APOLLO GROUP, INC. ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR NOVELL AND MICROSOFT.

PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 1995--Apollo Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOL) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, The University of Phoenix (UOP), one of the nations's largest private universities and Ingram Micro, Inc., a leading distributor of computer and software products, have formed an educational partnership to provide training and certification for Novell and Microsoft networks. The program rolled out in June 1995 at the University's Northern and Southern California campuses.

University of Phoenix computer labs, equipped and maintained by Ingram Micro, will serve as training sites for technical professionals who wish to obtain or enhance skills as network administrators. Each classroom provides state of the art computer hardware and software to provide students with realistic situations for installing, repairing and troubleshooting equipment.

Certified Ingram Micro instructors offer training programs that include Novell CNA, CNE and ECNE and Microsoft MCPS, MSCE and MSCD. Upon completion of certification training, academic credit may be given toward the Bachelor of Science in Business Information Systems degree program at University of Phoenix.

"Ingram Micro has long recognized the importance of technical education and vendor certification in a highly competitive market," said Jeff Davis, Senior Director, Technical Services at Ingram Micro.

"Partnering with The University of Phoenix allows us to serve an expanding universe of technical support professionals in excellent facilities at a variety of convenient locations. It's a real plus for our students that they can also receive credit through the University."

Tony Digiovanni, Regional Vice President of University of Phoenix California Campuses, sees alliances such as this as the wave of the future in higher education. "Industry leaders and educators are undertaking joint ventures to fill highly specific needs in the workplace," he noted. "Everyone benefits. Students gain marketable skills, employers gain custom-trained workers, and schools gain mature, goal-oriented students who return throughout their careers to further their education and training."

Apollo Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries the University of Phoenix and the Institute for Professional Development, is one of the largest providers of higher education programs for working adults in the United States, with total enrollment exceeding 36,000 students. Educational programs and services are offered at over 60 campuses and learning centers in 22 states and Puerto Rico.

Ingram Micro, Inc., headquartered in Santa Ana, California, is one of the world's largest wholesale distributor of microcomputer products, with 1994 sales of $5.8 billion. The Company's inventory includes 32,000 products from more than 850 of the world's leading hardware and software companies. It sells to 70,000 reseller customers in 120 countries, and operates international subsidiaries in Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. Servicing additional worldwide locations through export offices in Santa Ana, Miami, Brussels, and Singapore, Ingram Micro's international division fulfills orders from exporters and foreign customers in Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America.

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