"What Will the Plan Mean for Other Kinds of Colleges?" A6, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 23 January 2015
Obama is legislating that community colleges be free.
"It's hard not to see the president's proposal as a direct shot at proprietary colleges, which have been targets of criticism from the administration for high costs and high loan-default rates," stated Jeffrey Silber, financial analyist at BMO Capital Markets.
"But some reasons that might drive a student to choose a for-profit college over a community college come down to convenience, not cost," said Constance Iloh, a higher Education researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Southern California. "These factors included being able to support family, campus proximity to home and work, flexible class schedules and the accelerated nature of the program."
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