Concerns grow about for-profit colleges

At some Georgia for-profit colleges, four out of every five students drop out after the first year. Graduation rates at others are dismal. But the Georgia agency that is supposed to regulate the schools doesn’t give much weight to student outcomes when it certifies that they are educationally and fiscally sound, a state audit found.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has compiled important college measures, so you can check how students fare. To hear students talk about their experiences and read the AJC investigation of the state agency, go to MyAJC.com.