ACI Learning + University of Phoenix
Continuing your education can help you learn new skills and enhance your career. Your ACI Certification may qualify you for potential college credit toward a bachelor’s in one of four technology degrees and you may be eligible for additional savings!
Earn up to three credits per ACI Learning course you complete toward a degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Data Science, or Information Technology.
Credit Recommendation Guide
To make earning credit for workplace training even easier, we have established a Credit Recommendation Guide with ACI Learning.
Resource fees include electronic textbooks and other expenses related to your courses. As a part of your education benefits, you get two resource fees waived per calendar year.
*For full eligibility requirements, please see our Terms and Conditions
Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) is designed to help you save money and graduate faster. Have your on-the-job training, workplace certifications and experiences evaluated for potential college credit at no cost.
Education should hold practical value. That’s why we offer more than 100 online programs aligned to 300+ real-world careers, over 90% of our programs are in growing fields, such as healthcare, IT and business.
University of Phoenix offers:
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Get value from your education before you even graduate. You’ll have the opportunity to demonstrate new learned skills to your employer with every 5 or 6 week course you complete in our associate, bachelor’s or master’s programs.
You must first be admitted to the University and be enrolled in a program that is eligible for PLA (a limited number of programs are not eligible). Please speak with an enrollment representative to learn more.
Yes, University of Phoenix has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), hlcommission.org, since 1978.
Once you’ve chosen your degree program, you will complete a financial plan that will estimate your costs and explore potential ways to pay for it.
Speak with an enrollment representative for more information about your education benefits. Identify your company or organization on your application and let your advisor know the company or organization you are employed with. Finally, identify your company or organization in the University’s Student Portal financial plan before starting courses.
Yes. Our programs are designed specifically for working adults. With online courses, you can attend course online whenever it fits your life, day or night. You’ll also get support by phone, chat or email, available up to 20 hours a day, 5 days a week. And you can start your degree year-round, not just once a semester.
Attending online course is easy because the classroom is always on 24/7/365. All you need is a reliable Internet connection. You simply log in to your virtual classroom to complete assignments, access course materials and resources, and interact with faculty and classmates. Class participation is graded based upon your contributions to online discussions. This is a great solution for students who might have a difficult time commuting and for those who learn better independently.
Applying is easy. Start your application and identify your employer when asked. Or, speak with an enrollment representative and let them know who your employer is. Finally, identify your employer in the University’s Student Portal financial plan before starting courses.
There must be an agreement in place between the University of Phoenix, Inc. (University) and ACI Learning including its Client subsidiaries (“Client”) (hereinafter “Agreement”) for current employees, current participants, or participants who have completed a training program (hereinafter referred to as “Participants”) to receive the tuition benefits set forth below (hereinafter referred to as the “Benefits”).
Eligibility
To be eligible for the Benefits, Participants must maintain employment, be actively enrolled in or hold a certificate from a Client training program in order to receive the Benefits provided by the University pursuant to this Agreement
The Benefits will apply to Participants who are receiving the standard University tuition rate and cannot be combined with any Alumni or Associate Transfer tuition rates, competency-based programs (i.e. MBA-CB) or other competency-based programs the University may offer in its discretion, any other University offer or promotion or any other specific program exclusions set forth in the Academic Catalog. For clarification, nothing contained herein is intended to prohibit Participants to enroll in these programs or use of any tuition assistance toward the excluded items listed above.
The Benefits will apply to Participants who are new students after the student has disclosed their employer association within the University's Student Portal or through any other method of verification the University may require. If a Participant is currently enrolled in the University prior to the Effective Date and already disclosed their employer either on the University's Student Portal or through any other method required by the University, the Benefits set forth herein will apply after the Effective Date of this Agreement upon enrollment in the next course. Benefits will not be applied retroactively.
Tuition Benefits
The University will waive the tuition of every sixth (6th) course for Participants who meet the following criteria:
Once a Participant achieves the 6th course tuition waiver, the 365 day period will start again from the Participant’s first date of attendance in the next course.
If Participant does not achieve the 6th course tuition waiver within the initial 365 day period, the 365 day period will commence again from the Participant’s first date of attendance in the first course after the initial 365 day period expired.
The tuition waiver applies only to the 6th course regardless if the Participant completes the course.
Please note: For students using VA benefits, certification of a course solely for monthly housing allowance will use a month of benefit entitlement.
Resource Fees (electronic course material fees and books)
The University will waive the first two (2) resource fees each calendar year (defined as January 1st through December 31st) for Participants until program completion so long as the Agreement is in place and the Participant does not take a break in attendance for more than 365 days.
Term and Termination
In the event this Agreement is terminated, the Benefits will no longer be available to Client or to Client’s Subsidiaries and Participants. Participants enrolled in the University as of the termination date will be responsible for payment of all fees and tuition costs (at the then current tuition rate) for their next course and the remainder of their degree program in accordance with University financial policies and procedures.