By and large, for-profit education firms like Apollo Group (APOL) have been taking advantage of new trends in education by providing class structures that suit working adults who want to get a degree.

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Note: there is no connection between the for-profit education concern, the Apollo Group, which owns the University of Phoenix, and Apollo Global Management, the private-equity business that is purchasing the McGraw-Hill education division.

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Steven Eisman of Frontpoint Capital delivered a scathing brief against for-profit education companies Corinthian Colleges, Apollo Group, ESI and Washington Post, saying they were creating the next subprime crisis by inducing students to borrow billions of dollars in federally guaranteed debt.

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Apollo Group, the largest for-profit education provider, is viewed as the leader in an unsustainable market.

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Numerous educational companies make up the schools industry group: Apollo Group, Corinthian Colleges, Devry and Strayer Education to name a few.

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Winter first invested heavily in education and employee training, buying shares in companies like Apollo Group.

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Apollo Group Inc. (APOL) : For-profit education firms like this parent company of the University of Phoenix have come under great regulatory scrutiny in recent years.

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