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University of Phoenix, an Apollo Education Group, Inc. company

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for University of Phoenix, an Apollo Education Group, Inc. company. Filed 355 disclosures between FY2012 and FY2019 from worksites with a AZ headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2019

Certified

88.2%

unconditional · FY2019

Withdrawn

5.9%

withdrawn rate · FY2019

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2019

Summary

University of Phoenix, an Apollo Education Group, Inc. company based in Arizona, is an online higher education provider that has engaged in H-1B sponsorship from 2012 through 2019.

Over its H-1B filing period, the university submitted 355 Labor Condition Applications, with peak activity in 2015–2016 (81–83 filings per year). In FY2019, the most recent year on record, it filed 34 applications with an 88.2% certification rate and no denials. Across all years, 76.3% of filings were certified, 20.3% were withdrawn, and 0.6% were denied.

The organization's H-1B hiring has been concentrated in technology roles: Software Developers (167 filings), Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (66 filings), Operations Research Analysts (27 filings), Data Scientists (27 filings), and Database Administrators (16 filings). This mix reflects University of Phoenix's digital operations and online education infrastructure needs.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of University of Phoenix, an Apollo Education Group, Inc. company’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	76.3%
Cert-withdrawn	2.8%
Withdrawn	20.3%
Denied	0.6%

Certified76.3%

Cert-withdrawn2.8%

Withdrawn20.3%

Denied0.6%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by University of Phoenix, an Apollo Education Group, Inc. company across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	15-1252	Software Developers	167
2	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	66
3	15-2031	Operations Research Analysts	27
4	15-2051	Data Scientists	27
5	15-1242	Database Administrators	16
6	15-1299	Computer Occupations, All Other	12
7	11-3021	Computer and Information Systems Managers	7
8	17-2112	Industrial Engineers	4
9	25-9031	Instructional Coordinators	4
10	15-1212	Information Security Analysts	3

Software Developers

167

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Operations Research Analysts

Data Scientists

Database Administrators

Computer Occupations, All Other

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Industrial Engineers

Instructional Coordinators

Information Security Analysts

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2012	5
FY2013	6
FY2014	63
FY2015	83
FY2016	81
FY2017	62
FY2018	21
FY2019	34

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