Tag: University of Phoenix

Q: AP: For-profit colleges have allies now, but complaints persist

A lawsuit against Ashford University describes an admissions office with a cutthroat sales culture more akin to a used-car lot than a place of higher learning, peddling “false promises and faulty information” to lure students eligible for federal financial aid.

Q: Loyola Phoenix: Unregulated Universities Make Profit off Their Students

We’ve all seen the commercials before — the ones with successful members of the workforce raving about their experience at their respective for-profit institutions: Kaplan University, DeVry University, Everest University, ITT Technical Institute and a myriad of others. The promises they boast include hands-on learning experience, fast-tracked Associate’s, Bachelor’s and even Master’s degrees, financial aid, flexible class schedules and stable employment.

Q: Inside Higher Ed Report: 20 University of Phoenix Campuses to Close

Phoenix New Times reported Monday that the University of Phoenix is planning to close about 20 campuses around the country. The campuses reportedly include both full-fledged campuses and smaller learning centers. The university did not confirm the number of campuses to the New Times but said that it was "instituting a teach-out phase at several of our campus and learning center locations." In a separate report, Denver Business Journal reported that the university will stop new enrollments at three Colorado campuses.

Q: USA Today: New questions raised about how for-profit colleges recruit the military

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — Even reserve Army attorneys say that Fort Campbell "missed something" that allowed a prominent for-profit college to recruit active duty soldiers at dozens of events two years ago before the school was temporarily banned from doing so. Between 2014 and 2015, the University of Phoenix paid the installation's Morale, Welfare and Recreation office $250,000 and was allowed to sponsor nearly 90 events . The office hosts recreational events for solders and their families.

Q: Reveal: University of Phoenix Gained Special Access to Military Base - For a Price

U.S. military commanders allowed representatives of the University of Phoenix to erect banners advertising the for-profit college on one of America’s largest military bases and permitted them to place promotional materials in high-traffic areas on the post. Newly released documents obtained in response to a Freedom of Information Act request filed in May 2015 reveal that recruiters from the proprietary college were allowed to give gifts to troops and insert marketing materials into official military welcome packets for newly arrived soldiers.

Q: Politico: Veterans Groups Request Changes from University of Phoenix

VETERANS GROUPS REQUEST CHANGES FROM UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX: A group of investors with ties to the Obama administration has completed their purchase of the University of Phoenix’s parent company, as Michael Stratford reported this week. Now, a group of veterans advocates is asking those investors to set an example in the for-profit college industry by taking no more than 85 percent of its revenue from federal funds. What’s known as the “90/10” rule says that colleges and universities must receive at least 10 percent of their funds from nonfederal sources. But Defense Department and GI Bill tuition programs aren’t counted as federal funds — something critics call the “90/10 loophole.” Democrats have long argued it gives an incentive to for-profit colleges to aggressively recruit veterans. Read the letter .

Q: Veterans and Military Organizations Ask University of Phoenix to Stop Deceiving Veterans

Veterans and Military Organizations Ask Buyers of University of Phoenix to Voluntarily Close 90/10 Loophole, Stop Deceptive Recruiting of Veterans and Service Members [pdf-embedder url="https://vetsedsuccess.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/vso-mso-letter-to-university-of-phoenix-buyers.pdf"]

Q: Newsweek: Opinion: Having Final Four at University of Phoenix is Madness

The madness is over. A NCAA basketball champion has been crowned for the 2016 season, and the Villanova men’s team is back on campus, their “ One Shining Moment ” now just a memory. And yet, the madness is not over. Because next season, when a new victor emerges in the 2017 NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship, another school will be in the spotlight: the University of Phoenix , sponsor of the stadium hosting next year’s Final Four.

Q: Consumerist: Whistleblower Lawsuit Claims University of Phoenix Defrauded the Government

You can now add the University of Phoenix and its parent company, Apollo Education Group, to the list of for-profit educators who find themselves on the defendant end of a whistleblower lawsuit . A former Phoenix employee is accusing the company of submitting false student aid information in order to receive federal funding it was not entitled to.

Q: U.S. News & World Report: 3 Steps to Take Before Using GI Bill Benefits at For-Profit Colleges

Sarah Serrano, a veteran of the United States Marine Corps, got off to a rocky start when it came to pursuing a college degree . "Over the past 10 years, I have come and gone at University of Phoenixes all over the country," says Serrano, 31, who also bounced around various community colleges. "I have never received my bachelor's, but I used my entire GI Bill benefits."