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Cost and lack of majors are among the top reasons why students leave for-profit colleges

  • Written by Molly Ott, Associate Professor of Higher & Postsecondary Education, Arizona State University
Cost and lack of majors are among the top reasons why students leave for-profit collegesStudents who attend for-profit colleges on average have higher student loan debt than those who attend public institutions.FatCamera via Getty Images

For the majority of students, the college where they enroll is often the one from where they will graduate. But not so for the approximately 1 million students who transfer each year from one school...

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