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2. University of Phoenix - Wikipedia

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   University of Phoenix. University of Phoenix [3] ( UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. [a] Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree levels.

3. John Sperling - Wikipedia

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   John Glen Sperling (January 9, 1921 – August 22, 2014) was an American billionaire businessman who is credited with having led the contemporary for-profit education movement in the United States The fortune he amassed was based on his founding of the for-profit University of Phoenix for working adults in 1976, which became part of the publicly traded Apollo Group.

4. Apollo Education Group - Wikipedia

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   The University of Phoenix is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Apollo Education Group. The University of Phoenix is one of the largest higher education providers in North America. The university has approximately 40 campuses and confers degrees in over 100 degree programs at the associate, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels.

5. U of I isn’t the first to buy a for-profit college. What ...

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   The University of Idaho is creating a nonprofit to buy the University of Phoenix, a for-profit school with a checkered past. Students return to the Moscow campus in January.

6. U of I to change name of entity formed to buy University of ...

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   The university formed the not-for-profit to purchase the University of Phoenix and all of its assets in a $550 million deal that came to light on May 17. The name change is up for approval by the ...

7. ‘The whole thing just smells bad’: U of I faculty, taxpayers ...

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   Of the roughly 64,000 undergraduate students who attend the University of Phoenix, only 27% receive a degree, according to a U.S. Department of Education scorecard. U of I’s graduate rate is 60% ...

8. University of Michigan - Wikipedia

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   University of Michigan. /  42.27694°N 83.73806°W  / 42.27694; -83.73806. The University of Michigan ( U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state.

9. Proposal for Idaho to purchase University of Phoenix should ...

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   The University of Phoenix has a graduation rate of just 27%, roughly half the national average, according to a U.S. Department of Education scorecard. After financial aid, the typical student ...