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.

I have attended traditional schools, CTU online, and even CLEP'd out of two classes. I can assure you that a CTU degree is comparable to any traditional school.

I recieved my Bachelors in Software Engineering last fall. Never opened a single book they sent me and they were never even referenced by instructors. In fact, half the time the instructors told us to disregard them. I graduated with a 3.79 GPA. I don't feel I really learned all that much as every assignment I did was done with info off the net and I probably only listened to half a dozen chats. Chats tended to be worthless drivel of some instructor simply reading out of a book or off slides. I've had to go back and use the books I was sent and complete the projects in them on my own time to truly feel that I earned the degree on my wall. Its an easy A no matter what you are told, but if you really put effort into it you can learn. It's just sad that you can't get the degree for a whole lot less money.

After reading the numerous comments left here and as a recent graduate of CTU's online BSBA program, I can see that many people have had many different experiances with this school. I have waited until now to post because i wanted to be able to gauge the entire process from start to finish. Some background first. I graduated high school in 1980, spent twenty-one years in the US Army and over those years picked up various credits from several brick and mortar colleges around the United States. These schools ranged from the Colege of Lake County and the University of Chicago in Illinois to Central Texas College in Texas. Added to the CLEP exams I took, I had about 75 credits. My experiance with these schools and thier instructors ranged from good to excellant, but noticed that some instructors cared, putting in the time and effort to teach and work with thier students, while others simply put out the information and expected you to parrot it back. Also, I noted that there were far more "Instructors" than "Professors" at these schools. This was something that at first I thought strange, until I spoke to some fellow students, (Keep in mind, we were all military and had been working our way through college one class here, two classes there at various duty stations around the world)and found that they had experianced the same thing. It turns out that many colleges now are moving away from expensive "tenured professors" to contract instructors. This was supported by the US Department of Labor website which stated that today, "About 3 out of 10 college and university faculty worked part time in 2004. Some part-timers, known as adjunct faculty, have primary jobs outside of academiain government, private industry, or nonprofit researchand teach on the side. Others prefer to work part-time hours or seek full-time jobs but are unable to obtain them due to intense competition for available openings. Some work part time in more than one institution. Some adjunct faculty are not qualified for tenure-track positions because they lack a doctoral degree. University faculty may experience a conflict between their responsibilities to teach students and the pressure to do research and publish their findings. This may be a particular problem for young faculty seeking advancement in 4-year research universities. Also, recent cutbacks in support workers and the hiring of more part-time faculty have put a greater administrative burden on full-time faculty. Requirements to teach online classes also have added greatly to the workloads of postsecondary teachers. Many find that developing the courses to put online, plus learning how to operate the technology and answering large amounts of e-mail, is very time-consuming." (http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos066.htm) Ok so what about CTU? Now that I am retired and not living the life of a nomad, I could have found the time to go to a traditional college, but after looking around and doing some research, decided that CTU offered a program that would allow me to complete my BS in 15 months. That said, I knew several things going into this before hand: 1. CTU is an accredatated school 2. 5 1/2 weeks, meeting twice a week for one hour each session is alot less time than what you would get at a regular class in a B

I am in the  process of enrolling to CTU Online, and I have the following advice:

 Make sure that you take charge of your own enrollment. The "advisors" are salespeople, and they will try to close YOUR deal before the end of the month. I have units to transfer from 4 JCs and I informed them I will not start until I am matriculated. I said this probably 3 times using various forms of communication, and my "advisor" STILL said he was starting me on July 8th. Do not let them start you until you know EXACTLY what CTU classes you need to take to complete your degree. DO NOT download anything to your computer or go through your "orientation" until you are ready. Make sure you put everything in writing. Sorry, but these "advisors" are NOT on your side as much as they will insist that they are.

IF (and depending on how I am treated it is still a HUGE if) I do finally start classes here, then I will post again.

I Graduated from CTU in the fall of 2006 with an MS in Information Systems Security. I found the instructors to be pretty good most of the time, and the class difficulty pretty comparable to a B&M school. However, the back-office was a mess. They often misplaced records and it became a running joke amongst the students about who our student 'advisor' would be during any given week (I had 19 advisor changes in 14 months). Contacting the SA was often difficult or impossible.
I realize that every program, even within the same school, can be markedly different. I can attest that my online experience at CTU was difficult because I do things over-the-top anyway. But there were a few skaters who coasted and shot only for Bs. A large part of your grade in the classes there comes from the 'group project', where they assign you to a group of 4 or 5 within your class and you're to work together to complete the project. It was a nightmare for me because every group project had from 1 to 3 'social loafers' that simply let everyone else complete the work while they sat in the background. Frankly, I don't know how these people ever passed. I can attest that some truly did not, so to say that everyone passed or received an 'A' is wrong. In my class of approximately 32, approximately 5 completed the entire program with a 4.0. average, and those were the ones that worked really hard. Again, perhaps there's a difference in how other programs at the school were run and I can't speak to that.
For the 'professor' that stated they would never hire a CTU online graduate, which is really a stupid blanket-statement, I would say they probably weren't exemplary instructors either. I worked in communications security for 22 years prior to 'attending' CTU and I would have a hard time hiring the majority of faculty members at most of the schools I attended for their lack of 'real-world' experience. Anyway, as with any B&M school, the experience is what you make of it. Any student that loafs his/her way to a degree may indeed manage to get the paper, but they will soon show their work habits. A degree is only one of the factors an employer must consider for employment. -That's why they conduct interviews.
The pace was frightening at times. I was turning in 12-15 page papers every 3 to 4 days and I have a full-time job. If I did not utilize my book much, it is only because I was too busy completing the assignment requirements. I put in 25-30 hours a week and there were times I put in 40. Where anyone was to find the time to read 100 pages of text on top of that, I do not know.
I admit the format is rushed. Completing a class and truly digesting the information is simply impossible in such a short timeframe (5 weeks). Schools like CTU Online promise that you can complete a Masters degree in 14 months, but they do not tell you that you will have no life in the process. With the hours you could potentially put in, you must dedicate the majority of your free time for the work. -Again, I speak only for the program I was involved in.

