Dr. Adem Ekmekci of Rice University has released a new report, Outcomes of Allied Healthcare Education in Texas, finding that allied health certificate and associate degree programs at Texas for-profit career colleges outperform similar programs at community colleges in the state.
Dr. Bruce Kellison and Dr. Matt Kammer-Kerwick of the Bureau of Business Research at The University of Texas at Austin have released a new report, Costs and Other Aspects of Nursing Education Models: A Multifactorial Comparison of For-Profit and Public/Nonprofit Training Programs, confirming that for-profit programs cost taxpayers roughly 50 percent less per student.
The new Lightcast report, Talent Shortages and Student Outcomes, confirms that for-profit institutions play a vital role in addressing skill gaps in high-demand fields while also delivering strong student outcomes, often outperforming public and nonprofit institutions in many areas.