Heidi Alexander: “I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my remarks to the Association of Private Sector Colleges…”

“I ask unanimous consent to have printed in the Record a copy of my remarks to the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities. There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities Our nation is home to the world's greatest system of colleges and universities. From the beginning, federal policy has been to give grants and loans to students and let them choose from among all types of institutions--public four-year universities, community colleges, for-profit colleges, and private non-profits. For example, students can study automobile technology at Nashville's auto diesel school or forensic psychology at Argosy University or computer information systems at DeVry University. Student choice and competition are the drivers of American higher education's success. And an important participant in American higher education has always been our for-profit colleges and universities. The students served by for-profit colleges underscore their importance. Nearly 2,100 institutions educate 3.3 million students representing, approximately 12 percent of all college enrollments, 1.8 million Pell students and 1.9 million federal loan borrowers. More than half of enrollments are students of color. Fifty percent of students are juggling school with children. More than a third of these students are working full-time while going to school.…”