For-profit and community college graduates earn same hiring interest from employers
Monday, November 2, 2015 - 15:30
in Psychology & Sociology
In the past decade, enrollment and graduation numbers have risen in for-profit colleges; however, little is known about how employers perceive potential employees with for-profit college degrees on their resumes. In a new study, researchers at the University of Missouri found that hiring managers show no preference for hiring people with for-profit college credentials compared to those holding comparable credentials from public community colleges.