Advocacy group asks Nebraska Legislature to examine for-profit colleges

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POSTED: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2015 1:00 AM
By Emily Nohr / World-Herald staff writer

LINCOLN — The Nebraska Legislature should launch an interim study next year into the for-profit college industry, a Lincoln-based advocacy group said in a report released Monday.

Nebraska Appleseed warned of concerns with for-profit colleges, including higher costs, lower student retention and graduation rates, and lower post-graduate earnings for students compared with graduates of nonprofit colleges.

With some problems reported across the nation at for-profit colleges, it’s important to understand their performance here, Nebraska Appleseed Economic Justice Director James Goddard said in a press release.

“We know for-profit colleges in Nebraska create opportunity for some, but it is important to be able to conclude whether for-profit higher education in Nebraska is working for students and whether we should continue to support for-profit schools with taxpayer dollars,” he said.

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