June 23, 2009

For-Profit Colleges and Consumer Advocates Weigh In on Potential Rule Changes

By Kelly Field

Philadelphia

Representatives of the for-profit higher-education sector packed a lecture hall here on Monday for the final of three hearings on the U.S. Education Department’s plans to revise several rules affecting proprietary institutions.

Some 30 people signed up to testify at the six-hour hearing, which drew industry analysts from New York and lobbyists from Washington, along with consumer advocates and a trio of representatives of foreign universities.

But those who

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