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60 minutes. An expensive lesson /
The for-profit career colleges are one of the fastest growing area in the field of education. It's a multi-billion dollar business with most of the revenues guaranteed by the federal government, and until recently the industry was the darling of Wall Street. Now, it's under scrutiny, with...
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| Format: | Electronic Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Columbia Broadcasting System,
2005.
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| Series: | 60 Minutes: 1997-2014
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| Summary: | The for-profit career colleges are one of the fastest growing area in the field of education. It's a multi-billion dollar business with most of the revenues guaranteed by the federal government, and until recently the industry was the darling of Wall Street. Now, it's under scrutiny, with one of the biggest players facing allegations that it deceived investors, the federal government, and students, who say they've been taught a very expensive lesson. Correspondent Steve Kroft reports. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 9, 2015). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (14 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:13:54 |
| Language: | In English. |