I don't really see those for profit colleges as true higher education. Most of the degrees are for a semi-highly skilled technician that usually doesn't require some sort of bar or licensure exam rather than a white collar job(eg paralegal instead of lawyer, physician assistant instead of nurse or doctor, or computer technician instead or low-end programmer instead of computer scientist). Yes the for-profit colleges are above trade schools, but for the above reason, I don't think they qualify as true higher education.