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There has been a significant rise in advertising around the DC metro area for online schools. Usually the premise is the same: "get a degree|certification quick
by mtberatwork 11y ago
There has been a significant rise in advertising around the DC metro area for online schools. Usually the premise is the same: "get a degree|certification quickly in cyber-<insert field>|management". Degrees (not just PhDs), certifications, etc all equate to higher billable rates for the contractor. The contractor world is probably single-handedly keeping the certification industry afloat.
- tedks 11y agoTo be fair, when I travel outside the DC area I still see as many ads for for-profit schools. They're certainly a huge share of metro advertisements, probably the next down from weapons systems advertisements.
- devonkim 11y agoA lot of these schools have historically targeted US military personnel all around the US and even abroad due to the perception of 1. Ignorance 2. funding per Montgomery GI Bill or other entitlements for service members. It's part of why the University of Phoenix was recently banned from trying to recruit US Army (or another service branch) near bases / camps I suspect.