Apollo Group News

Officials at for-profit colleges and universities are facing a chorus of public criticism after accusations of shady student recruiter practices and a U.S. Department of Education report that showed twice as many students at for-profit schools have defaulted on their college loans as students attending nonprofit and public colleges and ...

Career Education Corp. led declines among for-profit colleges in New York trading after the U.S. Department of Education said it found a "serious issue" at the agency that carries out the accreditation of its American InterContinental University unit.

The agreement wrapped up a dispute that began in 2003, when two former employees filed suit in the Eastern District of California, claiming the school illegally pressured enrollment officers and paid them largely according to how many students they signed up.

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Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 4 p.m. in New York.

Apollo Group Inc. agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought by two former employees over the way it paid recruiters for its University of Phoenix subsidiary.

Apollo Group, Inc. today announced that on December 7, 2009, the Company's Class B shareholders elected Mr.

Apollo Group's wholly owned subsidiaries include the University of Phoenix, Western International University, Institute for Professional Development, and Meritus University.

Education companies including Apollo Group Inc., which operates the largest U.S. for-profit university, fell after the government released draft rules that would restrict how college recruiters are paid.

Last week's top five stocks that reached their 52-week lows were Genzyme Corp, Apollo Group Inc, Cogent Inc, AMERICAN PUBLIC EDUCATION, INC, and Whitney Holding Corp.

Private higher education provider Apollo Group Inc. saw shares rise more than 5% in Mondaya s session after it announced that the U.S. Department of Education had recertified company subsidiary University of Phoenix, allowing its students to participate in financial aid programs.

Last week's top five stocks that reached close to their 52-week lows were Genzyme Corp, Apollo Group Inc, Ralcorp Holdings Inc, Aqua America Inc, and MetroPCS Communications Inc.

In most parts of the economy, the phrase "jobless recovery" may seem an oxymoron, or even a cruel euphemism.

University of Phoenix Vice Chairman Peter Sperling made a new list of the world's super-rich who investments big bucks in green energy and clean technologies.

Shares of the following companies are having unusual moves in U.S. trading this morning.

Several large lease transactions have been announced in recent days, including a 111,300-square-foot deal for the University of Phoenix.

Losses in the late afternoon trading in the Americas dragged markets lower in New York, Toronto and Sao Paolo.

Apollo Group Inc. plunged as much as 21 percent in extended trading after the company reported the Securities and Exchange Commission commenced an informal inquiry into the companya s revenue recognition practices.

The University of Phoenix, the largest for-profit college in the U.S., may have set off on a collision course with the federal government and investors in 2001.

S&P equity analyst Stuart Plesser said on Oct. 28 that Visa posted fiscal fourth-quarter operating earnings per share of 74 cents, vs.