I too am a victim of CTU. I logged in 2 times at the advice of the advisors at the school and now they want to say I owe them money and I NEVER attended a class. DO NOT SIGN ANYTHING WITH THIS SCHOOL AND DO NOT LET THEM TALK YOU INTO GOING. I found it to be a ripp off and the advisors are preditory. I think they work on commision.

As far as classroom and Instructors go I thought the school was just fine, I rate it terrible because of thier tendency to want to steal your money, and the fact that they wont admit that they screwed up and then expect me to pay for thier mistakes, Long Story Short I'm planning on Filing a class action law suite against CTU. If anyone is Interested in joining me contact me at Tcass99@yahoo.com. and let me know your story, Id like to built a large database of examples and stick these shisters with a huge lawsuite.

My experience with CTU spans about 2 years. I am working towards my degree in Accounting, and CTU appeared to fit the bill. Don't get me wrong, I have had great instructors and some very bad instructors. More than a few times, I made the appropriate comments on my end of course survey. After one year, I withdrew because I ran out of money (My employer offers tuition reimbursement and I had reached my cap). I came back, to find that the curriculum had been revised. The revision was a vast improvement.

This is where I ran into trouble: I planned to go on vacation (with very limited internet access) and had made arrangements with my instructor to work with me on assignment submissions. The arrangement were made with the understanding that I would have the same instructor for the subsequent class. The first day of class, I found that I had been moved. The second instructor did not seem to be as willing to work with me. In addition, the planning for vacation took more time that I had anticipated. At this point, I decided to drop the course. Come to find out that I am now being expected to pay for the entire class because it is the "B" section rather than the "A" section of the quarter.

I have tried to contact the Office of the Ombudsman, but he could not help.

I have filed a complaint with the better business bureau.

Until I pay in full, my entire account is frozen. I can not even get a copy of my transcript.

I am looking for advise and for ideas of how to proceed.

Thank you for listening

hmm, I just joined CTU and I am seeing some awesome reviews but bad ones from staff, just a bit scared now, I guess I had such a bad time with UOP that I am ready to get one a university that doesnt do students dirty. So what if they want to make money, thats their jobs, another thing is that if you have questions about accusations then ask, research it, not every university is fit for everyone, thats why you search and choose what suits you and of course I have bad things to sad about UOP but thats because I didnt care for how they ignored the many times I contacted them abour homework than turned around and it was a request for money, not any answers to my former questions. They had me signed in their university within ten minutes of being there, CTU gives you the grand tour before they ASK if it is okay to take it to the next thing. Can anyone give me some GOOD advice on how to start on a good foot with CTU when I begin. I am wondering why some of these staff are working at CTU that write bad reviews if it is so horrid. If it is THAT BAD then you are just the same because you are a team member of that university so you stand for what they stand no matter what you may SAY, its ACTIONS that scream out the hardest so maybe its not so bad since you are there now, what, did your boss make you mad or something, very touching but save the bad review area for students that have quit there because they didnt care for it or for staff who did because it wasnt their forte, anyway, that is it, im excited to be a student again and I wish the best for the other students there

I graduate in Feb. 2010 my experience at CTUO has been the best experience I went to a local college in my town for 6 month and quit because it wasn't challenging enough. I enrolled in CTUO and have been having a ball I have learned so many new things and I feel like every assignment is a challenge. You have to want something for it to work you have to put your 200% to make it and thats what I like I'd rather have me teaching myself and figuring it out on my own than have a teacher who I just listen to and write down every thing that they say. You will have to attend all of the live chats and read all of your assignments and really put forth effort to make a good grade. ALL OF YOU THAT ARE COMPLAINING ARE LAZY THEY ARE NOT JUST GONNA HAND IT TO YOU YOU HAVE TO WANT IT AND GO GET IT! WE ARE ALL GROWN UPS.

I would like to see reviews of this school (both good and bad), and while there are a few, it mainly seems to be alumni attacking each others experiences. If people have a bad experience at this school, they're not allowed to express it without fear of being attacked? That says a lot about the place in my opinion.

I think that people need to stop whining, what college doesn't have a recruiter or admissions department? All you have to worry about is the following things: Is the school accredited? Did you learn anything while enrolled there? Did you get a great job offer while in your junior or senior year of college? If so are you making a profitable return on your investment? If you have answered yes to these questions, then nuff said. Forget all the dumb whining talk, the world is negative enough. If you didn't like CTU then pack up and move on, stop trying to dog them for your bad experiences or dumb mistakes. You live and you learn from them, not whine like a child.

I just completed the MBA Technology Management program at CTU. The quality of the education is comparable to my brick and mortar experience at Texas Tech.

If you really read the ratings and opinions in this thread, it is readily apparent that those who are rating the school poorly have issues in most cases which are not related to the quality of the education.

The online education process is a challenge which requires discipline and the ability to work through problems on your own. It is not for everyone.

Like all education, you generally benefit to the level that you invest of yourself.

Good luck to all.