I'm rating this college as an adjunct (part-time) instructor there, and a full-time associate professor at a regular college.
While I can't speak to their admissions tactics which many have problems with, I can say that I would NEVER hire a CTU Online graduate after seeing the lack of rigor in the coursework that students must complete. I most often find that those most satisfied with CTU are satisified BECAUSE of the "easy A", and not becasue they are actually being intellectually challenged.
Students don't often realize that the instructors are equally constrained: we must follow a pre-established course design which cannot be deviated from, even when the instructor can readily recognize the inferior course expectations and curriculum. I can also attest to the fact that many of the classes can be completed by students without ever opening the assigned book. I have often thought that the book is merely there for accreditation purposes. BTW just to put the classes in context: I taught a 6XX course (graduate-level) that is similar to but less rigorous that a 2XX course (sophomore-level) I teach at my primary place of work... OUCH!
Needless to say, my personal ethics have led me to resign from ever teaching there again - I cannot in good conscience "teach" students and imply that they're actually learning anything. There are many other schools which pay better and have higher qualty courses.

For those who are questioning this shcool:

I started at CTU after doing some research on the accreditation and quality and finding out who might have complaints, which of course I found but not that many I considered was normal for any school to have some dissatisfied people and the school is also a member of the Better Business Bureau. I find it very convienent and would never get a degree without their online programs. I admit I felt the recruitment person was very much like a salesman and quickly enrolled me but no faster than if I enrolled at a regular brick and motar school. But as I said, I did my research especially if I was going to invest as much money as I was going to for the "convienence" of it all. In reality, the cost is in the mid-range, high yes, but not as expensive as other private schools and not as cheap as the State schools.

The Beginning I had mid to high B grades and now have brought my grades up to an A, and it is not at your own pace! Who got that idea? I worked my butt off also,I work and have two children and a husband and I spend about average 25 to 30 hours a week studying, I seriously thought I could get away with 16 or 20 hours a week, but I have a tendency to over do things anyway. I feel I am getting an excellent education, I'm stressed out but already with my program nearly half completed, I have been offered opportunities for higher paying jobs just submitting my application on sites like Careerbuilder,this already tells me I made a great choice choosing CTU. Trust me this IS NOT for just anyone, and I would not reccomend it to anyone until I have made it clear to them, what is involved, and again it is not self-paced, assignments have due dates and the session lasts 5 1/2 weeks and you must follow the assignment instructions or you will get marked down and they must be turned in on time. I've had some pretty tough teachers, you just love to hate. But in the end when you've worked hard and got a decent grade, and you know if you deserved it or not you look at those tough teacher's differently, they are making you do your best. I have been with CTU for 6 months, and have no complaints so far. I hope I won't either. But I find that those that complain, just don't have what it takes, and I'm sorry the school allowed you in but they probably went by what you told them. I was asked many questions and had to explain why I thought I could do an online course, do I procrastinate, do I work well on my own, will I have at least 16 or 20 hours a week to devote to my study. So I felt CTU made me aware of the demands I would be facing, even I felt unsure and did tell them what I thought they wanted to hear, but I've also proven I can handle it also, even though I thought personally that it sounded a bit tough but I'm also determined.

I realize this turned into a long letter but I hope this will help many who are considering an online degree. It is not a piece a cake, you have to work hard to learn.

I attended CTU online last year. I didn't have to crack open a book unless it was for my own personal knowledge because I could find all the research I needed over the internet. I had withdrawn from a set of classes and reinlisted for the next set of classes. Well into the first week, SOMEHOW, my information was deleted. I was no longer a student and was told I was not reinlisted, never had, none of my information was up to date, my major change wasn't in the computer system, my advisor change wasn't in the system, even my financial aid information was gone. It was if someone just clicked on my name and hit delete. I spent 3-4 days sending all the emails back and fourth from financial aid, my advisor, everyone just to show I was a current student. FINALLY, they got me back into the classes, but the wrong classes (I sent previous emails from the instructors to prove I was in their classes). By the time I was back into my correct classes, I was so far behind in my assignments and barely keeping up with my group assignments. I decided that wasn't worth being a CTU student and decided to go to a local college. I mailed a transcript request to them to send to my current school. Over a month went by and no receipt of the transcript. Finally called them and was told that they never received it, but then again, they've had a high staff turn over (go figure). So who knows where it ended up. The department I talked to gave me all the information to fax over another request - but no mention of a fee. So one week after the request was faxed, I get an email saying that they have a fee and the transcript will be sent after the payment clears - 3-5 days AFTER receiving payment (even by credit card). I've learned that CTU may be wonderful if you are a current student. You end up off that list, and they don't give a damn. Even with my mess up of being deleted from the system to being a current student to withdrawn, they didn't care if I was bumped out of the system and all the work I did during that first week of class - I was not listed as a current student in their computer. I would NEVER recommend this college to anyone. Online classes are convenient, but CTU is NOT worth the headache.

Man for everyone satisfied you will find 10 POed about something. I attend CTU and frankly I prefer it over brick and mortar BS. In a B&M you have the class clowns, the ones that are there for social status and then those who ride the backs of others. I have been there for some time and yes there is good and bad. Where isn't there after all? I admit that when we get people that constantly say I'm confused I believe they belong in a B&M. Another thing and I am sorry to say this. I honestly wonder why some of the people are there even. I mean seriously it is Unversity level grammar and professional based workmanship, not HS. The thing about CTU that people do not understand is that their course are degree specfic. Not a meld with emphassis on a subject. It is true it is hard and challenging. The instructors are there to help, but they will not give answers. It is our job to figure and show we grasp the meaning of what we are supposed to be learning. Can you do that on a paper with a multiple choice quiz? It is high impact and self paced learning, with that do not fall behind. We utilize research tactics that we are left to explore and believe it or not the teachers learn from us. They are true professionals in the field that they are teaching, not a tenderd professional student. I did look into other schools and I choose CTU for my reasons, not because of someone elses thoughts. If that was the case I would not buy dog food at Wal Mart. An education is something that is earned from various walks of life. Where you recieve that education is your choice. I am not championing CTU, it is only one of many options. If you can not work on your and commit do not attend an online campus.

