Dive Brief:
- Students at historically black colleges and universities will be able to access certain online courses from the University of Phoenix to help complete their degrees at no additional cost, under an agreement announced Thursday.
- Also as part of the agreement, the University of Phoenix will support the Thurgood Marshall College Fund with scholarships for students attending historically black schools.
- The higher ed institutions that participate in the arrangement will also have access to insights and instruction methods in online learning and technology, provided by the University of Phoenix.
Dive Insight:
As pitched by the University of Phoenix, the advantage for the students is that they can complete course requirements that may otherwise delay their graduation, such as when the courses are hard to access, and the online courses will be covered by their brick-and-mortar college tuition. The students also have access to Phoenix’s online library, academic labs, workshops, around-the-clock live math tutoring, and other math and writing services.
