GAO inquiry alleges fraudulent recruiting at major for-profit colleges
Washington Post Staff Writers
Wednesday, August 4, 2010; 1:30 PM
Congressional officials Wednesday identified 15 for-profit colleges -- a list that includes several of the industry's biggest players -- that allegedly engaged in fraudulent or deceptive recruiting practices with undercover investigators posing as prospective students.
The Government Accountability Office investigationprobably will amplify federal scrutiny of for-profit higher education, the fastest-growing sector of academe. Through months of mounting criticism,