The Next University

In James Traub's piece "The Next University Drive-Thru U.:Higher Education for People Who Mean Business" he talks about the new evolution of college universities, more intimately the University of Phoenix. He speaks to many of the professors and founders of the University of Phoenix as to why it's growth has almost tripled in size, and the growing demand for the University of Phoenix's type of college atmospher.



The University of Phoenix is a liberally informal college. There are several "campuses" nation wide where students can buy their books and visit libraries, although majority of libraries are contained online. Speaking of online, many of the classes are accessable through the world wide web of the internet. Students from other countries are able to access theses classes from outside the country.



The University of Phoenix offers a "business friendly" learning enviroment. This enviroment is tought by people who work in the fields of study. For example, a Nurse will teach nursing or an Accountant will teach accounting classes. This allows personal experience and cuts out the uneeded classes that one would not even use in the obtaining profession.