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Complaint Review: AIU - American InterContinental University - Hoffman Estates Illinois
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5550 Prairie Stone Parkway Hoffman Estates, 60192 Illinois, U.S.A.
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AIU - American InterContinental University Possible Student, people who are unaware may find these acts questionable Hoffman Estates Illinois
I recently made the choice to inquire about AIU. However upon my inquiry about the school, I was in return asked many questions about myself. The admission's advisor agressively made efforts to push me into enrolling into the university when all I wanted was information about the school. If I asked anything about the university, I was given a long drawn out explanation about their accreditation and the benefits of receiving a degree from them.
Over and over, I told him I wanted to do more research about the university. Oh, but that was a no-no according to him. So obviously, red flags began to rise and instincts told me that something was not right. This is how I found this site.
From the initial discussion, I questioned the fact that they didn't need my credits from my previous college experience. And even though, they may have requested the transcript authorization form, who's to say they are even going to actually use it. I was also leery about the cost of tution for ony one year.
Anyhow, I checked out the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools website and found that AIU has been placed on probation. Now what does that mean? The Colleges on Commision Report for 2006 describes it as,
" When an institution fails to document compliance with a Core Requirement, the Commission places the institution on one of two sanctions, Warning, the lesser of the two, or Probation. These sanctions alert the public to the Commission's identification of serious issues of non-compliance that could result in loss of membership if not corrected. Sanctions may also be imposed on institutions that fail to document sufficient progress towards achieving compliance with Comprehensive Standards or Federal Requirements."
My admission advisor constantly boasted about the university's accreditation, but failed to tell me they had been placed on probation. Personally, I wouldn't want to pay anyone a year's worth of $30,000 when the standards that are being used aren't as up to par as advertised.
To check this information out, go to
sacscoc.org/pdf/weblist0106alpha.pdf
I'm all for pursuing an online education as long as eveyone understands what they are getting into. I personally wanted to share this information with everyone because some people who are unaware may find these acts questionable, while others may want to continue to pursue an interest.
To each his own.
Marisa
STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia
U.S.A.
Over and over, I told him I wanted to do more research about the university. Oh, but that was a no-no according to him. So obviously, red flags began to rise and instincts told me that something was not right. This is how I found this site.
From the initial discussion, I questioned the fact that they didn't need my credits from my previous college experience. And even though, they may have requested the transcript authorization form, who's to say they are even going to actually use it. I was also leery about the cost of tution for ony one year.
Anyhow, I checked out the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools website and found that AIU has been placed on probation. Now what does that mean? The Colleges on Commision Report for 2006 describes it as,
" When an institution fails to document compliance with a Core Requirement, the Commission places the institution on one of two sanctions, Warning, the lesser of the two, or Probation. These sanctions alert the public to the Commission's identification of serious issues of non-compliance that could result in loss of membership if not corrected. Sanctions may also be imposed on institutions that fail to document sufficient progress towards achieving compliance with Comprehensive Standards or Federal Requirements."
My admission advisor constantly boasted about the university's accreditation, but failed to tell me they had been placed on probation. Personally, I wouldn't want to pay anyone a year's worth of $30,000 when the standards that are being used aren't as up to par as advertised.
To check this information out, go to
sacscoc.org/pdf/weblist0106alpha.pdf
I'm all for pursuing an online education as long as eveyone understands what they are getting into. I personally wanted to share this information with everyone because some people who are unaware may find these acts questionable, while others may want to continue to pursue an interest.
To each his own.
Marisa
STONE MOUNTAIN, Georgia
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Keith
Park City,Illinois,
U.S.A.
BOY AM I GLAD I FOUND THIS INFO
#2REBUTTAL Individual responds
Fri, June 08, 2007
I'm talking to a admissons counselor now about enrolling. Half way through app process I began to get a little suspicious. I was talking to another admissions counselor fro Axia of Phoenix University online and he actually directed me to this website. Funny he'd do that when that school has it's own set of complaints that I discovered from researching. Well, I disovered from the site you gave that Hoffman Il. location doesn't have anything saying if it's on probation or not which increases my suspicion on whether they're even legit. AIU Online, Hoffman Estates, IL doesn't have any remarks stating that it's accredited. If you got the time please, reply. Also, see my report Devry University I thank God for this website! Best Regards, Keith Park City IL.
Alyssa
Atlanta,Georgia,
U.S.A.
Former AIU-Buckhead students please respond for newspaper article
#3Consumer Comment
Mon, June 04, 2007
Hi, My name is Alyssa Abkowitz and I'm a reporter at Creative Loafing newspaper in Atlanta. I'm currently working on a story about AIU-Buckhead, its accreditation problems, the federal investigations its been involved in, the fake enrollment numbers, etc. I need to speak with some current and/or former students about their experiences at AIU -- from how they were recruited, to their classes, to the amount in loans they owed. I'd greatly appreciate if any of you would help me out. The story will expose some of these injustices and hopefully lead to awareness of the school's practices. I can be reached at 404-614-1224. Thanks so much. Sincerely, Alyssa Abkowitz