R

I am getting ready to start with ctu so i do not know much about what they are like yet, but let me tell you something, the reason I am going to ctu is because I am leaving axia college of university of phoenix which is the business "school" or division of uop and I wouldn't wish that school on my worst enemy. They told me an associates in business management would be $12,500 before I joined, well 6 months later and 2 rates raises it turns out it's going to be $25,000. now, for an education, that's not bad, but I was lied to in the beginning when they wanted me to join, and also when I esigned my loan application for the $12,500 they had me sign an open agreement. So the university can take as much of money as they want when they raise their rates and never even have to bother to ask me if thats okay. I'm half way through an associates degree and 20 grand in the hole and didn't find that out until recently because they didn't deem it necessary to tell me. when i started asking questions, i got the run around. getting to a manager or anybody other than your financial aid counselor or academic counselor is impossible, even through the 800 number. My financial aid counselor rebeccah juhl has been nothing but rude and belligerent to me and has gotten away with away despite many voicemails left for her immediate manager. Also, the classes themselves are absolute jokes, I mean c'mon, a 9 week class on how to write a business memo?? that's the only class I took that even had anything to do with business! The courses are poor, the professors are just as bad, and they look for anyway to scam you out of more money. I auto dropped out of a class because THEIR website was down and they expect me to pay 600 bucks to retake the classes. I had sent in the waiver of fees 4 times which was for me to get out of those fees, but the forms magically disappeared when I told them I was transferring to another college and they are holding my transcripts hostage for the money. I have been trying for months to get someone to explain to me just what in the hell happened and you know what my answer to all of it is? $12,500 is per academic year and there are 2 academic years per calendar year and thats why it's $25,000 for you to get an associates.....now...you guys do the math LOL They will also tell you that they cannot specifically tell you what it would cost for any certain degree....now what school doesn't know what their degree programs cost? let me tell you what they cost effective july 1st...you know...another rate increase because they last increased LAST july...been too long for them i guess......385 per credit hour and 70 for "electronic books" which is just a pdf file telling you what your assignments are and your cheap readings for that class. You have to pay for EVERYTHING with that school and never receive anything. CTU will give you your software and books included in the 245/credit hour tuition. Also with UOP you never receive a drop of paper work that you esign....never....you basically sign your life away....CTU...I'm waiting for it in the mail right now along with my actual text books and microsoft office 2007. I am not sure what CTU'S classes are like, but if they're anything like the treatment I've already received, I will be happy that I switched to them.

TO SURGTECH
YOU DON NOT KNOW WHAT YOUR TALKING ABOUT. UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX(BKA UOP) IS THE WORST ONLINE COLLEGE THERE IS, NEXT TO AMERICAN INTERCONTINENTAL UNIVERSITY. LET ME TELL YOU HOW I KNOW 2 YEARS AGO I WENT TO UOP FOR "INFORMATION ONLY" ON THEIR B.A. IN CRIMINAL JUSTICE. HOW ABOUT SOME LADY BROUGHT OUT THIS GUY SAYING YOU WANTED TO ENROLL I NEVER SAID I WANTED TO ENROLL I WANTED INFO ABOUT THE SCHOOL ONLY. SO I SAID TO MYSELF, "I GOT ALL DAY ANYWAY, LEMME SEE HOW THIS SCHOOL IS." MY PREVIOUS SCHOOL WAS FLORIDA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY WHICH IS NOW EVEREST UNIVERSITY. WELL ANYWAY WE SAT AND TALKED FOR ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE (ACADEMIC ADVISOR) ASKED IF I WAS READY TO SIGN THE PAPERS. I LIKE WHOA I ONLY CAME HERE FOR INFORMATION, IS THERE ANY OTHER WAY I CAN PUT IT? THE EXPRESSION HE HAD ON HIS FACE LOOOKED LIKE DAMN I THOUGHT THIS YOUNG LADY WAS READY TO START SCHOOL. HE THEN SAID, "WELL CALL ME IN A FEW DAYS TO SEE IF I WANTED TO ENROLL." I SAID, "THERE'S NO WAY I'LL ATTEND THAT SCHOOL." ITS LIKE THEIR PRESSURING YOU TO GET IN. HOW BOUT THE NEXT DAY I WENT TO GOOGLE(THANK GOD FOR IT)TYPED IN IS UOP A GOOD SCHOOL, I TELL YA NO LIE I SAW 400-600 COMPLAINTS YES COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PLACE THEY CALL A SCHOOL. THEY WERE ABOUT TO TAKE AWAY THEIR ACCREDITATION, THEY WERE ALSO PRACTICING UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR, TELLING STUDENTS THAT THEY CAN GET A CAREER JOB ONCE THERE DEGREE IS COMPLETED, AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF OTHER BULLSHIT.JUST TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT THEY FUCKIN LIED SAYING THEIR GOING TO DO THIS & THAT, THEY ARE A DIPLOMA MILL, & A CHEAP ASS FUCK SCHOOL!!! IF YOU WANT AN ONLINE DEGREE YOUR BETTER OFF GOING TO KEISER UNIVERSITY, POST UNIVERSITY, WESTWOOD COLLEGE, OR SOUTH UNIVERSITY. THATS ALL I GOTTA SAY.

Ladies & Gentlemen,

I cannot understand all the immature vulgarity here. I have been a CTU Online Student for quite some time now, and you will get out, what you put into it. The admissions process was very easy to get through, as the couselors are interested in getting as many people enrolled as possible. For that they take the time to make it as painless as possible for anyone interested. I did not have any problem with my transfer credits either. I had 32 credits from a combination of military training/experience and CLEP as well as 12 credits from Roger Williams University and all of them transferred. I had applied to local brick & mortar schools and CTU Online was the only one that was willing to accept all of my transfer credits.

I have attended online classes at other schools, physical classes at local Universities (some that are pretty prestigious here in New England) and did distance learning when I was in the Navy and I will tell you the one common truth about all. Every scholl has difficult instructors as well as students that are annoyingly ignorant. That is just a fact of life.

The bottom line, CTU Online is a good school if you are willing to put in the time. It is a program that requires discipline. I have experienced some of the most challenging course material. Some of these course were more difficult than the ones I took at Roger Williams University (which is a prestigious private engineering, law, and business school in RI). You will get out what you put in and it is worth every penny. I've been working towards a degree for quite some time and CTU Online finally is making that dream come true.

It is too bad that some people have had a bad experience with CTU. I had a similar problem with the University of Pheonix. The admissions person didn't even know what accredidation the school holds! He also tried to convince me that CTU had no accredidation but, I did some research and found that CTU is regionaly and nationaly accredited. I called them in 2005 and still attending to earn my second degree.

