Topics regarding layoffs at University of Phoenix

Topics regarding layoffs at University of Phoenix

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https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-phoenix-agrees-cancel-141-million-student-loan-debt-n1099681?cid=ed_npd_bn_fb_bn&fbclid=IwAR36o1dQJbBKyuoBj5kkkKp0QqENChKrph9wBKj-j3VqDam8vJstmyRHi1Q

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Post ID: @OP+12tVgExO

UOP fined $191 million by FTC

As a former Qualifying Center employee who was lied to by management about these partnerships and any associated potential tuition benefits that an Enrollment Rep could discuss, I'm glad UOP is facing some justice. However, I do feel bad for any... — read more 

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| 1790 views | | 3 replies (last December 12, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12ruxm7q

FTC settlement

Under the settlement announced today by the commission, Phoenix and its private investment group owners will owe the FTC roughly $50 million in cash while forgiving another $140 million in fees owed to the university by former students who allegedly... — read more 

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| 1410 views | | 8 replies (last December 12, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12rv6dPE

Median earnings for UoPX grads

https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?484613-University-of-Phoenix-Arizona

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Post ID: @OP+12q8eATl

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays from Po. Just checking in. Po has been gone for almost 2 years now. You all have a great day.

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Post ID: @OP+12lKORXy

God Friended Me?

Looks like Apollo still has money for expensive ads, even if they are old ads.

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| 850 views | | 1 reply (December 10, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+12dizFTv

Happy Veterans Day weekend...

By the way, how is the carpet bombing going at University of Phoenix? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/why-do-so-many-veterans-choose-university-of-phoenix-rather-than-more-legitimate-options-like-community-colleges-or-public-universities

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| 1170 views | | 2 replies (last November 16, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11W7atL0

University of Phoenix to become a state university?

"Participants at an upcoming invitation-only conference in the Washington DC area, entitled “Innovation and Public Private Partnership in Higher Education” (P3•EDU for short), will include Purdue University president Mitch Daniels and Graham Holdings... — read more 

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| 1300 views | | 1 reply (November 9, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+11Tk9hA3

CCME

Is anyone here going to CCME in 2020? I hear that it's not what is used to be.

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Post ID: @OP+11ARuSBw

UoPX "ghost campuses" are dwindling

Old numbers, but the only ones made public. https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=university+of+phoenix&s=all AZ 95,777 CA 6,952 CO 99 FL 246 GA 143 HI 351 IL 54 LA 15 MI 52 NV 320 NJ 47 NM 91 NC 72 PA 62 TN 62 TX 890 UT... — read more 

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| 2080 views | | 4 replies (last January 6, 2020)
Post ID: @OP+10YtdUnf

"Massive College Scams Taxpayers Out Of Student Loans With Fake Enrollment Paperwork, Whistleblowers Say"

'Onetime employees of the University of Phoenix say the for-profit company conducted a potentially multi-billion dollar fraud on taxpayers by deliberately submitting false records to the federal government to enroll unqualified students and cash in... — read more 

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| 2000 views | | 8 replies (last September 9, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+10JZ7hYx

A rule repealed

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/28/us/politics/betsy-devos-for-profit-colleges.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=Education

You know how you can tell when a business is failing?

When managers do everything to get people enrolled, then call those targets names behind their backs. When the business blames its advertising firm for not being able to get more vulnerable prospects. When people get sick because they cannot take the... — read more 

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| 10590 views | | 70 replies (last September 9, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZR2oIif

FAEL: UoPX's ugly step sister

FAEL or is it FAIL? https://desciclopedia.org/wiki/Faculdade_Educacional_da_Lapa https://www.vantaeducation.com/about-us/our-history/

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| 1420 views | | 2 replies (last July 20, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZQ0g6jN

Enrollment is down to 85,000?

Did UoPX actually give out enrollment numbers to faculty? Is it really 85,000? If so, this is significant. But you cannot add it to Wikipedia unless it's in a verifiable source.

