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.