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Book SynopsisAs Ruch makes clear, the major for-profit colleges and universities offer a different approach to higher education-one that may be increasingly influential in the future.
Trade ReviewA balanced description of how and why [for-profit colleges and universities] continue to attract growing enrollments, and his text will be useful for anyone who wants to understand this significant trend... The chapters about for-profit finance and academic culture are particularly insightful. Highly recommended. Library Journal Higher Ed., Inc: The Rise of the For-Profit University offers a window into, as well as a defense of, this brave new pedagogical world. -- Christopher Shea Washington Post Magazine
Table of ContentsContents:Foreword, by George Keller Acknowledgments1. Confessions of a For-Profit Dean 2. The Players 3. The History of For-Profit Education in the United States 4. The Financing of For-Profit Higher Education 5. The Academic Culture of For-Profit Universities 6. Lessons from the For-Profit SideNotes Index
