Length:
1200 words minimum (please include a word count at the end of your paper)
Assignment:
For-profit colleges have long been arguing for looser rules on federal aid for career training programs. But their intentions have created significant controversy amongst politicians, in academia and in the media as well. In light of the recent debacle that lead to the closing down of Corinthian Colleges, the Obama administration is looking into tightening rules about federal aid. Based on the assigned essays that you read for our class, write an argument driven essay discussing the values and dangers of for-profit education. Is it ethical to have colleges that use federal aid to make a profit? Do these colleges help a certain demographic? Should they be scrutinized more closely or evaluated differently from not-for-profit institutions?
Your thesis statement will clearly state your point of view about for-profit colleges. The rest of the essay will support your view. Please use at least 2 paraphrases and a maximum of 3 quotes from your outside sources in your essay. As part of your evidence, you can also include personal experience and anecdotes from friends about for-profit colleges.
Below you will find links to ALL your reading assignments related to this essay. Please print the articles, carefully read and annotate them, and bring them with you to class on the day they are due:
RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA, “College Group Run for Profit Looks to Close or Sell Schools," The New York Times Online, July 14, 2014
"Lessons from a For-Profit College Collapse,” The New York Times Online, Editorial, July 8 2014
Henri Bienen, “In Defense of For-Profit Colleges,” The Wall Street Journal Online, July 24 2010 (SEE Blog page on the right, above syllabi, for this article)
Tressie MacMillan Cottom, “Let’s Stop Condescending to For-Profit College Students”, slate.com
“Where More Default than Graduate: Career Education Program Parasites,” The Institute for College Access and Success, May 15 2014
Jennifer Gonzales, “Advocate of For-Profit Colleges Mounts a Strong Defense Before Senate Hearing,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 23 2010
Assignment:
For-profit colleges have long been arguing for looser rules on federal aid for career training programs. But their intentions have created significant controversy amongst politicians, in academia and in the media as well. In light of the recent debacle that lead to the closing down of Corinthian Colleges, the Obama administration is looking into tightening rules about federal aid. Based on the assigned essays that you read for our class, write an argument driven essay discussing the values and dangers of for-profit education. Is it ethical to have colleges that use federal aid to make a profit? Do these colleges help a certain demographic? Should they be scrutinized more closely or evaluated differently from not-for-profit institutions?
Your thesis statement will clearly state your point of view about for-profit colleges. The rest of the essay will support your view. Please use at least 2 paraphrases and a maximum of 3 quotes from your outside sources in your essay. As part of your evidence, you can also include personal experience and anecdotes from friends about for-profit colleges.
Below you will find links to ALL your reading assignments related to this essay. Please print the articles, carefully read and annotate them, and bring them with you to class on the day they are due:
RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA, “College Group Run for Profit Looks to Close or Sell Schools," The New York Times Online, July 14, 2014
"Lessons from a For-Profit College Collapse,” The New York Times Online, Editorial, July 8 2014
Henri Bienen, “In Defense of For-Profit Colleges,” The Wall Street Journal Online, July 24 2010 (SEE Blog page on the right, above syllabi, for this article)
Tressie MacMillan Cottom, “Let’s Stop Condescending to For-Profit College Students”, slate.com
“Where More Default than Graduate: Career Education Program Parasites,” The Institute for College Access and Success, May 15 2014
Jennifer Gonzales, “Advocate of For-Profit Colleges Mounts a Strong Defense Before Senate Hearing,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 23 2010
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