Not all for-profits were bad in their day. I worked at a small for-profit in the 90's. It was run by two doctors and supplied the area with solidly trained medical assistants. The training was better than high school and less than college. It filled a niche: not every young person is meant for college but they needed training to be employable. The school was ethical and cared about its contribution to the workforce. But it had to close as the cost became too great for the owners to pass along to students.

I don't think there is much awareness of how helpful these training schools were for lower-middle class students. It helped them with upward mobility, without the fast food stage. We don't have these schools now that can be trusted like that school was. It's really a loss.