If you thought universities were not in a competitive environment... think again

"It took just a few paragraphs in a budget bill for Congress to open a new frontier in education: Colleges will no longer be required to deliver at least half their courses on a campus instead of online to qualify for federal student aid...." Read more.... Online Colleges Receive a Boost From Congress New York Times. The article notes that the assistant secretary of education for higher education is a former lobbyist for the University of Phoenix.