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There will be a new report coming out this summer that shows how well for-profit colleges do in educating at-risk students. In fact, from preliminary reports, this study will show these for-profit colleges do better than other types of institutions for this at-risk group.

This research bolsters two studies the Buckeye Institute released earlier this year. The first, Which Way for Higher Education in Ohio, is a critique of the Board of Regents plan to expand higher education institutions in Ohio. Specifically, there is a desire to locate a new community college in Youngstown. As the report discusses, there is little need for a community college in that town due to its shrinking student base as well as the presence in Youngstown of for-profit education institutions. As the new research shows, these for-profit institutions may actually be better for the area than a new community college.

The second report, Higher Education Vouchers in Ohio: Towards a CollegeChoice Program, outlines a new way to fund higher education in the state. Ohio students would receive a voucher they can spend at any Ohio higher education institution, including for-profit schools. This would be especially beneficial for at-risk students in Ohio.

Tags: Higher Education

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