FRONTLINE | "College, Inc." Trailer | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/frontline/collegeinc FRONTLINE goes inside the business of higher education and asks "Who's profiting from your education?" in "College, Inc.," airing Tuesday, May 4 at 9PM on PBS (check local listings).

The business of higher education is booming. It's a $400 billion industry fueled by taxpayer money. But what are students getting out of the deal? Critics say a worthless degree and a mountain of debt. Investors insist they're innovators, widening access to education. FRONTLINE follows the money to uncover how Wall Street and a new breed of for-profit universities are transforming the way we think about college in America. Watch "College, Inc." on air and online beginning Tuesday, May 4 on PBS (check local listings) and at http://www.pbs.org/frontline/collegeinc

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[cheezbag]

I think my accounting teacher put it best to what degrees stand for.

BS= Bull Shit

MS= More of the Same

Phd= Piled higher and deeper

[DartmouthAlum96]

Most Americans haven't taken education seriously since the mid-1960s. This Frontline documentary comes as no surprise to me.

[Fenderchick06]

@cheezbag  and a GED is Good Enough Diploma lol

[b0ondockz]

@1991Avega Go to a state school. You'll save a lot of money and won't get laughed out of a job interview. Also, go for something useful, something you can actually get a job with.

[MadeByEduNotLaziness]

@raoulhery No, the universities want to make the money. It costs too much for them to change with the times, but k-12 was put together by the Rockfellers to makes us mindless worker drones. Private education at home and working under a skilled person is the best education.

[dutytocareforothers]

Public Universities like UT Austin pull the same horse-crap for a lot of their academic programs. Outside of accounting and engineering you will have a crap degree.

[dutytocareforothers]

@raoulhery Knowledge is more accessible in libraries and online.

[raoulhery]

Its a shame! why education have higher cost? it's like richer people doesnt want poor kid to have access to knowledge

[ioard]

This was a great documentary. Shows whats behind those commercials we all see.

[RBLA818]

They hire used car salesmen as "Counselors."

[Planeguy13]

@1991Avega You should really look at your options before you spend even more on a degree at Devry.

[orrin4]

Netflix! I saw this on Netflix!