"5 reasons for-profit colleges will survive"

In this article, Jay Mathews makes it evident that he is against for-profit colleges due to his belief that education should not be motivated by money but by the desire to help children.  Yet at the same time, Mathews acknowledges that for-profit colleges are destined to stay.  He gives five reasons for why this is, including that they take less tax dollars and have better graduation rates.  He also looks at the history of other for-profit industries as well as the history of higher education. As I am reaching a time where I have to start picking what colleges I am interested in, the controversy over for-profit colleges can influence my decision. This article also poses the question if for-profit colleges can keep the same core values and virtues of non-profit colleges.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/class-struggle/post/5-reasons-for-profit-colleges-will-survive/2011/11/27/gIQApBvy2N_blog.html