Clogs & Online Ed.: A perfect Match
men and women, both employed and between jobs, are finding that a little more education is just what’s needed to move to the next level.
Many of these older students are finding what they need at for-profit schools, which tend to focus on teaching the skills needed to advance in particular careers, from nursing to computer science to business management to criminal justice. In fact, these schools are one of the clear beneficiaries of the current recession. Enrollments are up, and revenues and earnings are climbing.
With more than 360,000 students, Apollo is the giant in for-profit higher education, offering associate, undergraduate and graduate degrees both online and in 385 facilities in North and South America. Read more at www.iconoclast-investor.com
Online education is taking off, and the for-profit companies like Apollo Group are ringing the register. This growth will only accellerate in the recession and with that, investment in product development is likely. I believe the natural progression will be to incorporate the kind of product benefits and social aspects that Clogs provide. Georgetown and Columbia (and possibly Lafayette, Lehigh, and Stanford) will go a long way in helping to build a solid case for nailing some of these for-pay online ed. companies (Kaplan, U of Phoenix). There may also be opportunities with companies like Sylvan or Huntington Learning as well. Exciting…
