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greiner3

(5,214 posts)
16. I agree that Phoenix U;
Wed Oct 17, 2012, 07:48 AM
Oct 2012

Is the shits.

However, my youngest daughter is trying to get a degree from a site at Orlando. I can't find any info if Orlando is one of them.

I did find there are at least 2 sites in Orlando. I do not know which one she is attending (she completed most of her classes online and only moved to Orlando to finish at a site). This may be sort of good news as if one closes there is still the other one that may stay open.

I even looked at the site for the university. It is owned by the Apollo Group. I had forgotten that it is partly owned by the Carlyle Group;

"James Baker III, former United States Secretary of State under George H. W. Bush, Staff member under Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush, Carlyle Senior Counselor, served in this capacity from 1993 to 2005.
George H. W. Bush, former U.S. President, Senior Advisor to the Carlyle Asia Advisory Board from April 1998 to October 2003."

"Carlyle has been profiled in two notable documentaries, Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911 and William Karel's The World According to Bush.

In Fahrenheit 911, Moore makes nine allegations concerning the Carlyle Group, including: That the Bin Laden and Bush families were both connected to the Group; that following the attacks on September 11, the bin Laden family’s investments in the Carlyle Group became an embarrassment to the Carlyle Group and the family was forced to liquidate their assets with the firm; that the Carlyle group was, in essence, the 11th largest defense contractor in the United States.[37] Moore focused on Carlyle's connections with George H. W. Bush and his Secretary of State James A. Baker III, both of whom had at times served as advisers to the firm."

I had forgotten about Moore's mentioning this company in the film.

Good riddance. All the locations of this rip off diploma mill ought to shut down. nt SunSeeker Oct 2012 #1
Probably shouldn't have spent all that money on the Arizona stadium naming rights. Drunken Irishman Oct 2012 #2
Just another rip-off diploma mill. Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #3
Only one I'd ever go to is Full Sail in Florida Hayabusa Oct 2012 #23
Tough shit fujiyama Oct 2012 #4
No Wait! Let Mr. Bain'ster outsource them to China. Left Coast2020 Oct 2012 #5
Cracker Jack box degrees anyway! Good riddens ripper offers. lonestarnot Oct 2012 #6
It's always sad when toilet paper factories shut down Orrex Oct 2012 #7
Great, great news HankyDub Oct 2012 #8
University of Phoenix HAS locations? Ken Burch Oct 2012 #9
One in Mountlake Terrace, WA., off I-5. Very nice lettering on the building. freshwest Oct 2012 #10
They have a big office building here in my town of Marietta, Georgia... Up2Late Oct 2012 #15
Best news today. JackRiddler Oct 2012 #11
Excellent News! Up2Late Oct 2012 #12
End of the article says their stock has fallen by roughly half in the past year. Systematic Chaos Oct 2012 #13
Is this the best news of the day? nlkennedy Oct 2012 #14
You are confusing online education with for-profit education. SomeGuyInEagan Oct 2012 #21
In the late 1950s, the Univ. of Florida did live television classes... Eleanors38 Oct 2012 #24
I agree that Phoenix U; greiner3 Oct 2012 #16
I used to be on hiring committees and all the resumes with on line degree were thrown out. vinny9698 Oct 2012 #17
Ahh yes, McCollege. maddogesq Oct 2012 #18
I think the whole thing should be shut down Tippy Oct 2012 #19
For education, they don't provide a diploma with enough value; for learning, they cost too much FarCenter Oct 2012 #20
Yay! Lets hope this is the beginning Myrina Oct 2012 #22
I noticed the sign was off the building they used to rent on Rte 128. MADem Oct 2012 #25
I guess a lot of people are finally wising up Blue_Tires Oct 2012 #26
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