I am currently working towards my MBA. CTU has been a long and challenging experience. I prefer working online with CTU rather than the Brick and Mortar traditional school. I am going to assume that those who rate this school low have had a bad experience. I do understand that they do try to rush you into enrollement. I feel that you either want to get your education or you don't. If you truly want to earn your degree, then enrollement should not be an issue. Financial aid was easy to obtain, grants and credit transfers where not difficult as well.

90% of the courses I have taken for my Bachelors and Masters courses were extremely challenging and in some cases down right hard, in business courses anyway. I don't know about the other courses, maybe the instructors are different for each course. My instructors have been great. They don't seem to stick to any guidelines as I can tell as mentioned by the ex-CTU instructor. My instrutors went out of their way to communicate about as much as possible. Some instructors seem extremely knowledgable about the subject matter. Read thier Bios and you will see why! Most are very educated and have carees in the courses they teach.

As far as the books and resources, you are encouraged to find resources online. The book is a basic guide for the course. If you really want to learn more, use the links that CTU offers within each course. I have no idea why so many people have problems with the books, they are not meant to be your primary resource. They want you to go online and research. That's what we do in the real world! So, stop flipping out about the books and look up some good resources online.

Finally, it is very difficult to get away with plagarism when submitting your assignments to CTU. The originality verification just makes it impossible for a student to steal research material and pass it off as thier own. So, overall the instructors are great, the courses are hard as hell and require you to actually do some work and research. I have never heard of any instructor give away answers. Finally, I was recieving phone calls for job interviews before I could finish earning my first degree. So, employers seem to respect CTU's integrity and educational worth.

Thanks,
Paul

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I am both an online and traditional brick and mortar CTU student with straight A's, here in Colorado. I am also a graduate of a University of Phoenix online degreed program, as well as Strayer University (brick and mortar). CTU does have it's good aspects, but it's hit or miss with the instructors. Some are great and some you wonder if they're truly qualified to teach (in this country at least). Online, UoP is a much better learning experience than CTU. There's much more student interaction and meaningful, real world projects. CTU actually seems a bit mediocre online, where you barely have to read the books and the teachers give you the answers to everything you need to post beforehand. It is easy if that's what you're looking for.

CTU seems to have a tendency of stating one thing, and then later you find out it's not true (consumer fraud has been mentioned in the hallways). For instance, in the surgical tech program they claim as you're registering to be a certified program, only to find out later that's not the case. They're working feverishly to correct this, but only after collecting thousands of dollars from misinformed students, and if they are not certified by the time you graduate then you are ineligible for that certification test as well. The main concern many of us have experienced though, is the need to take courses we don't need (mainly if you have carry over credits) in order to maintain financial eligibility, because they don't have or can't attract qualified teachers for the program they've advertised. This can get expensive. Also, they tend to push you into retaking classes you may have had in another school, stating that it doesn't meet their requirements, yet from several of our experiences their courses are easier. Most classes are easy A's if you pay, and do the simple assignments. Almost seems like a degree mill. It's a money making machine. If you are starting from scratch with no previous credits, it's an okay school, but if not, find someplace else. If you are a working professional looking for an online school, I would recommend UoP by far over CTU.

I am amazed at the comments that I have seen for this school. Okay, so you do not have a job but have a degree. Welcome to the recession! Many people on here have such terrible spelling errors that I wonder if they actually participated. I for one have grown as a person and learned how to write papers properly, which will come in handy for a person who is looking to move up the ladder. Maybe you all should learn that you can copy and paste these comments into a word document to check for spelling errors and the paste it right back into the comment area with your corrections. I am proud to be going to this college and I am excited about getting my degree. Sure, it may not help me find a job at this time but at least I can say that I am a college graduate.

I am a current student at CTU online. To be completely honest, it is tough. Like the old saying goes, "don't knock it till you try it." I got information on DePaul University Online and Roosevelt University Online and I do not see any differences between all three schools. Their advisors called me just as much as Ctus did. What college is not in it to make money????? I don't know about all of you but I am a mother with a mortgage to pay, full-time employee, and and a student so online schooling is the best decision for me. Frankly, I wish I would have done it years ago. If you have a busy life, have a passion to learn, can work independently, and are driven, then online learning is for you.
BTW.... CTUs credits do transfer to other accredited universities. I had mine evaluated at three local colleges and universities.


"God doesn't require us to succeed; he only requires that you try."
Mother Teresa

I am currently enrolled with the Associates program for medical billing and coding with CTU. I have read most of the comments, and complaints that are posted here. First of all, I think CTU is an awesome school. The assignments involve a plethora of research that involves a great deal of time. I work hard to keep my grades up, and many people whine and complain that the grades they receive are unfair. Well, maybe you should turn your assignments in on time! Stop waiting until the last darn minute to turn them in. Also, why is it that people are still receiving bad grades due to grammar and spelling? Hello, Word 2007, or whichever version you may have takes care of that for you. For those of you who say that you do not learn anything, or that you are not learning what you need for your career, buy a clue. With the online learning environment, you cannot just depend on the teachers to teach you everything you need to know! Read the books, complete your assignments, research, and you will have the tools you need to succeed just like any other school. Also, why in the world do people sign up for online courses when they are computer illiterate? How flipping hard is it to copy and paste? My goodness seriously, why would you want to put out that much money, only to receive failing grades because you cannot use a computer! Even so, why spend so much money to fail a course when you do not complete your assignments on time. There are a great number of people to help you! Oh yea,one more thing........why do so many of you complain about writing papers? Hello, you signed up with an online college, what else are you going to do?

