Whitney Barkley : Government is at last making for-profit colleges accountable . The Obama administration has been trying to make the for-profit college industry more transparent and accountable. Corinthian Colleges must shut down after inflated job rates , low graduation rates . Barkley : But because a lawsuit prevented those metrics from being enforced , Corinthian 's practices and programs continued unabated . For-profit colleges charge sky-high tuition without getting students ready for jobs . She says for-profits target and rip off minorities , females , veterans , blue-collar students .
Whitney Barkley : Government is at last making for-profit colleges accountable . The Obama administration has been trying to make the for-profit college industry more transparent and accountable. Corinthian Colleges must shut down after inflated job rates , low graduation rates . Barkley : For-profit colleges charge sky-high tuition without getting students ready for jobs . She says for-profits target and rip off minorities , females , veterans , blue-collar students .