Just the Facts
Faculty Overview
The University of Phoenix faculty consists of approximately 1,500 Core Faculty members and more than 20,000 Associate Faculty, all of whom hold master’s or doctorate degrees. Faculty members teach an average of six courses per year. The Core Faculty is complemented by a large team of associate faculty members with advanced academic degrees and years of experience in the fields in which they teach. Faculty members have both the academic preparation necessary to teach discipline-specific theory and the practical experience to provide insight that is both relevant and useful.
Faculty Facts
Core Faculty – 1,500
Associate Faculty – 20,000
Average years of experience in their field – 16
Male – 62%
Female – 38%
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Caucasian | 54% |
| African American | 11% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 4% |
| Hispanic | 3% |
| American Indian/Native Alaskan | 1% |
| Other/Unknown | 27% |
Representative Faculty
- Michael Lynch, Director of Schools, Douglas County Schools, Colorado
- Dr. Barbara Zahn, Legislative Liaison, Aurora Public Schools, Colorado
- Dr. Stephen Hansen, Senior Director-Education, British Columbia School Trustee Association
- Dr. Diane Hamilton, Superintendent, Tolleson Elementary District, Arizona
- Rob Jenks, CEO, Intelesis Technologies Corporation
- Stuart Sandler, Director of Information Services, Krebs Engineers
- Max Goff, Former Technology Evangelist and Author, Sun Microsystems
- Aleksandar Lazarevich, Senior Computer Engineer, U.S. Government
- Leon Jackson, Jr., Director of Information Technology, District of Columbia
- Peter F. Young, Senior Technical Advisor, Heinz LLC
- Gen. Zeb Bradford (ret.), Senor Vice President-International, Primerica (CITI Group), Georgia
- Jaime Roman, Presiding Administrative Law Judge, State of California
- Daniel Schraeder, Director, BEI Technologies, Precision Systems and Space Division, San Francisco
- Manuel Tijerina, Litigation Bureau Chief/Acting Director for Risk Management State of New Mexico (Former Chief Deputy Attorney General for New Mexico and Secretary of Human Services)
- Kelley Armitage, J.D., Deputy Attorney General, Florida
- John Hullar, Supervisory Special Agent, U.S. Department of Justice
- Dr. James Ness, International Policing and Security Consultant
- Capt. Don Schneidmiller, Special Investigations/Narcotics Division, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, Arizona
- Dr. Hellen Carter, Chief of Probation for Gila County, Arizona
- Donna Burns, Chief of Staff, Georgia Department of Homeland Security