Educational Services Sector

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Where's the party at? Univ. of Florida, study says

AP News 15 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Where's the party at? Univ. of Florida, says Princeton Review rankings of top party campuses</div><div><p>The University of Florida can raise a glass to another national title — best party school in the country. The Gators, known for wild celebrations following national ...

Career Education rebounds from knee-jerk spike in selling

Stockhouse 16 days ago

&lt;div id="subtitle"&gt;Stock has rocketed more than 75% during the past 52 weeks&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;Career Education Corp. (NASDAQ: CECO, Stock Forum) is a for-profit company that owns and operates more than 80 domestic and international campuses, offering postsecondary education to approximately 90,000 students. The firm ...

Penn St. takes top party school title in survey

AP News 21 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Party time: Penn State takes top 'party school' title from Florida in Princeton Review survey</div><div><p>Penn State University is now the nation's No. 1 party school. The school known partly for its football tailgate weekends and fraternity and sorority scene snatched the ...

'Student crisis poisoning Australia's reputation'

AFP South Asian Edition 22 days ago

<div><p>Attacks on overseas students and dodgy education providers risk "poisoning" international attitudes to Australia and souring relations with China and India, a major think tank said Wednesday.</p><p>The crisis facing Australia's international education sector could also destroy the country's third-largest export earner, worth ...

Risk to Australia's reputation: think tank

AFP Asian Edition 22 days ago

<div><p>Attacks on overseas students and dodgy education providers risk "poisoning" international attitudes to Australia and souring relations with China and India, a major think tank said Wednesday.</p><p>The crisis facing Australia's international education sector could also destroy the country's third-largest export earner, worth ...

Education Management shares rise in IPO debut

AP News 22 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Education Management shares soar in long-delayed IPO debut after pricing at bottom of range</div><div><p>Education Management Corp. shares soared almost 25 percent Friday in their debut in an initial public offering after being priced at the low end of their proposed range.</p>< ...

Sector Snap: For-profit education providers sink

AP News 23 days ago

<div id="subtitle">SEC inquiry into Apollo raises specter of regulatory investigations in for-profit ed sector</div><div><p>Shares of for-profit education companies tumbled Wednesday a day after Apollo Group Inc., one of the largest and oldest of the companies, said the Securities and Exchange Commission had ...

Sector Snap: For-Profit education cos. downgraded

AP News 23 days ago

<div id="subtitle">William Blair downgrades 3 for-profit education providers, doesn't see shares rising</div><div><p>A William Blair analyst lowered his rating on three higher-education providers, saying investors won't likely see any big increases in their share prices.</p><p>In a note to ...

DeVry fall undergrad enrollment accelerates

AP News 24 days ago

<div id="subtitle">DeVry University undergraduate enrollments accelerate in fall semester, up 22.7 percent</div><div><p>For-profit education provider DeVry Inc. on Tuesday said fall enrollment for undergraduates at its DeVry University unit accelerated from a year ago as the bad economy drives students to school.</p>< ...

Movers roundup: Sprint Nextel, DeVry

AP News 24 days ago

<div id="subtitle">Movers roundup: Sprint Nextel shares jump on upgrade, DeVry stock climbs on fall enrollment</div><div><p>Among the stock activity stories for Wednesday, Dec. 9, from AP Financial News:</p><p>NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Sprint Nextel Corp. got a boost after a ...

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