Report: #424928

Complaint Review: Kaplan University - Chicago Illinois

7 Updates & Rebuttals

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- Private, New Jersey,

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Kaplan University

6301 Kaplan University Ave Chicago, 60607 Illinois, U.S.A.

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866-527-5268

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Kaplan University & Kaplan Inc & Kaplan University Online Kaplan Degrees are not honored, by reputable schools! Not considered a college graduate! Chicago Illinois

*UPDATE EX-employee responds: You are not alone

*Consumer Comment: Kaplan IS an accepted degree!

*Consumer Suggestion: Don't let the HLC accredition mislead you

*Consumer Comment: ALL THAT KAPLAN DOES IS PREPARE YOU FOR VARIOUS EXAMS LIKE GRE AND LSAT

*Consumer Comment: HLC Accreditation

I have attended school "successfully" at Kaplan University, only to find that NO school in my area is willing to accept my degree or minimal credits (3.85). The school told me that they are NOT responsible, but yet I told them my plans when I enrolled and when you call they say their degrees are excepted everywhere.

Everywhere I apply, the schools want a h/s transcript- as if I NEVER attended college. I requested a full refund- no avail. I have also received another bill for Kaplan for over twelve thousand dollars- although they were PIF by the VA and also took money from student loans (double dipped)!!! Now I lost all my VA funding, am out of 40 thousand dollars, no degree, and my student loans are coming out of deferment. The school just does not care and their practices and procedures are deceptive and they are defrauding the gov't out of money.

Is this how we treat our vets? Additionally, the VA even went as far as asking Kaplan for a list of schools that will accept my degree- they sent me a list of MANY schools- I think 12... NONE of which are within distance of my area. If they knew that my degree was NOT accepted in my area- why take my money? I wasted a lot of time and money! I am devastated. All Kaplan keeps telling me is you have one class left- come back.

Also, they blocked me from class- for no reason (as I aware other students that they may have the same problem)... And never credited my account- so I could not have finished there- if I wanted too... Either way, the degree is "worthless." Type in Kaplan University in Google, and you will see I am not the only one! Kaplan needs an audit and also needs to stop playing with people's emotions.

I would have been the FIRST sibling in my family to graduate college... Now what... I am just at a loss? I beg to differ. I am requesting a full refund and will prosecute to the fullest extent of the law- by any means to get it- to include emotional distress, mental anguish... As this stress does have a negative impact on my existing medical condition.

Your Desired Resolution:

All of my money to include tuition, books (I can return them), fees, and allowance to reinstate the VA's program (money it cost the VA to send me to school) to be promptly refunded. Additionally, I am requesting a letter of apology for their negligence. I have documents to support my allegations and will be filing a police report with "state police!"

This can't be a lie... Kaplan University In the News

According to article in today's Chronicle of Higher Education, three former academic officers filed a lawsuit against Kaplan University defrauded the U.S. government of some $4 billion.

Yes...billion.

The suit claims Kaplan "enrolled unqualifed students, inflated their grades so they could stay enrolled, and falsified documents to obtain accreditation for certain academic programs." Kaplan is also accused of "paying its own employees to enroll in classes so it could meet the requirement that at least 10 percent of its revenue come from sources other than federal loans and grants." Kaplan offcials have vehemently denied all accusations.

This is the second lawsuit against a university for such practices, with University of Phoenix having a pending lawsuit of its own. If any of the accusations brought against Kaplan or Phoenix hold water, this will leave a huge black eye on for-profit institutions. It will also effect online learning and student recruitment. Further still, all the woes surrounding student loans will be compounded by this extra layer of controversy. Kaplan and University of Phoenix are both heavyweights in the acadmic arena, with expansive networks both on the ground and on the Web. It makes little sense for them to engage in such practices.

Emily Genao

March 14th, 2008

I have PROOF to back up all of my allegations. It is the most terrible feeling in the world... It hurts so bad!!! I am aware that no school accepts all credits... But "no" school in this area will accept "any!"

I wish I could scan and attach some documents... Schools like John Jay College, Rutgers, and many more... Unreal!

Kaplan Degrees Are Not Honored!!!

Private, New Jersey

U.S.A.

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7 Updates & Rebuttals

Stacy B

Rochester Hills,
Michigan,
U.S.A.

HLC Accreditation

#2Consumer Comment

Sat, March 28, 2009

d**k, So what is any other non-top 100 school doing with their accreditation? Please remember AACSB only accredits 20% of all US colleges with business schools. Currently the number stands at 559 colleges with AACSB out of 2,474 4-year colleges in the US. That means that 80% of all colleges are just like Kaplan and don't have AACSB credentials. I'm sure that these same issues can be raised against those colleges as well. This does show that having the AACSB mark signifies a higher level of learning (hopefully), but does not relegate those without it to insignificance and garbage. Stacy

Joe

Austin,
Texas,
U.S.A.

