University of Phoenix

Pretty much ALL of what people are saying about University of Phoenix lately is True. They have extremely high pressure salesman Advisors who will tell you anything, anything to get you to sign up with them, even if it’s not true. They will inundate your Phone and not leave you alone. You have to pick up the slack for all of your other group members who don’t want to Contribute. Hey, it’s a way for University of Phoenix to do LESS meanwhile getting MORE money from you. The Instructors don’t know much about Teaching, cause they were never Trained to Teach. The cost to get credits evaluated is OUT-​OF-​THIS-​WORLD, entirely too Outrageous. They are Expensive enough already, not to mention that. And, you have to pay twice, separately, to get the Credits evaluated– so they’re double-​dipping. All-​in-​all they are a great college if you Like to be taken advantage of.

Wow, where do I start? First thing I noticed while attending UoP is that it is run like a well oiled money machine. The credit cost is about the hightest that I’ve ever seen (short of an Ivy League school). They try to justify it by having no textbooks which is a concern in itself. The customer service is horrible and the admissions counselers are only out to enroll anyone with military college benefits (high pressure sales mentality). My classes were 90% + military veterans on their post ⁹⁄₁₁ GI bill benefits. The «college» is raking in the cash. The classes felt like high school classes and after months of frustration I went elswhere. Vets beware of this place if you want a quality education!

The customer service is absolutely terrible. They nag you, guilt-​trip you, and harass you to the point of insanity. The first time I tried them, the customer service rep told me, «I’m not sure you’re really serious about getting your Masters Degree,» after I had to postpone my start date a couple times. I promptly told her, «I no longer am interested in your school,» and asked to speak to her manager (to no avail). Fast forward three years, and I tried them again, thinking the first customer service rep was maybe a fluke. Nope! The second one (a male) was every bit as obnoxious. I only lasted through a five-​minute information call before I hung up and vowed, «never again!»

Is great place to go if you would like to buy a degree. It is really hit or miss with the professors. Some bring a wealth of real world knowledge while other times it is painfully obvious that they are there to collect a paycheck and nothing else. For me, I take away as much as I can and since I work full time, going to a state college is not an option. I will have my degree soon and begin to take my masters courses elsewhere.