PBS Frontline Video Explores Predatory For-Profit Colleges
1. Subprime Education
Video: A Subprime Education (Frontline PBS)
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/a-subprime-education/ Transcript:
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/a-subprime-education/transcript/ Please
answer the following questions to the best of your ability. 1. What is your opinion of private,
for-profit education companies? Are they a good choice for students seeking higher
education? Explain why or why not. 2. How do federal grants and loans benefit both
students and for-profit schools? Is this is a wise use of tax dollars, especially considering the
industry’s high levels of default? 3. Why do you think many graduates find it difficult to
repay student loans? What level of responsibility should for-profit schools that arrange for
these loans have? What recourse would you suggest for students who received bogus
degrees, despite owing thousands in student loan debt? Explain. 4. For-profit colleges’ have
been criticized for their high-pressure recruitment and enrollment practices. What do you
think about them?#Subprime #Education
