I began doing University of Phoenix online so that i would have enough credits to transfer to a four year college for sophomore year. I told my first advisor (of many) that i planned on transferring to a 4 year college the next year and needed to finish out my 30 credits before then. He told me that would not be a problem and many people had done that before, HOWEVER when the time came for me to transfer, my 'new' advisor informed me that the whole first block of classes i took as well as another were not transferrable credits and were just necessary for us to get used to the online environment.Basically i wasted more than a thousand dollars out of my pocket to learn how to use the website, that could have been done with one lesson, not a block of classes, which lead me to believe they mostly just wanted my money.

Another problem i encountered were the teachers. Some of them were pretty helpful, but many others weren't. I was getting all A's in my classes at one point but somehow was almost failing another. The teacher would not explain her directions at all and not answer emails when i tried to ask her about them. She would then dock major points off my assignment. In desperation, i had my girlfriend who just got her degree in English with an emphasis on writing help me with my final essay. We spent hours on it and followed the WEEK 12 material on the syllabus. I recieved a 38 on the essay. I emailed my teacher asking why i lost so many points. She told me things were wrong which followed exactly the examples which were given in her material. I then emailed her her own material and highlighted all the parts which contradicted her grading. She emailed me back and totally ignored what i sent her while telling me to look back at the WEEK 3 material. Why put up material for WEEK 12 if its not what she wants us to use?
I then decided to withdraw from the class, only to find my advisors saying i couldnt do that. That's when i decided i was done with University of Phoenix.

On top of that i paid for the first class out of pocket and later received a scholarship which i sent to them. They told me they were sending a check back to me with the left over money. That was 2 months ago and i still have not received the money, nor can i get in touch with any of my advisors.

DO NOT DO UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX ONLINE!!

I am an international student and I have thoroughly enjoyed the UOP experience! It goes well with my work schedule, and I must agree with others - the work load has been tremendous! I am not complaining because I really feel like I have "worked" for my grade through an online medium. The fees are challenging but I Believe my sacrifices will be worth it in the long run!

I have been attending the University of Phoenix for over a year now. After reading these negative reviews it is hard for me to believe that I could be going to the same school. Teachers are very helpful and full or life experience. All three of my counselors have been very helpful, and go out of their way to help me with whatever question I have. The whole University of Phoenix staff has been nothing but helpful and wonderful to me. I have started in classes of 20 and ended up finishing with a class of 7. The work load is alot, and the people who cannot handle it eventually dissapear. I cannot argue if in the end it will all be worth it, but as of right now I have worked very hard to earn every grade I have. I feel very proud to be attending the University of Phoenix. Maybe it is not for everyone, but it fits my lifestyle perfectly.

UOP is no walk in the park. I am a student enrolled in the Health Care Administration Program. I would just like to make a note that, everyone will list their dislikes for any school which they are attending or were enrolled in. Not every school is perfect. Most of these reviews are bashing the school. If things didn't go well for you, then maybe UOP wasn't for you. I know of people who were enrolled in UOP overseas in the Military and Marines, and they love it. I am ok at this point with the school. I graduate in July of 2010. I will come back at that time to review the schools overall liking.

I also was a member of the first Master's of Psychology program with U of P. It was an intense, time consuming and difficult program that required much research and writing. I enjoyed the class and as a bonus I made some friends in other parts of the country. What I am not happy about is the way the program was misrepresented by my Admission's Advisor. As this was a new program, it appears that the admistrators did not have all their ducks in a row and many of us were misled. My advisor told me that this was not a clinical program, therefore I would not be able to become a licensed counselor or psychologist upon receiving my degree, but he did tell me that I would be able to be a guidance counselor or an educational counselor in a school or university setting. This does not appear to be the case, especially in New York State, where I reside.

I am not a lawyer and I trusted my admission's advisor. Now that I have the degree, it is not of any use to my career as it is recognized as only a generic master's degree. The frustration comes from the fact that we, the student's in the first class who believe we were misled, could have taken another program, business, for example, which required fewer credit hours, was less time intensive and would have resulted in a much reduced bill - i.e. would not have cost $35,000+.

Upon contacting the "grievance department" at U of P, we were received unsympathetically. For- give us our naievete, we trusted an organization that promised to ensure our satisfaction. They admit that they offer no career guidance, perhaps this is something that should be considered so that others don't end up as frustrated as we are.

I DO NOT RECOMEND UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX!!!!

I took two classes with UOP recently and after my experience, I left University of Phoenix and went to a Community College.

Again, I DO NOT RECOMEND UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX as first very expensive (3 times the cost of Community College) and an extremely BAD experience with the Academic Student Services department. They were found to be the most unprofessional team starting from the Academic Counsler Kristine Gounelas, her manager Tom to thier Director, Jennifer Burrell (Knispel), MM, Director of Student Services.

The Academic Counsler had advised me of a school policy which caused me hardship. It later came up that she was incorrect and when I escalated to her manager, he didn’t bother to call me until 2 to 3 weeks later. When I finally spoke to him, he covered up his employees action and said these things happen.

I escalated to the Director of Student Services who did not bother to return my calls. The Manager of Student Services Tom called me back after escalating to the Director and actually harassed me and said that I should have read the fine print on the student services web page and that there is no further escalation at the school than him other than writing a letter to the school.

I have never been involved with such an unprofessional type of school or company. Total disregard for a full time student. I consider myself lucky to find out how BAD of a school UOP is and to cut my losses now rather than being half way through my degree and find out that the schools that I contacted, WILL NOT TRANSFER the UOP credits. Never mind that the Community College is 1/3 the price. Do yourself a favor and find a school that is for the students!

From my personal experience, University of Phoenix is not for the students!!

The UOP Enrollment team was very Professional acting throughout this extremely bad experience.

I have loans up to $40,000 that I am still paying and I can't find a job that will take my degree seriously. My enrollment counselor ensured me that the degree would help me reach my goal to become a liscenced psychologist. When I tried contacting somebody about my frustrations they threw a bunch of bull about contracts and how I should have done better research. I agree! I should have done better research. I had assumed that based on their solid accreditation scores, I could trust them to lead me in the right direction. Seems that their last concern is in helping their students find career placement, but more so that they recieve their money and once done nothing else matters. I graduated with a 3.8 GPA. I worked my butt off and I come from a poor family, so $40,000 doesn't come easily. I feel sick at any mention of the word UofP. I don't feel they had my best interest at heart, I honestly feel it was only about the money for them. I am extremely disappointed. :(

If you are thinking about taking an on-line course at the University of Phoenix...forget it! The University hires third rate teachers who have little college teaching experience and at times nothing more than a master's degree. Most importantly, their on-line classes lack any substance and pale in comparison with real college or university courses. Sure you can get a passing grade, but if you really want to be able to learn and apply skills and knowledge needed in a professional world, choose another school. You are waiting your time and money by taking courses at the University of Phoenix.

I am taking my second class at the UOP for MBA program, and I really enjoy it. The program is very interesting; however, requires a lot of work. I do homework 4-5 days a week. Taking one class at a time is very convenient, and I've been getting all As, but most importantly, I've learned a lot since I've been there. BTW, I only take ground classes, not online, I guess, I like having real classmates. Very decent school, my undergrad is from Cleveland State University.

I am 24 years old and currently attending UOP. I'm 4 classes away from my BS (FYI BS=bachelor's of science, not bull sh*t). I'm taking two classes at a time, so that I can finish early, and I also work full time. If you've ever spent any legnth of time with UOP then you know that regimen is pretty hard.

Now, If you read any of these negative reviews you will notice that most of them highlight problems with their financial aid. UOP gives every student ample information about financial aid and how it works. If you are a prospective student then I invite you to email your enrollment counselor this web-page and have them explain why these people are disgruntled and go over your concerns in detail.

