000. In each case, a community college offering a comparable…
For-profit Schools Rely On Sophisticated Marketing Operations To Enroll As Many Students As Possible, Giving Rise To Recruiting Practices That Are Overzealous Or Misleading The 15 large publicly-traded for-profit education companies spend nearly $13 billion a year on recruiting and marketing. By contrast, community colleges typically spend just one or two percent of their budgets…
Enrollment At For-Profit Schools Has Grown Dramatically Over The Past Decade Between 1998 and 2008, the number of students attending these schools has grown from 553,000 to 1.8 million, an increase of more than 225 percent. Parallel to this enrollment growth, the for-profit education sector takes in a larger share of Federal student aid dollars…
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