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Date: Jan 30, 2005

60 Minutes segment

Date: Jan 30, 2005

Robert, I didn't catch it. Can you provide a summary?

Date: Jan 30, 2005

i saw it. throughout it i kept wondering "who accredits these people?" since the students received federal student loans, the regional accrediting agencies had to accredit them. i was upset that poodle grooming was not mentioned.

Date: Jan 30, 2005

Well bully for you SCM, since you have already Acquired a degree in said Poodle Grooming.

Stuck with a Lab,

Waiting for equal opportunity.

Date: Jan 30, 2005

got two labs. the most cat-like dogs you could have.

Date: Jan 30, 2005

I read a UPI article today stating that "For the 15th consecutive year, the Labrador retriever was the most popular purebred dog in the United States. Nearly three times as many Labordor retrievers were registered during 2004 by the American Kennel Club than any other breed."

Date: Jan 30, 2005

mine are smart enough to get a degree from those places on 60 minutes. in fact, could probably teach the class.

Date: Jan 30, 2005

Are they named Greg and Ken?

Date: Jan 31, 2005

From the Chronicle: http://chronicle.com/prm/daily/2005/01/2005013104n.htm

Excerpt:

Although the segment on the CBS News program did not uncover new allegations of wrongdoing, its portrayal of aggressive and misleading admissions tactics employed at a number of colleges owned by Career Education Corporation could and should raise questions about how those institutions are regulated, he said.

Sound familiar?:

The segment also included an interview with three former admissions counselors from Brooks who said that their job was no different from selling cars, and that their only objective was to get students to enroll, no matter how qualified they were. The counselors' views were supported by an interview with a former Career Education executive, responsible for helping graduates get jobs, who said the corporate culture at the company was "all about the numbers" and getting students enrolled so that the company could profit from the students' federal grants and federally subsidized loans.

Mr. Breneman, the education dean at Virginia, said the 60 Minutes report highlights problems of accountability. The federal government and the public rely on accreditors and state agencies to monitor colleges' practices and those organizations "should be held accountable if they have certified an entity engaged in dubious behavior" he said. "If there's a breakdown in the system," he added, this is where it appears to be.

Date: Jan 31, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: stinky cheese man
"i saw it. throughout it i kept wondering "who accredits these people?" since the students received federal student loans, the regional accrediting agencies had to accredit them. i was upset that poodle grooming was not mentioned. "

scm,

The Western Association (not sure of its full name) was briefly mentioned once on the segment.

In any event, all of those colleges with (ahem) questionable practices were accredited by some body.

Robert Campbell

Date: Jan 31, 2005

quote:
Originally posted by: stinky cheese man
"mine are smart enough to get a degree from those places on 60 minutes. in fact, could probably teach the class. "

I hope they have submitted their vitae to BOGUS.