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Produced as a Frontline episode for PBS, this informational video explores for-profit higher education institutions, their history, and the investors instrumental in their creation. Campus practices that are specifically followed to ensure their growth and success are discussed, along with the differences between the quality of education and degrees these institutions offer as compared with those granted by traditional schools. Viewers learn that owing to suspect enrollment practices and high levels of student loan defaults, the U.S. Congress and the Department of Education have begun investigations into for-profit universities. Through interviews and on-site visits, the film conveys the importance of issues such as false promises of regional accreditation and aggressive recruitment efforts. Written for a general audience, this program features high-quality visual and audio components. Anyone considering attending college will find this film of interest.-Marianne Eimer, Librarian Emeritus, SUNY at Fredonia (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.