The Chronicle of Higher Education did a pretty comprehensive piece on the Gainful Employment debate and I think that Jennifer Gonzalez accurately gets to the bottom of the argument by quoting a student at a proprietary school in the last line as saying “everybody should have the opportunity to further their education.”
Everybody should have the opportunity to get the education they want in a setting that works best for them, whether it be a traditional four year university or a career college. Read the whole story here: Federal Proposal Could Jeopardize For-Profit Programs, Especially Bachelor’s Degrees.