06-27-2010, 02:29 PM
Yeah, that came out a few months ago, although I still haven't had the chance to watch it. Thanks for posting it, or I would have forgotten.
From what I hear, University of Phoenix was depicted as Satan's lair and in general the for-profit online schools were slammed. However, it seems that PBS did an unfortunate job by neglecting to explain that not all for-profits are run exactly like AIU, Kaplan, UofP, etc, nor that there are plenty of people who are happy with such schools and who benefited greatly from their experience.
Here is UofP's long response to its portrayal in the documentary: FRONTLINE College Inc. Response - University of Phoenix
From what I hear, University of Phoenix was depicted as Satan's lair and in general the for-profit online schools were slammed. However, it seems that PBS did an unfortunate job by neglecting to explain that not all for-profits are run exactly like AIU, Kaplan, UofP, etc, nor that there are plenty of people who are happy with such schools and who benefited greatly from their experience.
Here is UofP's long response to its portrayal in the documentary: FRONTLINE College Inc. Response - University of Phoenix
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