From Main Street to Wall Street: For-Profit Higher Education

For-profit education revealed from the inside From Main Street to Wall Street: The Transformation of For-Profit Higher Education presents a detailed look at the quickly-increasing sector of for-profit education. Tracing the history of for-profit schools to its current state, this book reveals the ongoing transformation and diversity of quality, demographics, outlook, and more. Student outcomes, academic missions, shareholder motivations, accreditation, federal regulations, and other critical issues provide the context and perspective needed to formulate strategy going forward. Insightful and comprehensive, this book is a necessary read for anyone working in education today.