I want to get a bachelor's degree from the University of Phoenix but have heard I'd be wasting my time and money. Anyone ever had any bad experiences with them?
2006-06-10 14:35:17 · 6 answers · asked by klnorris2000 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Unfortunately University of Phoenix gets a bad rap. The truth is the school is Regionally Accredited and has the SAME accredidation as Arizona State University, University of Arizona and Northern Arizona University (Along with Yale, Harvard and all your other well knowns). The school is private, tax payers are not funding part of the tuition therefore it can be more costly to attend. Online education is becoming so wide spread, that "brick and mortar" Universities (Arizona State for example) are scrambling to give people the online education that they are desperately seeking. I have personal experience with UOP and really, if you cannot attend school at a ground campus it is a fabulous solution. The only bad experiences I've heard of is people thinking they are ready to get thier degree and they aren't, and now have student loans to pay off. Education is a huge investment, and worth every penny. In a year I should be done with my Masters of Business at University of Phoenix, I recieved my Bachelors at ASU, and because of the convenience of online, I prefer UOP. If you aren't ready or willing to do what it takes to get your degree, you are wasting your time and money no matter where you go.
2006-06-15 15:16:34 · answer #1 · answered by lilly 1 · 10⤊ 3⤋
i think you should look up the school and its former graduates and if there is any around your area give them a call...or contact the school and ask them for all the information they can give you on the school....but honestly i think i have heard the same thing you are saying.. maybe i got a advertisement from them on the computer....but check it out before putting your money and time in on a school you will not be happy with...
2006-06-10 21:42:17 · answer #2 · answered by sanangel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've heard that the physical campus isn't bad. But I tried the online. It sucked. I don't reccomend it
2006-06-10 21:38:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom lived down the street from it, she said she doesn't believe so. She said she was going to go there but she had to move back up to Indiana so she couldn't go.
2006-06-10 21:43:23 · answer #4 · answered by babygee92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, its absolutely fine.
2006-06-10 21:38:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't think so
2006-06-10 21:37:23 · answer #6 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