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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.

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.

The video, Fail State: The Resurgence of the For-Profit College Industry, is recommended by Dr. Stovall for background information on for-profit education.

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

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.