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Study Finds Better Outcomes Among PGIB Veterans at Nonprofit, Public Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Similarly for degree-seeking veterans at two-year institutions, the average annual earnings coming from a for-profit institution was less, at $32,800, than the $38,600 in earning coming from a public institution, despite for-profit colleges costing taxpayers more.

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Opposition Arises Amid Nearing University of Arkansas System Acquisition of University of Phoenix

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Arkansas (UA) system may be nearing an affiliation deal with embattled for-profit University of Phoenix, and UA faculty and staff continue to object to the move, worried about the damage it could do to the reputation of the state’s schools, The Washington Post reported. 29 letter to UA System President Dr.

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How Post University’s Career Readiness Model Can Help Not-For-Profit Universities and Graduates: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 172 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Camille Dumont

The Change Leader, Inc.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Director Camille Dumont of the Center for Career and Professional Development (CCPD) about how she aligned career services with academia at Post University to better prepare students for the workforce. Drumm McNaughton 14:44 Which makes perfect sense.

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University of Phoenix Holding Company Weighs IPO

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Apollo Global Management, the holding company for the for-profit University of Phoenix, and the Vistria Group are considering the possibility of an initial public offering, Bloomberg reported. A potential IPO could launch by the third quarter (JulySeptember), sources told Bloomberg.

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U of Idaho President Seems To Temper His Cheerleading for U of Phoenix Purchase (David Halperin)

Higher Education Inquirer

Scott Green seemed a little less committed to the deal he has relentlessly touted for more than a year and a half for his school to buy, for $685 million, the huge for-profit University of Phoenix from private equity giant Apollo Global Management. According to Idaho Education News , Green said the next move was Apollos.

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Undergraduate enrollment climbs for first time since the pandemic, despite freshmen drop-off

University Business

Impressive enrollment rates at community colleges, undergraduate certificates and private for-profit universities (which experienced a 6.4% Secondly, dual enrollment among K12 students accounts for 40% of the increase in community college enrollment in the last two years, said Douglas Shapiro, Executive Director of The Clearinghouse.

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Will University of Arkansas System Buy University of Phoenix? - Susan D'Agostino, Inside Higher Ed

Ray Schroeder

The University of Arkansas System is considering a transaction in which it would transform the for-profit University of Phoenix into an independent nonprofit affiliate, spokespeople for both institutions have confirmed.