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Background information

Issues in Higher Education
This 2018 overview article from CQ Researcher discusses for-profit education within the context of higher education in general.

Recommended Database Search Terms

For-profit education
For-profit colleges
For-profit universities
For-profit higher education

Recommended MJC Library databases

EBSCOhost Databases This link opens in a new window
See video in this guide for how to use EBSCOhost.
Gale Databases This link opens in a new window
See video in this guide for how to use Gale Databases.
ERIC This link opens in a new window
Limit your search in ERIC (Education Resource Information Center) by date as shown in the EBSCO Database video in this guide.

Recommended Books @ MJC Library

The College Affordability Crisis by Laurie Collier Hillstrom
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2020
See the section in Chapter 1 on the For-Profit College Scams of 2008-2018.
Lower Ed: the troubling rise of for-profit colleges in the new economy by Tressie McMillan Cottom
Call Number: EAST CAMPUS LB2328.52.U6 C68 2017
Publication Date: 2017
Links the rapid expansion of for-profit degrees to America's increasing inequality, and reveals the story of an industry that exploits aspirations.

Fail State documentary film

This video is recommended by Dr. Stovall for background information on for-profit education.

Using EBSCOhost databases

Watch this video to learn how to limit your searches in EBSCOhost Databases by date and source type.

Using Gale Databases

Watch this video to learn how to limit your searches in Gale Databases by date and source type.

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