College SCAMS

2010 College Inc. (full documentary) | PBS > .

Wall Street and a breed of [greedy] for-profit universities have transformed the way Americans think about college (Aired 2010) 

In “College, Inc.,” correspondent Martin Smith investigated the promise and explosive growth of the for-profit higher education industry. Through interviews with school executives, government officials, admissions counselors, former students, and industry observers, the documentary explored the tension between the industry — which claims it's helping an underserved student population obtain a quality education and marketable job skills — and critics who charge the for-profits with churning out worthless degrees that leave students with a mountain of debt. At the center of it all stands a vulnerable population of potential students, often working adults eager for a university degree to move up the career ladder.