Our Mission
Apollo Group, Inc. was founded in 1973 in response to a gradual shift in higher education demographics from a student population dominated by youth to one in which approximately half the students are adults and over 80 percent of whom work full-time. Apollo's founder, John Sperling, believed—and events proved him right—that lifelong employment with a single employer would be replaced by lifelong learning and employment with a variety of employers. Lifelong learning requires an institution dedicated solely to the education of working adults.
Today, Apollo Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, University of Phoenix, Apollo Global, Carnegie Learning, College for Financial Planning, and Institute for Professional Development, has established itself as a leading provider of higher education programs for working adults by focusing on servicing the needs of the working adult.
Fast Facts
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Corporate Headquarters:
4025 S. Riverpoint Pkwy
Phoenix, AZ 85040
800.990.APOL
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Financial Information:
NASDAQ: APOL
Fiscal year 2010
Revenue: $4.9 billion
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Company History:
Founded: 1973
Date public: December 1994
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Employees*:
Full/Part-time non-faculty: 19,086
Faculty: 37,657
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*All institutions and geographies
