Obama Scorecard Not Inclusive

Accuracy in Academia ^ | November 19, 2015 | Malcolm A. Kline

[Academiadotorg]

When President Obama unveiled the U. S. Department of Education's new college scorecard, he indicated it would be inclusive, reviewing every school. Well, they missed three--Christendom, Hillsdale and Grove City College.

Officials at the Department of Education informed Hillsdale's administrators that they didn't make the list because the college did not confer enough 4-year degrees, something Hillsdale has been doing since the 19th Century. The DOE claimed that Grove City College (GCC) did not make the list because the college did not provide Title IV funds, GCC president Paul McNulty said at the Heritage Foundation on Monday November 16.

Ironically, McNulty showed that GCC has a solid record on the three criteria the Department of Education claims to be grading higher education on—accessibility, affordability and outcomes:

~ GCC has a minority student population of 10 percent, easily competitive with many, if not most schools and not that dissimilar from the general population;

~ GCC charges tuition of $16,000 a year;

~ It has a graduation rate of 82 percent, compared to a 59 percent average for the nation;

~ Ninety-five percent of its graduates are employed (most schools have no idea what percentage of its graduates have jobs); and

~ GCC has a student loan default rate of less than one percent.

[Academiadotorg]

an administration that prides itself on its inclusiveness made some glaring omissions on its college scorecard--

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Government OUT of education — it’s the only solution. Why do we need government ratings of colleges? The private sector rankings are just fine. This is just more creeping takeover of the entire U.S. by fedgov.

[yoe]

I know for a fact that Hillsdale and Christendom College will not take any form of federal funding either for their schools or if a student gets any sort of federal funding. They are above average for small colleges and have excellent courses designed to put food on the table for the future....and yes, they are conservative.

[stephenjohnbanker]

Just one of 10,000 LIES.