Working as a Recruiter at For-Profit University?
ProPublica has been looking into some of the recruiting techniques at for-profit universities, such as the University of Phoenix. Oth … more…
Citing ProPublica Investigation Into University of Phoenix, Congressman Calls for Hearings
An investigation we co-published last month with National Public Radio's Marketplace about the University of Phoenix's questionable r … more…
University of Phoenix Settles Suit Over Recruitment Practices
The University of Phoenix, the nation’s largest for-profit school, has agreed to pay the U.S. government $67.5 million to settle alle … more…
Real Student Default Rates Much Higher Than Previously Known
Editor’s Note, Dec. 24, 2009: In the story below we reported that the Department of Education was projecting that 47 percent of th … more…
University of Phoenix’s Curious Take on the Law
The University of Phoenix has 190 campuses operating in 39 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. The school says it has 4 … more…
University of Phoenix Responds to ProPublica/Marketplace Investigation
The University of Phoenix has responded (PDF) to our recent story on its enrollment practices, calling it a "nothing more than a seri … more…
At University of Phoenix, Allegations of Enrollment Abuses Persist
Nov. 3: This post has been corrected.
After federal regulators accused the University of Phoenix of systematic enrollment abuses … more…
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