I attend CTU and it is an excellent school. I have attended a campus based school and didn't learn nearly as much as I am learning now. It is not easy to get an "A" especially in the Software Engineering program. It is a must that you study or you will fail.I am graduating in June and Can't wait. I already have a position lined up which pays $60,000. I am also about to be accepted into a great campus based graduate school. Not to shabby for an online degree.

You're lying my friend got an "A" on the knowledge check test and missed none. She showed me her knowledge check test and I saw it with my own eyes. So, you should want to consider telling the truth next time? Just because you can't pass the knowledge check tests doesn't give you the right to lie about people not making above a D+. Pay attention to your classes and actually read the e-books.

My husband is a graduate of CTU with a Master's in Software Engineering. He is also now a virtual adjunct professor for the school. He is a very dedicated instructor and does his best to make sure his students understand the material. He is also employed at a large company as the Enterprise IT Manager, meaning he is in charge of the entire company's IT needs. This is a very challenging, demanding, and well paying position that he would not have gotten without his degree from CTU. He worked hard to earn his degree while working full-time and helping me raise our 2 children. He earned his Bachelor's degree from a very reputable liberal arts school with many accredidations and felt that CTU was equaly challenging with equal possetive and negative issues on the business side.

I recently transferred my credits to CTU, no problem, to complete my degree. I feel I have been treated very well and my classes are in deed challenging. This is no diploma mill. This is a regionally accredited school with qualified instructors. In fact, because my husband is a professor, I was given nearly a full scholarship from CTU. I will earn my degree and only end up paying a little over a thousand dollars. That is not a typical gift from a school that only cares about the money.

I think all schools have their pro's and con's and all students have possetive and negative experiences with the school they attend. I have had some challenging classes and some easy classes at every school I have attended, CTU is my 4th. CTU has their share of possetives and negatives for sure, but I think it is unfair for people who clearly haven't done their research, to critisize an entire school based on a couple experiences with a few staff members.

Online education is in high demand and all schools are cashing in on it. Stanford, Columbia, Cornell, Berkley; these are only a few of the Ivy League schools now offering online programs. There are many reputable accredited schools offering this option. US News lists hundreds of big name schools accredited by the same organization as CTU, using the same virtual course software, charging the same or higher fees, with some lousey professors and some great ones, and that also have their share of pro's and con's wether it be in the education or business arena's.

Up until now I was a big advocate of the way in which CTU finally started to get there act together. However, recently in an attempt to pocket more money they have now switched all the students books to e-books. They still charge the student the same cost as it would be for a hard cover. Problem is this, half the time the books are not avaliable, you need to login everytime you need the books and half the chapters are missing.

The other change is these so called "Knowledge tests". These exams now are injected after each assighment. They are tests that are suppose to test your knowledge of the topics discussed. 'NOT TRUE" you will not get above a D+ on these tests. They typically ask you questions that are not in the books, not in any of the teachings or anywhere in CTU's library.

CTU was on the right track but have now gone down hill. Chatting with other students, many have intentions of dropping out to pursue other university's. CTU gets a huge amount of money and one has to ask for what.?

If your considering a online college, I would advise you to stay away from CTU, too many changes that are not for the good of the student but for the college to make more profit. Sometimes I think they have these tests so that students flunk and then have to pay to take the course again.

It is interesting to the read the critcisms on this site are all from folks who either never attended (or they never properly coordinated with the school after accepting the terms of the enrollment). I understand the admission folks probably work as quota carrying representatives, but what school isn't trying to get all your money these days??? (Public or Private). I am a working professional (in a Fortune 500 organization) and a recent graduate of CTU Online (Summa Cum Laude, BSBA-IT). I can tell you the education offered at CTU was quite challenging and very relevant to the real world business problems I face everyday at work. Their project based learning methods felt more like working through an MBA program than an undergrad program. The school is accredited by the same institution that any regular State college is accredited through (NCA)- and that is all that matters to any employer's HR dept. The professors I had all taught at many other schools including Northwestern, University of Texas, University of Colorado, etc. I have other co-workers in my company that attend this school and their experiences have been very positive as well. I know for a fact it lead to my promotion into a management position last year, after 15 years of trying without a degree. I was able to get my Bachelors degree in 26 months, while others are spending 4 (or more) years sitting in a brick and mortar school. And, I was able to do this while working 60+ hrs/wk and traveling 50K miles/year, while raising 3 kids. Try that at any regular school and you will be on the 10-year graduation plan.

The best advice I can give anyone looking to attend this school, is you better be 110% devoted to finshing once the training starts rolling... because once it starts, its very fast paced and intense and you will need to set aside at least 30+hrs a week for studying. This isn't a paper mill like other online schools, you have to work hard to get good grades and they don't wait around for you. If you are not completely committed to finishing once it begins, don't even bother with this school... they only want finishers and they set up the program accordingly to discourage people from coming and going.

For those of you who have not been able to stay enrolled for whatever reason, I suggest you work with the Financial Aid dept to get your loans straightned out. They will defintely work with you... If not, then you need to contact the Registrars office at the school in Colorado Springs. I think a lot of folks treat students loans as those it were any other bill... you make a couple of phone calls and "assume" it is being resolved. Like everything in life, getting what you need done takes effort... whether that is getting your degree or handling your finances.

I highly recommend this school to anyone who wants to take the fastest route to their degree, as long as they can handle the strain of a challeging schedule. Good luck to all of you out there.

