College for sale

Inside Higher Ed: College for sale

A private equity firm announced plans Tuesday to buy Touro International University, the distance education arm of Touro College, in a deal that would alter the purchased unit from nonprofit to for-profit status.

The purchase is one of several recent transactions in which businesses or investors seeking to expand online offerings have either bought traditional colleges or forged alliances with them. Analysts expect to see more such purchases.

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