The Duggars and CollegePlus

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Because they wanted to? Or because market research may show openly displaying fees before one gets to talk to a potential customer limits potential customer contact? (The last is based on an assumption, not fact. It drives me nuts when companies do not display their fee structure so I tend to move on to some other place that allows me to collect that information myself, but that may be personal preference.) Whatever the reason, I still do not see the big deal. Tons of businesses do that..





There are a lot of satisfied UoP customers, also, despite any of our interpretations of good sense. While I might personally find them distasteful as an education solution, it does not matter to me if others appreciate the services they received, the price they paid, and so on. It just meant I made a different choice. There are quite a few forum posts on higher education forums out there that badmouth TESC, EC, and COSC because of their ease of testing out of a degree, equating them with degree mills. Does that change your opinion of them, or the usefulness of your degree? Others' opinions are just that.

Another analogy: I drive a Hyundai Tucson. Many people think my vehicle is a Lexus RX 350 by appearances until they see the make label. Having driven a Lexus RX, I personally feel my Tucson performs better and is of far better value. Some die-hard Lexus customers I know (my boss being one of them) disagree. Does that mean Lexus should be driven out of business because they make a product that I personally feel is of equal or inferior value to a less expensive product and their claim of quality is over-inflated and does it mean Lexus customers are naive for making the purchasing choice they do? What Lexus chooses to sell and what they price it at is the supply side of business. My opinion, while important to me, does not determine buying choices for others. The same applies here. I just make the choice that is right for me, and others do the same based on their circumstances. Some people feel cheaper is not always better. So what?

That is the point. Even though UoP has thousands of satisfied customers, the company is now struggling to keep up enrollment. So, just because a company was doing well at one time, it does not mean they will always keep it up and that they have a good business model. People are more aware of better options, so UoP is now shutting down campuses.

Oh hon, it's been circling since page 1. I joined the merry-go-'round for fun when it refused to stop. Logic be durned! On the merry-go-'round, I like the white horse with pink ribbons in its mane because it reminds me of cotton candy, and cotton candy reminds me of clouds, and clouds remind me of that one time at band camp...

Yeah. I have yet to see a thread get mod locked here, though. If wishes had feet...they'd go get me some cotton candy.

A thread was locked a few months ago in the off-topic subforum.