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Grade 9-12
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On-Demand Webinar

Career Readiness Part 1: Proprietary Schools – Proceed with Caution

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Council for Economic Education
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Objective

In this webinar teachers will:

  • Understand data on graduation and loan rates at proprietary schools
  • Understand the red flags when dealing with proprietary schools

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Choice, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Employment and Unemployment

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Description

In collaboration with Goddard Riverside Options Center, this college readiness webinar series will explain how for-profit colleges distribute their profits among the institution’s owners, investors, and shareholders which can be detrimental to students often leaving them with unmanageable debt and no degree.

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