Friday, October 5, 2012
BLOG POST #3 :Drawing connections to inner city kids
From a business perspective, urban areas seem like the best place to advertise
and build for-profit education institutions, mainly because of the potential
revenue. Every American student is worth an estimated $117,000 in student
aid (Parker 2). Also, undergraduates from the inner city are usually entitled
to more government aid that the average student. Although for-profit
colleges have limited array of course selections, the structure of their
education system is one that allows for a student with a full time job
to continue their education as conveniently as
possible. Proprietary colleges have done their best to have students' education
fit their busy lifestyle For example, the University of Phoenix
includes online courses and schools that are conveniently close together
-approximately "twenty minutes apart to accommodate for rush
hour" (Mark DeFuso, College Inc.) Students, especially those in urban
areas, are finding that it has become more convenient to work while
getting an education. But at what cost? Is
the convenience worth spending 3 to 4 times as much as you would
at a community college?
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I think you should compare the way for-profits are exploiting inner city kids to the way the banks exploited marginal borrowers -- many from the inner city -- by giving them "subprime mortgages." In "Price of Admission," Senator Harkin agrees with the reporter that the loans created by for-profit colleges are essentially "subprime," and students are getting a "subprime education." I think you should explore that connection.
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