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The university's faculty consists of approximately 1, 500 core faculty and 20, 000 associate ( part-time or adjunct ) faculty members who all hold graduate degrees.

UOPX's reliance on part-time faculty — 95 percent of Phoenix instructors teach part time, compared to an average of 47 percent nationwide — has been criticized by regulators and academic critics.

Most of the classes are centrally crafted and standardized across teachers in order to ensure consistency and reduce costs for the school.

Additionally, faculty members do not get tenure.

According to a University of Phoenix officer, pre-screened instructional candidates participate in a training program in the discipline in which they teach, which he states has the effect of weeding out 40 %– 50 % of the less committed or capable applicants.