University of Phoenix under federal investigation

[Prloko]

University of Phoenix has already been sued and fined by the federal government a few times. Something like this is almost a regular occurrence for them.

I once read a study that said, if you included all people who eventually graduated with a bachelor's, community colleges would have a 40% graduation rate, on average. It is difficult to track the success of CC students. I count toward the dropout rate at two different CC systems even though I have a master's degree. Many people attend CCs with the intention of transferring and don't care about graduating with an associate's degree.

As far as I've heard, community college is only free for high school grads in a few states. I can only confirm Oregon and Tennessee.

You might be able to say something similar about UoP also. Maybe not up to 40%, but if you subtract all the people who took courses because their employer paid for it, or for professional development/credits, you may see better numbers also.

This is a free market, and if the government has a problem with how a free market enterprise operates, then stop funding it, period. If they want to stick their nose in higher education, then pay for it outright like Europe, or butt out.

I hate UoP, I hate their marketing tactics, but once the students are in and pay for the services, then they should pay for them. People think the government are subsidizing the schools, but they aren't. They subsidized the student. And people in this country need to start looking in the mirror and taking some personal responsibility.