Grads of for-profit universities have no better chance getting interview than those with no college
For-profit universities lure students in with promises of an education. However, it turns out most of them only deliver higher debt and worthless degrees. A new study by the organization CALDER found that graduates of for-profit universities have no better chance at getting an interview than people who never even went to college.
The researchers sent out about 9,000 fake resumes to businesses and found “little evidence of a benefit to listing a for-profit college relative to no college at all.” Community college grads actually fared a little better off, but the authors of the study said that the difference was too small to draw a conclusion.
However, these for-profit universities often charge students much higher tuition, and use private funding that excludes students from federal repayment assistance programs. It's immoral that any organization – including our government – should make a profit off of students trying to work for a better future. It's time to invest in our students and stand up to these predatory for-profit universities.
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