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Senate panel scrutinizes for-profit colleges
breitbart ^ | 6/24/10 | ERIC GORSKI

Posted on 06/24/2010 2:43:21 PM PDT by Nachum

Democratic senators sharply questioned Thursday whether for-profit colleges reaping huge amounts of federal aid dollars are delivering on promises to students and taxpayers.

The fast-growing for-profit college industry has faced increased scrutiny in recent months and is fighting greater government regulation, which it says will cut off access to education at the worst possible time.

The first in a series of congressional hearings on for-profit colleges raised more questions than it provided answers about possible steps Congress or the Education Department might take.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: colleges; forprofit; panel; senate

1 posted on 06/24/2010 2:43:23 PM PDT by Nachum
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To: Nachum

I guess Barry wants to take these colleges over now?


2 posted on 06/24/2010 2:45:35 PM PDT by rawhide
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To: Nachum

The perverted Congress needs close scrutinizing and the criminals marched out of the rat nest in chains!


3 posted on 06/24/2010 2:46:23 PM PDT by IbJensen ((Ps 109.8): "Let his days be few; and let another take his position.")
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To: rawhide

Agreed.

Obama wants to control every aspect of education.


4 posted on 06/24/2010 2:49:47 PM PDT by Tzimisce (No thanks. We have enough government already. - The Tick)
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To: Nachum
The Feds have just created themselves a monopoly in the Student Loan business (link)

Reform, don'cha know. ttached to the "Health" "reform" bill. And Congress doesn't even realize YET what they've done.

And control follows funding as night follows day.

Welcome to the Soviet States of America.

5 posted on 06/24/2010 2:51:27 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (All the Poetry was written by Pooh, a Bear with a Pleasing Manner but a Startling Lack of Brain.)
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To: Nachum

If they are taking federally backed student loans that the borrower cannot discharge under bankruptcy then there needs to be a second look. Businesses discharge debt all the time but student loan borrowers cannot.


6 posted on 06/24/2010 2:52:24 PM PDT by misterrob (Thug Life....now showing at a White House near you....)
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It seems to me that the default rate should be used for consideration on allowing student loans going forward (assuming you have student loans which I don’t agree with anyway). That would make the institutions honest. Many of these are fly by night operations who peddle useless degrees and/or are diploma mills.

Actually student loan debt can be worked out in different ways (especially because of Obama’s new Health Care Law).


7 posted on 06/24/2010 3:21:40 PM PDT by exhaustguy
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To: misterrob

It seems to me that the default rate should be used for consideration on allowing student loans going forward (assuming you have student loans which I don’t agree with anyway). That would make the institutions honest. Many of these are fly by night operations who peddle useless degrees and/or are diploma mills.

Actually student loan debt can be worked out in different ways (especially because of Obama’s new Health Care Law).


8 posted on 06/24/2010 3:21:44 PM PDT by exhaustguy
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