Danielle Douglas-Gabriel

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks with a student in Indiana. The Education Department said the share of people not making payments on their federal student loans within three years of leaving college has risen.

The number of people defaulting on federal student loans is rising

June 2, 2018 at 10:42 a.m.

The Education Department said Wednesday the share of people not making payments on their federal student loans within three years of leaving college has risen, reversing five years of reported...

Katie Otersen, 23, attends George Mason University in Virginia but struggles with past-due bills. "I'm so overwhelmed. I just finished paying the collection fee. School starts in less than a month and I still have to come up with the rest," she said.

Universities hit students with whopping collection fees for unpaid tuition

June 3, 2018 at 6:20 a.m.

When Katie Otersen transferred from Northern Virginia Community College to George Mason University last fall, she braced for a jump in price. Tuition and fees would total $11,300, more than...

The now-shuttered ITT Technical Institute campus in Orange.

SEC settles fraud charges against defunct for-profit college company ITT

June 3, 2018 at 4:06 p.m.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled its fraud case against ITT Educational Services, but it continues to pursue top executives from the defunct for-profit college firm for deceiving investors...

Purdue acquires for-profit Kaplan University

June 5, 2018 at 6:53 a.m.

Purdue University said Thursday it has acquired for-profit Kaplan University to extend its reach into online and adult education, an unusual move for a public institution. "None of us knows...

Former students fight for a stake in ITT Educational Services bankruptcy

June 6, 2018 at 4:24 p.m.

Creditors, federal regulators, state attorneys general and jilted employees of ITT Educational Services have laid claim to the remaining assets of one of the nation's largest for-profit college operators in...

Campus ?tness club encourages women to ditch the elliptical

June 9, 2018 at 10:08 a.m.

There was nothing appealing about heading to my college gym - OK, maybe the cute guys playing basketball. But the mammoth sports center, teeming with athletes, was intimidating. And with...

This photo taken July 8, 2014 shows a person walking past an Everest Institute sign in a office building in Silver Spring, Md. Nearly 80,000 students of defunct for-profit giant Corinthian Colleges are facing some form of debt collection, even though the U.S. Department of Education unearthed enough evidence of fraud to forgive their student loans.

Students still paying the price after feds found widespread fraud at Corinthian

June 12, 2018 at 3:19 p.m.

Nearly 80,000 students of defunct for-profit giant Corinthian Colleges are facing some form of debt collection, even though the U.S. Department of Education unearthed enough evidence of fraud to forgive...

DeVry Education Group said it will cap the amount of revenue it receives from federal student aid, including veterans and military tuition assistance, getting in front of a controversial issue as the for-profit industry buckles under economic and regulatory pressure.

DeVry voluntarily dials back revenue from federal student aid

June 12, 2018 at 10:58 a.m.

DeVry Education Group, one of the largest operators of for-profit colleges, said Tuesday that it will cap the amount of revenue it receives from federal student aid, including veterans and...

ITT Tech parent company to cease all operations

June 12, 2018 at 11:35 a.m.

ITT Educational Services, the parent company of ITT Technical Institutes, is ceasing all operations Friday, a week after closing the doors at the national chain of for-profit colleges, according to...

A new study found men make more money just six years after enrolling in college than women do 10 years after entering school.

Study finds prolonged gender wage gap among college graduates

June 12, 2018 at 12:04 p.m.

Men make more money just six years after enrolling in college than women do 10 years after entering schools, a wage gap that persists across public and private four-year universities,...

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