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Here are the top 10 for-profit colleges in the U.S.

University Business

When taking Grand Canyon University out of the non-profit arena and stacking it against all the best national universities in the country, the school ranked between 330 and 441, according to U.S. These were named the top 10 for-profit schools: College Average Rank across different websites Annual fee 10.

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Coursera is Evolving into a Third-Wave EdTech Company

eLiterate

I remember talking to Daphne Koller about this circa 2014 (in front of one of those ridiculous fountains in the Swan and Dolphin Hotel at a Sloan-C conference). The Coursera platform, writ large , connects universities, learners, government agencies, megacorporations, and local employers. 2U might; it’s hard to tell right now.

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Report: U of Arkansas system may buy University of Phoenix

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The University of Arkansas System is considering a transaction in which it would transform the for-profit University of Phoenix into an independent nonprofit affiliate, spokespeople for both institutions have confirmed. “Being private equity owned, you’re always having that conversation,” Smiley said.

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EdTech Malaise: “He Not Busy Born is Busy Dying”

eLiterate

Back in 2014, I wrote an unintentionally infamous rant called Dammit, the LMS in which I took on all the critics who were arguing the LMS was dead or dying. Today, in 2014. I remember talking to Daphne Koller about this circa 2014 (in front of one of those ridiculous fountains in the Swan and Dolphin Hotel at a Sloan-C conference).

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Biden Administration Forgives $37B of Debt for University of Phoenix Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students who took out loans to attend the for-profit University of Phoenix under the belief that the school offered them unique job opportunities at top organizations will have their debt forgiven, the Biden administration announced Wednesday.