Flex' Your Mental Muscle! Dallas' Working Adults Find the Best of Both Worlds at University of Phoenix
With FlexNet, each course consists of five to six workshops, with one workshop per week. For the first and last workshops, students attend class on campus, while the rest of the workshops are held online with learning teams.
FlexNet classes have been spreading to University of Phoenix locations across the nation due to working adult students' demand for a more flexible alternative to traditional classes and a more personal experience than that offered by online schools.
ââ¬ÅOur FlexNet environment is a great solution for people that have fulltime jobs and want the experience of being in a classroom, but need the flexibility of learning from other remote locations,ââ¬Â says Lisa Browning, associate campus director of University of Phoenix, Dallas Campus. ââ¬ÅOur goal is to create opportunities for adults who work and have active personal lives to have a tailored vehicle to obtain college degrees to stimulate personal, professional and career growth.ââ¬Â
University of Phoenix's Las Colinas Learning Center, located at 1707 Market Place Blvd, began offering FlexNet in April, and has seen its popularity soar in the last three months. The Dallas/Ft. Worth Campus, located at 12400 Coit Road in Dallas, will soon follow its Irving Center with FlexNet class offerings.
ââ¬ÅFor working adults pursuing higher education, FlexNet is the best of both worlds,ââ¬Â says Browning. ââ¬ÅFor University of Phoenix, it's our commitment to meeting the needs of our students. Our portfolio of educational offerings delivers on flexibility in all environments based on individual preferences.ââ¬Â
More working adults than ever before are returning to school, according to the U.S. Department of Education. And specialized institutions, such as University of Phoenix, are opening additional campuses and learning centers every year to accommodate the growing demand. Because University of Phoenix's educational model is specifically designed for a certain demographic, the school's leaders thought that the class structure should be tailored as well.
Gripes of students entering college straight out of high school typically differ from those of working adults, who are more concerned about not having enough time between work, family and friends for school than most other things. Because most adults work during the daytime, whereas many traditional college students work in the evening or weekends, both the on-campus part of FlexNet workshops and regular classes at University of Phoenix are held in the evening.
Even students who want to attend regular classes at University of Phoenix will find that, by taking one intense class at a time that meets once a week, their daily schedule is less disrupted than at a traditional school.
University of Phoenix is poised to make it easier for working adults nationwide to have the resources and time to further their professional goals through education. The Dallas/Ft. Worth Campus is currently accepting applications for enrollment in its business and technology undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
ABOUT UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX
Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is now the nation's largest private accredited university. Focusing on providing education to working adults, the college has nearly 150 campuses and learning centers in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Canada. Currently, there are more than 201,381 degree-seeking students enrolled in University of Phoenix. For more information about University of Phoenix degree programs, log onto www.phoenix.edu/dallas or call 1-800-My-Success.