After reading many of the complaints I do have to agree. I graduated in Match of '08 with a BA in Business Admin. I found the classes to be sometimes challenging but overall it was easy as long as you did the work. Now I have a degree and have been aggressively sending out resumes, still not hired. I alwasy wondered why my advisor was constantly changing. The first one who pressured me into taking Business Admin classes was so positive that those were the subjects that I should take after telling her many times that I wanted to learn more about computers. I then realized that my classes were more about business management. I still did very well but did not like the fact that being new to the school thing was directed into courses that really were not what I wanted. In other words I put my faith in the advisor because she sounded like she knew what she was talking about....wrong. Many of my classmates (not all) had the intelligence and grammar skills of one that would be in the 5th grade. I found that very odd and goes to show that they took anyone into their school. Many of the teachers were excellent and a good handful were horrible. I would have to say that the school is a degree mill. There is no possible way to retain so much information in such a quick amount of time. Yea I got a hight grade avg, I got my degree, i did all of the work..big deal. I would have retained and learned more from a brick and mortar school. So far employers that I have interviewed with could care less about my degree from CTU. It has done nothing for me other than put me more into debt. So answer this question. If they are such a great school, why do the y go through and assign so many advisors to one student? My advisor changed more than the wind changes direction.

"so that's where you got that 'CTUO' lapel pin?"

I would like to take a few minutes to clarify something. It is not possible to earn a Bachelor's Degree from CTU Online in two years. The only way this would work is if you had already completed an Associates Degree. Then it would take you 15 months "minimum!" You can complete the degree program so quickly because unlike traditional schools, there is not a summer break, you work straight trough each session with a week in between. This enables you to complete the degree in less time. I also saw that someone questioned how you could get in without taking your SATs. It is simple, if you are not a transfer student and do not have an Associates Degree, they put you into their Associates Degree program. Which works just like any community college, meaning two year schools offering Associates Degrees do not require you to take the SAT. Two of my friends who did not do well on their SATs went to our local community college and after they received their Associates Degrees re-applied at the state school and were accepted. It is the same at CTU Online The second point I would like to make is that CTU Online is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association. (http://www.accreditation.colostate.edu/)" Because of this, your diploma does indeed count! And if you so choose you can transfer like I did to a state school after completing your Associates Degree. The admissions department at ASU did not have an issue with my degree, they actually asked how I liked the program. For those of you who work full time, or like me, travel quite a bit for work, or if you have a family, this might be the best solution for you. I hope this information was helpful!

I am attenting CTU online and I believe that the school is a great place to go to college. I'm disabled and can't sit a long period of time so this school works. Also if you have never gone to college then how would you know if it's a good school or not. My instructors are great! I had a death in the family and had no trouble getting them to let me submit my assignments late. They help you if you ask for the help and will do anything that they can to help you. I take the Associate of Science Medical field. I'm dong well but I also have to work for every grade that I get. No you don't get them given to you and I feel that you mut work for everything that you want. NO ONE OWES YOU A DARN THING... Work for it and it will come to you. So don't go saying that CTU online is not a great school!!! IT IS! So CTU you just keep doing what you are soing and all of us that go there will have an education that we can be proud of and take with us after we leave.

Over a period of two years, I completed my Bachelors in Business Administration in Management with CTU Online. Previously, I had finished most of my Freshman and Sophomore level classes. While completing the upper level courses, I took some CLEP and Dante exams to make up the difference for some remaining lower level classes not yet completed.

Because I had to travel routinely for work, this was one of the few options available to me. While I appreciate the avenue for completing college this way, it was not cheap, nor was it easy. In addition to attending online lectures, I invested about 20-30 hours a week in homework for the entire time I was in school. All this was done while working a full-time position and raising four children. Fortunately, my wife understood the value of this also and was willing to make sacrifices.

Knowing I would graduate in 6-2007, I was offered a new position thirty days in advance, which included a 50% increase in salary. Prior to earning the diploma, I was never considered for these opportunities.

Personally, I think too many people place too much emphasis on a degree. Unfortunately, those are usually the people doing the hiring. For 20+ years I couldn't finish the degree because of various obstacles. Once I was able to find an online alternative, I sacrificed, worked extremely hard and it paid off.

With CTU, there will be obstacles too, like advisors who are constantly changing. A few of the professors are pretty obstinate, but you will find that everywhere. Most will challenge you, but are fair and understand the adult learner mindset versus the 19 year old. Don't be misled by advisors who say it will take 10 hours a week. They are trying to win a recruit for a quota. Most of the time, I had 5 hours of sleep a night, and about once or twice a month, I pulled all nighters. However on June 26, 2007 at 11:55 p.m., while on the road, I submitted my last assignment from a hotel in Tulsa, OK. Then I had the most incredible night's rest, knowing that I had secured a new job with much greater pay and opportunity.

Be realistic, this is hard work...but if you are willing to invest the time to play the "employer's game requirements" for a season, it can have nice returns.

CTU is just like any other college, the cost is too expensive but the program is tough. Instead of whining about CTU, why don't you enroll in a college yourselves? However, let me know if they don't disappoint you as well. Time to grow up and stop blaming others for your choices in life.

*********Disregard krgirl's post********** *********Ignorant Poster********** krgirl, What a complete bunch of rubbish! I am currently enrolled and find the courses somewhat challenging. The school is based around project based courses or assignments. This is very similar to real life and situations that I have encountered before. There is no wrong or right answer. You could be totally off base but as long as you research and prove your stance you will at least pass the assignment. I am active duty military, student, and full time dad. I have been to both brick and mortar colleges and online colleges. I find it amusing that you, for no good reason, stumbled across this site to rate CTU. I do wonder about the open admission standards but usually the weak are thinned out after the first couple of classes. This leads me to think that many angry posters on this page are ex students that are stuck with a bill for a class not passed. I like this school very much and it fits my life style quite well. I do think the grading standard maybe a little lax but remains nothing that I haven't encountered before at other B&M schools. As far as accreditation, Colorado State University is accredited by the same standards as CTU. "Colorado State University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and is a member of the North Central Association. (http://www.accreditation.colostate.edu/)" CTU accreditation is "s accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools" Please do research before you spout your mouth off ignorantly. BTW, WASC is also a regional accreditation. "The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), a 501 (c) 3 organization, is recognized as one of six regional associations that accredit public and private schools, colleges, and universities in the United States.(http://www.wascweb.org/)" This is the same as the North Central Association but for a region. Please get your facts straight before you post!!! Kudos, to your Aunt and WTG for you degrading her work and success. What does she feel about the college?