This supposedly military friendly school scammed me. CTU was extremely helpful at first and I enjoyed the classes while at the same time was challenged by them. One complaint I have is that I was put into a program where I was not allowed to choose my classes. It may have changed but there was a preset list of classes I had to take despite already having credit in some of them. I had multiple units in Computer Science and Networking as I had been doing it in the military for 6 years at the time. CTU was still trying to get me to take 101.
After about 2 semesters, I was deployed to an area without internet access because of military duties. Since classes already started, CTU told me they would extend me so that I could complete the classes and get credit once I got back. What they failed to tell me is in order to extend, I also had to be enrolled in the next semester. By the time I got back from my deployment, I had racked up 2 full time semesters worth of fees and no credits to show for it. I called the school to explain the situation I was in and thought it was taken care of. When I enrolled in another school, they even released my transcripts which isn't supposed to happen if you owe them money. Next thing I know, there's a letter in the mail from a collection agency saying I still owe CTU the money. This is 3 years later. They NEVER contacted me in that whole 3 year period.
If you can complete the program without problems or having to take any breaks, go for it. Just be sure to read between the lines in dealing with any school belonging to Career Education Corporation. There are several under federal investigation.
Read this: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/31/60minutes /main670479.shtml
If you are a veteran, go to American Military University (AMU). In my personal opinion, the experience with AMU has been much more satisfying.

If you have any sense at all, do not attend this school. The books they send are not needed for the classes. The classes have no bearing on what you will be doing in the real world. The instructors, if you can call them that, don't even try to present information. The class I just finished the instructor showed slides and then proceeded to just read them. If you ask questions, she just rereads the slide. A lot of work for a worthless degree is not my idea of value. If I could give it a negative star rating, I would.

today I was trying to have a live chat with admission officer, and he/she was so rude, like chat with uneducated person, only copy and paste from the web site, so lazy, I'm just wondering why he/she couldn't chat politely and try to persuade a prospective student in a good manner?. my first impression to CTU was bad, and I'm no more interesting with CTU.

I think CTU is great. I have been going for about a year now and have noticed how most working adults do very well and younger, fresh out of high school students are the ones complaining. I see it on message boards and also see it in Class. Every Group project has at least 1 or 2 drop out or not even show up. View their profiles and they are in the prevously mentioned age group.

I have had nothing but great experience with CTU. When I got started I had trouble for 3 months receiving GI Bill benefits. They had no problem holding off that portion of my payment until the GI bill kicked in. I also just switched majors from Marketing to Human Resources and it was a breeze. My advisor helped me all the way and the books showed up in the mail without a problem. The teachers have also been great so far. One of my professors was rated in the top in the country last year. Someone of that caliper would not be working for a bogus school.

Overall I recommend CTU to anyone who expects to work hard for their degree. If you are looking for an easy route don't bother.

  So far my experience at CTU has been awsome!  I love to read and learn stuff on my own anyway and now I get to earn a grade and validation for my efforts!  I am a firm believer that you get out of your life exactly what you put into it!  So, I work hard, I do my homework, and I go to class.  So far I'm making straight "A's"! 

On the other hand, I went to a couple of different brick and mortar schools many years ago.  Again, I made good grades while I was there, but the atmosphere was lacking in many ways.  I love the online school because I am in MY environment, not someone elses.  As for the costs, any school is going to cost me money!  Period.  The whole purpose in spending thousands of dollars on my education now is so that I can make hundreds of thousands of dollars in the future! 

For those of you who have had bad experiences, I hope that you will eventually have good experiences in the future!

Blessed Be

BEWARE!!!!! BEWARE!!!!!! BEWARE!!!!!!!!!! It is all a sales job. They are very mis-leading. CTU admissions is all about quota's. I was lucky and withdrew before I lost... They will tell you what you want to hear. If you want to hear my story I will be happy to explain. I highly advise against them. I also found out they are under the same umbrella as AIU which is on accrediation probation, but they said "we are not allowed to talk about that". DON'T listen to the hype. They are good. I don't know about you, but 28,510.00 dollars is a lot of money and is better spent else where.

I was just admitted to the Masters of Science in Management - Project Management program and my advisor was extremely helpful. I know you can't please everyone, but I have had nothing but a pleasant experience. The folks in the financial aid department were also extremely helpful.

I do not know the quality of the education at this school. I am sure it is fine as it is self paced and you get what you are willing to put in to it, I suspect. However, the people that do the admissions need lots of training. They are very nice people until you deviate from what they want you to do. Then they become abusive. I literally was screamed at and hung up on. Screamed at isn't like spoken to in an angry voice. Screamed at like at the top of your lungs, like a little child having a tantrum. After complaining to someone named Matt Veril who said, he was sorry if I was upset but wasn't "there" when it happened so couldn't say anything about it.. uh hello? I haven't ever met a supervisor that would take the side of a badly behaving employee. Sounds to me like it is a tactic they use. Because not one but two different departments tried to strong arm me. I think the school probably is a good one, but they need to come up with a different way to admit people. The way it is now, they wont keep many clients.

It is amazing the comments about a univesity. I could go to a local college and get a poor education also just from a lack of effort. That would seem to fit any of these people. You only get out what you put in. I am curious though, how many of you folks that got out of this college went on to another college and got your degree? anyone?
Yep, sure is easy to complain though. CTU has a north central regional accreditation, but I suppose you know better that the accreditation board? Sure you do.....
Try this, enroll in a brick and mortar, get your degree and then come back and tell me what a lousy school it is because at least I know you tried to better yourself. I am halfway through my program and my wages have gone up by $10,000 already. Why, because I spend the time to learn and not get spoonfed like some of my buddies who went to brick and mortar schools.
Have fun with your life I am sure you will find plenty to bitch about as time passes you by....without any degrees!

Thank you for your attention.
Student of CTUOnline. (with a regional accreditaion and soon to offer PE courses, not bad for a terrible college huh?)