ALL THAT KAPLAN DOES IS PREPARE YOU FOR VARIOUS EXAMS LIKE GRE AND LSAT

#3Consumer Comment

Sat, March 28, 2009

THEY TEND TO BE RATHER OVERPRICED WHERE THE GRE AND LSAT ARE CONCERNED. I COULD ONLY GUESS HOW EXPENSIVE THEIR "UNIVERSITY" IS.

Joe

Austin,
Texas,
U.S.A.

ALL THAT KAPLAN DOES IS PREPARE YOU FOR VARIOUS EXAMS LIKE GRE AND LSAT

#4Consumer Comment

Sat, March 28, 2009

THEY TEND TO BE RATHER OVERPRICED WHERE THE GRE AND LSAT ARE CONCERNED. I COULD ONLY GUESS HOW EXPENSIVE THEIR "UNIVERSITY" IS.

Joe

Austin,
Texas,
U.S.A.

ALL THAT KAPLAN DOES IS PREPARE YOU FOR VARIOUS EXAMS LIKE GRE AND LSAT

#5Consumer Comment

Sat, March 28, 2009

THEY TEND TO BE RATHER OVERPRICED WHERE THE GRE AND LSAT ARE CONCERNED. I COULD ONLY GUESS HOW EXPENSIVE THEIR "UNIVERSITY" IS.

Dick

Hazleton,
Pennsylvania,
U.S.A.

Don't let the HLC accredition mislead you

#6Consumer Suggestion

Thu, March 26, 2009

Accreditation at KU? KU Online is Accredited by the North Central Association of the Higher Learning Commission (Perdue Shares the same body as do many other schools) However, this really does not mean anything. Yes, KU has their programs screened and verified by the HLC, but their accreditation is not reviewed for years. What most people do not realize is that it is extremely hard to loose accreditation once you have it. There is no active monitoring of courses or instructors. Any audits that take place require KU be given advanced warning. This means that can basically provide sub-par courses for outrageous prices. Yes, their classes are a joke. If you believe that college is about shooting emails back and forth via Outlook Express and working in 'Learning Teams' then you are delusional. Fact: Learning Team arose as a reaction to an audit by the Federal Government on KU's financial aid usage. They had to require learning teams in order to maintain Title IV funding capacity. As said before, KU is fully accredited, but they do not require the GMAT for the MBA programs. What does this mean? It means that they do not have AACSB Accreditation. Here is more on that: (((Redacted)))This is why when you graduate from KU and present your MBA to professional organizations, they will laugh at you. Sorry to inform you, but your degree is not as valid as you want it to be. And how serious do you think an employer is going to take you knowing full well t hat unlike reputable schools and universities, KU only requires a GED or HS Diploma for admission - YIKES! CLICK here to see why Rip-off Report, as a matter of policy, deleted either a phone number, link or e-mail address from this Report.

Stacy B

Rochester Hills,
Michigan,
U.S.A.

Kaplan IS an accepted degree!

#7Consumer Comment

Thu, March 12, 2009

As a Kaplan graduate who is currently in graduate school pursuing a Master of Accounting degree at a highly regarded AACSB accredited university, I have to say this original ripoff report is highly misleading. You should go back to your university and if necessary contact the academic office in writing to correct this. 1) You said "successfully". Did you actually graduate and have the diploma? If you didn't graduate, then you wouldn't be considered to have graduated college by anyone, especially not another college. 2) If you are attempting to transfer credits to another school to finish your degree, it is possible that Kaplan isn't on the school's standard list of college with transferable credits. Ask them to do a transcript review (you will probably have to provide the college with the syllabi from your classes and the book used). I had absolutely no problem transferring my degree and my credits to my university. My degree was accepted with no question and my accounting classes counted fully towards my core classes. I graduate with my master's degree in August and intend to sit for the CPA exam in September of this year. Stacy

Betty

Lincoln,
Nebraska,
U.S.A.

You are not alone

#8UPDATE EX-employee responds

Tue, February 17, 2009

As an ex-employee, and not a disgruntled ex-employee, what you are saying is true. The school doesn't care that the credits are not transferable. That is your problem. The admissions' reps will lie to you to get you in the classes and then you're stuck. Most Kaplan degrees are not regarded as "legitimate". There were students in my Kaplan school who were doing assignments and readings that were below the 9th grade level that my daughter did in high school classes. She would just look at them, laugh, and say, "This is college?" It's sad. The government needs to shut them down. They also encourage staff to take classes. That way they get their numbers up. I was even asked if my husband would enroll, then drop, just to get the number up.

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