Lower ed : the troubling rise of for-profit colleges in the new economy / Tressie McMillan Cottom.
By: Cottom, Tressie McMillan [author.].
Publisher: New York : The New Press, 2017Description: 228 pages ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781620970607 (hardcover).Subject(s): For-profit universities and colleges -- United States | Education, Higher -- Economic aspects -- United StatesGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | LB2328.52.U6 C68 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU00000000012061 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-217) and index.
Introduction: The Education Gospel -- 1. The Real -- 2. The Beauty College and the Technical College -- 3. Jesus Is My Backup Plan -- 4. When Higher Education Makes Cents -- 5. Where Credit Is Due -- 6. Credentials, Jobs, and the New Economy -- Epilogue.