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Eleanors38

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24. In the late 1950s, the Univ. of Florida did live television classes...

Reply to SomeGuyInEagan (Reply #21)

Wed Oct 17, 2012, 02:33 PM

Oct 2012

from its Gainesville campus, "piping" them to engineers and aspiring engineers in the Cape area during the Sputnik scare. One of the first precursors (I guess) of on-line instruction.

You still had to know the math and pass the tests.

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University of Phoenix closing 115 locations [View all] jsr Oct 2012 OP

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