Why do people attend "for profit" universities?

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I still don't understand how UoP is regionally accredited.

This takes me to another topic. Maybe most of you haven't noticed, but most of the large for-profits are in the Higher Learning Commission's North Central Association. There is a good reason why APUS moved from the Southern Association to the North Central Association; SACS will not accredit 100% virtual colleges. Now, for the other for-profits with campuses (which is most of them), they knew that HLC was the most lenient regional accreditor. The federal government took note of this and pressured HLC to increase its standards. Was UoP ever put on notice or probation? I can't remember, but they were close to it. Ashford's accreditation troubles came when HLC decided they shouldn't be their accreditor since most of their operations are in California. When Ashford decided to apply for WASC accreditation because HLC would not be renewing their accreditation in a few years, they were initially rejected. WASC noted Ashford's high dropout rates and focus on marketing instead of education. The average for-profit spends a lot more on marketing than education. Luckily for their students, Ashford had the resources to quickly make changes which included hiring a lot more full-time faculty. To conclude, HLC was accrediting schools the other regional accreditors probably would have denied.