Open AccessRegulating Private For-Profit Higher Education
Author(s) -
William Tierney
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international higher education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-4501
pISSN - 1084-0613
DOI - 10.6017/ihe.2012.69.8645
Subject(s) - profit (economics) , for profit , business , higher education , marketing , industrial organization , economics , public economics , public relations , economic growth , finance , political science , microeconomics
As the for-profit higher education industry continues to grow, many observers have questioned their practices and policies. The author explains why the industry continues to grow and proposes who will have to oversee and regulate the industry in the future.