In these tough financial times one investment guru, Ken Heebner, is putting his money on, among other things, for-profit DL education outfits.  Obviously he thinks they are going to go up in value despite the current economic situation.  He didn't get to be worth $6.9 billion by making a lot of wrong picks.
http://www.gurufocus.com/news.php?id=49288

Quote:Ken is a remarkable investor. Although sometime he got it wrong, but he still did very well during the past 20 years. This is what he bought and sold in the 4th quarter of 2008. ... Ken Heebner owns 89 stocks with a total value of $6.9 billion.

Quote:New Purchase: Apollo Group Inc. (APOL)
Ken Heebner initiated holdings in Apollo Group Inc.. His purchase prices were between $50.54 and $76.84, with an estimated average price of $68.2. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 3.57%. His holdings were 3,200,000 shares as of 12/31/2008.

Apollo Group Inc. has been providing higher education to working adults for over 25 years. They operate through their subsidiaries the University of Phoenix Inc. the Institute for Professional Development the College for Financial Planning Institutes Corporation Western International University Inc. and Apollo Learning Group Inc. Apollo Group Inc. has a market cap of $13.28 billion; its shares were traded at around $81.45 with a P/E ratio of 26.67 and P/S ratio of 4.23. Apollo Group Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 29.1% over the past 10 years. GuruFocus rated Apollo Group Inc. the business predictability rank of 4-star.
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New Purchase: Corinthian Colleges Inc. (COCO)
Ken Heebner initiated holdings in Corinthian Colleges Inc.. His purchase prices were between $12.14 and $16.08, with an estimated average price of $14.4. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.1%. His holdings were 403,000 shares as of 12/31/2008.

Corinthian Colleges Inc. is one of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America operating colleges in states in the U.S. and seven provinces in Canada. The Company's mission is to help students prepare for careers that are in demand or to advance in their chosen career. Corinthian offers diploma programs and associate's bachelor's and master's degrees in a variety of fields concentrating on careers in health care business criminal justice transportation maintenance trades and technology. Corinthian Colleges Inc. has a market cap of $1.81 billion; its shares were traded at around $21.06 with a P/E ratio of 40.79 and P/S ratio of 1.7. Corinthian Colleges Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 11% over the past 10 years.

New Purchase: DeVry Inc. (DV)
Ken Heebner initiated holdings in DeVry Inc.. His purchase prices were between $44.42 and $58.28, with an estimated average price of $53.2. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.09%. His holdings were 105,000 shares as of 12/31/2008.

DeVry Inc. owns and operates DeVry Institutes of Technology DenverTechnical College Keller Graduate School of Management and Becker Conviser CPA Review. DeVry Institutes DeVry Canada Inc. Denver TechnicalCollege and Keller Graduate School of Management are a part of DeVryUniversity. DeVry Institutes and Keller Graduate School collectively formone of the largest private degree-granting regionally accredited highereducation systems in North America. Becker prepares candidates for theCPA CMA and CFA professional certification examinations. DeVry Inc. has a market cap of $4.13 billion; its shares were traded at around $56.12 with a P/E ratio of 29.42 and P/S ratio of 3.78. The dividend yield of DeVry Inc. stocks is 0.28%. DeVry Inc. had an annual average earning growth of 4.3% over the past 10 years.
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New Purchase: Capella Education Company (CPLA)
Ken Heebner initiated holdings in Capella Education Company. His purchase prices were between $37.18 and $59.86, with an estimated average price of $50.2. The impact to his portfolio due to this purchase was 0.04%. His holdings were 52,000 shares as of 12/31/2008.

CAPELLA EDUCATION COMPANY is a pioneer in developing high quality online degree programs for adults. Their programs are delivered through its wholly owned subsidiary They has an accredited online academic institution. Their university is known for its rigorous curricula that combine strong academic content and real world practicality presented in a flexible online format geared for adult students. Capella Education Company has a market cap of $981.9 million; its shares were traded at around $59.48 with a P/E ratio of 38.51 and P/S ratio of 4.34.

Denial.

Degreediscussion is full of denial.

http://www.degreediscussion.com/forums/v...f=3&t=6539

At least Levicoff believes in free speech. He's from the old AED days when the faint hearted didn't stick around to play. He's pretty strong for a girl.

Dayson's been around almost as long, abusing and confusing people. What's his damage?

Jack was wondering what happened to the terms of service at DD. Since Gus had to otherwise ban himself, he removed them.

World Education Services, a NACES member, has a web page referencing Diploma Mills below:

http://www.wes.org/ewenr/DiplomaMills.htm

Bear cannot believe after a lifetime of work of running, err I mean researching mills, his name is not even mentioned once on this well established educational organization website.

http://www.degreediscussion.com/forums/v...f=5&t=6520

First time poster and now well versed in the general level of "no-bullshit" this site provides. I appreciate that fact.

Straight to the point:

I will complete my MBA through a DETC school and am looking for a doctorate program. I read through the NCU thread and am now apprehensive about applying to the program. I fear that the MBA may limit my options of a non-business doctorate but honestly have little to no experience in the process in general.

I will take any and all advice, even a "go away", so long as it's a straight answer.

Thanks

From Degreediscussion:

[quote]1. They used to be called Barrington University and were not accredited and sold everything under the sun. I almost applied there a few years ago!

