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Lower ed : the troubling rise of for-profit colleges in the new economy / Tressie McMillan Cottom.

McMillan Cottom, Tressie, author.
2017
LB2328.52.U6 C68 2017 (Mapit)
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Title
Lower ed : the troubling rise of for-profit colleges in the new economy / Tressie McMillan Cottom.
Author
McMillan Cottom, Tressie, author.
ISBN
9781620970607 (hardcover)
1620970600 (hardcover)
Published
New York : The New Press, 2017.
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Description
228 pages ; 22 cm
Call Number
LB2328.52.U6 C68 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
378.73
Summary
"Drawing on her personal experience as a former counselor at two for-profit colleges and interviews with students, senior executives and activists, a renowned sociologist reveals how for-profit schools have become so successful and deciphers the benefits, credentials pitfalls and real costs of a for-profit education, "--NoveList.
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"Distributed by Perseus Distribution"--Title page verso.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction: The education gospel
1. The real
2. The beauty college and the technical college
3. Jesus is my backup plan
4. When higher education makes cents
5. Where credit is due
6. Credentials, jobs, and the new economy
Epilogue.

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