This school is a joke. My aunt "earned" a Bachelors Degree from this place in 2 years - while it takes 4 years for most traditional schools. She was given an A in every class even when she didn't know the material. She constantly asked me to help her in her "College Math" course (yes that is the CTU title) and it was the level of work I did in eighth grade. She barely understood the material and still got an A - what a joke. This school is a diploma mill that will give anyone a good GPA and degree that pays. A 4 year degree in 2 sounds too good to be true and it is. Also, those credits will never transfer to a real school like a UC, because CTU is not accredited by WASC, which accredidates Community colleges, universities, and Senior Colleges (what schools like Stanford, University of Colorado, etc have). They are "regionally accredited" by the Higher Learning Commisiion which is what trade schools have - basically the same time of education as a plumber or car mechanic. I would NEVER hire anyone from one of these schools because I know they have purchased their education, not worked for it.

I am currently working on my BS in Managment at CTU Online and I love it. Everytime I have a problem my admissions counselor was there and walked me through the next steps. The professors are knowledgeable in their fields and the live chat session give you a change to interact with them personally. They even set me up with a student mentor my first few classes. I've been at CTU Online since February and I love it. My experience has been fantastic. I would recommend it to anyone that wants to be challenged in their online education and wants to feel prepared for the real world when they graduate.

I am currently finishing up my BSBA-IT at CTU and moving on to my MBA. I only participated in higher level courses at this university and found them to be like any other school. Some classes were very good with better professors, while some were mundane and going through the motions. I have had easy access to my professors and the necessary materials to accomplish the tasks necessary. The CTU interface is easy to work with, and pretty self service if you understand the layout. I can promise you that those who stated that they just breezed through the classes did not have the professors or classes I experienced. Oh well to each his own. The education is what you put into it. You can do the minimum and squeeze by, or apply yourself and learn the subject matter. I am amused by the comments and the number of stars given by each 'rater'. The vast majority of ratings are 1 or 5 stars. Typically the single star ratings have been given by non-students or disgrutled employees, with the higher ratings coming from actual students. If you really read the comments from actual students, you will see, like any other university, it all depends on your field of study and the luck of the draw in your instructors. In reference to the sales people, they are persistent and annoying at times. I just tell them no if I am not comfortable with the arrangement. If you don't like who you are working with, you can simply ask to speak to someone different.

I too experienced CTU as an instructor for one and only one semester. I thought they were only concerned about making money and not the education. I was told by the Dean that there was too many A's in my classes. He worried about accreditation. So I graded my students much harder and the complaints and threats started.

One student called me at 5:00 am to yell at me about his last grade. Another who appeared to be unstable sent me 4 E-mails in the duration of a day with threats and told me what a lousy instructor I was. I sent all the messages to the dean, he was absolutely useless and did nothing. He kept lying to me about taking care of things and he wanted me back the next semester. One night online all of these students ganged up on me about there grades. The Dean told me dont let them bully you. Students dont usually. I teach at 3 other institutions to this day and I am an Associate Dean at another online Institution.

According to the Dean I was scheduled to teach the next round of courses, the classes even appeared in my ID. A week before the end of the semester the courses disappeared out of my ID, I figured as much with the amount of students whining about their grades. I turned in the final grades and never heard back from them.

I would not want to work for such a two-faced, deceptive organization again. All they care about is money, not education. I followed the Deans directions and order to teach this course. I have never been treated with such disrespect by students. For the time, effort, and threats it was not worth it to me.

Dr. M

I am a current student of their MBA program with a focus on IT Management. I have been in the IT industry for 20 years and have run several lines of business for the various companies I have worked for at the director level. I am currently a director, and do make a substantial income. I did my research, and am concerned about credit transfers. Especially, since I am planning for a PhD in the future. I went to UT Austin for my undergraduate BS Comp Sci, and I can tell you that the quality of education between CTU and UT is similar. On campus vs. off campus are apples and oranges though. Without enough time in a day to run a business and go to school, I was left with no choice but to take an online MBA program. So, far I have been challenged and pleased with professionalism, content, and quality of the program so far. It's just like an on campus experience.. sometimes you get really good Professors, and other times you get people that should not be teaching. Over all in that aspect, the two types of learning systems are similar. The biggest advantage I have found with online is the pace, and ability to attend on my time schedule. The lectures are interactive and recorded. So, if you can't attend you can listen in later. Ever sit in a lecture on campus and wish you had a tape recorder? Well, with the lectures recorded online, if you miss something, rewind, and listen again. Great feature of online classes. There are some negatives, but they are minor. Bottom line: I am getting my money's worth. I have already learned a great deal, and the quality of my education is as good or better than my undergraduate on campus experience.

My $.02,

Cheers

Cory

As a CTU grad, I can say that CTU is on par with any traditional school in the country. The business administration degree I earned helped me land a position as a pharmaceutical sales rep. 100k/year.

I am working with an advisor for CTU and she is really friendly and non pushy. I wanted to start classes May 23 but she wanted me to wait until the start date in July so my paperwork work for finacial aid does not have to be rushed and I can see where I stand with aid. I also had problems accessing one of the webpages Friday night after 10:00pm an she connected me to technical support to esolve the issue. The technician even helped me walk thru the application to make sure I did not have any more technical issues. I just sent them transcipt request forms. I will wait and see what classes they accept and if not enough i will not sign up for classes but so far I have had a very positive experience. I can call and talk to someone 24 hours a day and reach techincal support regarding ANY online issue 24 hours a day. There online program has alot of featurs as well. I find it hard to believe all the negative issues with the advisors. I could call her now and talk to her if i like and she answers all my email within 5 minutes when she works from 5pm to 5am central time.

