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We have read hundreds of complaints by ripped off students and mistreated former faculty members. A class action lawsuit is truly in order. Please contact us at GCUclassactionlawsuit (This is a Yahoo account) if you are interested in joining the class action lawsuit.

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Jose De Jesus Grimaldo
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Dec 06, 2023 10:39 am EST
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How do I contact who I'm not sure who to contact, I'm having issues as well.

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505 sunloko park
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Aug 04, 2023 4:14 pm EDT

They are draining my financial aid and they keep raising prices causing me to get sub and unsubsidized loans. This is ridiculous

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Shannete
Bronx, US
Aug 11, 2023 5:55 pm EDT
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I am in the boat as you too, I am in student loan debt in 26k like how in the heck that I am going to pay for that and I am not even a rich person.

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Shannete
Bronx, US
Jul 13, 2023 9:55 pm EDT
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Hello everyone, my name is Kenya. I completed my Bachelor degree in 2023. The SSC would tell me that “ i don’t know what else to tell you” oh I am so sorry to here that”. This is what I would get from my SSC. I noticed that they toked a lot of my financial aide, I was pissed 😠 about that. I found out about this, and I am going through so much in debt and my debt is 26K. And where the heck I am going to get that from? I been looking for work, and I am on a fixed income. I called the loan people and they told me that I have to pay all that money back, like people just don’t make any sense. Like are you serious? Where I am going to get that from? And I am on a fix income, the SSC doesn’t care about my situation because you know why? Because GCU college runs like a business SCAM they don’t care your education. All they cared about is those dollar 💵 signs, I paid 150.00 dollars for a diploma, I told my SSC that why do I have to pay for a diploma for? Especially if I worked hard for it, you know what the SSC told me that it’s their policy, I told my SSC that when I attended Boricua College in the Bronx, I got my Associates of Arts and I never had it to pay for no diploma, I got a lot of scholarships at boricua college and not once I had that issues. It’s my fault that I didn’t do my investigation on this College, so now I know now it’s very important to read your stuff carefully, don’t rush yourself into going back to college if you don’t know the facts. If the school is trying to pressure you to signed some forms, RUN AS SOON AS YOU CAN, they just wanna get you in the door. These for-profit colleges runs like a business, and they like to pray on individuals such as low income families, and the veterans, because they get some type of money 💰, I really wanna go to Arizona to see what’s going on at GCU, I wanna see for myself and observe on what’s going on in that school. I wanted it to do my MSW at GCU, because I like to keep myself busy, and then it has me thinking on not to rush myself to go back to college where I am in student loan debt. I did some investigation about The NYS licensure, and when I did my research, it popped up and it says no results about GCU meeting the NYS licensure, I am so blessed that I didn’t register for the MSW degree at GCU. Because god forbid that the degree is unaccredited, and I don’t waste anytime on anyone. This is why I am not rushing on going back to school, because if you rush yourself you not going to get a great impact on the school. And plus they also told me that if I was to go to a CUNY college I wouldn’t get the same support like GCU, my sis told me that of course they going to tell me that, because so they can take money from you. My sis had dropped out of GCU, she had a meeting with her instructor, let me tell you that her instructor toked points off my sisters assignments just because she’s black, Man I got so pissed about that, I told her to dropped out that school, you don’t need that energy around you, go to a school where they are going to help with your needs. Make sure that your credits will transfer to the college you wanna go to, because colleges out in NYC is very strict, especially when it comes to accredited college and program, and even jobs would look into if your degree is from a accredited university, they are big with that. And GCU would always ignore all of my questions, they not trying to hear about no education, just talking about money, and I thought GCU is supposed to be a Christian university. Smh people can say anything.

Back in 2020, I got accepted to CUNY Lehman college for BSW major, and my sis got accepted into Hunter college, we were both so-happy, because it’s hard to get into CUNY colleges, especially SUNY colleges. See your not going to see those adds about SUNY and CUNY, because it’s a legitimate college and they been around for years. We both had some college credits from Boricua college and that was only a full time college, we both had it to transfer to another college to just be PT student, the real reasons why they toked are credits from Boricua college, it’s because its an accredited institution and program. You must read your stuff carefully especially when it comes to colleges, don’t jump into anything always ask questions from a close friend or family member. Do yourself a favor, go to a community college when it’s more affordable especially with people living in low income housing, and being on a fix income without being in debt. And just find schools in your local area, just stay away from those for-profit colleges, because it runs like a business and always talking about money.

