Industry Report

Corinthian Colleges, Inc. (NASDAQ: COCO), one of the largest post-secondary education companies in North America, is transitioning its procurement operations to cloud computing, using technology from Ariba, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARBA), the world’s business commerce network. Once implemented, the new system will allow Corinthian to more efficiently manage the entire spectrum of procurement activities, from sourcing and orders to invoice and payment.

“Corinthian has consistently...

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Anything resembling a business-minded approach to learning was once argued to have no place in the higher education world. This philosophy, popularized by administrators at traditional colleges and universities to undermine career education, has been almost completely stifled in the current economy as four-year schools focus more and more on ways to lift budgets from the red. Apparently, both higher education and the world have changed.

In a near-complete role reversal, the business-...