My honest and true experience with UOP is one of enlightenment and freedom. If you think that you will go to another university and never have a bad class or teacher then you are out of your mind. I've done both and honestly the quality of education from UOP is much higher than most other universities out there. You will be hard pressed to find another educational establishment that will require discipline, responsibility and most importantly participation. I won't lie, there are some very dumb people that attend UOP but there are also, some very talented and smart ones too. Again, the same can be said about a brick and mortar school except you won't have to smell the Suavtel of the gangster behind you or be distracted by the jock football players acting too cool for school. However, if that is what you seek then by all means...

There are some AMAZING teachers that work for UOP and all of them have extensive backgrounds in the field and very high degrees. The bottom line is that UOP is actually very challenging and worth every penny.

I got my AA with Axia and I was able to finish while traveling 7 countries in 6 months. Now I am able to get my Bachelors in just over a year because I'm taking double the workload. For those of you who think it's too easy the program was designed for working adults. So, if you've got time on your hands then try doing double the workload and see if you think UOP is easy.

What really irks me is when people can give these horrible ratings after only attending one class and not paying attention to the details. Seriously, if you've come here to do research you will find nothing here besides uneducated responses from amazingly ignorant people. Good luck with your education.

I want to say that before I attended UOP I read reviews like this from another site and I still chose to continue, and I'm sooo happy I did because now I'm about to get my degree and move on with my life. Make sure you really read the negative responses because you will notice that they make no sense at all and most of them are malicious because they are frustrated by their own shitty life decisions.I'm just going to stop now because I could write about this forever. Phew! Thanks for actually reading all of it!

I was very excited to begins a MBA at University Of Phoenix, I am a mother of 2 who works very hard to take care my family, and I was very happy to find an online university until I had to send my original documents like my Academic Record. I come from another country and I told my counsel at Phoenix University that my Academic Record was my only original and it is very difficult for me to fly all away to my country and get another original, so, he told me including his boss that they will return all my documents. It is over a year and I still waiting. THEY LOSS MY ACADEMIC RECORD, yes after a year they told me that, How can you a trust a university like this?

I am currently attending UOP and my husband has recently gotten laid off. I have a credit balance of $3866 dollars left in my account and they are telling me they have to take 3 more classes out of it for this pell period. They have already taken out for 3 classes so this makes no sense to me since they will be getting another disbursement in Dec and Feb. Needless to say I am going to have to withdrawal as soon as my class ends this week before my next block starts on Tuesday. I told them I needed the money to pay my rent and phone bill which includes my internet so I could continue. But that is not going to happen because I have to withdrawal until we have money coming in again. My husband's first unemployment check will not be here in time to help us with the phone/internet bill. So what good is it doing them to keep the extra money when I have to withdraw and took me two weeks to get them to tell me that. My advise is to go to a traditional college where at least you know you will get a refund. I have gone to one before and always got a refund every time there was a disbursment. So much for getting my bacholers degree and I only had 16 classes left to be finished.

What I don't like to hear- are complaints from a student who enrolled into their online program, received grants from FASFA and military financial help through the GI bill, the money has been paid and recieved by this school, classes paid in full, and this student's extra money left from the grants and loans are being witheld for no apparent reason. Somehow, along the way, this school changed its policy, dated 11/09/09, stating refund money will not be disbursed until the end of the year. What I don't understand, the contracts have been signed electronically, this student did not waiver her rights for the refunds to be withheld and the school needs to give that student her money! This money is to be used to pay back money from the loans borrowed and to live on while she attends school! My opinion, I wouldn't give this school a nickel of my money, and if I were her, I'd drop out of this school and make them send all the money back to the lending/loan/grant companies minus what has been used since the start date of school! My question is, "Why do they feel the need to keep refund money that they have no right to? Pheonix got their money up front! It all sounds a little shady to me. I've attended college and I was always given my refund check at the beginning of each term. I think this practice by pheonix needs looked into. Each loan/lending/grant company needs contacted regarding this matter.

As an adult with a familly i have been researching campus schools that i can go to at night, i have been to UofP, Devry, Western international and ottowa university. They all appear the same to me. I am puzzled by all of the bad reviews. If i was in my late teens early 20s i would love to go to a traditional university, however, i am not and would like to earn a bachelor degree. so for every one complaining what is your solution for parents who want to go to school? So in my view it is either a degree from one of the above or nothing............Unless someone can enlight me on another school.

The rating is based simply on availabillity for working adults.

As a former employee of University of Phoenix, overrall my experience with the school is great but the company is terrible. If anyone is considering working for this high employee turnover monster, be my guest but be careful what you wish for. My experience as a student is great, 4 classes remaining before completing my masters degree. As a former employee, this company gets the worse rating. This company will work you like a slave until management feels you are ready to be promoted. I firmly believe the mentality of this company is screwed up. It is full of politics and individuals in this place are looked upon like a small fry.


I personally would like to call out two managers who are terrible at their position and should not be where they are today. Casey Tozer and Marcus Gonzales. Both managers are not that good. When it comes to backing up employees, you can believe it you will not get that type of help. Casey Tozer, very bitter person. There is an "open door" policy with the Southwest and when I went to ask her a question while her door was open, the woman lost her mind and snapped on me. If this company is going to have people represent them, maybe they need to put people in positions who are not miserable with their life and careers. I think she is the worse director for Academic Counselors in the entire division. Horrible and if she gets this I hope she reads this. Marcus Gonzales, brand new manager from the West Coast division, he is not that good either. He is unorganized and cannot get his act together. When it comes to backing up his counselors, you cant count on him. Overrall, this company is not worth working for. Others may feel different but thats because the company has already filled most of these folks head with a bunch of rubbish. So to potential students and employees, watch out for this company especially if you are residing in Phoenix, Arizona. They do not care one bit about you, but only about themself.

So I am currently attending UOP and I am wanting to withdraw do you have any advice for me. Here is my situation I took my first block of classes and passed my second block I was scheduled to take I ran into some issues so I withdrew from them. My academic advisor had me fill out a form that will withdraw me from that block and not have to pay for them over again. So I waited like 3 weeks then was told I was to start this block over again. So I did after asking over and over again for help from the instructor and advisor and was not able to receive the proper help. I struggled to pass this block, and end up failing. Now I’m not blaming my instructors, or advisors for me failing but they are the key in helping students pass by asking questions, and guiding them. Now I’m in my third block and a week into it. I was told my academic advisor yesterday that I maybe dropped from financial aid now. Well I can't afford that, and I’m thinking about a way to withdraw from UOP because it's way expensive, and I’m ready to go back and attend a on campus university . But I have one problem I’m scared to withdraw, scared that I will be slapped with all these finds, and I don't want to be harassed. Do you have any advice how to go about this?

I would have to agree with all the prior "terrible" reviews of UOP. UOP is a SCAM!
I also signed up with UOP, and withdrew before I even started one class. I withdrew because my financial advisor refused to let me know how much I would have to pay out of pocket or receive from financial aid. I spoke to the enrollment, academic and financial advisors several times and they avoided the question every time. I found this to be very annoying and unprofessional! They also should have a written withdrawal policy some where, this is what the other reviewers were referring to.
I DO NOT recommend UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX to anyone !! Beware this school is extremely overpriced and hide many details when registering!!

Good school but not for the working person. The school is for a person that has nothing to do! Homework deadlines very demanding.

The University of Phoenix is a great school. I have been a student since 2005. I earned my Bachelors in Business Management, and now I am working on my MBA in Healthcare Management. I enjoy the class room discussions, as well as the team interaction. I have noticed that my writing style has improved, along with my grammar skills. Online learning has become an effective tool for me. I now have what it takes to be a leader in the healthcare industry.

Thanks UOP!

The University of Phoenix is run by a bunch of schemers!

The enrollment counselors can be compared to used car salesmen. They lie, cheat, and tell you anything you want to hear in order to sell you their overpriced classes. They conveniently omit important information because they don't want you to find out the truth until it is too late. The worst part of it is that they even try to convince you that you don't know anything, either you are dumb or out of your mind.

