Continuing on with the reviews of some of the online universities, I found more information over at Student Reviews, this time with a much larger sample of students to choose from.
For this review we'll look at the University of Phoenix.
Out of 22 students surveyed at Student Reviews, education quality received a B- and university resource use a B+. Below are some comments from U of P students about their experiences there. Also, keep in mind that some of these students attended one of the real U of P sites, not exclusively online. I'm finding it's pretty difficult to find good reviews of online universities.
This from a student in Information Sciences …
While I would recommend UOP for Bachelor's, I will be pursuing a Master's degree elsewhere. I chose the online option, even though a UOP campus has recently opened here. I am in my 8th course, and have learned a lot, but usually not due in any way to the instructor's "real world experience." UOP touts all the credentials of its faculty, but what good are credentials when instructors merely facilitate the class, handing out assignments and deadlines? I have to ask myself where the value is in that. UOP can be EXPENSIVE, check out alternatives - many colleges are getting on the distance learning bandwagon. I do feel that my Bachelor's degree will be Accepted by employers as a "middle of the road" degree, but it is by no means a "diploma mill" degree…UOP is very hard work. I agree with other posters that the grading system is questionable. I am nearly a straight A student (one A minus), but that is because I killed myself to turn in quality work. I had a recent classmate whose grammar and spelling is downright atrocious and she is three classes from graduating!This from a student in Business Administration and Management …
UoP online has been great so far. I have completed over a year so far at UoP with one left. The course work is based on real world experience and is challenging. I have tried other online colleges and found them not to meet the challenge.And a diverging view from another MBA student …
I'm changing colleges, UOP is not a quality college and it's not organized at all. I thought that since they could pay for all of those commericals that they could at least have a nice online setup. You use Outlook express for everything. I would add that they are getting a bad rep.And here's another from the School of Information …
I attend the University of Phoenix ONLINE, so my experience may be different of those doing it the traditional way. Online is so much more demanding. Everything you learn has to actually be read, but your writing and typing skill definately improves. In addition to the required reading and writing assignments, and lets not forget group papers, you have to participate twice a day, five days a week. That's alot of work. If you're doing to campus deal you'll probably meet with the teacher once a week and attempt to meet with your group once a week as well. A friend of mine does it on campus, never reads the text books and always manages to pass with good grades.
In conclusion, if you do online it all falls on you. If you don't read the text and material, and if you don't write and participate, you'll fail.And lastly, this from another online MBA student …
Some of the comments seen here reflect more on the person writing the comment rather than UOP. As an online institution (I have no experience with the physical campuses), the learning experience is as good as it possibly could be. One gets out of it what one puts into it. Even the team based projects, while trying of one's patience, have a core of learning and experience involved that is invaluable. One can be very bright but fail utterly in working with a team. Also, given the movement to a global economy, these virtual, onine teams are a very valuable exercise in how to work across timezones without in person contacts.
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