University of Phoenix Online

The University of Phoenix (UOPX) 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 nontraditional learners.

UOPX was founded in 1976 in Phoenix, Arizona, US, 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; students may attend face-to-face evening classes, study online, or blend the two modes as preferred. Of roughly 8,000 faculty members, all who teach at the bachelor's and master's levels are professionally employed within their respective fields.

Online courses at UOPX are delivered largely via asynchronous bulletin boards.

In 2007 Apollo Group Inc. announced a $1 billion joint venture with private equity firm the Carlyle Group, "Apollo Global", which will target education investments and partnerships in countries outside the U.S.

The University of Phoenix Web sites include http://www.phoenix.edu/ and http://www.uopxonline.com/

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UOPX classes 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 some "online" programs (e.g. educational and doctoral) have requirements such as field work, clinical work or residencies, which require a face-to-face component.

A total of 213,074 students were enrolled with Phoenix as of May 2004, including 109,784 studying via online.

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