This college through slick sales tactics fraudulently enrolled me in their online classes, even after numerous phone calls and requests made to cancel the enrollment. I called admissions department back in 2005 to make sure that they had me out from their system, which was affirmed by thier representative. I was told that since Iam dropping out of their college, Iam responsible to pay $920(approx) to college as a penalty for using my log-in online three times, which I paid in full to them. Even after asking to provide some written confirmation on the cancelation of enrollment, their representatives promised that everthing is done(canceled) in their computers and written confirmation won't be necessary. To my surprise, I recieved email from Colorado university after 17 months that I should get in touch with my lenders(Wancovia & AES) for the loan I took against my tutuion. I was shocked and stunned to find out that even after paying prior penalties and requesting to cancel my enrollment, Colorado Technical University went ahead and fraudently took money from above mentioned lenders as my tutions for classes and semester that I never attended. I called Colorado university(CTU) next day to clarify the email and spoke to 5-6 different financial aid advisers. Not only they all admitted that I never attended any of classes but they clearly refused to help me with this issue. In addition, I recieved another shock when one of he lender mentioned that the loan was taken out not only for one semester but for the entire year(July 2005-march2006). Lender also said that CTU never informed that I haven't taken a single class and kept collecting tution checks from them for entire year. I also called Department of education who advised me call director of financial aid(CTU) and make a last attempt to solve this issue amicably. But to no surprise, after 25 days of investigation they still want 50% of tution from me and refused to accept their mistake.They are asking me to pay $2500, in addition to $920 that I have already paid them as penalties to drop my enrollment back in 2005, for services that i never used or attended. I wasn't surprised to learn, when I googled for reviews on CTU, that Iam not the only victim of their high level scam and fraud. There are thousands of teenagers out like me, who were duped and decieved into signing up for classes and were later harrassed to pay for them. My point to this whole issue is that why(1)CTU didn't cancel my enrollment when I requested and called them in July 2005, and even paid over $920 in penalities and fines at the time for dropping enrollment,(2)they fraudently collected money by showing my enrollment from unkown lenders for not only one semester but for entire year, and(3)they want me to pay for classes that i didn't attend once. I feel helpless and decieved for the fact that these educational institutions, who claim themselves to be non-profit colleges are in fact for profit who are milking the system for their selfish and unethical benefits

I find CTU to be a very fly College. All you haters need to get over yourself! If you don't like it leave, if you do stay don't whine about it!

I think CTU is great! I love this school and I think that you all need to give this college credit. I've been attending CTU Online for 8 months and never had a mishap or complaint about it. I had never had a professor give me the answers and not make me work hard for my credits upon each class. It's not easy, it's actually harder. Try rasing 4 kids, working full-time and attending college full-time getting nearly 2 hours of sleep working my hardest. The nearest college is 2 hours away there and back a 4 hour drive. Thank God for online learning!I'm a single mother and, I am lucky to be here and have a great career opportunity because of being at CTU. Complain about something worthwhile, instead of trying to ruin the credibility of upstanding university that's been around for decades.

There are shills all over this site.:(

Instructors are serious about helping with questions. There is a lot of dialogue among the students and among the instructors and at least two live sessions per week with instructors. Great follow up on finding employment opportunities.

I've just started CTU a year ago and I was appalled at what I've been reading. It's bad enough that we go through all sort of obstacles in life, now I see people downing my school. I love CTU and it has to have thousands of people joining for a reason everyone isn't dumb. It's a for profit university and of course it will have sales or account executives...duh! I have yet to experience all the bull that you are claiming to have went through. Lightened up, if you use to work there move on get another job and God will bless you.
Peace Out

I too experienced the high-pressure sales of Admissions. I called for general information, and a week later I found out that I was "enrolled" on my initial date of information request! I battled with a start date I had not agreed to, and ended with a degrading conversation with a "Supervisor" who went so far as to tell me that by waiting even one month to start the cost of college could rise 33%. "Where the student comes first" really means "where the student's money comes first". Even after the Supervisor Mr. V. Enrique told me I was unenrolled (I never enrolled!) I received a call the very next day saying there was no need for my withdrawal and I could still start in January. I think if you can see past the admissions sales tactic and actually get into their classes on your own terms, that there would be some benefit from attending. However, my experience in the first week of contact, followed by the conversation with the supervisor, I advise each person to consider other schools, perhaps some NOT for profit schools. May I suggest Baker College Online? Not for profit, accredited, 100% online, and their tuition is substantially LESS than CTU Online or Stonecliffe.

All I received was a high pressure sales job, and trust me, I know what a hig pressure sales job is, I used to write the scripts for them.
I told my "advisor" that I was doing research on online education and 30 minutes later he gave me a deadline. The next day he called me and started to chew me out for missing the deadline???? What's up with that? For the next 3 days, his "supervisor" called me and tried to embarrass me into sending him an application fee since they had done so much work on my behalf to get me enrolled. He insisted that i owed at least that to them. I told him to sue me for it.

I have two degrees from CTU and found the curriculum to be very good and the professors to be very knowledgable.

Hi!

I responded to an ad online as I'm interested in my Master's Degree. I got called back almost immediately.

It was apparent that the "Admissions Advisor" was really a salesman reading off of a script. I decided to check out CTU Online on the internet.

I read some poor reviews of CTU Online, and one that connected them with "American InterContinental University" which I confirmed (via multiple websites) is on probation. I read a very negative review of AIU, which led me to search further.

The parent company of CTU Online is Career EDU Corp, a for-profit company. I'm not so interested in getting a degree from a for-profit company, and when I found out that AIU was on probation, I was done.

This is from the parent website:
http://www.careered.com/

"Career Education is an industry leader whose gold-standard brands are recognized globally. Those brands include, among others, the Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America; the Harrington College of Design; the Brooks Institute of Photography; the Katharine Gibbs Schools; American InterContinental University; Colorado Technical University and Sanford-Brown Institutes and Colleges."

I would avoid any of the above institutions, based on what I found out.

Note: I haven't attended CTU Online, which is why I gave them a "2" rating vs. a "1". My rating is based on my contact with their employees and my research online. There are reviews from students of CTU Online that like their experience.

Here is the review of AIU:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/ripoff208950.ht m

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YIP

PS-If you're a student at any of the schools above, I'm not cutting you down, and I hope it goes well for you.