The academic counselors do not let you know what classes you are taking -less allow you to pick which ones you would like to start with- until the weekend before you start your first class. How the heck would they know what is best for you if they never even discuss the subject!

The financial counselors are just as bad. They don't tell you how much financial aid you are getting, and if you have never gone to college, you think this is the way it works.

After attending only one week online, I withdrew my enrollment. Suffice to say, I was harrassed by phone. I even was insulted and demeaned by a party of three -enrollment, academic, and financial counselor- who ganged up against me when I questioned their intentions.

To finalized my embarrasement for not checking them out and being so naive, I received a letter requesting payment for what it should have been a FREE TRIAL or GRACE PERIOD, whatever it's called by any "real" University, to see if the online classroom was a good fit for me.

PLEASE, STAY AWAY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX; THEY ARE A BUNCH OF SCHEMERS.
THEY ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN MAKING A FAST BUCK, NO MATTER HOW THEY DO IT.

I go to UOP on campus and it dosent work out with my team. My team memebers dosent show up in time etc etc. Im thinking to take classes online. I never took online classes but moft of my time i spend on the computer. Yes UOP is easy money, I have been going to UOP for 2 yrs now and guess what??? I havent learned anything but yet passed all my classes.

I already hold a good position at my job, All i need is a pape stating i have a BA. So i can retain my job title.

ANY good feedbacks about online classes???

I have three more classes to finish up my Master's Degree. Many of my teachers were impressive and interesting, but this is my true story. I had a few principals and a superintendent for instructors and they knew their subject and taught it well. The problem I had could be a big one that may make it a bad idea to go to UOP. When I did have a problem with an instructor that was not getting my research to me in a timely enough manner for me to correct and resubmit I could not get any help form anybody. I have decided that I will complete my MA and get out of UOP as fast because if another problem with an instructor comes along I'm on my own. I think it is a shame because I had many good classes that were taught by wonderful teachers and I got two bad apples and there was no help and now I want to get a higher degree elsewhere. It may the college look bad to me becuase they can take our money and lots of it, but not be concerned if there is a problem.

I am currently attending UoP in hopes of getting my associates in accounting. My experience with the UoP has been nothing but positive. My academic and financial counselors calls me at least twice a month to see if how i am doing and if I had any questions. They also provide tips for me to use for my current classes.

My question is for the UoP alumni, have you had any trouble finding a job that pays well with an online degree from UoP? I love UoP, but one review really caught my eye causing me to freak out. This reviewer said that he was told by three companies that they wouldn't hire anyone who holds a degree with UoP.

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I attended 2 classes through UofP for 2 months without doing my research. I seriously regret the decision. First of all, I always thought a traditional college or community college wasn't right for me. So I was interested in distance learning.

It alllll started with the enrollment counselor calling me over and over for about a year before I finally enrolled. After I enrolled, was "accepted," and had a start date, I was told they didn't have a program for what I wanted to do (Visual Communications) so they stuck me with the closest degree, Web Design. I tried to accept it, thinking it does relate to what I really do want to do. After my first set of classes, I realized Web Design is NOT what I want to do, and I certainly do not want a degree in Web Design. I talked to my counselor about it, and she convinced me to stay through my next set of classes since that's what my loan has already paid for. I tried to for about 2 weeks until I did hours of research on the University. Everything I read made sense to me, and I realized it was ALL true. The University is scam. The classes are unbelievably expensive. Especially for the fact that a lot of people can't even get jobs for their 50 thousand dollar degree.After I read everything I quickly withdrew and am now stuck with 5 thousand dollars on my credit, amnd excessive phones calls from the University. Seriously, most colleges and community colleges offer online courses. Save your time and money and go enroll in a community college.

I just began the admissions process at UoP. My counselor is very polite and I don’t feel as if my personal or professional time has been intruded upon. I am writing to receive feedback rather than to cast a negative or positive light on the University.
I graduated with a bachelors in Communications with an emphasis in Broadcast Journalism from GVSU. My goal in attending UoP is to earn a respected MA in secondary education.

A short background on myself:

After completing my BS I went to work full time for a local FOX television affiliate. I sell advertising, produce local television commercials and develop new campaign initiatives. As glamorous as that may sound to some... I lack a feeling of overall purpose. Hence, my decision to earn a master’s degree. I sat in front of my computer for about 15 minutes Google searching "top universities for education degrees" and UoP was everywhere. Based on my job description I am, of course, no stranger to an effective marketing campaign and do not confuse the University's saturation of the market for prestige or reputation.

I would encourage constructive criticism and feedback from those inspired to share their stories. I am not interested in bashing or the opposite.

Thanks to all who may be of some guidance.

I am in the final week of of the criminal justice graduate program at UoP. I have to admit that I was skeptical, like most, but I did the research. There is no doubt that UoP is accredited and as to an online program, I was surprised to learn that my alma mater, University of Central Florida, also offers a completely online graduate program in criminal justice. So, online programs are fast becoming normal and UoP has an accredited program.

I have read quite a few reviews from disgruntled current and former UoP online students and I have to agree with a few other posters that it appears that the majority of the disgruntled students were ill prepared not only for a college curriculum but for an online experience. The theme is common - UoP didn't do this or do that for me, I didn't learn, I didn't read the syllabus, I , I, I . . . . Frankly, these are the words of irresponsible people. I got sick of my counselor calling me every day during during the first course and I was greatful when she stopped. I was a graduate student, for crying out loud: I can figure things out. I didn't need to be spoon fed everything.

To those who cite the low graduation rate as a negative, I regard it as a positive. The curriculum is difficult and online courses require extra motivation and initiative. When you consider that the admittedly low admission standards means a high enrollemt rate, then anyone with some critical thinking skills would expect a low graduation rate. A previous poster hit the nail on the head - people think that just because they were accepted that getting a degree will be easy. If it was so easy then everyone would have a degree. Clearly, UoP's curriculum is rigorous enough to weed out the non-hackers and the uncommitted.

To those who say that UoP is trying to make money, I say - Duh. UoP is a PRIVATE university. Their primary goal is to stay in existence and their primary responsibility is to their investors. Instructors have to be paid, utility bills have to be paid, counselors have to be paid, adminstrators have to be paid. Since UoP doesn't get government funding like public universities, which BTW also charge tuition because they also have bills to pay, they have to charge quite a bit more. Try going to Yale or Harvard and demand free tution and books.

To those who deride team projects, I reply that you are showing your ignorance. Team projects are the norm, especially in graduate programs. I have a friend who is currently enrolled in a graduate counseling program at a public university and the entire program is a "cohort" model, i.e. everyone goes through the program together, as a team, and team projects are part of the curriculum. In the real world, nearly every job is essentially a type of team environment so the team projects at UoP are just little introductions to the post-graduate world.

In summary, you get out what you put in. True, UoP will admit almost anyone so long as the check clears. But once you are in, the rest is up to you. If you don't study, pay attention to detail, and get assignments turned in on time then, just like at any other university, you are likely to fail.

I graduated from the UoP to earn a bachelors degree to go hand in hand with my current government job. Upon graduation, I applied for a promotion from my job and got it because of the UoP. I now make 35% more than my already great salary and the selling point was because I was a working adult, with a family, that still made education an emphasis. Look, I am a true believer that online school isnt for everyone. Some people can learn in that environment and others NEED to be physically seated in a class. There is nothing wrong with that. Do your research and find out which route is best for YOU. Your situation will always be different from the next person, so take all of the comments (positive and negative) from this site and apply a grain of salt to it.

Online education isnt a fluke, many major colleges even Harvard and Yale also provide online education options for qualified students. Just make sure it works for you.

I have an undergraduate degree from UOP and am near completion of my MBA. I am comfortable competing against anyone in my profession. I believe that UOP provided me with an education that is sound, useful, contemporary and has contributed to my ability to compete, lead, and grow professionally.

