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Nicklin, Julie L. – Chronicle of Higher Education, 1995
DeVry Inc., one of the nation's largest for-profit postsecondary education systems, has been aggressive and successful, expanding to 13 technical institutes in the United States and Canada. The company specializes in providing high-school graduates seeking technical jobs and older workers needing additional training with no-frills, skills-based…
Descriptors: Business Administration, College Administration, Continuing Education, Educational Finance
Grant, Peter – 2002
A study explored possible reasons why technical and further education (TAFE) students enrolling in vocational education and training (VET) courses in New South Wales, Victoria, and Western Australia do not complete those courses. Findings were based on these two kinds of evidence: evidence obtained from a statistical investigation of the outcomes…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, Course Organization, Course Selection (Students), Dropout Prevention