2. I was looking quite recently for a school and found the University of Atlanta. It accredited and CHEA approved.

But I think it's the former Barrington University! And it's not even located in Atlanta!

So this is twice I was almost hoodwinked! First time, it was more obvious. But this second time is scary, as it's accredited.

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http://www.degreediscussion.com/forums/v...1&start=45

For anyone interested in such matters, the U. of Atlanta IS now located in Atlanta. So STFU. It's a fine school, nice name.

Who is this loser calebwilds anyway? He appears to be a newbie who is upset with the DL Truth discussion of Uncle Janko's passing. He joined DD a scant 3 weeks prior to Janko's untimely departure yet somehow believes that he fully understands the complex relationship Unc had with this board and its members. This great insight somehow entitles him to call for this forum's closure in light of what he considers especially distasteful comments.

DD thread calling for DL Truth closure

First, I consider some of the comments made very distasteful and the antithesis of my own comments. (shown here) That doesn't give me the right to ask that those comments be censored.

Second, calebwilds doesn't have the benefit of recent DL fora history to understand the bigger picture. DL Truth was launched on the heels if the DI scandal and the establishment of DD by Gus Sainz. Gus, being the narrow-minded asswipe that he is, demanded adherence to "the party line" and within days kicked out the bulk of what became the early DL Truth membership. Shutting down DL Truth would effectively be the endorsement of the "RA or No Way" ideology embraced by Sainz, Gollin, Contreras, et al. and the silencing of any real opposition in the distance education arena. DL Truth serves that opposition function, often by employing satire and parody to humorously expose the foibles and occasional hypocrisy of its ideological opponents.

Grantham University is DETC accredited. Too bad they don't think highly enough of their own accreditation for prospective faculty members:

GU100 Faculty: "Must hold a minimum of a Master’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in an area that supports the GU100 course"

Oh, the twisted world of higher education.

HBCU, TRACS accredited. Now offering online B.A. and M.A. in Organization Management:http://www.vul.edu/om2/index.html

For interested veterans/active duty personnel: Tuition is $250.00 pch which is the current TA cap rate plus a $150.00 tech fee per semester. All questions about the program are pretty much addressed on the website.

I'm personally rather interested in the MA and have already applied, but I'm not sure I can handle this plus my RA MBA studies.

***Interesting historical note: VUL is the oldest established college in Lynchburg.***

(Note to the mentally unstable: This is intended as speculation only, not advocacy.)

Who among Bear and his clones will be the next to assume room temperature?  As we have just seen with the permanent departure of the dickwit Janko, age and lifestyle aren’t necessarily as determinative as sheer vain idiocy.  Here’s how we handicap the survivors:

1. George Gollin (George D. Gollin, George Dana Gollin)—Two words: government informant.  There’s a reason why they have a witness protection program.  Except for Henry Hill you don’t see too many government informants blabbing to anyone who will listen.  Should have gotten 15 friends to explain it to him.

2. John Klempner Bear—advanced age a factor, but advanced ego more likely to get him into a Janko-like predicament he can’t charm his way out of.

3. Thomas “Tailpipe Chip” White—sodomite lifestyle a factor, but even when he catches AIDS it still takes quite few years to do its job effectively.  His other enterprises put him at more immediate risk.  Somebody he sold a coffee enema as a cancer cure might decide to even the score by filming a really gruesome murder of a porno film producer.

4. Gustavo “Goose” Sainz—High stress due to financial meltdown puts him at health risk.  Plus creditors who stop suing and start sending Guido to collect may create additional and more immediate health risks.  May be distracted by refinancing the refi on his refi and forget to put gas in the plane.

5. Anal Contreras—another high-risk pervert lifestyle, but bird watching is probably less risky than selling gay boy pornography to pedophiles.   If he stays out of public restrooms and cowboy bars he might be okay until the HIV kicks in.

6. Gregg DesElms—not dead already?  Plenty of underpaid Asian hookers happy to hear that.  He’s eager to help perverts get “married,” but not because he’s gay himself, so he says, over and over.  Needs to stay out of cowboy bars, if only because cowboys hate assholes too.

7. Bill Huffman—advanced age, combined with the fact that, some day, some time, Derek Smart will be visiting the San Diego area…

8. Mark Israel—came out third best in a bike v. truck contest, but this can be a plus for him since he receives an unparalleled degree of medical scrutiny.  Every time he farts he gets a gas spectrograph and sonic analysis.  Probably will outlive us all, which is bad news for his wife, who thought she was getting a husband and not a dirty diapers doll.  Remember engineers, on the green light you go, on the red light you STOP.

9. Rich Douglas—with his nose up Bear’s ass all the time, could be at risk for scoliosis.

10. Bruce Tait—severe dog mange on scalp could turn deadly unless treated properly.  Or just have another donut, maybe it will go away on its own.

From Degreediscussion:

[quote sometwit]
Count me in! While I would be happy to simply buy a copy from UMI, I think more could be done. My understanding is that small but respectable academic publishers like Brill, Baker Academic, and Kregel all welcome directly submitted dissertations/theses for publication. (Certainly O.U.P. and C.U.P. would be great, but putting all the eggs in those baskets might not be wise.) I think the first step would be asking the permission of JWH’s parents, then Dr. Song, who presumably has the electronic copy with correct fonts, etc.
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I didn't know there was a great demand for failed dissertations from Loyola that were composted and resubmitted to Zululand.