I attended at the DTC campus as both an online and classroom student in the Masters of Information Technology program. I graduated in 2002. Here is my opinion...
I found about two thirds of the professors that taught me to be competent. I can honestly say that the others were just placeholders at best. I can deal with that ratio because it is an adult ed school. Here is the rub... about one half of the students at the school when I attended didn't do any work, unless you count lying, cheating, and copying your way to success as being work, and still they earned mostly all A's. The professors didn't care and those that tried to fail a failing student were no longer professors at the school. The school would adjust their grades after the professor that tried to fail them was dismissed. The also are dishonest. I decided to take the capstone for my very last class. The discouraged this. I still said that I wanted to take it later for my last class so that I could concentrate fully on it, but they, the dean of the school included, continued strong-arming me for about a week. I finally gave in. The day after the add/drop period the said that they were droping that class from the requirements. I tried to get out of it, but they said that there was nothing that could be done. I confronted the school administrators, including the dean, and he said that he didn't know that it was going to happen. Yeah, right. I guess that I lost all drive to do well at that point so I just stopped working on the Capstone project. We were only like 3 weeks or so into the term. I turned in some totally short and not well thought out document with blatent spelling errors. I am happy to say that I got an A. That A cost me $2500 dollars. After graduating I tried to take them up on the job placement assistance that they promissed me and was told, "This isn't a good time to be switching careers. You should continue doing whatever you are currently doing and forget about technology for now." Totally worthless.
I would never advise that anyone attend this or any other "adult ed" school. They are only about the money. Public school offers a better education at a fraction of the cost. There is also a lot to be said for in class learning. They forced me to take several classes online eventhough I was successful in getting the necessary signatures to get the class offered on campus. Also the online classes here are mostly busy-work. I can honestly say that I learned nothing in the online classes. I might as well have been studying comic books.
Here is my official opinion: If you like to hang out with poor white trash, learn little, and throw cash into the street then go here, or better yet you can get a 'life experience' degree from one of the online scammers for about $40 bucks. That would save you about $21,960.00.

I have just read a number of whining complaints that CTU Software Engineering grads cannot program or even use a text editor. This is ridiculous. I am taking only my 6th class (I started as a junior after getting 12 test-out credits and 14 credits for work experience) and I have been taught enough java to get an entry level B.S.S.E job. I now understand classes, objects, interfaces, packages, variables, types, exceptions and basic UML. I know how to use Borland JBuilder. Now maybe I just got lucky in my assignment of professors, but I don't think so.

Online education is a largely do-it-yourself undertaking. The progessors give two one hour lectures per week (live voice and text chats that can be reveiewed later) and have two hours of in-office one-on-one time, but in general there is no one to hold your hand. If you are just out of high school, don't know how to write well, and have never seen a computer text editor before, CTU is probably not the place for you to get a Software Engineering Degree. Go to a county college for a couple of years, get some basic background on programming, and then go from there.

But if you are self motivated and don't mind working hard in a fast paced environment, CTU is as good as any. The professors vary from terrific to disinterested, but you could probably make the same statement about any school, online or brick & mortar. The academic program is based on real world applications and group work (like in the real world), and that takes some getting used to.

Up until last semester they posted the class average grades on the grade page, and let me tell you, they are not giving away A's.

I think CTU is a good place for an experienced adult to finish his or her degree, with good quality and value for the money.

I am a student of CTU Online as well in the BSBA program. I am in my "Senior" year and graduate in October 2006.

I have read through all of the reviews here and agree with most and disagree with a few. The most important thing I read in a post here that I agree with is CTU is not good for those right out of high school. You need some life and work experience to do well with this program.

The BSBA classes are overall job relevant. I do agree some classes miss the mark educational wise but they do give a base knowledge in every class I have attended.

I find the text quite relevant for every class and almost every class has revolved around the text books.I,like some have been less than impressed with a few instructors. Yes, there are some that will give an A for any trash thrown at them. There are those that grade you on your citation skills and don't give much thought to the papers content. There are numerous instructors though that have a genuine desire to teach and while some of them will in essence do the assignments for you. They cover and explain each step over and over until you have an understanding of the materials.

Overall, I have had a good experience and I have noticed my studies have helped me in running my business. I now budget much better and have improved my HR skills immensely.

For those talking about AIU and CTU and Career Education, they are all the same group. These schools don't partner with Career Education, this organization owns these schools so that is why enrollment is through the same group. I personally had a great enrollment experience. I know they are out to get your money but after doing the math, I really don't think the costs are much different than any other private school or even many public universities. I live by LSU and by the time I figure all my expenses, it cost basically the same to go to LSU.

I will probably attend CTU for my MBA as well but I will check out other schools as well. Yes, CTU needs to make some improvements but for online education, they do a pretty good job. I have talked with many others that attended other schools online and many commented that it appears I am in a very good program. For those in the IT programs that have issues I can see where there could be vast issues and myself probably would never do IT online but for Business classes I think they do great.

I will admit the admissions process is kind of iffy, because once you answer that call, you're pretty much in whether you want to enroll or not. But the professors seem to care that you learn the material, and they want you to succeed. Once classes start, even though admissions is threw with you, you are passed on to an academic advisior. They usually don't come bothering you, but if you need them, they do respond. I do think AIU and CTU do have the same admissions department. BTW, AIU is on probation, not CTU. I'm in the MBA program, and I just hope I can get a job upon graduation. Do y'all think Career Education Corp will hire me, or even CTU as some sort of instructor?

I have read the information about AIU and CTU from this press release. If you read the history of CTU it is 40 year old university. Career Education Corp is the company that has recently partnerd with the University. Since the school also has a brick and mortar university (unlike AIU) it is less likely, if at all, to lose any accreditation. Many schools are moving into the online market including most of the Ivy league universities. CTU is the same as these others because it started as a normal school and branched out online. If I had a choice I would choose CTU over AIU anyway.

