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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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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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Collaboration in Higher Education: How Can Universities Partner With Employers?       

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

To realize these benefits, both universities and employers must actively pursue partnerships. Contact local businesses, including nonprofits. Universities can break the ice by reaching out to local businesses that operate in the industries that align with programs they offer.

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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

The Change Leader, Inc.

00:06:39] David Decker: Well, Franklin is a nonprofit university, and higher education, of course, as you said earlier, Drumm, is a public good; we all embrace that, acknowledge it, and celebrate it. We might say if you go into business administration, it’ll take you X amount of time and cost you Y amount of money to finish.