Fred De Sam Lazaro:
Tuition is subsidized, thanks largely to partnerships with major corporations that receive tax breaks to aid so-called black empowerment programs, as well as on-campus businesses that also employ students.
Between classes here in Johannesburg, students work in call centers on campus, taking orders for large restaurant chains. Then, at 4:00 p.m., seniors go online for some classes taught at the U.S.-accredited Maharishi University in Iowa, where the day is just beginning.
More than 18,000 have graduated, Blecher says, with impressive results.
