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Author: Mr. Richard S. Ruch PhD
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ISBN: 0801866782

Higher Ed, Inc.: The Rise of the For-Profit University

Among higher education institutions in the United States, for-profit colleges and universities have steadily captured a larger share of the student market. Download Higher Ed, Inc.: The Rise of the For-Profit University from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared. A recent trend at for-profit institutions is the coupling of job training with accredited academic programs that offer traditional baccalaureate, professional, and graduate degrees. Richard Ruch, with administrative experience in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors of higher education, takes us inside these new for-profit institutions, describing who teaches there, who enrolls and why, and how the for-profits are managed and by whom. He analyzes their different structures, services, and outlook on higher learning and training, and explains in detail how they make profits from tuition Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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Higher Ed, Inc. education books for free. A recent trend at for-profit institutions is the coupling of job training with accredited academic programs that offer traditional baccalaureate, professional, and graduate degrees He analyzes their different structures, services, and outlook on higher learning and training, and explains in detail how they make profits from tuition

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