What Corinthian Closures Tell Us About For-Profit Colleges

The for-profit college provider Corinthian Colleges announced Sunday that it is closing all of its 28 remaining campuses. The decision comes after the Department of Education put a hold on Corinthian’s access to federal student loans last summer over concerns that it may have falsified job placement statistics for graduates.

Here & Now’s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Derek Thompson, senior editor at the Atlantic, for a closer look at for-profit colleges in the U.S.

Guest:

• Derek Thompson, senior editor at The Atlantic. He tweets @DKThomp.

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