Phoenix heralds a potential revolution in higher education.
No wonder for-profit businesses such as Phoenix are moving in. If higher education fails to react, Levine believes it could make itself irrelevant. He suggests that traditional schools form partnerships with the for-profits. The burgeoning field of adult education holds plenty of potential niches, academic officials argue, and is large enough for schools of many different styles. Arizona State University, with campuses in the University of Phoenix's primary backyard, is a case in point.