For Immediate Release BALTIMORE, MD – StraighterLine (www.straighterline.com) announced today that University of Phoenix, the nation’s largest private university (http://www.phoenix.edu/), has joined StraighterLine’s network of partner colleges. Now students can transfer their StraighterLine credits to an institution that has grown from an upstart in 1976 to the largest private university in North America. Students can choose to study at one of their more than 200 locations, or through one of their online programs available in most countries around the world.
- Albany State University (www.asurams.edu)
- American InterContinental University (www.aiuniv.edu)
- American College of Dubai (www.centamed.com)
- Ashford University (www.ashford.edu)
- Assumption College (www.assumption.edu)
- Capella University (www.capella.edu)
- Charter Oak State College (www.charteroak.edu)
- Colorado State University-Global Campus (www.csuglobal.org)
- DeVry University (www.devry.edu/)
- Excelsior College (www.excelsior.edu)
- Florida Gateway College (www.fgc.edu)
- Granite State College (www.granite.edu)
- Jefferson Community and Technical College (www.jefferson.kctcs.edu)
- Kaplan University (www.kaplanuniversity.edu)
- La Salle University’s College of Professional and Continuing Studies(www.lasalle.edu/cpcs)
- Nazarene Bible College (www.nbc.edu)
- New England College of Business and Finance (NECB) (www.necb.edu)
- Potomac College (www.potomac.edu)
- Thomas Edison State College (www.tesc.edu/)
- Thompson Rivers University (www.truopen.ca)
- University of Phoenix (http://www.phoenix.edu/)
- Western Governors University (www.wgu.edu)
- WGU Indiana (www.indiana.wgu.edu)
- WGU Texas (http://texas.wgu.edu/)
- WGU Washington (http://washington.wgu.edu/)
“University of Phoenix is a pioneer and standard-bearer in adult education,” says Burck Smith, StraighterLine’s CEO and founder. “By providing adult students a low-cost, low-risk pathway into college, they are demonstrating their commitment to students once again."
About University of Phoenix University of Phoenix is constantly innovating to help students balance education and life in a rapidly changing world. Through flexible schedules, challenging courses and interactive learning, students achieve personal and career aspirations without putting their lives on hold. As the flagship university of Apollo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: APOL), University of Phoenix serves a diverse student population, offering associate, bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degree programs from campuses and learning centers across the U.S. as well as online throughout the world. For more information, visit phoenix.edu. Media Contact: University of Phoenix Media Hotline 602.254.0086 [email protected] About StraighterLine StraighterLine has been recognized as a revolutionizing force in education bymajor news organizations and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for offering students online courses that earn real college credit for just $99 a month.Fast Company named StraighterLine one of the “10 Most Innovative Companies in Education”. In order to facilitate the award of credit, StraighterLine has forged partnerships with leading accredited online colleges and universities. A student ultimately earns a degree from those institutions but realizes tremendous savings and convenience by starting with StraighterLine. StraighterLine’s courses are evaluated and recommended by the American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT). In addition to the institutions with which StraighterLine has a direct relationship, more than 150 other schools are reported to have accepted StraighterLine coursework for transfer credit. Currently, StraighterLine offers 23 entry-level college courses online in the Sciences, Humanities, English, Math and Business, with additional courses planned for the current school year. For information, visit www.straighterline.com or call 1-877-str8erline (1-877-787-8375). ###