The Effect of the Gainful Employment Regulatory Uncertainty on Student Enrollment at For-Profit Institutions of Higher Education

The Transition and Postsecondary Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) model demonstration program, funded by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education was implemented initially from 2010 to 2015. During this time, 27 institutions of higher education were awarded grants to develop programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to access higher education. TPSID programs were charged with developing model demonstration programs that would lead to gainful employment. In this article, we identify predictors of employment while in the program and at exit for students who completed a TPSID program between 2010 and 2015. Results identified several predictors of employment for students with IDD. Authors share implications for future research and practice gleaned from the analysis.

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A profile of regionally accredited for-profit institutions of higher education

New Directions for Higher Education ◽

10.1002/he.173 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 2005 (129) ◽

pp. 69-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Kevin Kinser

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

For Profit ◽

Regionally Accredited

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The decline in for-profit higher education during the Obama Administration and its prospects in the Trump Presidency

Industry and Higher Education ◽

10.1177/0950422217713561 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 239-252

Author(s):

James Ottavio Castagnera

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

The United States ◽

Department Of Education ◽

Obama Administration ◽

Federal Financial Aid ◽

Gainful Employment ◽

For Profit ◽

Education Industry ◽

The Us ◽

Higher Education Industry

The fortunes of the for-profit higher education industry rise and fall with the political tides in the United States. During the 8 years of the George W Bush Administration (Republican), the for-profit sector of US higher education prospered. The following two terms of the Obama Administration (Democrat) resulted in the loss of all the ground gained during Mr Bush’s two terms in office. Indeed, the US Department of Education, led by Secretary Arne Duncan, aggressively attacked the for-profit higher education providers. This attack took two very effective forms: the wielding of ‘gainful employment’ regulations to sever the eligibility of for-profit corporations to receive federal financial aid funding for admitted students, and the withdrawal of authority from the for-profit sector’s accrediting agency. This article argues that, if the past is predictive, the prospects for the for-profit higher education providers are bright under Mr Trump.

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Speaking Back to the Neoliberal Agenda for Higher Education

Culture Studies &#x2194 Critical Methodologies ◽

10.1177/1532708617706125 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 327-332 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Spoma Jovanovic

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Public Sphere ◽

Democratic Education ◽

Institutions Of Higher Education ◽

For Profit ◽

Critical Engagement

The deliberate and well-crafted creep of neoliberalism into institutions of higher education has consequences for faculty that are likewise felt by students, families, and society at large. This article provides an autoethnographic glimpse at how democratic education is being forsaken to for-profit activities and how faculty at one campus pushed back against their own administration in response. I conclude with some suggestions for how to communicate and organize to keep hope alive for higher education to remain a vibrant public sphere where critical engagement can flourish.

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