What I find most interesting about some of the negative comments posted here is they all seem to be from individuals who are unprepared to learn in any environment. One guy complains because he has to participate by posting to forums. Hello, you're in school to be educated and basic participation is expected at any college or university. Solid communication skill is imperative for any professional, and the first place to contribute and learn from others is in an educational setting.

There were mentions of UOP only graduating 16% of its enrolled students. That makes perfect sense when you think about it: most students are working professionals (working full time, raising a family and attending an excellerated program is difficult for anyone!) add to that what at one time was a pretty lax admissions policy. A huge percentage of working adults sign up thinking it is an easy way to a degree! SURPRISE! UOP offers a fairly tough curriculum that many students are not prepared for. It's not high school or JC and that trips up many students.

UOP is not an easy way to a degree. If that is what you are thinking or planning on, don't enroll. You will be disappointed. You will work your behind off if your goal is to learn. If you are interested in the "history" of accounting, marketing, or "history" of any other subject...save your money and go to a junior college. If you have difficulty with research, writing at a college level, working in teams or have less than a solid reading level, you will struggle and will probably drop-out.

Many people have complained about working in teams or the team environment. That is the first clue that the individuals complaining are not working PROFESSIONALS. No professional in any major industry in the U.S. is going to be surprised by the focus on teams. It is a real world experience. Yes, you will work with individuals with different skill levels...some are obviously not prepared and will not stay in the program to completion. How is that any different than what most of us experience daily on the job?

Nearly every major college and university is now offering online courses...UOP led the way in many regards. UOP has attracted so many students that the other schools are following their example. Yes, do a search and you will find that there are thousands of complaints about UOP online. Dig a little deeper and you will see that many of those complaints are from former enrollment counselors (who lost their jobs because they could not sell) or other schools who are slamming UOP while creating their own online programs based on UOP curriculum and techniques.

My final question is this: Who would you rather have as an instructor/facilitator, a professor wth no real world experience outside of academia or a working professional with everyday, hands-on, real world experience in the course they are teaching?

Now about the law suits, etc. Yep, UOP has been nailed for some really stupid business decisions. Please name a major corporation that has not. Race discrimination, favoritism based on religious practices or affiliation, denial of overtime are all really stupid, illegal and are punishable. Their issues are no different than any other organization.

UOP has worked for me. It may or may not work for you. Check it out for yourself and make the decision that works best for you and your family. With the focus on global business, you will need a degree to compete at the corporate level. I wish you well.

"It's sort of like a Wal-mart of education" - John Sperling founder of University of Phoenix

People this quote should say it all. Please research this school before suffering the consequences of going here. I know that most of you work fulltime and are also looking to get a degree while you work I am in the same boat.
here are some things to consider before you enroll with UOP. First whether you are online or attending the campus classes you have to work in teams. My experience with these teams as been nothing but a pain in my ass. either you get lazy people and have to do double the workload or control freaks that want to do everything. either way these teams effect your grade. there is a graduation rate of 13% at UOP what does that say about this school???? and if you are lucky enough to get your degree from UOP good luck finding a company that will hire you. most corporations do not concider this a quality education and you paid 50,000 for nothing. there is a few articles from NY Times google them please. And they are correct to say it's not a quality education becuase its the truth. you spend 1200 or more on a class to be rushed through the curriculum. and the instructors are not professors there is a difference. these are people who work a full time job and teach you on the side. they are people that happen to have a degree in the subject matter of the class. They are not trained to direct or teach a class. I took an accoutning information class and the instructor actually had the nerve to say she didn't know why she was teaching this class because she didn't know anything about accounting software or computers. hmmmm. If this info isn't enough for you look at the price tag alone 50k for a degree we aren't talking Harvard or Yale here we are talking about a school that just wants your money. Please look into mainstream colleges first. most offer online and night classes and believe it or not they are cheaper than UOP. UNLV charges 142.00 per credit hour you do the math.

I am currently a student at UoP online. I am going for my Associate's in Criminal Justice, and I also plan to use them when pursuing my Bachelor's. I am at the end of my third block of classes and I have been very satisfied so far. I could understand how the concecpt of online schools could be hard to understand for someone who has been out of school for quite some time, or for someone who is not very familiar with computers. My suggestion for those problems is to stick to the traditional method and attend a community college in your area. That way you can recieve the hands on, one on one attention that you most likely need. For people such as myself, however, online classes are oh so convenient. I am 21 years old and a stay at home mom. I enjoy UoP because I can attend class in my home while my daughter sleeps. I do all of my work at night and if I do have a question I will email or call my teacher and I always get a response the same or next day. As for the post ahead of mine, I feel that you have misconstrued the Universities online requirements. It is 2 posts on three seperate days for DQ questions and posts on three seperate days when it is not a read and discuss week. A check in post does count as substantial as long as it is not a read and discuss week. During weeks where you have a DQ it is easy to come up with substantial posts because there is a discussion going on between you and your classmates of that weeks topics. UoP is a fairly simple and excellent way to earn your degree, you just have to take the time and effort, just like in a traditional setting.

I'm a 39 year old married male and I have some college experience at traditional colleges, although I have very few credits and no degree. I am fortunate enough to live in a town with two colleges and two community colleges. I had attended one of the big colleges right out of high school and was unprepared for it. I flunked out. Years later I decided to try one of the community colleges and I enjoyed it. I only had enough time and money for one class per semester, and I did that for two years. I achieved an A in every class I took. I ended up getting married, we had a kid, bought a house, and then there was no time or money for community college.

Then in the summer I began to think about going back to school again. I wanted to go back to the community college I had attended years before, but now with a wife who has an incompatible work schedule and a young child, I wasn't convinced that I could make it to traditional classes regularly. Several weeks ago I came home for lunch and I was surfing the web when I saw the UoP advertisements everywhere. I saw they had a small online questionnaire if you were interested in getting more information about UoP. I filled it out and submitted it, thinking that in a couple of weeks I would get some vague literature from them via "snail mail" which I would read and then throw away. Instead, they called me within 2 minutes of me clicking the submit button (which I thought was fishy and even slightly creepy). I didn't have time to talk with them because my lunch hour was almost finished, so I made an appointment to talk to a counselor by phone a day or two later.

The counselor did call me on the phone and I talked with her for over 2 hours. Looking back on the experience, I can see where these "counselors" are actually part counselor, part salesperson. She sold me on the idea of taking courses online through UoP because of the flexible schedule. I am now "enrolled" there.

They start you out in a 3-week orientation class to try to prepare you for the bizarre world of online classes. Going into it, I had no idea how an online classroom dynamic would work, and nearly 3 weeks into this orientation I'm asking myself the same thing. The first week would have been a breeze if I didn't have to try to do the readings and the homework, post the feedback they require (more on that later) and talk to a counselor every stinkin' day about one thing or another. And I think now is a good time to mention this: the UoP is in Arizona, which is 2 hours behind my time zone, and 3 hours behind the east coast's time zone, yet, their counselors' working hours are something like 6:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. ARIZONA TIME! This means that they are not at work when 3/4 of the nation needs to call them! But they do call the students on the phone--A LOT. And I told them when I first talked to them that I am prohibited from talking on my personal phone at work, yet they'd call me every single day during my work hours, sometimes more than once. Of course, they had to call me at work, because by the time I got home from work, they'd also be home from work! Don't you think they'd have someone working past 3:00 in the afternoon to accommodate as many potential students as possible?