I have to say the employees that supposively work for CTU that are rating the school as bad are full of it! I finished my first bachelors degree at the University of Colorado in Denver and personally found it time consuming and basically had to memorize, not apply any real knowledge. I think I have used maybe one or two things from that degree. I went back to get a second bachelors degree using CTU Online. I have learned so much, and I apply it to my every day job with the US Government.. which by the way has actually recommended CTU as a school... I find the courses real life based information applicable to my job and recently just completed a course in which I applied so much of the material to a Managing for Performance course for management at work.

I think every businesses main goal is to make money. I applied to UMass Online based off of their Lowell Campus and I also applied to a certificate program at George Mason online. I would say the recruiters/finance and advising groups were all as pushy as the other and "brick and mortar" schools can't even compare to the curriculum that I received and will continue to receive at CTU Online! Keep up the great work and I hope that more schools start to release the benefits of this type of learning.

Getting my masters and I think it is a good school. Had one terrible prof but the rest were very good and learned a bunch of new things. Really fast paced. You almost have to kill yourself to keep up. slept 4 hours a night last week so I could do my schoolwork. If you are willing to give up a year of your life to get a graduate school degree this place is for you if not go elsewhere. CTU will really push you to the limit turning in assignments.

Well, I imagine any legitimate college has the potential of enhancing or destroying a student's life, but that all depends on their success in the system. Any student can land themselves in significant financial trouble from taking out student loans or plunking down their well saved money if they simply have difficulty learning material that is meant to be presented to students capable of excelling in a higher academic instituion. Perhaps the problem with CTUO is that they do accept anyone; an academic advisor once told me during my own studies that they were hiring multitudes of new professors to accomodate the rapidly growing enrollment levels. Bluntly put, I believe it. They will accept anyone willing to secure the financial means to attend. Having never written or even researched what to include in my initial screening letter I recall it as being pretty funny now that I look back on it. There was not any genius wording to it; I just laid out my story of why I was interested and I was good to go. I now know from talking with other students that it really doesn't matter what you write. Hence those who do not belong in a true institution of higher learning will have bad experience if they do not have the capability. It's really a personal jusdgement call of whether you believe you can endure a legitimate university without the aid of screening by recruiters.

As for myself, I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in Aug. 07, whoo-hoo! I'm still very proud of that accomplishment. My cumulative GPA was 3.84/4.0, though I am not sure if the grading scale is weighted or not. Irregardless, I have found my degree to take me everywhere I hoped it would. My first position since graduating was a temp position for 17.5/hr., which wasn't bad starting out w/o any solid experience (which was even more ironic as my interviewers commented on how they had heard how much potential there is for cheating in an online environment, though I never cared to find out how). After finishing that temp position I moved on to accept a very generous corporate position here in Minnesota as an interntional financial analyst for 40k annually after passing a temp-to-hire condition via means of a staffing agency. I am very happy in my position, the peapole are great, and I am learning very much rapidly.

In short, it really works, though you have to judge for yourself whether you can succeed. Good luck!

I am currently attending CTU online and am about to finish my ASIT. CTU is a for profit school so of course their recruiters are going to try really hard to get you to attend. After going through the initial process which took about a month, it has been a wonderful experience ever since. The lower division courses weren't terribly challenging; however later core classes have been challenging and full of real world knowledge. I am extremely happy with my instructors at CTU. The IT instructors have all been amazing mentors. They all hold degrees and have field experience. CTU helped me land the job that I have right now as Help Desk Administrator. I am thinking about finishing my BSIT on campus because I would like more hands on experience. Two out of the three colleges that I went to said that they would accept the credits that I earned at CTU online. I think that speaks for itself.

Online schooling isn't for everyone. You need to be able to manage your time effectively. A lot of students have problems with this. If this is your case, I suggest going to on campus school.

If you've never attended CTU, please do not talk bad about it. They are regional accredited. Many of us do not have the option of going to school full on campus. CTU online is a great alternative. You will get what you put into it. Online schooling has become more prevalent today and is accepted and practiced by many universities.

WOW! All the negative stuff about CTU, amazing! Listen, I am going to give all of you the skinney on CTU. CTU is part business, part college, as is any university. With that said, you will get the sales pitch to feel warm and fuzzy about enrolling, however college has become big business and CTU is no different. They want your money! Does that mean they are crooks, no! CTU has a different pitch than your normal brick and motar, Brick and motar concern themsleves less with the student and more with the parents wallet. Young children systematically fill out customary loan applications FASA and standard forms and mom and dad are hustled by the financial aid. At CTU they deal with older students mainly on there own. That's the difference the students feel the sting of payments and sales calls and bills. CTU is accredited, thats all that matters! Your potential job rarely cares about if your degree is from ST. Mary's school for the blind or MIT. The only difference is highly technical jobs or important jobs. They might care about where you graduated, other than that no one cares! You think some social worker job in some city gives a damn if you went to So Cal or CTU? No they just need somebody degreed to fill a seat! If you are applying to NASA dont go to CTU! CTU fills a void for alot of older college dropouts needing to get a degree in a world that is flooded with schools sticking there nose up in the air to give the appereance that they offer something better! Hogwash! CTU is a good school, that's easy, accredited and fairly affordable. About 8000.00 a year. That's not bad compared to others. If you want a degree that is respectable in the world of online colleges, CTU is better than most, atleast CTU is a brick and motar school and has been for over 40years. They do hastle you about money, but they also give you a degree that is recognized by employer's that's all you want isn't it? Go to CTU and don't worry so much about the negative comments, every school has it's drawbacks. I once went to a school that had one room with two classes in it at the same time, I kid you not! They had dividers in the middle that wouldnt close off the track and we could listen in on both classes! So dont knock CTU, I drink beer and go to class, no bad!

