Blog

For-profit institutions of higher education are viewed with disdain by many in higher education. I find them intriguing. Tracking the growing enrollment patterns of Latinos in higher education, it is also obvious that Latinos are more open to the opportunities presented by these institutions than other groups.

As a policy analyst, I was very aware of the disparaging way many researchers and leaders spoke of for-profit institutions. But I had never had any direct experiences with these colleges until I received a letter in the mail a few years ago.