Paul Basken reports for Times Higher Education that the University of Phoenix “has been trying without luck for two years to sell itself to a traditional higher education system. Phoenix has been telling state universities in a marketing brochure (released by the University of Arkansas in connection with the recent disclosures), “The number of scaled institutions with the technology infrastructure and experience to thrive in online education is limited, and the space will only continue to further consolidate.” The materials further state, “Universities with scaled and effective online platforms like ASU, SNHU and the University of Phoenix will remain leaders in the market, while smaller and newer online programs will struggle to differentiate and gain traction.”
https://www.republicreport.org/2023/university-of-arkansas-in-talks-to-buy-troubled-for-profit-university-of-phoenix/