Suzanne
San Antonio,#2Consumer Comment
Thu, April 06, 2006
Count me in Susan. I was ripped-off as well, $24,000.00 later to be exact. I only liked 6 classes finishing when I was "locked out of my next class" over 'UoP's' mishandling of my Student loan disbursements, and demanding $388.00 one time and over $1800.00 another time, suppose to pay someone's salary or something? I think we need to get them on 60 minutes or Dateline or something..... Get the public's attention, regarding this less than desireable "Online College". Their staff is incompetent, rude and crude. I have started at another online University, and only hope that my credits from UOP will transfer, if not, then it will certainly add to the SCANDAL this school has perpetrated against individuals wanting to further their careers through the online school environment. Again count me in, if there is a way, I am entertaining the litigation aspect as well. Suzanne San Antonio, Tx.
Brian
Mesa,#3Consumer Suggestion
Wed, March 22, 2006
Lloyd, Northwestern looks like a good school, but I suggest you look at others such as Strayer, your state schools, Walden, Capella... Look at the program data that The NCA of the HLC stated about student population, degrees acually warded and total campus enrollments. Though the Northcental site IMPLIES that there are residency requirements for PhDs at their competition listed, that may be due to regulatory issues (Education degrees, for example). Additionally, those residency requirements are typically tied to on-campus enrollment. Programs like those from UOP Online and Western International University Interactive, Strayer, and Walden Online DO NOT have residency requirement (unless using Federal Financial Aid). I did not want to forget that I do not care for Learning Teams in the Online environment, but they have been proven most effective in on-campus learning. Last, I too have used NelNet for my Undergraduate loan servicing from my studies in Texas. I am not sure, but I believe that they are a subsidiary of Chase now, but I may be wrong. Regardless, I am very satisfied with their help and servicing of my Federal Loans to date. Good luck to you! Sincerely, Brian
Lloyd
Belmont,#4Consumer Comment
Tue, March 21, 2006
I received the bachelor degree from Phoenix and the masters from Davenport. I am looking at Northcentral for the doctorates. During my research for online study institutions I find that NCU does not have all that team study crap. I like the individual effort of learning, but UOP is all about the team stuff. Now I do realize that there are times when teams can be important, and working with teams in a learning environment has benefit. However, I am not supportive when team cooperation affects the GPA. If students want to get a good education through online studies I suggest researching Northcentral; they may be the ones that run UOP out of business. Plus, NelNet is a good loan provider.
Robert
Tampa,#5Consumer Comment
Tue, March 21, 2006
You need to get on the web page and obtain the transcripts that way or calling their main office number in Phoenix. The school is highly accredited and they have a good nursing and MBA program. As all it is what you make of it.