Anyway, the first week of the orientation is meant to get you acclimated to the confusing system of links and web pages they have that substitute for a traditional school. You are also required to post at least 2 substantial comments for 4 of the 7 days a week you are in class. So posting something like "I'm just checking in today at class" doesn't count. You have to basically pick two other students' posted comments and reply to them, making a thread. Well, early on it was plain to me that there were about 4 other college-worthy people in this orientation class, and about 30 people who never should have made it out of high school. Trust me, I am all for participating in class if I have something of value to contribute, but this feedback posting system doesn't cut it to me. Plus, they have you in "blocks" of two classes at a time, so you would have to post 16 substantial comments per week! What am I here, the teacher? I don't get to say 16 substantial things to my wife during any given month, how am I supposed to comment 16 times on these undereducated strangers' posts? To me it just encourages the student to make up some bullshit just to make a posting quota. I also don't think they realize just how much time it takes to read through all of those posts to find some tidbit to comment on. I feel that time would be better spent reading or doing homework.

So the first week was stressful, what with the constant calls, the reading and posting and homework due, and the paperwork. Yes, when the counselors call you, part of their mission is to get you acclimated to the UoP's confusing system, which entails walking you through a lot of links and web pages, and to walk you through the obligatory paperwork. I am still trying to recover from this process. It's like trying to learn the rules of the road and how to drive a car, all in about 4 hours. During these calls the counselor kept saying things like, "I know this is a lot of information to take all at once", which it most certainly is. I filled about 3 notebook pages with frantically scribbled notes, and I also printed out about 25 web pages. Basically I wasted a lot of paper and toner. I also had to fax permission slips to them so they could get the transcripts from my earlier college experiences. I don't have a fax machine (or even a phone line), so that was a pain in the neck, and not cheap either. The financial aid online application just about sucked the life out of me. It's incredibly long and you'll need your tax forms from the previous year (have fun!), and after I did everything but give them a semen sample, my student loan lender still "snail mailed" me 2 weeks later saying that they needed more information!

Finally the second week came and it just so happened that I fell victim to two different major technical problems with my home computer simultaneously. By the way, the UoP DOES NOT accept technical problems as an excuse to fail to turn in assignments, which I think is bogus. Let's say you live out in the country or somewhere else remote, and your computer dies on you or your internet service quits for some reason. I guess you have to hop your ass on your tractor ASAP and drive to the nearest place you can think of that has a computer with internet service if you don't want to be penalized. Well, I'm lucky enough to have an old computer that I no longer use, so I made it through my technical difficulties fairly unscathed. The counselors' phone calls to me dropped off significantly the second week, which was kind of nice because I was shifting my already hectic schedule to accommodate them daily so I could still try to do the school work. When they did call me, it was during my work hours, though (see above).

So now I'm in the third week of this 3-week orientation, and I think that all of the little things that I let slide at first are starting to pile up to where I'm convinced this isn't nearly as good as traditional classroom education. The objective this week is to train us to avoid plagiarism. Okay, that's a noble cause, I agree. But it's been well over 20 years since I've had to annotate and cite references for a paper. Is there anyone to explain how to do it? No. Is there anyone to answer my numerous questions immediately? No. Is the UoP library a confusingly-assembled exercise in excess? Yes! Well, too bad, because that's where all the reference citing information is. When I first tried to use the library, I typed in my search words and all I got was a blank screen for several minutes. I tried again, same thing. I tried this for about 30 minutes, then I decided to call tech support. The tech guy was very nice, but he really didn't give me any technical knowledge that I wouldn't have achieved after another 30 minutes of trial and error. So they basically makes you learn (or re-learn) how to cite references by yourself in a very short period of time. In my view, this is something that should be a significant part of an English class, not something you attempt to learn in a day. There are specific circumstances and guidelines regarding reference citation, but I couldn't find them. I could find samples of citation, and there's even a citation generator that will do it for you (how's that for "learning" how to do something?) but I couldn't find information on WHEN or WHY to cite reference. I also couldn't find any information on how to decipher all of the gobbledygook text that follows the title of a reference you'd find in the library, or even what part of all that text was the title of the article and what was the title of the publication so that I could just fill out the damn citation generator and be done with it.

So here I am, spending an hour to type out this criticism of the "university" I am currently "enrolled" in instead of doing the cryptic homework I was assigned. After staring at my computer every single night for hours on end reading my school material, I have to agree with the woman that posted a comment saying that she prefers real books to reading online. I can take a book anywhere, but I can't drag my desktop PC anywhere. The UoP is very proud of their library, but I will say that being a lifelong library-goer, I'd actually rather go to a nice quiet library, away from the distractions of home, and do school work. To me you just can't replace the human interaction between students and teacher with links and search engines.

So yeah, I'm enrolled at the UoP as I type these final words, but if you contact me a week from now I doubt I'll be able to make the same claim.

I am currently a UoP student, scheduled to complete my associates degree December 2009 and the experience that I have thus far has been good. I am currently an on-line student only and plan to keep my situation the same way when I start my bachelors program. Yes, like any other school there are times when the teachers grade assignments incorrectly or I am frustrated with an assignment because I do not understand it. However, the issues can be resolved it the student steps up and puts out the effort to resolve them. I believe that learning is what you make it. Yes, attending an online course is much easier to float threw, but that is the students choice to waste their money. THIS IS AMERICA PEOPLE!!! LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT!!! I have sat here in front of my computer reading these comments about UoP and they are horrible. If I would have read these stories last year there is a huge possibility that I would have not attended UoP, but I didn't and I am happy for that. Yes, I have witnessed teachers not responding to my education needs, but that is why EVERY STUDENT has a graduating team designed to help them succeed. If a teacher is not doing their job correctly REPORT them, I have done that and let me tell you the teacher fixes the problem right a way!! Secondly, there are programs that students can submit their essays to and those programs will correct the grammar, punctuation and readability for them. Now, if students don't take advantage of those resources THAT IS NOT THE UNIVERSITIES responsibility. I Have had many assignments loose points because I have had errors in them that is the life of a student, you get what you put out!!
Bottom point that I am trying to make is the fat that UoP is what you make it!! I have attended community college and I found that it was not for me. UoP offers me flexibility while increasing my education.
Lastly, employment opportunities. I actually took the time to call a couple employment agencies in my area (Sacrament, California) and NONE of them stated that their clients were biased to UoP students or graduates. In fact, I had one woman tell me that she is currently trying to get her daughter (who attends community college) enrolled in the school.

The University of Phoenix is great! If you do not believe employers view them positively, then you have not conducted your research. I had poor opinions of the University of Phoenix and left during the Fall of '08 to finish my degree at Moorehead State, which is respectively in the top 50 business schools.
Moorehead's online system was constantly out of service and the staff was impossible to deal with. The work was so easy that I had no need to read most of my text. I have taken on-campus and online classes at three colleges, and I am back at the University of Phoenix because they are dedicated to the success of their students. When I contact someone, they contact me within 24 hours or I am able to speak to their superior and get immediate action.
Several posts say that the work at Universtiy of Phoenix is not challenging and a child could do it. Allow me to let everyone in on a little secret, if you are attending any two year college an intelligent middle schooler could complete most of the work no matter what college you are at, online or on campus.
I know real idiots who have graduated from prestigious colleges.
The bottom line is that I know nurses, accountants, and one lawyer who went to the University of Phoenix. One post stated that, "an Associates degree at UOP can not even get you into law school". Guess what! No one from any college gets into law school with an Associates, you need a Bachelors. A bachelors at UOP will get you into many law schools, and the law schools that will not accept UOP students will most likely not accept most other Universities. Big name law schools use statistical data to show which students are most likely to succeed, and this data is collected from past experience with different colleges at that particular law school. Universities with a higher success rate get first chance to enter the law program. Don't go to your local public University and expect to be accepted with clapping hands into Harvard Law.

The bottom line is, the University of Phoenix is for the people who have already started a life that does not allow them to go on campus. Almost every college now offers online degrees, including Harvard, so the online issue is fading into the past. The University of Phoenix is gaining reputation, especially after last years SuperBowl was played at the UOP Stadium. The UOP may not get you into a top level career without some serious effort, but it is welcomed at any job that you would apply to with a degree from most Universities.

Every year I see major improvements and respect gained for the UOP. I am happily back at school with UOP and wish I had never left.