I selected CTU after considering 4 others for my Masters Program. My undergrad degree is in engineering, and CTU has ABET accredited programs, which means that education is taken seriously here (ABET accredits engineering and technology programs). ABET accredited programs usually drive the technology in most schools, which is why the online program seems to work so well. I am currently half-way through the MSM-IS online program and feel I am getting my money's worth. The interface to the online research facilities is excellent. There are live chat sessions between the students and the instructor twice a week. The online research Cybrary is on par with other research resources I have used, both for online and traditional study. My student advisor is always available when I need assistance. Also, I was impressed with the follow-up from my admissions advisor, who was key in insuring I made it into the next session, when I started my program. Most people would call this agressive salesmanship, but I was not treated as another number, especially after I started my classes. The student population continues to be small, so I feel that I am getting individual attention when I contact student services. The textbooks are part of the tuition fee, which is not the case at most other programs, where books are an additional expense. The instructors are very demanding, which is what I expect in a master study program. The school is very expensive, but not as expensive as other programs I have looked at, there was a difference of between 5 and 10 thousand more. Also, there is no residency requirement for this program, everything is conducted online. More importantly, I can complete this course in the 15 months outlined in my student plan, which was one of the first document given to me when I completed my enrollment. You need a lot of self-discipline to take this type of program. Also, you get what you put into it. You won't learn anything if you don't push yourself to study the material. Cheers.

I'm 4 classes away from completion and offer the following analysis and comments. Over a year ago, a co-worker and myself started classes together. I must say that pursuing a technical degree (Software Engineering, in my case) can be very difficult - especially if you have no programming experience. In fact, at one point I was so frustrated, I almost quit. However, I did contact my instructor and had two long conversations where I could sit on my computer, compile code and get feedback. Eventually, I got through the class with extra help from my instructor. So, I persevered... Meanwhile, my co-worker became frustrated and complained he wasn't learning anything. I asked him some basic questions 1)Did you attend the live chat? 2)Did you complete the required reading? 3)Did you complete the multimedia presentations? 4)Did you contact the instructor asking for additional help? 5)Did you ask any classmates for assistance? The answer to these were "uh, no.." Well, I don't know how you can complain if you don't commit to the class. Do you think you can read the homework assignment and pick out scraps in the text book to get you through the classes?!? Well, in short - if you can, consider yourself one of the lucky few. Most of us can't. Eventually, he dropped out of CTU Online and is now attending it CTU in-residence. Since I'm almost finished, I look back and see I did actually learn quite a bit. The subjects directly correlate to my current job, so in that regards I couldn't be happier. I've spoken with some corporate associates who have stated that if you pursue an on-line degree to avoid AIU and Phoenix, their reputations have suffered due to blatant advertising about "get a degree in 15 months or less" and the annoying pop-ups. CTU Online is owned by the same company that owns AIU, but they are ran separately - good thing. Is CTU-Online great? Well, no - but I do think it serves its purpose. In my mind, that purpose was to expedite my educational journey, get some productive knowledge and ultimately receive my degree. I do feel like you have to earn it. I have had some easy classes and some really tough classes (especially at the 400-level), but it's based upon my experience and understanding of the courses - not on them just wanting to push people through. If you have the discipline to do four assignments a week, plus attend the 4 1-hour live chat's and complete the required reading - the go for it! But, let me warn you, it's not for everyone! If not, attend in residence. I hope this helps...

Thanks for the heads up "jsginsd". everyone needs to see this if you are considering attending Colorado Tech. U... http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregonian/index. ssf?/base/business/1133934924264580.xml&coll=7 I knew there was something up when i contacted AIU and it ended up being CTU answering the phone. Their admissions tactics sure have not changed either. This guy was all over me like a fly on honey calling me repeatedly...even after i said, "no." When i asked about why the Colorado Tech. phone number was on the AIU site instead of their own (it was an AIU program i was interested in) he averted the conversation every time. I don't know how things have been in the past with these folks, but now days it is a scam. They may be loosing their accredation and they are not informing potential students of this issue.

Have attended school at Penn State Univ. Park, Lock Haven Univ of PA, and Harrisburg Area Community College in PA. Currently a CTU student in the Radiography program. I would say that from what I have seen, the IT program is not the best, and the medical programs, at least Rad and Nursing, are taught by very competent instructors. The A+P class is every bit as rigorous at classes I took at PSU. The IT class I am taking is not. I would recommend CTU for a medical program. Don't know about Criminal Justice. Some classes are easy, and some hard, just like other schools I have seen. The hard classes have a number of whiners in them, also, that probably post here with negative comments. My Radiology and Anatomy and Physiology professors are very competent and measure up with major university instructors. I think other courses, not so much. Stick with the medical programs, as these seem to be the core and are supported well. The above opinion relates to my attendance at brick and mortar facility. I would imagine that by nature any online program would suffer compared to physical class attendance. By nature, the program is structured at an accelerated pace. More responsibility must be taken by the student to learn. This school, at least the program I am in ( Rad ), is a case of you get out what you put in. Instead of meeting multiple times per week, you will meet once, or maybe twice per week in a given class. This means that a lot of material will need to be digested on your own. You will need to do a lot of reading and studying. I see people right out of high school in some of the harder classes having a tough time since they have not yet learned the discipline needed to take charge and study, and figure things out. I see the older nontraditional students doing a better in the harder classes, as they probably have been around the block, are working hard to go back to school, and have more at risk if they fail. They tend to want to be there, and grades show it. In the medical programs, you generally also have to do clinical rotations at a real-world medical facility site. The folks at the clinical sites are not affiliated with CTU, hence have no interest in handing you a degree or giving you an A like some have suggested. The clinical folks are quite rigorous, and I have seen a number of people fail out at their clinical sites since they were not competent. So, this tells me that there is a check and balance built into the medical programs, at least. Even if CTU was handing out As, the clinical sites couldn't care less how much money you do or do not have, they measure competencies, you are either good or not, and you pass or fail accordingly. Yes, CTU is expensive. People do not understand that when you pay tuition at a state university, the government is subsidizing the real cost of education. If government aid to state universities did not exist, the cost to go to your average state college would be on par with CTU. Since CTU is a private school, like most private schools, the student foots the bill. Most students I see get large amounts of student aid anyway. Some other smart students I see are ex-military, and the GI Bill is paying a large part of their costs. Are there compromises? Yes. If you get a hard class, it will be fast paced and your hand will not be held through it, you will have to take the reins and study on your own or with peers and invest the time. If you have an easy class, you can decide to slack and skate by, or realize that you are not after a grade, you are after knowledge, and learn the material that is available to you for your own personal gain, not a grade. In the end, really amazingly similar to my traditional college experience at the aforementioned institutions. There are slackers, and hard workers. There are bright people who are above the level of some classes, and pretty slow people who are unable to grasp things. There are people who want to be there and those that don't. The main difference is that most students are not laying around drinking beer and playing football in the quad in the off time. Most are at home raising kids, or working 2 jobs to make ends meet. I've seen a fair number of students burning the candle at both ends trying to balance spouse, kids, work, and school. Kind of encouraging to see people making this kind of effort. Bottom line: Keep in mind that as with all things rated on the web, the results will be skewed to the negative. A lot more people who are negative will bother to post a review of something than someone who is satisfied. This applies to everything else, too. You'll get 5 times ( at least ) as many people posting what is wrong with something on the web than what is right with something. When something is the slightest bit negative, they will definitely post. This is the theory of one happy person will tell 2 people, and one unhappy person will tell 20 people. ;>)

