University of Phoenix to phase out campuses around the country
The troubled University of Phoenix system will phase out over a dozen campuses nationwide, according to a news report, but none in metro Phoenix.
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PHOENIX — The troubled University of Phoenix system will phase out over a dozen campuses around the nation, according to a news report. No campuses or learning centers in metro Phoenix were said to be on the list.
The Phoenix New Times detailed the plans online Monday. Employees at the Phoenix-based for-profit university were told late last week that at least 20 campuses would be phased out, including the Tucson site.
Students already taking courses would not be affected and will be allowed to complete their studies.
Other locations closing included Albuquerque, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. Students were told on school websites that they could take online classes.
A university official told Inside Higher Ed on Tuesday that there were no plans for immediate closures.
It’s the second time in five years that the university has eliminated job and sites. Five years ago, parent company Apollo Education Group closed 100 locations and wiped out 800 positions.
Apollo has struggled financially for the past few years as enrollment declined from a high of about 460,000 and the federal government investigated the school for unfair business practices.
In February, the chain laid off 170 full-time faculty members and the company finalized a $1 billion sale to private investors.
An annual report from the school said its bachelor’s degree graduation rate was 44 percent in 2015.
Students at the school had a loan default rate of 12.8 percent.
The school was founded in 1976. The main campus in Arizona is in Tempe, along with two learning centers in west and northwest Phoenix.
An original version of this story implied the campuses would close immediately. The story has been updated to reflect they would be phased out along with differently sourced graduation and default rates.
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Finally - it is sad that those where laid off, but the writing was and has been on the walls for years. The Phoenix campus will close too, as the private investors slowing dissolve it.
The University of Phoenix gave me an amazing education. I
can honestly say I received an exemplary education and it was much better than
any education at any not-for-profit state public universities I have attended.
I learned amazing skills and consider myself a scholar who is published and
notable in his field. The University of Phoenix’s curriculum was rigorous,
meaningful, relevant, and immediately applicable. The University of Phoenix
educated the non-traditional students, like myself, and I thank the University
of Phoenix! The University filled a demand where “traditional” academia would
NOT!
Once North Central accreditation was granted (was the fix in?), these fly-by-night scams rocked and rolled! Want an online Ph.D. for $300 - credit for life experience - no sweat.