(2010-09-28) Public Education Companies

Mariusz Skonieczny has been profiling all the companies in the Education industry included in the Value Line Small to Mid-Cap Edition. These companies include American Public Education (APEI), Archipelago Learning (ARCL), Capella Education Company (CPLA), Bridgepoint Education (BPI), Franklin Covey Company (FC), Grand Canyon Education (LOPE), K12 Inc. (LRN), LincolnEducationalServices Corporation (LINC), Rosetta Stone (RST), Scientific Learning Corporation (SCIL), The Princeton Review (REVU), and Universal Technical Institute (UTI)... The three companies that I like the best are American Public Education, Capella Education Company, and Bridgepoint Education. They are all in the for-profit post-secondary education industry which has been hit pretty hard due to the uncertainties associated with the government involvement. However, they are in much better positions to deal with it than any other competitors. These three companies have the lowest loan default rates and therefore are the least likely to be affected by the new rules. In addition, American Public Education has the least reliance on Title IV out of all the companies I studied.