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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"proprietary schools"”.
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A comparison of accounting programs at selected Virginia community colleges and proprietary schools with job requirements
… part, by graduates from community colleges and proprietary schools. The purpose of this study was to determine how relevant the accounting programs offered in Virginia community colleges and proprietary schools are in terms of preparing students for accounting activities performed on the job by …
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Measuring the educational attainment of proprietary students: an assessment of equal opportunity from national data
… was designed to provide an overall estimate of proprietary schools' contribution to the equality of educational opportunity in the postsecondary educational system. Two compatible databases, the National Longitudinal Study of the High School Class of 1972 (NLS) and High School and Beyond (HSB), …
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The proprietary school sector: a demographic and financial aid profile
… distribution of student financial aid in the proprietary school sector. The study was conducted in the Spring of 1989 using a Fall, 1986, nationally representative sample of 3,837 students attending less than two-year and two-year proprietary schools in the 50 states and the District of …
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Characteristics of postsecondary proprietary school students
… selected characteristics of postsecondary proprietary school students; 2) compare those students to students at public community colleges, area vocational-technical institutes, and similar tax-funded institutions; and 3) evaluate the claim by proprietary school spokesmen that they are …
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A study of alumni follow-up practices in accredited postsecondary institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia
… (N=23); (b) two-year colleges (N=3); (c) proprietary two-year colleges (N=19); (d) accredited proprietary schools (N=47); and (e) accredited postsecondary vocational programs (N=5). A total of 97 institutions participated in the study. The study collected data on the: (a) purposes for …
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Minority Female Students and Graduates Perceived Value of Their For-Profit College & University (FPCU) Technical Education
The higher education institutions of for-profit colleges and universities (FPCU) have been sources of much controversy the last few decades. Research on their inception, quality of education, government funding and their threat to the traditional educational models of higher education provides a …