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Egalitarian Thug

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11. It used to be that if a college's default rate rose above a very conservative percentage, they were

Reply to HiPointDem (Reply #9)

Thu Feb 21, 2013, 08:47 PM

Feb 2013

disqualified from the government grant and guaranteed loans programs and their accreditation was withdrawn. It seems that too has changed since I was in school.

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NY Times: Online colleges = a sham [View all] HiPointDem Feb 2013 OP

Online courses are harder, require more dedication, and are suited for "highly skilled" people Renew Deal Feb 2013 #1

My daughter just earned her master's degree from an online college, RebelOne Feb 2013 #2

Did John Broder write this? eom tarheelsunc Feb 2013 #3

people who take those classes are probably the types who don't have much time JI7 Feb 2013 #4

I wonder if it makes a difference . . . Brigid Feb 2013 #5

I took a Web Design course from the Arts Institute of Pittsburgh Larkspur Feb 2013 #6

one has to take into account... FirstLight Feb 2013 #7

And, they get a huge amount of US taxpayers' money obamanut2012 Feb 2013 #8

online colleges/universities have the highest default rates on student loans, by large margins. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #9

It used to be that if a college's default rate rose above a very conservative percentage, they were Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #11

fraud is the new business model HiPointDem Feb 2013 #12

I could say the same thing about a lot of "real" higher education customerserviceguy Feb 2013 #10