Complaint Review: University Of Phoenix Online - Internet

Advertising is a process that businesses use to help them maintain or increase low sales. Universities also advertise to increase student enrollment. When a university resorts to advertising aggressively and continually could mean there are enrollment deficiencies that need addressed. I see that the NasdaqNM stock report for the UOPX is fluxuating around 70.0, which is a nice number. Apollo group, APOL, is holding about the same. Now I am not sure if these numbers are related to poor performance with the On-line education program, but some thing is going right for 178,000 other students. Now, I am not a supporter of advertising if the method is deceptive, but for 14 adverse comments about the UOP since 1/8/2000, one must concede these issues are isolated events created by poor academic counseling or lack of student commitment. I would write to John. [email protected] directly when I had a problem and that problem got immediate attention. If a university is credible, acceptable, and favorable, there should be no need to advertise. However, it appears that many On-line education swindles are hitting the pipeline lately. Most of all the major universities now have On-line programs that are effective, cheaper, and more efficient than those who advertise. Pick one that has a good name because their name and reputation will carry with you forever. Not to blast any university, I challenge someone to look into which degree programs are NOT acceptable by the Big Three Automotive manufactures. I hear that you will be surprised many On-line degrees are not acceptable by 70% of American Businesses. So, choose wisely your educational path.

Estela... Get ahold of a good attorney. If the recruiter made statements to you that had the effect of guarunteeing the availability of financial aid, and if you would not have signed up without this financial aid which then failed to come through, you may have a breach of contract issue. Problems like this abound with UoP, and there are many people like you who feel that they are a little bit too concerned about big profits, and not concerned at all about delivering a quality education. Also, just as in medicine and law, educational institutions can be sued for malpractice if what they deliver is substantially different from what they purport to offer. If you still wish to continue your education I would suggest shopping around for a good local school or an online institution that is connected to a reputable university. A general rule of thumb about higher learning is that the more a school advertises, the worse your experience with them will be, be it in terms of quality of instruction or general administration.

Estela... Get ahold of a good attorney. If the recruiter made statements to you that had the effect of guarunteeing the availability of financial aid, and if you would not have signed up without this financial aid which then failed to come through, you may have a breach of contract issue. Problems like this abound with UoP, and there are many people like you who feel that they are a little bit too concerned about big profits, and not concerned at all about delivering a quality education. Also, just as in medicine and law, educational institutions can be sued for malpractice if what they deliver is substantially different from what they purport to offer. If you still wish to continue your education I would suggest shopping around for a good local school or an online institution that is connected to a reputable university. A general rule of thumb about higher learning is that the more a school advertises, the worse your experience with them will be, be it in terms of quality of instruction or general administration.

Estela... Get ahold of a good attorney. If the recruiter made statements to you that had the effect of guarunteeing the availability of financial aid, and if you would not have signed up without this financial aid which then failed to come through, you may have a breach of contract issue. Problems like this abound with UoP, and there are many people like you who feel that they are a little bit too concerned about big profits, and not concerned at all about delivering a quality education. Also, just as in medicine and law, educational institutions can be sued for malpractice if what they deliver is substantially different from what they purport to offer. If you still wish to continue your education I would suggest shopping around for a good local school or an online institution that is connected to a reputable university. A general rule of thumb about higher learning is that the more a school advertises, the worse your experience with them will be, be it in terms of quality of instruction or general administration.

Estela... Get ahold of a good attorney. If the recruiter made statements to you that had the effect of guarunteeing the availability of financial aid, and if you would not have signed up without this financial aid which then failed to come through, you may have a breach of contract issue. Problems like this abound with UoP, and there are many people like you who feel that they are a little bit too concerned about big profits, and not concerned at all about delivering a quality education. Also, just as in medicine and law, educational institutions can be sued for malpractice if what they deliver is substantially different from what they purport to offer. If you still wish to continue your education I would suggest shopping around for a good local school or an online institution that is connected to a reputable university. A general rule of thumb about higher learning is that the more a school advertises, the worse your experience with them will be, be it in terms of quality of instruction or general administration.

I stand tall and proud to have the opportunity to challenge a MBA program, and that challenge is totally possible due to the efforts and experience gained at the University of Phoenix (UOP). I am a BSM graduate and here is my message to those who are aggressively seeking higher education. I am 50 years old and was in need of a bachelors degree. My lovely wife was attending a community college when she suggested I go back to school. I looked at several universities before going to UOP and none of them was as kind and helpful as this one. At the first meeting, I enrolled with no admission fee, scheduled the first class, applied for financial aid, and was on my way towards a goal that I could not afford, but desperately needed. The first four classes I had to take singly, but from then on, I doubled them up and completed the entire program, paid by student loans, within one year. I now plan to pursue a MBA degree at Davenport University and looked at their program; to my surprise, my BSM degree transferred. I continue forward towards the masters program and have committed another year for that goal as well. Now I challenge; those who have problems with UOP may be legitimate. I avoided the conflict because the On-line program just was not in tune with my culture and I chose to attend the On-campus program instead. There were issues the whole way through in every class. I complained every step of the way, but I refused to quit. I give complete credit to the staff and will say that the faculty at the GR campus went the extra mile for me. I am not totally convinced about the team concept, but I sure did learn that teams can try the patience of the insane. I say to you, stick with it if your schedule and life style will permit. As for me, I put everything concerning my life on hold for the year I attended and now I am finished. Play all you want, make all the excuses you can; get right down to business working on your success and you too will achieve the goals you set for yourself. It is not the UOP that people have conflict with; their in the business for the money as well as we are. The conflict people have with themselves is what suppresses them.