Here is my review of the University of Phoenix. I am half way through my Master's degree at UoP. Initially I was skeptical about going to UoP and weighed my options with going to UW, Community College(to satisfy some credit in accounting), and other online colleges. Coming from a traditional university (for my undergrad) I had some concerns with transitioning to an online college. Here were my concerns: 1) Can you really learn anything from an ONLINE course? 2) Is the education worth the cost? 3) Given my situtation, is this a good fit for me in comparison to the other option (above). It took me 3 months to determine this. I talked to individuals who attended. I talked to advisors and asked them very pointed questions as to how this schooling help me to obtain my futher goals (CPA certification). At the end of it all, as you know, am attending the University. As to the comments below, I can affirm to some of the negatives and postives of the school. Please take into consideration I did not take the option to take online courses, rather I thought "GROUND CAMPUS" was the best fit for me. Ground campus is when you go to a physical location (once a week for 4hours) with a instuctor who lectures. It is cheaper too. I like the PHYSICAL interaction btwn facilitator and students. As my perception about online (per my learning habits) is that I couldn't just read online, get questions answered online, and have everything electronic. I need to read, understand the material, and come to class to bounce idea off other students and teachers. So please consider this really a review for UoP Ground Campus.
I guess lets start with the negatives. Coming from a traditonal college, I do see students at the UoP who should not be a certain levels of the program. I would say good grades are considered to be easily given to a student that does not do the "level" of work they should be at the BA, BS, MA level. I don't think instructors should be doing this. I think they should be brutually honest because if the student is not doing the quality of work they should by giving them a passing grade only hurts the development of that individual. Moreover cheapens the image of UoP because everyone one is able to get a degree easily. I have the option to to this, but I don't. I provide the best quality of work I should at a Master's level. Please, students that are not rising to that level, take the workshops available to help improve your skills. Another negative is that the classes are short so there is pressure to comphrehend the material in a short period of time. I would say these are the negatives I have experienced. From reading below at the other comments, there are instructors that should not be teaching but there are other instructors that are on the ball and make a world of difference in learning. But like any other university you get that as well- good and bad instructors.
So let go with the positives now. Okay, obviously I do like the UoP since I am still here. UoP fits into my schedule since I work full time and am raising a family. I attend to use UoP as a stepping stone in my over scheme of my career goals. I am going to UoP to satisfy the educational requirements for CPA. Later down the road continue to Law School as my true passion. And yes.... I was wondering the same thing, individuals from UoP can go to Law School. hahahaha! It is an accredited university. I checked, I need to it to be with where I am going. Let me first say to all, EDUCATION IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT TO BE. What ever college you decide to go to, the main factor is you. Since learning happens so fast in UoP you need to READ THE MATERIAL, LECTURE, COMPREND, AND INTERACT. UoP I believe is designed for individuals who are working adults that have other obligations and are SERIOUS about learning the material. It is not like the traditional college where there fresh off of high school students (although I do believe some of the adults act as so) come to lecture and are fed the material. Even in a traditional college it is easy to get a good grade you just come to lecture and do the work. Trust me, there are some stupid people that graduate from college. At UoP you are not fed the material, you need to read it and come to class prepared with questions you may have. It is funny when the comment below stated that the instructors go off the same material as the previous years (2007). Well sorry to tell you but so does other instructors everywhere else. How else would you teach the class- something different all the time? It is a template for learning or as one would say a skeleton for how you should teach the students. Now the really good instructors puts the meat and bones to the lecture and update information with the passing of time. My instructors have been great with given responses back then I ask- because I am in the classroom with them! What I like about the UoP is that the instuctors are actually working in the field they are teaching. Traditional college is mostly theories, hypothetical, and straight from the text book. Here the instructors are realisitic and teach the material as to how it would pertain in the real world. Because as you know what is written isn't always practice. Education sometimes comes with the experience of having done it. I like the team collaboration because it teaches you to interact with others as you will in the work place. It enhances your learning. UoP works around my schedule in this moment in time. My overall feeling with UoP is that it is a little above average- good. It isn't fantasic- obviously it is not Harvard, Yale,etc. I would not make UoP my sole education. As I stated before, it is a stepping stone to where I want to get eventually. Be smart about what degree to choose from and if realistically a degree in that area in UoP will really get you the job you want. Do the research and ask employers, licenser, etc what requirements need to be satisfied and if UoP would do that.
I do have a lingering concern about how employers view UoP on applications? To be honest I get the feeling it is a 50% chance for negative and positive. Although alot of employers just care that you have the education and they can teach you the job skills and technicality when you are hired; I can't help to wonder the other employers who may has a bias perception of UoP. I have asked my bosses and it is right down the middle. Be aware though that some with a BA, BS, MA in a more prestiagious college obviously gets higher points. I am weary about just having the MBA at UoP but since I will be getting certification as CPA it really doesn't matter since the at that point you are certified/ licensed through the state. Well, thanks for letting me belt out this large thesis. hahaha but I just wish a educated opinion was put up for me when I was researching what college to pick. It was an a great ordeal for me to pick the right one. I hope this helps others in weighing there decision with going back to school. I know the first day of orientation, I said to myself, "Oh,gosh I am doing this again- school" but I decided I got to make a decision and commit. So I pick UoP, don't think about the length of completion, study, and go with the flow. I am happy because I am half way through. At the end of 2010 I will graduate with MBA concentration in Accounting. Yay!!!!!!!!! I'll be 27..... so old :( haha
Oh sorry if there are a little of grammar errors in my post. I am just writing off the top of my head besides this is not for class.

I have two friends who are attending UofP right now. I personally feel that they could do better. I sat here and proofread a paper for my friend and it was BAD. She has grammar, punctuation and sever structure error. I helped her correct them and then looked at her previous papers and was appalled! Not only did she get 100% on them but she passed the class and all I helped with was the last paper. How?? Her husbands was the exact same way and he had a different instructor.
If the person does not seem to belong in a class but instead needs a remedial class, why not make them take it?? I myself have to take introductory to elementary algebra, I make no bones about it, I am horrible with math! I will be paying for 2 lower math classes that my degree does not require because I need it. I for one am glad I had not chosen Phoenix.

I would even give it one star! This is a total sell out. My advisor when I first enrolled always called at least once a week to make sure I was doing well. Once they got my money they don't call anymore and I can't get a hold of anyone when I need them. Every time I call them it goes straight to their voice mail and you don't ever get a call back! The instructors are full of crap any one can be a teacher as long as you have a master's. They aren't there when you need help and they aren't teaching you anything it is a syllabus from 2007 that is already made for them. You email them and you never get responses back. I don't even see why this place is in business. I am trying to get a 2 year degree well with taking one class every 9 weeks I am going to get a 2 year degree in 5. The education is equilvalent to a high school deploma or a GED. Honestly if I was an employer I would laugh when someone comes in the door with a degree from UoP. The tuition is a complete rip off! For one class it is $980! I hardly ever have any assignments and I can take 30 mins on a 200-300 word paper and easily get an A. THIS IS NOT COLLEGE! GO TO A COMMUNITY COLLEGE!

RUN. There in it to make money. That should tell you enough.

STAY AWAY! The cost of this institution is too pricey for the value. Work with your community college's, they will help you affordably get your degree. If you have no other option, be prepared to for a hard experience. Since the atmosphere is team driven, you will have times when your team members affect your grade - even though you may be doing your part. Just beware.

R:MGT/330:AQ764740 MGT/330-rEsource Course Materials INVOICE 81.19 06-JAN-09
(This is a charge for the online course material. This may be comparable to some book prices)

MGT/330:AQ760726 MGT/330-MANAGEMENT: THEORY, PRACTICE AND APPLICATION INVOICE 927.00 06-JAN-09
($927 for a 3 hour class! SMU offers an undergraduate degree program for $100 more an hour - and I guarantee you that there is more respect in that name than UofP!)

