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Report: U of Arkansas system may buy University of Phoenix

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At its peak in 2010, the University of Phoenix enrolled 470,000 students, including a mix of in-person and online students who were mostly working learners. Over the course of the next decade, economic trends and aggressive regulatory scrutiny from the Obama administration battered the university’s reputation and drove enrollment down.

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3 Enrollment Boosting Strategies for Accredited Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 178 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. David R. Decker

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Discover how these three interconnected strategies boost higher education enrollment and contain costs with a comprehensive approach that involves the 4 Ps of marketing, aligning pricing strategies with fixed educational benchmarks, and fostering strategic partnerships with community colleges and employers.

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Student Loans, Basic Needs and the Public Good

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Public university attendees borrow an average of $32,880 to attain a bachelor’s degree. Private, nonprofit university attendees borrow $35,983. Mary Churchill is professor of the practice and director of the higher education administration program at Boston University, where she also serves as associate dean.

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