Remove College Meltdown Expands to Elite Universities
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Higher Education Inquirer Archive

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Rutgers University Workers Waging Historic Strike For Economic Justice (Hank Kalet) Borrower Defense Claims Surpass 750,000. Subprime Colleges and Programs Threatened. Gary Stocker) The College Dream is Over (Gary Roth) "Edugrift": Observations of a Subprime College Lead Generator (by J.D. Consumers Empowered.

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2U-edX crash exposes the latest wave of edugrift

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The Higher Education Inquirer first reported on the beginning of company's meltdown in October 2019. They expanded through the acquisition of other edtech firms, Trilogy Education Services (2019) and edX (2021). Earlier this year we listed 2U, Chegg, Coursera, and Guild Education as part of the EdTech Meltdown.

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College Meltdown 2.0

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College Meltdown 2.0 is distinctly different than the College Meltdown that started in 2010. The first wave of the College Meltdown (2010-2021) resulted in a slow and steady drop in overall US college enrollment , with dramatic losses among for-profit colleges and community colleges.

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College Meltdown 2.1

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The Higher Education Inquirer has added three companies to its College Meltdown watchlist: Ambow Education (AMBO) , SoFi (SOFI) , and Adtalem (ATGE). Leading the way is National American University Holdings (NAUH) , which is down to less than $50,000 in cash. Source: Seeking Alpha) Related link: College Meltdown 2.0

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Edtech Meltdown Grows Beyond Silicon Valley

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Significant problems that were previously observed in subprime colleges more than a decade ago have resurfaced in edtch. The company services major universities such as the University of Southern California and University of North Carolina. Guild Education (based in Denver) and 2U (based in Lanham, MD) are two examples.

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College Meltdown 2.2: Who’s Minding the Store?

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The US Department of Education has done little lately to safeguard consumers from predatory student loan servicers like Maximus and Navient , or subprime universities like Purdue University Global and University of Arizona Global , and hundreds of small players who offer marginal education leading to less than gainful employment.

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State Universities and the College Meltdown

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State Universities are using Google Ads to boost enrollment numbers. Academic Partnerships claims to serve 50 university clients. In order to stay competitive, state universities have to have a strong online presence and spend an inordinate amount of money on marketing and advertising. HEI has identified 25 of them.

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