Senator Harkin has written three op-eds on for-profit colleges.
Washington Post: A fairer deal for college students
Forbes: Beware Of For-Profit Higher Education
Huffington Post: For-profit colleges and the threat of a new bubble
Issues
Did you attend or work for a for-profit school?
Chairman Harkin would like to hear your story.
Reports
Chairman Harkin Reports
The Return on the Federal Investment in For-Profit Education: Debt Without a Diploma
Benefitting Whom? For-Profit Education Companies and the Growth of Military Educational Benefits
GAO
Hearings
July 21, 2011
Improving For-Profit Higher Education: A Roundtable Discussion of Policy Solutions
June 7, 2011
Drowning in Debt: Financial Outcomes of Students at For-Profit Colleges
March 10, 2011
Bridgepoint Education, Inc.: A Case study in For-Profit Education and Oversight
September 30, 2010
The Federal Investment in For-Profit Education: Are Students Succeeding?
August 4, 2010
For-Profit Schools: The Student Recruitment Experience
June 24, 2010
Emerging Risk? An Overview of the Federal Investment in For-Profit Education
Floor Speeches
May 19, 2011
Deceptive Marketing to Veterans
February 6, 2011
Deceptive Recruiting Practices
December 14, 2010
For-Profit Investigation