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UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX: Critics have it wrong

| June 21, 2023 1:00 AM

Bob Kleypas — you know not what you speak of when criticizing the University of Phoenix! I graduated with honors in 2005 from the University of Phoenix with a Bachelor of Science in information technology. I couldn’t afford to put myself through a traditional university while supporting myself with a full-time job. I put everything into my education and learned from some of the best instructors in the IT industry.

Today, I manage a team of software engineers across the United States for a regional telecommunications company based in Anchorage, Alaska. You get out of an education what you put into it, no matter what school you attend. The University of Phoenix has given me a second lease on life and to hear you admonish the school based on what someone told you is truly reprehensible and a slap in the face to everyone who can’t afford a major university education but still works hard to succeed… Shame on you!

CLAYTON SAPPINGTON

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