AMERICA'S F.O.C.U.S

Is a coalition of Family Owned Colleges, Universities and Schools committed to creating access, opportunity, choice and equality for students seeking career-focused higher education throughout America and beyond. Career colleges, schools and universities across the nation fulfill the educational needs of a growing and underserved population of adult learners. America's FOCUS members feel that our varied histories, our student driven philosophies and entrepreneurial foundations have guided us for generations with a unique family-style, hands-on approach to modern career education. Throughout this website you will find links to the websites of our members, photos and video galleries of our students and graduates, our positions on the tough issues facing higher education in our country and in our states, a weekly update blog, links to our social media sites, resources for member schools, articles and news of interest.

 

Please take a moment to learn more about one of America's most valued and fastest growing sectors of higher education, as together America's FOCUS serves hundreds of thousands of diverse and talented students seeking career focused higher education to build their very own American dreams.

 

Featured Coalition Member

Meet our featured FOCUS of the month!

 

 

Tell the DoE, What you Think! 

Take a moment to protect current and future career college students and alumni by voicing your concerns to the DoE's proposed gainful employment rule. Preserve freedom of academic choice by taking a moment to make your comment public.

Video Gallery

Meet America's FOCUS students and faculty and watch special events.

 

 

 


Protect Students' Rights

The United States Department of Education is attempting to enact a rule against career colleges and universities that will link a student's loan repayments to their starting salaries. If that debt to income ratio exceeds an arbitrary threshold, the department will assume the student wasn't prepared for "gainful employment" and the career college or university will be in jeopardy of losing that particular program. This rule would not affect state universities, community colleges or private, not-for-profit institutions.

 

Career colleges have high placement rates, and are largely successful in graduating veterans, first-generation students, single-parent households and other working Americans. Choice and access should be the foundation of federal higher education policy, not a rule which solves no identified problem by eliminating programs in high-demand areas like nursing, education, business, biotechnology and other health-care related fields.

 

We respectfully ask that you take a moment to submit your comments and questions in support of our students, graduates and programs at this very critical time. It is important to register your comments and questions as soon as possible as the deadline is quickly approaching. To submit your comment and questions please click here

DRIVE THE DISCUSSION!


Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Facts – Not Invective – Should Drive Conversation About Private Career Colleges & Universities

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By: James E. Shane

 

Invective has replaced fact as the currency of modern politics. As a result, public policy is influenced more by headlines than by data. This trend is best exemplified by the debate currently going on in Washington over the way the Federal government should treat career colleges and universities. Our nation is facing significant economic challenges which mandate strong leadership and change to existing business practices in government. However, these changes must contribute to positive outcomes which will contribute to the needs of all American’s who depend on government policies, regulations, and entitlements for a better life.

 

Educational opportunity has and …

 

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Thursday, July 8th, 2010

CREW Criticizes HELP Senate Hearing Witness Selection Process

We applaud the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) for their letter to Chairman Tom Harkin of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions criticizing his invitation to Wall Street short seller Steven Eisman to testify at what was supposed to be a fair and balanced hearing on the for-profit education sector.   Excerpt from letter dated July 1, 2010:

    “….To our knowledge, Mr. Eisman has no expertise in education policy; he holds no degrees, has no experience, and no background on the education policies at issue.  His financial conflicts of interest could not be more blatant, yet they were not disclosed in …

     

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FEATURED COALITION MEMBER

Meet our featured FOCUS of the month! View Member

 

TELL THE DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION, WHAT YOU THINK!

Take a moment to protect current and future career college students and alumni by voicing your concerns to the DoE's proposed gainful employment rule. Preserve freedom of academic choice by taking a moment to make your comment public here.
To learn more about the potential harm the gainful employment rule will inflict, contact: americasfocus@americasfocus.com

 

VIDEO GALLERY

Meet America's FOCUS students and faculty and watch special events. View Gallery