Jason
Buckeye,#2UPDATE Employee
Fri, January 25, 2008
I am a Financial Services Manager and I have been with the company for over 3 years. I started as a finance counselor with UOP and I always did my best to keep students informed and able to obtain their degrees. I have been a manager for almost 2 years and I know work with Axia students. The other rebuttal is true, that the option should have been given to you and I am sorry that there was no choice. The main thing I see about people starting school is that they do not do any homework before hand, like this case. If you are worried about the price, find out before you sign up. Demand to speak to someone in finance or academics (yes, academics still does require a degree). It is your education and I see too man people just going with it and not making an ultimate decision on their own, because they choose not to. Don't blame anyone else because you did not read the student guide (which explains EVERYTHING) and feel misled. Again, I feel sorry for you and your situation, but make sure everything is read before signing up and don't let anyone ever rush you, no matter what you are doing.
Eric
Mesa,#3UPDATE Employee
Tue, January 22, 2008
I am an Enrollment Counselor with the University of Phoenix (Not Axia), and I can tell you that you should have been given a choice. Students who are to be enrolled in Axia are students bringing in less than 24 credits. Between 24 and about 40 credits, we give students the choice (we're supposed to...I do) of Axia or UOP and there is even a document that needs to be signed by the student stating that they are willing to pass on the cheaper tuition with Axia and go for their Bachelor's with UOP. I am very sorry to hear you were put in this situation. Your counselor should have been better informed and I apologize on their behalf. Most UOP and Axia employees are currently working on their degrees, however, Academic Counselor's, last I checked, were required to have a Bachelor's for employement. However, Enrollment and Finance is not required (but finance has strict work-experience requirements). Again, I apologize for your experience. I do recommend that if you know anyone transferring in less than 40 credits who wants to go to UOP, advise them not to let the EC direct them to Axia, but tell them they are willing to pay more with UOP, if in fact, they are willing to do so.