I currently work at CTU and I will be quitting soon! CTU is a joke they will enroll anyone as long as you have $50. your "entrance essay" needs to be 4 sentences long and youre in. i have been told on numerous occasions to just run a credit card payment even if the person trying to enroll has said they wont have the money till x date. Admissions is a huge sales environment but it could be a good school if you have no other options. One good thing that CTU does is gets your FA set up before you start class and that all depends on you...Im sick and tired of people saying they don't want loans for school...this school is cheap as heck... find me another school that will get you and associates and bachelors for under $50,000 the problem is, but you get what you pay for. I whole heartedly believe the school and company over all is crooked. I have seen this university ruin peoples and their familys lives. Im sorry to anyone I enrolled.

I am a current employee here at CTU online and I have to say.....it is a sales driven organization.Every department has a number they have to hit, otherwise termination.I've seen this school truely screw over lower class citizens and take every last penny they have.This school is disceiving, unethical, and it's all about the money.Each employee is asked to call at least 150 people daily, 2+ hours talk time, and call 3 x a day (that same #).We basically are harrassing prospects into enrolling by digging in deep and closing the deal.We have a budget of 10 enrollments a month and have to at least start 8 people per start or we are put on a final, and eventually fired with-in that month.Since I have been with the company, I've documented everything, brought things up (with proof) to the top DOGS....nothing has ever been done.The only reason I have not been terminated, is because I have way too much dirt on the school and the company as a whole, CEC.If you don't log into class weekly, you may get dropped from the school and charged for all of the classes you had taken.No one in contact you when you ask them to, but you bet everyone and their grandma will be calling you if you get cancelled or dropped from school.I refuse to sell education, because I feel there isn't a need.You are investing large amounts of money, yet you are willing to enroll after talking with an advisor for maybe 1 hour....How does that make sense?Most of the employees are from the streets, uneducated thugs, drug addicts, and unprofessional, uncaring people.You are all better off enrolling in a local school that does online, then seeking a online school that will NEVER meet your needs.I am not a angry person, nor am I holding a grudge....it is what it is.....A school that will ripe you off without thinking twice on how this is going to affect a human being.Please do your reseach and Do Not enroll here with this school.They are basically on their last leg and will be losing their accredidation, and the doors will be closing with-in the next 2 years.Fate has caught up to the school and their tactics! Sincerely, still employed by a Disceiving Company.

It seems to me that there is a very large margin of opinion about CTU. I would think that it is hard to manage a school with so many students all over the world. I had both great and horrible experiences while attending. I am currently deciding if I should continue my BSBA or find another school. The biggest problem I had was dealing with the professors that I could not understand at all. Their accent was so thick, I didn't know what they were saying half the time. If you don't pick up the book and use it then the professors can usually tell. Trying to slip by with out actually doing the work may help get you by, but not with a decent grade. I had some issue with a professor not even grading the work we turned in. Every thing was a scam and they did email us to let us know. They gave me a passing grade and called it good, and that is a big red flag. After that I withdrew, but I did have some great experiences with many professors also. In all, I would say that I had an equally good and bad time attending. I do believe that majority of the time you get what you put into the degree. Most companies are not going to outsource to someone who has never worked for them and has no idea how they operate from within to be the manager over everyone. You should start from the bottom like everyone else does, and get your degree to keep ahead.

I graduated with a BA in Business Science recently in 2007 and I thought it was challenging and difficult. It takes a lot of effort to keep up with the fast paced environment. I have gone to brick and mortar schools before and CTU definitely beats them. They are a great school and definitely worth any hard workers time.

Anyone who has complaints may be isolated to a particular incident and nothing more. If they are a bad school then why would they hold such prestigious accreditation. The Federal Government does not back up schools with grants, unsubsidized, and subsidized loans if they are not properly accredited.

CTU is a great school and I had a wonderful experience. I am not enrolled in their Executive Masters degree in Business and am looking forward to another great experience

You get out what you put in. Well I recently graduated from CTU Online with a BSBA-IT degree. I will say this, that there were some very good and some Ok instructors. I have previously attended The George washinnton Univeristy, and Central Texas college ( Active Navy Sailor) I feel that I received the same quality of an education given the material that was given. The issues that traditional (brick and mortar) students fail to realize is that the learning takes place entirely on your own time, and jsut like with traditional schools you get out what you put in. I feel that it took alot more deiscipline, fortitude and time management skills to succesfully complete the online work vs. when I attend lectures and took notes. The actual time researching topics and working in virtual study groups was at times very challenging and forced me to explores new avenues of communication. Just like any traditional study group there are those that pull more weight than others, however where it varies is that there is no face to face communication and at times no communication at all. How would a unhardened tradiotnal student react, possibly well, possibly not. It all comes down how committed the individual student is. Which bring me back to my original point of you get what you want out of it... just like a traditional brick and mortar school. The APA requirements of CTU-Online are the most strict that I have experienced in my collegiate career. They are hightly,highly ethical in ensuring that no materila is plagerized and that the original author of works is given proper credit. The systems that CTu has in place are highly effective. I can speak from experience, since on one particular assignement I forgot to list and annotate the originals authors work. I almost failed the assignment, thankfully the instructor was agreeable and we went thoruhg the appeals process and I was able to receive a better grade. (B). I could go on. But for any prospective students dont go by word or anyone elses we all have had differnet experiences. Just like any university has (look it up) If you choose to go the online route be sure that you are ready to put in the time and effort to fully maximize the potential of the curriculum. Best of luck.

I am going to have to agree with the rest of the angry crowd. First of all they are money hungry salesman who praise some stupid bullshit school..Let me tell you that I am a Proud Colorado School of Mines student, yeah thats right shit ass CTU, Mines will smash your sorry asses, a degree from mines will get more attention over a shit ass ctu degree. CTU is a Joke..A community college is better than CTU. So what if your accredited whoopdy whoo. thirty thousand for a crappy degree a 14 month degree is a joke...The day i bow to CTU is the day that an engineering school like MIT or CSM gets turned down to a CTU school.