GEN/300:AP909593 GEN/300-SKILLS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVOICE 1,545.00 18-NOV-08
($1545 for a class that won't even count towards anything. This class was just to introduce you to how to succeed with the University of Phoenix).

DON'T PAY COLLEGE PRICES FOR SUBPAR ONLINE SCHOOLING. It is not easy; you would do much better by attending class.

I wouldn't even give them 1 star honestly...........more like zero. I am a single mom of 2 that was in persuit of a law degree. Almost 2 years ago, I to go to UOP to get a degree. 1st. The signed me up for an associates degree in criminal justice. As far as I have read, an associates in criminal justice will NOT help me obtain a law degree. I need a paralegal degree as far as I have read up on this. An associates degree in criminal justice will help me become a cop but this is NOT what I wanted to do, plus UOP claimed this would help me obtain a law degree...........they lied. Plus, I went to school for over a year even when I was homeless, and although the university was willing to work with me, my teachers were NOT! 1 teacher had to alter my progress for their class due to my report of them being unfair.........they gave me zeros for assignments i had turned in ontime or early and upon my discovery of this I complained to my academic counselor. This teacher was investigated for this. My most recent experience with them, I went back to attempt to finish my degree after paying them over a thousand dollars of borrowed money. I had to leave because 1. I didnt have an "appropriate amount of time" to give my studies. (My kids are adhd and bipolar, my son is also autistic) and 2. any questions i had for one of my teachers I didnt understand, they never would never answer my questions. I ended up failing and not calling or going back because i do not want to pay them for a completely useless degree. I have also heard from others their credits are non transferrable.

UoP is a horrible school, I went to a university for a while but decided I would rather spend more of my time with my kids and my husband. So I transfered to UoP and when I went down there to sign up I was told my assignments were due by Sunday but in fact there was an assignment due every other day and taking two classes that means there is one due every day. Then I was also told I would get an actual book in the mail, but come to find out I paid for an online book(that's all they have) so I would have to do all my reading online, I don't have time to sit in front of my computer to read. I was hoping to get a book so I can go places with my family and read when we were out doing things, not at home. I was ok with doing my assignments on the computer, that's not a big deal because I would do it at night time. Then when I wasn't understanding the material I would ask the instructor for help and they only advise they could give me was "just keep reading the materials, you'll get it" like no that is why I'm calling because I don't get it, and one instructor even told me "I'm not allowed to give you the answers" I never asked for them, I asked can you explain how to do this. I use to ask my instructors from my old school for help and they would help, what was so wrong with these instructors. Well come to find out they were not actual instructors they are facilitators which if you look up the definition it is NOT a teacher. Anyways so a year past and I hadn't learn anything that had to do with my degree, actually I had only taken 1 accounting class by this time. So I decided since I wasn't learning anything, even if I got the degree I would feel bad going into a job and not knowing what I was doing so I decided to attend a different school.
I found Kaplan online University which is accredited and it's 5 units per class instead of 3, they have an actual day where you sit at the computer and the instructor teaches on the subject. There is only 1 big assignment due a week, and there are no class participation(thank God) it's cheaper per unit which saves me money and they send you a book YAY a book not reading online!! Well sucky thing is, remember how I said they gave me that second math class for free, well I went to get my transcripts to transfer to Kaplan and I couldn't because I have an outstanding bill for that old class! So I can't pay it and I can't finish my degree! What a bunch of crap, if they give me my transcripts I can finish my degree and pay them their money, if they don't give it to me I can't get a degree so I can't get a good job so I can't pay them their money! HUMMM which do you think they will choose?!
Hopefully I'll get a lawyer and sue the crap out of this shitty school! And for those who say I don't like the school because I don't want to do the work, I was glad to do the work, I felt good knowing I was doing something but once I found out that I was doing certain things wrong but I was still getting a good grade it made me question them. And also not getting help when I was stuck on something how was I suppose to learn if I didn't have anyone teaching me?! I'm so glad I found a good school I just need to figure out how to get into it! Anyways good luck to you all trying to go somewhere in life just make sure you don't do it through UoP try Kaplan College, they're great!!

We have attended this college and I am telling you if you attend you will regret it too. Do your research, they are more than double the cost of other schools online and on campus, the staff is so rude and lazy you will think you are having a nightmare.

So whatever you do DON'T go to UOP TRUST someone who knows FIRST HAND!!!!

You could teach the teahers as well!!!! Seriously!

I am a current teacher at UofP, in my 3rd set of classes. I would say that 1/3 of my students should not be taking college courses without first going through remedial reading and writing classes. There are excellent resources available for these students in the online Center for Writing Excellence, but I have yet to notice anyone (who really needs to) take advantage of these resources. I often feel like I am herding cats...it seems like a large portion of my students do not read the important instructional posts, and I am constantly repeating my expectations - often to no avail.

Some of the messages here confirm my suspicions that other teachers do not spend as much time reading and reviewing work as I do.

Students have failed my class, students have earned D's and C's, and only a hand full have earned A's in my Environmental Science class. I will not hand out A's or B's to students who cannot read, write or follow directions. I hope that the students with severe reading comprehension and writing deficits get help or get weeded out before a degree is awarded.

On the other hand, the students who are attending to receive an education will work for their A, and they will improve their research and writing skills in my course.

There is no doubt that any degree from an accredited university will improve your job prospects.

I work at UOP and I'm taking a few classes there right now (free tuition for employees) I have to say I am in my second class and its not a good education in my eyes, the other day I turned in an assignment I didn't even follow the directions or finish the assignment, but I still recieved full credit. I don't think the instructors even review your assignments, you just turn them in and your good. On top of that, the company is wonderful, love to work for them, fun, professional, laidback, job security, all great things. As far as enrollment, they don't care what degree your looking for, they don't care if its going to be a good fit for you, they just want you to get in class so they can get your money.

By the way tuition in going up in July, right now you pay $1,620 dollars per a class for a bachelors degree in business and they are raising tuition??? This is an online degree!!! Its not Harvard or Yale, its an online diploma, anybody is accepted at this school if you can pay for it.

Hello everybody. Guys, the U of Phoenix is a great idea. I have to tell for the people who does not trust on online Universities, Guys, the person or the people who have a Bacherlor's degree of 4 years have much more opportunity of getting better jobs and much more easier; the best of all, much better stable and paid job. It is a fact that only 1 of 4 adult people in the U.S.A.has a 4 year Bacherlor's Degree or beyond (Master's Degree or PHD)., You can find this fact in the www. census.gov/ . What does it mean? that the people who have a bacherlor's degree always have much less competition on any field, besides usually much better paid and stable jobs. If we put again our American economy on a good state or if we talk maybe in 1 year when it is supposedly is going to fix this mess, the people who has a Bachelor's Degree in the U.S. only has an unemployment rate of the 4%, which is low, that means that is much more difficult to be unemployed, too. Any person who is reading this ideas can visit right away any statistics on www.dol.gov or www.census.gov and can watch all the data and interesting information. From this clear scenario, I can tell, the University of Phoenix is the best on the online stuff of Education in the U.S. I have to tell that it is not perfect, nobody and nothing is perfect neither. The most of the programs online are ACCREDITED in the U.S. and the reason that they don't have othe accrediation is because the law prohibited to have other accreditations in the same category talking about regionally as it is the case of the accrediation of Business programs, they have the international, national and regional accredition; maybe one person here can think about why they don't have the other regional accreditation in Business? the answer is that the other accrediation is not going with the philosophy of the University and the other important reason is that is prohibited to have other regional accrediation, the person who wants to verify this fact please go visit www.phoenix.edu., you can read on accreditation and it is explains everything about this issues. Now, the University online programs are good, without being perfect or without being Harvard or MIT online; I mean that the form that it is the online method set up, it is for people who wants to STUDY and to DEDICATE to participate every week, if you don't have time for this method, it is difficult, really. The most of the people who speak bad about U of P, it is because they don't want to be serious on their own education; ok, it is not perfect, but any person has to choose between making from $8/h to $12/h to make at least 15/h easier, with much more stability in a job, with less dirty jobs and of course, with much better things. I can affirm that it is not too easy like the people who affirm that, believe, it is not too easy at all; you have to dedicate around 4 to 5 hours daily to get good grades, so it is not a PIECE OF CAKE. Now, with the affirmation about that few recruiters DO NOT want people from online universities; I have to repeat if you want to be all your life being a simple hard worker of just small money, bad treatments, hard assignments, easy unemployment; the door is open to remain with a High School degree my friends; nobody is forcing you to become a professional and to get better standards of life quality for you and for your family. Therefore people, I AGREE that nothing and nobody is perfect and the U o P has mistakes and a few issues; believe me, if you want to learn and get better things for you and your family, please go to college and get a degree. So, please consider the option to go to U o P online, that is going to permit yourself to handle much better your personal and laboral schedule, getting much better things in a future. I apologize with you if these ideas you don't share or you don't like them; but, it is the true about the U of Phoenix, thanks for your attention to read my ideas.

