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The Public and For-Profit College Sectors: A Direct Economic Comparison

By: Clive Belfield | October 19, 2016

In the third of a short series of online essays, Clive Belfield provides a basic economic comparison between for-profit colleges and public colleges that addresses the fundamental economic question and calculation: Which colleges provide the highest benefit for the lowest cost?

Comparing Closed For-Profit Colleges to the Public College Sector

By: Clive Belfield | October 12, 2016

In the second of a short series of online essays, Clive Belfield compares the performance of recently closed colleges ITT Technical Institute and Corinthian Colleges to the public sector.

Are Closed For-Profit Colleges Representative of the Sector as a Whole?

By: Clive Belfield | October 4, 2016

In the first of a short series of online essays, Clive Belfield discusses the performance of recently closed for-profit colleges relative to the rest of the sector.

The Public and For-Profit College Sectors: A Direct Economic Comparison

Comparing Closed For-Profit Colleges to the Public College Sector

Are Closed For-Profit Colleges Representative of the Sector as a Whole?

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