For-profit education
For-profit education (also known as the education services industry or proprietary education) refers to
Australia
In 2011, Australia had over 170 for-profit
There are also concerns over the low representation of Indigenous students, students from low socio-economic status backgrounds and students from non-English speaking backgrounds in for-profit colleges, which falls behind that in public universities. However, for-profit colleges do give a second chance to many students who would not otherwise have access to higher education. Partnerships between for-profit "pathway" colleges and public universities have also proven effective in recruiting overseas students. In this model, students spend a year at the pathway college before transferring to the university for two years to complete their degree; 70% of students at the pathway colleges are foreign, going on to make up 45% of foreign students recruited by the partner universities.[1]
China
In 2021, China banned for-profit tutoring companies. [2]
United Kingdom
The UK does not permit for-profit schools (independent schools are mostly non-profit making trusts), but there are a number of for-profit institutions in
In higher education, by contrast, there are a large number of for-profit providers. A study by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills identified 674 privately funded institutions and estimated that the majority were for-profit businesses (based on survey returns from 249 providers, of which 136 identified as for-profit).[4] Most of the 136 for-profit colleges that returned the survey were either non-specialist (56) or specialized in business, management and accountancy (49).[5] There are three for-profit universities in the UK: the University of Law, BPP University and Arden University, which are the only for-profit institutions with degree-awarding powers.
United States
There are two types of for-profit
However, in many public schools, private and for-profit forces still exist. One such force is known as an education management organization (EMO); these are management organizations for primary and secondary educational institutions. EMOs work with school districts or charter schools, using public funds to finance their operations. They typically offer schools back-office services, but may also provide teacher training, facility support, and other management related services. In the 2018–19 school year, roughly 10% of charter schools contracted with a for-profit EMO, while about 30% contracted with a non-profit charter management organization.[6]
While supporters of EMOs argue that the profit motive encourages efficiency, this arrangement has also drawn controversy and criticism.[7]
See also
- Diploma mill
- List of for-profit universities and colleges
- List of unaccredited higher education institutions in Switzerland
- Proprietary colleges
References
- ^ S2CID 144381078.
- ^ Fineman, Josh (Jul 25, 2021). "China confirms official ban on for-profit school tutoring companies". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
- ^ Jon Stone (18 May 2015). "For-profit schools have no place in Britain, says Tory Education Secretary Nicky Morgan". The Independent.
- ^ "Privately funded providers of higher education in the UK" (PDF). Department for Business Innovation and Skills. June 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 18, 2023.
- ^ Tristram Hughes; Aaron Porter; Stephen Jones; Jonathan Sheen (June 2013). Privately funded providers of higher education in the UK (Report). Department for Business Innovation and Skills.
- ^ Jamison White (August 11, 2020). "Are There For-Profit Charter Schools? Dispelling The Myth". The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools.
- ^ Kozol, Jonathan. The Shame of the Nation. Three Rivers Press, 2005. See chapter 4 "Preparing Minds for Markets" and others.
- ^ Kevin Carey (July 25, 2010). "Why Do You Think They're Called For-Profit Colleges?". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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