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Arlington, VA – The following is CECU’s statement regarding Public Agenda's report on student experiences at for-profit colleges. “This dishonest report has skewed the data to arrive at a preferred conclusion. As one example, comparing an entire group consisting of for-profit alumni, current students, and non-completing students to a subgroup consisting only of current community college students is unfair and blatantly biased. Another defect of the methodology is grouping together all types of for-profit institutions — four-year, two-year, and less than two-year — in comparison to two-year community colleges,” said CECU’s President and CEO, Dr. Jason Altmire. “This report was conducted with either flawed methodology or with a purposeful intent to achieve an ideologically driven outcome. Either way, the report is simply not credible. We would welcome a more accurate and statistically valid comparison of institutions in order to engage in a meaningful conversation on how to improve the value of postsecondary education for all students.” ### About Career Education Colleges and Universities
Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU) is the national association serving the proprietary higher education sector. Please direct media inquiries to Jenny Faubert, Vice President of Communications, at Jenny.Faubert@career.org. Comments are closed.
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