I have to say that what I've understood about UOP, the tuition isnt that bad. I have spent 2 years at a private christian University where my tuition was $930 a credit. closer to $22,000 a year instead of 10G. At a traditional state funded university, you are still coming close to 7,000 a year, and thats without flexibility. you sit through class whether you have other things you can be doing or not. my husband is considering going back to school and since we run our own business and have 3 kids, online school is really the only option. no other school offers this perk, while working to cater to your needs. I'm also a full time student and I recently left the university I was at because of the political agenda. What impresses me about UOP is that they require their professors to be active in their field. some people might find this alarming, but let me give you an example of what happens when you have a career student/teacher who hasnt ever worked in the field they are teaching:: The DEAN of education in the Nursing department has 4 degree's and 2 doctorates. She is in her 80's now, has no family, no husband, nothing to show for her life except her degree's. She teaches several of the nursing classes at her university. she also oversee's several clincals for student nurses. she's a nice older lady who has some good words of wisdom. However, she teaches everything based ona text book standard. Some people might say, well whats wrong with that??? here's whats wrong with that. Nursing is not math. it is not writing an english paper, where there is one right way and one wrong way of doing things. Nursing is extreemly dynamic. There are so many different aspects that it is impossible to teach strictly by the book. I can gaurentee you, having worked in the medical field for several years, not a single patient is going to be the same. This professor was overseeing a student (the students teacher was also in the room) and the professor told the student to give the patient (in the ER) a dose of medication. the student said that medication will interfere with this medication that the patient is currently taking. Since the prof had never heard of that medication (since she never worked as a nurse) said, nonsense. give the patient the dose I told you. So the student obeyed and gave the patient the dose. that patient then went into cardiac arrest because the drugs had a bad interaction. The students teacher then said, Now what Dr. K? Dr. K said, you know what to do, and she walked out of the room leaving the student to deal with a code. Not saying this happens with every nursing program because it doesnt. but when you get professors who have not worked in their chosen teaching, you get situations like this. so, when you choose to complain about part time prof's who are working at what they are teaching, think again.

All of the people grading UoP negatively have probably never finished their degree and don't have a job working making more that $25k a year!
First of all, at a real job, with real responsibilities and deadlines, you will work on a team - Conclusion: learning in a team environment will prepare you for the real world.
I have worked for corportations and private companies and there have always been people that weren't qualified for their positions (nepotism, quotas...), but they made the same or more than I did - Conclusion: whether or not you are at UoP or at a real job, there are going to be people there that are not qualified, or smart enough to be there.
The tuition at our local private university is more expensive that UoP! St. Mary's University in San Antonio, TX costs $667/credit hour! Have any of you ever heard of St. Mary's having any clout in the real world? - Conclusion: UoP tuition is competitive with other private universities.
I got my BBA degree from Eastern Mich. University and had several proffessors who had never had a real job before and went to school to be a university professor. For a particular Marketing Strategy course, many of my professor could only teach theory which left me confused in the real world. I felt totally robber after undergrad and was lost in the real world. I wish I had someone to give me a heads up on what to be careful of after school. Conclusion: real world managers teaching you about to expect in the real world rather than a teacher from the education system teaching classes will give you a better understanding on life after school.
Finally, for all the people that say that UoP is a joke, please have graduated from the program and have problems getting a job or maintaining employment because the coursework didn't prepare you.
Thanks!

First of all, do not listen to anyone who has not personally attended UOP for an accurate review. My experience with UOP is as follows. I entered in Jan. 2009 to complete my bachelors degree in Criminal Justice Administration. Since then I have had nothing but a positive experience with UOP. Everyone has been up front about my classes and I hear from one of my counselors at least once a month asking if I am doing ok, and if I have any questions. My previous associates degree came from a brick school and let me tell you UOP is much harder than any brick school I have attended. You must actually contribute to discussions regarding your weekly topics. When have you ever had to give 300 + word detailed responses 8 times in a week to an instructor at a brick school? Also you will be writing an APA formatted paper almost every single week at UOP. Because of the fast paced classes, you are also responsible for a great deal of reading material each week. You must complete the reading material, contribute to at least 8 discussions, write a paper, and usually do some work within your group learning team. THAT IS EVERY WEEK PEOPLE. Anyone who says otherwise is a liar. UOP is for people who have the self-discipline to do all this on their own. As for the instructors, I have found them to be very well qualified and very interactive with me. Each time I ask a question of an instructor, I get a detailed response within 24 hours. Sometimes I have even been given extra details by my instructors that can help me in other areas. When you are graded at UOP, you are given detailed reasons why you are getting the grade you are getting from them. Also, you get feedback each week from you instructor so that you know how you are doing in the class and have time to improve areas of weakness as you go along. The only reason I am giving UOP 4 stars instead of 5 stars is because they are expensive. However, where else can I go to school on my schedule? My brother who lives in another state is just about to finish up his Associates degreee with Axia/UOP and will be starting his bachelors in December of this year. He has also had a good experience. Again, do not believe all these people who are unwilling to work to get an education. Anyone who says that UOP is a fake school is mistaken.

I graduated in 2008 and hated every minute of my time with UOP. What a waste. I cannot get hired due to telling peopel I graduated from this place. I had a 3.9 GPA, but that means nothing with this college. Everyone does that well.

I will be paying for this the rest of my life--3 times more college expenses that a traditional state school. STAY AWAY!

I am getting ready to complete my degree i am in the last 2 of my last 4 classes. I love the college, and my teachers do respond to me within one day if i have a question. I have had some respond in as little as a few hours. For the guy who said that it is a fake school, it is not, he is a IDIOT. There are professors who i didn't care for but you will have that at any college. They are people and you don't like every single person you meet. I work full time, take care of my son full time because my husband is a truck driver and is only home on the weekends, so anyone who doubts this college and says it is fake in just undeducated about this college and should review it a little better. I have never had a problem and they walked me through my studend loan and i have never once had a problem. So i would recommend it to anyone i still have not had to pay a dime yet and i have been going for a year and a half and don't have to start paying until 6 months after i graduate. So good luck to you all who continue your education.

I signed up with UoP after attending the local community college for a couple of years. I was frustrated with traditional classrooms for a couple of reasons: 1. I could easily sit in a classroom and listen to lectures and never study. I would get A's and B's without much effort. 2. It was irritating to sit through a three hour class that could be covered in half the time.

I have had a pretty positive experience with UoP. Academic counselors call often, I have had no problems with financial aid. For those who complain about teachers not being supportive or emotionally involved I would have to ask, "What college holds a students hand?" When I have had a question for my instructors they have responded in a timely manner each time.

As far as the education goes, I cannot complain. I do have to participate more than I ever would at a traditional campus. This is probably a good thing.