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States that in 1998 Arizona's University of Phoenix applied for a license from the Commission on Higher Education in New Jersey to operate a campus in the state. Challenges facing the university; Its expansion over the last 22 years; The public debate over the application; The university's hiring of lobbyist Bill Palatucci; Other states where the university is seeking to operate.

Looks at the proposal of the University of Phoenix to open a campus branch in Jersey City, New Jersey submitted to the state's Commission on Higher Education. Potential benefits of opening a school branch in the city; Transfer pacts signed by the university with Burlington County College and Raritan Valley Community College.