After listening to the discussion with McMillam Cottom on “How For-Profit Colleges Sell Risky Education” and reading the excerpt from Dr. McMillam Cottom’s book please answer the following questions with detailed, reflective answers:
What is the difference between a for-profit and not-for-profit college? How is this distinction similar to or different from the difference between a public and a private college?
What kind of higher education institution is USC Upstate?
Do you have experiences with different kinds of colleges? Do you have friends of family who have enrolled in different kinds of colleges?
What makes the education provided by for-profit colleges “risky” according to McMillam Cottom?
McMillam Cottom takes a sociological look at higher education. What specific characteristics make her research sociological?
Do you have any other reactions or questions about this research?