Study Compares Results: For-Profits and Non-Profits

Researchers found graduates of for-profit schools have weaker employment outcomes and higher debt loads than students at non-profits, but the study results are considered preliminary and not the "final word" on the relative effectiveness of the two programs. A draft report is here.

For-Profit Colleges Open Another Front - Inside Higher Ed

This story summarizes a lawsuit filed by the leading for-profit college trade group to block new federal laws aimed at these colleges: For-Profit Colleges Open Another Front - Inside Higher Ed

Studies of For Profit Schools Lagging

This article in Inside Higher Ed discusses why little research has been conducted into for-profit colleges.