Date: Nov 20, 2009
Author: magicdiligence.com
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From a competitive standpoint, all for-profit education providers enjoy great business advantages. These companies operate lean cost structures, but set tuition based on higher-cost traditional schools, which have to pay for services like dorms, food, sports, and so forth. Since government financial aid limits are set for these traditional schools, for-profits enjoy juicy operating margins over 25%.
Source: http://www.magicdiligence.com/articles/ ... 2009-11-24
