For-Profit Colleges & African American Students

     For-profit schools are aggressively marketing to students looking for more accessible degree programs (Asmerom, 2010).  According to the Career College Association, 43% of students enrolled in for-profit schools are minorities and 39 percent of the graduates from for-profits are minorities.  Those who are opposed to for-profit colleges say that first generation college students and minorities are often the ones paying the extremely high costs of these degree programs.  Some believe that for-profit colleges are not providing African American students the necessary resources to be successful in this type of educational setting. 

Asmerom, R. (2010, December 27).  Why are Black political leaders going to bat for for-profit schools? Atlanta Post. Retrieved from http://atlantapost.com/2010/12/27/why-are-black-political-leaders-going-to-bat-for-for-profit-schools/