All of you whiners need to stop complianing about CTU. They are Regionally Accredited by the North Central Association Of Colleges and Schools, which is the very same accreditation that schools such as Colorado State University, University of Colorado, Arizona State University etc... They also have a real brick and mortar campus in Colroado Springs, Colorado, which has been their main campus since 1965. Not only are they Regionally Accredited but their school of engineering is accredited by the Accrediting Board of Engineering Technology(ABET). The ones complaining are the ones that could not keep up with the course work. The professors that complain are disgruntled because they want higher pay to be adjunct professors. So why come on this website and try to discredit and make complaints about a university that is regionally accredited. To recieve Regional Accreditation a university's course curriculum has to meet a certain criteria. Obviously, CTU met the criteria to obtain accreditation from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. So get over it folks. Just go to North Central Association of Colleges and Schools website and check to see how many times CTU has been put on probation-None!  Wheather your getting your degree from them at their traditional campus in Colorado Springs or their Online campus, you are still recieving a quality education. Stop complaining!

For all you non-students who keep writing these negitive reviews, before you write these trash do your research. An online degree takes dedication and self motivation. Yes the advisors are sales persons, but guess what if it takes a sales person to get me off my ass to make an improvement in my life then go ahead. I am a current CTU international student. No let me rewrite that. "I AM A PROUD INTERNATIONAL CTU STUDENT". For most CTU is just another college they and jump from like a froh would a lilly pod. try and committ to one school and no matter how hard the course work is. I love CTU and will continue from there all the way to my masters.

Every student that has a good experience up here isn't an employee. I would never work for them and i love my job. However,I think that my degree from them speaks for itself. As a result, I got a promotion last year after I graduated CTU. Good luck to you and your studies!
Mandiebear

I was very interested in CTU because each class is only 6 weeks long. I went through a month-long admissions process where the admissions advisors were calling me every day to make sure all of the paperwork was on track. They are good with follow up. I wasn't going to commit until my transcripts had been reviewed so I would know which classes I had already taken would be applied toward my degree. During the first week of class, it still was not determined which classes would be transferrable. The admissions advisor kept pushing me to "log onto classes" which of course would have automatically committed me to pay for the first 2 classes when I wasn't even sure if I was going to attend there. Each time I had a discussion with Admissions about this, it was clear they didn't care what my personal goals were, all they cared about is getting that money. I was treated like a 7th grader. Are you going to commit and get this degree or not? You need to log onto class, etc. Financial aid told me to NOT sign or accept any student loans until I was sure I was attending. Admissions told me I had to sign them, they kept callling me every day. At the end, when they finally reviewed my transcripts, and mind you, at a normal school 16 of the classes I had already taken would have been transferrable. At CTU, they didn't not accept ANY OF THEM toward the Bachelor's degree. One week later, I was enrolled in another school which ACCEPTED ALL OF THEM. And the new school is also regionally accredited, so don't believe them when they tell you that's the reason. I was told by the CTU director of who knows what that NONE OF MY CREDITS WOULD BE TRANSFERRABLE AT OTHER UNIVERSITIES EITHER. They want every dollar of that $30,000 for the bachelors degree and the Admissions Advisors will be DISHONEST to try to force you to enroll. My experience with CTU was a gross waste of time and bordered on unethical business practices. And probably most of the people on this board that are writing all of the positive reviews are working for CTU. CTU might be a good place for students who are new to school who don't have any units to transfer and don't mind a lifetime of student loans.

I have over all been VERY impressed with CTU, I feel where people are messed up is when they try to rely on this degree to get them a job (putting in no effort), or they enroll with out ANY experience in the field. These same people dont know the basics of have to operate a computer. The one thing I wish is that CTU had a stricter acceptance policy. If someone cannot pass a basic computer navigation course, they cant enroll, or if they cant pass a simple pre-exam for their chosen degree they cant enroll.

If you dont know ANYTHING about the degree field you are wanting to go into, or you dont know ANYTHING about basic computer operations. DONT ENROLL.

90% of these negative reviews sound like people that are just pissed because they cant learn without having their hands held. This college is for people that are self motivated and WANT a degree, not for people that want to goof off and have the instructor remind them day after day what they need to do and walk then all the way through gradation.

All you have submitted are accusations that have not went forth to determine CTU as an unfit educational institution.  Walmart and Home Depot have accusations applied to them almost on a daily basis. We can't stop venture capitalist or investment firms from purchasing what they think is an investment. This is why we have checks and balances including government oversight.  Anyone can accuse someone for something....

All that have went to CTU are dumb for not doing there homework and research.Stick to a goverment backed school like your community college or local University!Your degrees are fake, they will not be respected by any legtimate employer that requires real education!The cat is out of the bag, with respect to the goverment investigations listed below. CEC, Colorado Technical University's parent company, is currently being investigated by the Securities Exchange Commission (The Federal Goverment) [1] the United States Postal Service, and state agencies for various issues of non-compliance. One Department of Justice investigation that begun in 1994[2]was terminated in April 2007, with the Department of Justice declining prosecution. However, another investigation on a different matter was begun by the Civil Division of the Department of Justice in June 2006 and is currently ongoing. [3] In January 2007, the U.S. Department of Education lifted its restrictions on the company opening new schools or acquiring existing ones.[ CEC's most profitable division, American InterContinental University, has been on probation since December 2005 with its accrediting agency, SACS.[5] The probation status was reviewed after one year, in December 2006, and extended an additional 12 months.In December 2007, SACS is scheduled to determine whether AIU will have its probation lifted or will lose its' accreditation status.[6] [edit] External links

I was just called by an "admissions advisor." I am interested in their programs and would have liked to talk to her further after I looked at some more info about the program. I work on the road alot and did not have a day open soon to talk to her. I would call her back with my questions.

She said something to the affect of, "I can see you're not ready to commit..." This immediately sent up the red flag that she doesn't advise, she was only interested in selling.

She was correct, I am not ready to commit after spending five minutes on the phone. I was looking to be advised and informed but was given the used-car salesman treatment.

That led me to google up "Colorado Tech rude" which bought me to this site. I will definitely avoid this program.