Student Outcomes Vary at For-Profit, Nonprofit, and Public Schools

December 1, 2011 The Government Accountability Office (GAO)evaluated differences in the quality of education provided by various post-secondary school structures. The quality of education was measured by graduation rates, student loan debt levels, student loan default levels, and first-time scores on professional licensing examinations for selected occupations in which previous work experience is not typically not required to gain the licensing. The goal was to use indirect measures of educational quality to assess the quality of post-secondary education. Normally, the federal government relies on accrediting agencies to ensure educational quality. However, these agencies collect non-parallel . . .