Mexico: Enrollment Competition, Accreditation, and the Public-Private Market

Authors

  • Juan Casillas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2013.71.6091

Keywords:

Private Higher Education and Privatization, Central America, Mexico, Accreditation, market, competition, Private-public

Abstract

Accreditation is becoming a new battleground for public and private institutions in Mexico. Public and mid-profile private universities design marketing strategies based on the legitimation they get from accrediting agencies in order to lure and enroll students.

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Published

2013-03-17

How to Cite

Casillas, J. (2013). Mexico: Enrollment Competition, Accreditation, and the Public-Private Market. International Higher Education, (71), 26–27. https://doi.org/10.6017/ihe.2013.71.6091

Issue

No. 71: Spring 2013

Section

Latin American Perspectives

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