How to help your learner understand the disadvantages of for-profit schools, and how to avoid the undesirable consequences of the education to be got there: high debt loan, financial insecurity, low quality education.
In this post I'll discuss the possible disadvantages of U.S. for-profit schools.
By the way of a learner's response to a picture prompt (the picture shown below,) we might discover that a learner knows that Everett is home to a satellite campus of Everest University, a for-profit school which grants certificates in accounting and certified nursing assisting.
Read the learner's LEA transcript first:
Unfortunately, the learner is not aware of possible drawbacks of for-profit higher education in the U.S: high expense, no guarantee of a quality education and future job opportunities, no guarantee to get a refund in case the institution closes. (Here is a report about a learner who attended the University of Phoenix. He got a poor quality education and could not transfer any of his credits to another institution.)
This gives an opportunity for a tutor to prepare his next session where he can help the learner avoid possible consequences of an undesirable education.
Does your learner know that the application process of commercial institutions is not complicated, and that they do not require passing entrance exams, which attracts learners who are unaware of these differences? However, the quality of instruction in private schools is questionable and can be much lower than in traditional universities and colleges.
Does your learner know the exact interpretation of the word "institute" in the U.S., or does he rely on the interpretation of this word which is analogous to his own language?
In some languages (in my home country Russia, for example) institute is equal to university in the U.S., likewise for the word academy.
For example the Russian institutes Moscow Aviation Institute, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, the Northa Caucasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy would be comparable to Louisiana Tech, a public universtity, in the United States .
Ivanovo State Medical Academy and Nizhnij Novgorod State Medical Academy, meanwhile, would be equal in status to University of Massachusetts Medical School.
All these schools in Russia provide Bachelor's and Master's degrees. In this case the learner can mistakenly choose institute, thinking that he will get an education of comparable to a higher education academty or institute in their home country. This a matter of semantics it can worth alerting a learner to.
Does your learner know that while US for-profit schools often promise a lot, such as great career opportunities, many fail to fulfill that promise? Or that, in case of a for-profit school's unexpected closure (this includes so-called English language academies), the learner is not guaranteed to get a refund?
In the end, you can explain your learner that they should be as careful when choosing a for-profit school for their studies as they would when choosing a store for buying clothes, a car for driving, or a television for home viewing. Because with for-profit schools an attidue of caveat emptor, or buyer beware, should prevail! Especially if a for-profit school, in the interest of marketing, calls itself an institute an academy or, is often the case, a university!
In this post I'll discuss the possible disadvantages of U.S. for-profit schools.
By the way of a learner's response to a picture prompt (the picture shown below,) we might discover that a learner knows that Everett is home to a satellite campus of Everest University, a for-profit school which grants certificates in accounting and certified nursing assisting.
Read the learner's LEA transcript first:
The place is in Everett. It is square. Is beautiful. It has church. Is big city. Is multicultural with mostly Latino population. It's very peaceful location close Boston and it has Revere Beach is nearby to Everett.
It has church.
The mayor is really great. He has taken care of the city. Is very clean, is very organized.
I live Everett. Everett has Everest Institute. Many of my friends attend Everest Institute for CNA, for accounting certificate, nursing certificate.Everest Institute an example of a for-profit schools. Does your learner know all that they need to know about how to assess for-profit schools and the additional vocabulary of student loan, Pell Grant, etc.?
Unfortunately, the learner is not aware of possible drawbacks of for-profit higher education in the U.S: high expense, no guarantee of a quality education and future job opportunities, no guarantee to get a refund in case the institution closes. (Here is a report about a learner who attended the University of Phoenix. He got a poor quality education and could not transfer any of his credits to another institution.)
This gives an opportunity for a tutor to prepare his next session where he can help the learner avoid possible consequences of an undesirable education.
Does your learner know that the application process of commercial institutions is not complicated, and that they do not require passing entrance exams, which attracts learners who are unaware of these differences? However, the quality of instruction in private schools is questionable and can be much lower than in traditional universities and colleges.
Does your learner know the exact interpretation of the word "institute" in the U.S., or does he rely on the interpretation of this word which is analogous to his own language?
In some languages (in my home country Russia, for example) institute is equal to university in the U.S., likewise for the word academy.
For example the Russian institutes Moscow Aviation Institute, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, the Northa Caucasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy would be comparable to Louisiana Tech, a public universtity, in the United States .
Ivanovo State Medical Academy and Nizhnij Novgorod State Medical Academy, meanwhile, would be equal in status to University of Massachusetts Medical School.
All these schools in Russia provide Bachelor's and Master's degrees. In this case the learner can mistakenly choose institute, thinking that he will get an education of comparable to a higher education academty or institute in their home country. This a matter of semantics it can worth alerting a learner to.
Does your learner know that while US for-profit schools often promise a lot, such as great career opportunities, many fail to fulfill that promise? Or that, in case of a for-profit school's unexpected closure (this includes so-called English language academies), the learner is not guaranteed to get a refund?
In the end, you can explain your learner that they should be as careful when choosing a for-profit school for their studies as they would when choosing a store for buying clothes, a car for driving, or a television for home viewing. Because with for-profit schools an attidue of caveat emptor, or buyer beware, should prevail! Especially if a for-profit school, in the interest of marketing, calls itself an institute an academy or, is often the case, a university!
Happy tutoring!
Tatyana Pavlova
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics/ Bashkir State University
Bachelor of Arts in Linguistics/ Bashkir State University
MA Education/ESL 2014, Cambridge College
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