University of Phoenix seeks to open in NJ

Article in today's Star-Ledger, regarding the University of Phoenix seeking approval from the Commission on Higher Education of New Jersey to open a branch in Jersey City.

http://www.nj.com/news/ledger/index.ssf?/base/news-10/106446919995930.xml

 

This is a good news for working adults in New Jersey.

Ike

 

U. Phoenix have been trying for years. Hopefully the NJ Commission will set arrogance aside and vote for approval.

 

high class diploma mill

"The vote, which is expected to go in Phoenix's favor, will end a five-year battle between the corporate-owned university and critics who call the school a "high class diploma mill" trying to skirt New Jersey's strict licensing laws. "

 

Another article on the University of Phoenix and the NJ Commission on Higher Education:

http://www.wnbc.com/education/2513312/detail.html

 

The juggernaut succeeds...

Apollo Group Inc. Announces Expansion into New Jersey

 

New college to rise in Jersey - University of Phoenix gets state approval for campus in Jersey City

 

There is another thread about U. Phoenix opening a campus in Indiana. In a story linked in that thread (Private colleges expand into city), Mark Smith, VP of graduate and "adult" colleges at Indiana Wesleyan (which itself has over 7,000 "adult" students) is quoted as follows:

• When you bring in somebody like the University of Phoenix, with all the advertising they will do, typically all schools end up growing. It brings the adult degree programs to the forefront.

I think this I correct. The presence of U. Phoenix will cause more people to think about additional education -- and some of them will be smart enough to compare the programs available. This is why I am pleased that U. Phoenix has approval to offer degrees in New Jersey -- even though I would typically not recommend U. Phoenix myself.