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Google’s biggest advertiser is the University of Phoenix

One for-profit college is spending a lot of money to make sure that people see its ads, the Huffington Post reports. The University of Phoenix spent [1] the most money on Google Adwords — roughly $170,000 per day [2] — in the third quarter of 2012, according to a recent report by Wordstream, an online advertising consulting firm, cited by the Daily Mail. Ask.com, Amazon.com, Zappos.com and Hotels.com came in second, third, fourth and fifth, respectively. The for-profit college has faced some hard times recently. Officials announced earlier this month [3] that the college plans to close 115 locations, since its parent company’s profits have plunged because of higher costs and falling enrollment at the for-profit college, according to the Associated Press. About 328,000 students [3] are currently enrolled at the University of Phoenix, down from a high of 400,000 students. Enrollment at for-profit colleges [3] has fallen across the country too…

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