The Chronicle of Higher Education

New Jersey Gives U. of Phoenix License

By JEFFREY SELINGO

The University of Phoenix received the go-ahead late last month to offer degrees in New Jersey, nearly five years after the for-profit giant dropped plans to open a campus in the state amid opposition from public and private colleges.

The New Jersey Commission on Higher Education voted unanimously to grant Phoenix a license to operate in the state. The...

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