Dear Mr. Goodman:

Your article In Hard Times, Lured Into Trade School and Debt raises awareness about a recession-era surge in college enrollments and that education consumers should exercise due diligence in their decisions. However all college enrollments are at an all-time high -- not just for-profit colleges and trade schools. Isn't the non-profit sector also a beneficiary of the recession?

One-sided reporting doesn't just hurt the career college industry. It hurts our students, people who have made an investment in the reputation of our school, both in terms of tuition and in terms of the higher education experience they will carry throughout their lives.

I begin every weekday by briefing myself on any news pertinent to career colleges. Sometimes the news is rampant and other times hard to come by. When it's there, it generally fits into one of three categories:

By Kevin Kuzma, Editor, Career College Central

Here's a special thanks to whoever invented tabbed web browsing. The feature has become especially helpful in the last week for viewing all the allegations, hateful comments, and reports of investigation targeting career education. The sky above career colleges might appear as though it's falling, but at least I can see it crash in an orderly, tabbed format.