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The ''University of Phoenix'' ('''UPX''') is a for-profit entity that markets higher education degrees to working adults. With 310,000 students, it describes itself as the largest accredited private university in North America, offering classes to untraditional learners. | |||
UPX was founded in 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, and is owned by Apollo Group, Inc. It presently offers over 100 degree courses at more than 250 physical campuses and learning centres across the US and Canada. Programmes are offered at the associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. Of roughly 8,000 faculty members, all undergraduate- and graduate-level faculty hold high-level positions within their respective fields. | |||
The University of Phoenix web site is at http://www.phoenix.edu/ | |||
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Students may attend face-to-face evening classes, study online, or blend the two modes as preferred. Online course are delivered largely via asynchronous bulletin boards. | |||
UPX courses are offered in sequence, with each one lasting no more than five or six weeks. Most degrees are completed within two to three years. | |||
Note that doctoral students are required to attend 19 days of residential workshops in Phoenix, Arizona, to complete their degrees. | |||
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Revision as of 00:31, 22 August 2008
The University of Phoenix (UPX) is a for-profit entity that markets higher education degrees to working adults. With 310,000 students, it describes itself as the largest accredited private university in North America, offering classes to untraditional learners.
UPX was founded in 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, and is owned by Apollo Group, Inc. It presently offers over 100 degree courses at more than 250 physical campuses and learning centres across the US and Canada. Programmes are offered at the associate's, bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels. Of roughly 8,000 faculty members, all undergraduate- and graduate-level faculty hold high-level positions within their respective fields.
The University of Phoenix web site is at http://www.phoenix.edu/
More details
Students may attend face-to-face evening classes, study online, or blend the two modes as preferred. Online course are delivered largely via asynchronous bulletin boards.
UPX courses are offered in sequence, with each one lasting no more than five or six weeks. Most degrees are completed within two to three years.
Note that doctoral students are required to attend 19 days of residential workshops in Phoenix, Arizona, to complete their degrees.
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