I've been in the executive MBA program at CTU for over a year. It's a great program. I've learned a lot. It is fast-paced & rigorous, but good material that has helped me already in the business world. I went to one of the best private universities in the country for my B.A. At both schools I've had good and bad professors. And at both schools, I've got out of the classes what I put into them. This may be even truer with online classes. Yes CTU is expensive. But, so are most other MBA programs. If they aren't expensive, I'd be worried about their quality. The text books have been good but again, some better than others. Online is not the way for everyone. You have to be motivated to read and study on your own. You have to be able to figure things out on your own mostly. I’m now approaching the end of my MBA program with CTU. I’m very pleased with the course. The virtual campus and classroom portal have been great. The classes have been challenging and I’ve learned a lot. Despite being online and not a traditional campus, I’ve actually made friends with other students through small group projects and discussion boards. After everything is said and done, I think that the things I’ve learned have helped me to do my job better, and that was the main purpose of my degree. I wanted to sharpen my business skills through this MBA program and ultimately amplify my career as Offspring’s Vice President of Business Development.

Recently i submitted my info online while inquiring about online learning and i selected CTU as one of my choices. I received a call from a Miss Michelle Whitehead. During the call (on a cell phone), I entered an area of "bad reception" so the call was lost. no big deal. im i prospective student at CTU so she will call me back later. And she did. But still being in a bad location i didnt receive the call and she left me a message telling me about how i shouldnt hide behind my phone and that i needed to be a bigger man and not hang up on her. She was telling me about how her time was valuable and that me being a coward was waisting it. ??? I thought for a minute i was talking to a bill collector. It was like a 5 minute message of here acting like she was Oprah. I can only assume this reflects the entire schools attitude and outlook on things and that this school is nothing more than a money hungary institution. Having the ability to speak out to the majority of the military, i will recommend that no one active duty spend their money on such rudeness.

I am about 70 - 80 percent satisfied with CTU's program. MS Information systems security. Would score better with a more technical approach. The program leans heavily on the administrative and theoretical aspects involved. I believe that students are responsible for the quality of leaning received. Good information is worth searching out and most universities do not hand it to you on a platter.

I found that CTU was not for me and when I tried to complete my first 2 classes and then drop, they told me that even if I drop after my classes, I will still have to pay for my next 2 classes. My Admissions officer told me that I had until the first day of any class to drop without being charged for that class. Can we say fraud? I have had to open a complaint with the FTC and BBB to get this resolved. Just a bit more information that I found out on CTU... "Private college on probation for sales tactics" Looks like AIU online, owned by Career Education Corp (the same company that owns CTU) may be loosing their accreditation. How far is CTU behind???http://www.oregonlive.com/business/oregoni an/index.ssf?/base/business/1133934924264580.xml&co ll=7

The software engineering program needs serious help. I will be graduating in 2 months and many of my classmates (who have a 4.0 GPA) know NOTHING about writing code. Sure, software engineering deals more with design than implementation, but a software engineer should at least know how to write something other than "Hello World." In one of the programming classes, clueless students who couldn't complete the coding assignments were allowed to pass the class with flying colors if they passed a simple little quiz at the end - disgraceful. I am seriously worried about the value of the "degree" I am getting at CTU. I just hope they don't lose their accredidation before I'm done.

I have attended CTU online for two years and I am graduating in one week. Online education is not for everyone, if you do not have self discipline or the ability to write well, this is not the forum for you. If you want to be a doctor, lawyer or computer programmer this is probably not the college for you either. As for the curriculum, it is for working professionals not kids that know enough to fill a thimble. Most of the people that have a problem with CTU are too lazy to focus on the work and want more down time. The curriculum is aggressive on time but manageable and achievable. Pick CTU if you want a fast paced track to your degree and the degree isn’t too technical. As for the cost, what technology is cheap today? As for the books, I have sold 16 of 22 books on Amazon with no problem. My only complaint would be the group work; it is never very comfortable or productive but gets the point across. Personally I am blessed, I make a ridiculous salary for a 30 year old with a HS diploma, I needed my degree to validate my rare experience. My degree being in business is perfect for this forum and I can see where computer programming would be a challenge. Overall CTU is a good fit for most of their programs, keep in mind with the price you are paying for technology, support, and convenience of not driving your car to a place where kids are hanging out and planning Saturday’s drinking binge.

I am currently a student at Colorado Technical University Online. I have attended classes for 14 months now and will graduate in November of 06’ with a degree in criminal justice. I have been completely impressed with my CTU education, however I warn those who lack discipline, organizational skills or dedication to stay away. The classes are fast paced and require the student to spend hours reading and doing homework. Those that I know that have struggled at CTU thought online learning would be a piece of cake, requiring little effort, it is just the opposite. I have attended a “brick and mortar” university as well as CTU Online. It requires much more self discipline to be successful going the online route. I have experienced just as many slackers trying to complete a degree at CTU Online as I did when I attended a physical campus. Your education is what you make it, effort is the key ingredient. I would recommend CTU for serious students only. Michael