University of Phoenix was founded to advance a disruptive idea – that anyone who wants a degree and is willing to work hard to earn one should have access to quality higher education – and sometimes it’s difficult for people who are accustomed to a traditional college experience to understand the value and power of this concept. Although our approach is different, University of Phoenix holds the same level of accreditation as the best “traditional” universities in the United States, and our degree programs are held to the same standards of academic rigor and quality, and so are our students. We work closely with Fortune 1000 companies to educate them on the value of a University of Phoenix education, and to help them understand how well prepared and hardworking UoPX students are. Phoenix Focus, our monthly Alumni Association magazine, features how our alumni are translating their degrees to success in business.