for-profit college

collocation in English

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college
noun
uk
/ˈkɒl.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈkɑː.lɪdʒ/
US
a university where you can study for an undergraduate (= ...
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(Definition ofcollegefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In fact, 96% of students attendingfor-profitcollegeapply for federal student loans compared to 13% at community colleges.
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A few years after that, in 2007, the then non-profit institution was acquired by a private investor group and turned into afor-profitcollege.
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Some former students claim that for-profit colleges make them feel like they went to the flea market and bought themselves a degree.
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Some are publicly funded, but the region also has a number of private and for-profit colleges.
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For-profit colleges account for 10 percent of enrolled students but 44 percent of student loan defaults.
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The city also has several other private for-profit colleges and tutoring programmes.
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Most programs in the field have typically been offered by online for-profit colleges, most if not all of which are non-accredited.
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During the 2009-2010 school years, for-profit colleges received almost $32 billion in grants and loans provided to students under federal student aid programs.
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In response to complaints about the use of financial aid by for-profit colleges in 2010 the university began an orientation program designed to lower dropout and default rates.
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