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Just How Similar? [electronic resource] : Community Colleges and the For-Profit Sector. AACC Policy Brief 2010-04PBL / Christopher M. Mullin.

Whereas community colleges and for-profit institutions both provide postsecondary educational opportunities, they are different in a host of dimensions. This brief describes some of those differences--not to win a debate or suggest public policy, but to show why comparisons made between the communit...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ERIC)
Main Author: Mullin, Christopher M.
Corporate Author: American Association of Community Colleges
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 2010.
Subjects:
Community Colleges.
Financial Support.
Institutional Characteristics.
Institutional Research.
Private Colleges.
Educational Finance.
Accountability.
Comparative Analysis.
Governance.
Accreditation (Institutions)
Outcomes of Education.
Client Characteristics.
Fees.
Student Financial Aid.
Student Loan Programs.
Advertising.
Proprietary Schools.
Reports, Descriptive.
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Summary:Whereas community colleges and for-profit institutions both provide postsecondary educational opportunities, they are different in a host of dimensions. This brief describes some of those differences--not to win a debate or suggest public policy, but to show why comparisons made between the community colleges and for-profit institutions are more limited than some may suggest. This brief presents data for community colleges and, where possible, at each level (4-year, 2-year, less-than-2-year) of for-profit institutions to discuss distinctions that exist in terms of oversight, service, and financing. Some of the differences, but not all, are the following: (1) Oversight; (2) Service; (3) Financing; and (4) Moving Forward. (Contains 5 figures, 5 tables and 8 notes.)
Item Description:Availability: American Association of Community Colleges. One Dupont Circle NW Suite 410, Washington, DC 20015. Tel: 202-728-0200; Fax: 202-833-2467; Web site: http://www.aacc.nche.edu.
Sponsoring Agency: Lumina Foundation for Education.
Abstractor: ERIC.
Educational level discussed: Higher Education.
Educational level discussed: Two Year Colleges.
Physical Description:16 p.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:Text (Reports, Descriptive)
Preferred Citation of Described Materials Note:American Association of Community Colleges.

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