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| 2240 views | | 7 replies (last July 15, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZPkfYQD

$188 million for marketing

You think that's enough? https://www.adweek.com/agencies/university-of-phoenix-sends-188-million-creative-account-to-tbwa-and-rapp/

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| 1300 views | | 3 replies (last July 20, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZOQ9inA

Another successful UoPX graduate

The influence UoPX has had on US higher education is mind-numbing... https://ir.zovio.com/governance/default.aspx#management

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| 3060 views | | 11 replies (last October 4, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZFdvzv3

There are still conscientious employees at Phoenix

I am one of them. I have no illusions about what we do and how we do it; however, we do educate students. A student in my course leaves knowing more on the last day than they did on the first day. Is it a quality education? Define quality. Much of... — read more 

Why did WaPo use UoPX?

Is University of Phoenix the butt of jokes again? https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/so-what-should-we-do-with-the-kyle-kashuvs-of-this-world/2019/06/19/b4743e9a-91e0-11e9-b570-6416efdc0803_story.html?utm_term=.aa04518d97f2

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Post ID: @OP+ZEh2cck

Thurgood Marshall Fund, HBCUs, and UoPX

Is University of Phoenix still working with HBCUs? https://www.tmcf.org/community-news/famudrs-plans-major-online-learning-initiative/7649

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How out of date is this information? Technology, learning teams, portfolio, articulation agreements

Online education Students have access to class-specific online resources, which include an electronic library, textbooks, and other ancillary material required for a course. Electronic textbooks include search features and hyperlinks to glossary... — read more 

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| 2170 views | | 6 replies (last June 20, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZyKpkBY

With a doctorate from University of Phoenix...

You can be anything you want to be, and more. Check out this alumnus: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/new-president-at-bryant--stratton-college-to-continue-to-arm-students-for-success-300114600.html... — read more 

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| 1710 views | | 5 replies (last June 18, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZwMVjZt

Education is not enough...

"This belief system, which I have come to think of as “educationism,” is grounded in a familiar story about cause and effect..." https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/education-isnt-enough/590611/

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| 1950 views | | 5 replies (last June 20, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZvRIOAa

How much has UoPX been spending on marketing and ads?

Despite all the losses, University of Phoenix continues to spend bundles of federal government money on its fantasy land ads. "According to iSpot.tv data, among the most visible marketers that bought time in the “Big Bang” finale were Universal... — read more 

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| 2910 views | | 12 replies (last June 12, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZoBT0q3

University of Phoenix and the College Meltdown

It boggles my mind that few reporters see a big story here, about the decline of America's largest university and the larger College Meltdown. We're talking about a school whose promise in the 1970s was to further democratize education. But it... — read more 

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| 3220 views | | 12 replies (last June 20, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZoybY37

Enrollment leads

If you don't think UoPX is moving toward collapse, what's it like on the ground? What are the quality of the leads? How many of these people you talk to are functionally illiterate? How many of the people who are literate, say those in grad school... — read more 

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| 1330 views | | 2 replies (last June 1, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZlBLrRu

No teachout dates?

Campuses have known for more than a year and a half that they were closing, yet students and staff still have not been given closing dates? How long can this go on? Aren't schools supposed to close within 18 months of teachout?... — read more 

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| 1330 views | | 4 replies (last June 4, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZjRQE4v

2018-19 Numbers?

Everyone has seen the FY 2017 numbers...a loss of about $52 million, with losses in every segment except Arizona, and that was a very slim margin. What are the FY 2018 numbers and what are the projected FY 2019 numbers? It's hard to believe that it's... — read more 

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| 3860 views | | 21 replies (last May 31, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZgZxDTY

Phoenix Fantasy Land

UoPX lost approximately $52 million in fiscal year 2017. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/can-apollo-global-management-stem-bleeding-university-dahn-shaulis/

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| 1540 views | | 3 replies (last July 21, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZdBBmxF

This is how bad the bleeding was in 2016-17.

Total revenues and investment return (F1617_F3)/Total expenses-Total amount (F1617_F3). The only profitable state was AZ, because of the online element. Even then, the profit was slim. Alabama 30,100/161,895 Arizona 1,083,292,935/966,913,717 Arkansas... — read more 

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| 1200 views | | 2 replies (last May 27, 2019)
Post ID: @OP+ZbOzsl7

Lawsuit

UOP should be sued for firing enrollment reps that don’t enroll their quota number. I was forced to enroll a student that said they only wanted the financial aid. My manager said it doesn’t matter why they enroll. My job is to get them ALL enrolled... — read more 

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