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

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.

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.

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

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