College

Senator Tom Harkin is out today with a scathing report on for-profit colleges. The report says taxpayers spend billions of dollars a year on those schools. But students often leave deep in debt.

How much do all those campus luxuries push up tuition and fees?

But these still won't compete with the brick-and-mortar institutions.

A new survey reveals that families are increasingly eliminating certain colleges based on cost, and students are taking on more of the burden themselves as parents' share declines.

There's been talk of a nurse shortage for years, but why are many nursing grads still struggling to find a job?

Sacked president Theresa Sullivan could be reinstated when the university's board meets.

Commentator Robert Samuelson says too many students are encouraged to go to college who shouldn't be there.

Spending summers working for no money seems like something students must do to land a job after graduation. But author Ross Perlin says there's more value in flipping burgers during the school break.

As "yield" gets tougher to predict, schools keep their options open.

New kinds of credentials could offer a cheaper path to a good job.