blog post Race, Ethnicity, and For-Profit College Enrollment By Jacob Jackson, Sara Adan Oct 13, 2016 African American students were key to the growth of for-profit colleges. These institutions are closing, and the overall college-going rate of African Americans is falling.
blog post For-Profit Colleges Face an Uncertain Future By Sara Adan Jan 30, 2017 Hundreds of US private for-profit colleges may be forced to close, leaving thousands of California students with difficult decisions.
blog post The Rise and Fall of Enrollment at For-Profit Colleges By Hans Johnson Jun 28, 2016 For-profit colleges have seen dramatic growth in enrollment in California. But in recent years, this trend has begun to reverse.
blog post Federal Policy Shift on Private For-Profit Schools By Sara Adan Jul 27, 2017 The federal government is pulling back on regulation of for-profit colleges. California is moving in the opposite direction.
blog post Lessons from the Great Recession Can Protect College Students Today By Kevin Cook, Hans Johnson Apr 29, 2020 State funding for public higher education saw deep cuts during the last downturn, while for-profit colleges moved to the forefront.
blog post Making Career Education Affordable in California By Bonnie Brooks Jan 8, 2019 Education Secretary Betsy DeVos plans to roll back federal rules that have been instrumental in steering California students toward community colleges rather than for-profit institutions.
Explainer Is College Worth It? By Marisol Cuellar Mejia, Cesar Alesi Perez, Vicki Hsieh, Hans Johnson Mar 8, 2023 Rising college costs and a reluctance to take on debt lead many students and families to wonder if college will actually yield a brighter future with higher earnings and better jobs. In this explainer, we explore whether the benefits of a college degree outweigh the costs.
blog post The Growth of Cal Grants By Kevin Cook May 19, 2017 Cal Grants are an essential tool for improving the economic mobility of California’s neediest residents.
Report Higher Education in California: California’s Higher Education System By Hans Johnson, Marisol Cuellar Mejia Oct 1, 2019 California’s higher education system is the largest—and among the most diverse—in the nation. It has three public segments, as well as more than 150 private nonprofit colleges and about 160 for-profit institutions.
blog post The News on Student Debt Is Not All Bad By Hans Johnson Jan 12, 2017 There are some encouraging and newly emerging trends in student debt, especially in California.
