Inventory Proposal

Inventory Proposal

University of Phoenix offers several degrees in Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Doctoral degrees. The programs are offered online or at a local ground campus. The classes are organized to meet the average working adult lifestyle. AXIA College is a subsidy of University of Phoenix. AXIA offers the associate degrees at a lower cost than the University of Phoenix courses. AXIA offers courses beginning weekly for the online classes; and classes are taken in a block of two courses for 9 weeks long and continuous classes through the year. The summer historical inventory data bases each unit by the cost of one credit hour for the AXIA programs. The cost for one credit is $345.00.

The University of Phoenix/AXIA is not a traditional school. Each course is available weekly to begin, the school does not take a summer break, and student’s can enroll at anytime of the year, there are not open enrollment dates. Most people are accustomed to traditional schools starting in August and ending in May or June. Due to the volume of typical traditional schools and students enrolling in school many students are ready to begin in August or January, when a traditional school begins. As displayed by the inventory data for the amount of credits the AXIA programs are enrolling, it is a trend that the highest volume of students taking course are beginning in July/August or January. During the holiday months there is a major decrease in the amount of credits and students enrolled into courses.

The problem is trying to motivate students to start school and stay in classes while in traditional “off peak” school time. The flipside is there is a benefit to market to individuals whom are ready for school at their convenience not only at traditional open enrollment time.

Reference

University of Phoenix (2010). University of Phoenix Material: Summer Historical Data. Retrieved May 16, 2010, from University of Phoenix, Week Two....