Winthrop University

I also received mail addressed to my parents although I’m old enough to be a grandfather. After attending a much better school, Winthrop can take their $ 11,000 per year that they spend on X-​boxes for kids and buy more of them — it won’t be coming from me.
Most of the kids in class smell like weed anyway.

Great academic and visual and performing arts programs. Not for everyone. If you are not willing to work, this is not the place for you. Even as a working adult, the scheduling classes was not a problem in the evening. Keep in mind, this all depends on what degree program you are in. Education and Visual and Performing Arts programs were not a problem. Some programs work better for the working adult than others.
Statements of being bad for working adults is an unfounded and unwarrented genaralization. College has been and always will be what the individual makes it. As far as future employment is concerned, that too is dependent upon how you use your critical thinking skills prior to and post graduation. This is what college teaches you. Winthrop/​college in general is not for everyone. You can be successful with or without it. You just have to have the drive and critical thinking to handle your business.

Take your money elsewhere. Be warned. It is about $ 7000 a semester to attend here just for the classes. This does not include room and board or meals. They will try to get you to stay an extra year by forcing four of their own special classes on you that are required to graduate including a Math/​Logic class, A Human Experience Class, a Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Class, and another class which I forget its title. They also have you do a minimum number of «Cultural Events.» Most of the Cultural Events are pretty cool, thank you Boyd for lining up some pretty dcent stuff. However, if you are already a world traveler you may think this is below you as you are already culturally inclined.
A few of the teachers are just ok.
There are not a lot of online classes to take. Like um, none that I knew of and I looked real hard.
Returning to university as a 28 year old you are still looked at as if you just left high school. I always got things in the mail addressed «To the parents of…» Um, hello, I’m paying for this lackluster education.
If you transfer in you have to have a 3.75 GPA to get any kind of special recognition at graduation and they do not include your prior GPA from the school you transferred from.
Total waste of money. You can learn all you need to in trade or vocational school. They also do not offer a lot of scholarships or aid or employment to help with the cost. You can go to UNCC on out of state tuition for cheaper than instate here.

Great Library, Dig & West Centers.