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Pink34
Bronx, US
Nov 25, 2022 7:16 pm EST

I’m an online student at GCU, and I can’t wait until I finished GCU. And I’ve should’ve had done my research before applying to this college. When I first started this college, I was doing everything on my own. YouTube and Google was my teachers, since my instructors aren’t helpful or supportive. When I always message my instructors if I don’t understand the assignments, it takes weeks for the instructors to reply back to me. Also I had different student service counselors as well. Some of the SSC were helpful in between, and some of the SSC were completely nasty. And this is the response I would always get from my SSC “I’m sorry to hear that” “I can’t help you” “I don’t know what else to tell you”. When I discussed about “$payment cash” about my diploma and transcripts, my SSC would listen especially if it’s about money. This school is a complete scam. Also, when I watch videos on YouTube about the students that attend GCU that stay on campus or attend the college in person, the school looks more like a party college, then students getting a real education. I wouldn’t recommend this college to anyone.

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Shannete
Bronx, US
Jul 21, 2023 7:41 pm EDT
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Yes I am in the same boat as you. It is nothing but a SCAM, go to a community college where you gonna get the right education.

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Endah G
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Sep 06, 2023 2:28 am EDT
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I took 3 classes for my Bridge program towards my Masters degree. I took online classes. What a joke it was.

All I got is an ebook posted in Student Dashboard. Responded to instructor's post/question. Responded to your classmates' responses.

No lecture was provided. I had to watch YouTube video of professors from other universities teaching a particular subject in order to do my homework.

Ask questions to your instructor only led to me to procrastinate every time I have to do my homework. That is because I wouldn't get an answer after 3-5 days later or the day when the assignment was due.

Very frustrating. How do they get away with not teaching students anything. I attended college before, online and in person. There were always lectures involved, not just student ask questions as needed. I practically paid lots of money and expected to learn from what I need to know in accounting so when I graduate, I have the foundation to work in this field.

I withdrew from GCu after 3 classes. I realized they would just set me to fail and put me in tremendous amount of debts. 3 classes costed me $10K and I absolutely learned nothing from this school.

For me to have to listened to lectures from YouTube conducted by professors from other schools in order to complete my assignment was really uncalled for.

Their student Dashboard was so outdated.

Again...imagine learning accounting without lectures...how is this supposed to prepare me to work in this field?

Asking questions to your instructors can only be done via email that if I was lucky, would get answered in 3 days.

It was nothing but a frustrating, horrible, costly experience that I never wanted others to have to experience it.

Worse school ever. I don't understand why this school is allowed to stay in business. Charging students so much for essentially providing barely anything. I should have withdrawn from it after 1 class. Now I have to pay back $10K for basically nothing.

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JessicaNav88
Tucson, US
Nov 08, 2022 10:45 am EST
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just have to share my experience dealing with GCU lately. Not everyone may have a bad experience but mine hasn’t been the greatest. **Bear with me, long post ahead **

Two classes ago I had a collaborative project that me and only two others (out of a group of 6) were proactive. It was a PowerPoint presentation which some of you know I love doing and find that im really good at doing them. I did my portion, submitted it. Another member who was the self appointed leader instructed me to “scale back” on my content which I wasn’t comfortable doing but did anyways. This leader also was rude and demanding we follow her time zone expectations (she was on the east coast). Our final project was submitted and what was submitted was not my work, it had been altered. The project received a failing grade which ultimately lowered my grade to a non passing score and left me with a 2,250$ balance on my school account. I immediately emailed the professor who never returned my email. I reached out to my advisor who said I can appeal and sent me the appeal form in a format I had never recognized before. I filled it out and submitted the appeal and was DENIED because the format that was sent to me wasn’t correct. I expressed to my advisor this and she immediately began to argue with me about the format she sent insisting I had altered it. I sent her a screen record of what she sent me to prove I obviously would not and did not altar the stupid [censored]ing format like she so quickly accused me of doing. Nothing else ever came of it and my numerous calls and emails have gone ignored.

This is where it gets better. Speaking to my ever so helpful advisor at UA, she tells me how the current stats course I am in will not transfer over. Me already struggling in this course and shelling out yet ANOTHER 2,250$ for it, I emailed my advisor at GCU to alert her that I will be transferring to UA Jan of 2023. I also called the student service supervisor to launch a complaint about how ol girl handled my appeal and what can I do to withdraw from my current stats course. I never received a call from anyone in a supervisor level but from my advisor who informed me that I will be stuck with yet another 2,250$ balance if I drop the course. She told me I could have dropped the stats course after 1 week. I had just started week 2 yesterday so I will now be penalized an additional 2,250$ on top of the 2,250$ from my denied appeal totaling 4,500$ that needs to be paid off in 6 months before it gets sent to collections.

So here I am, literally stuck in a course that will really hurt my GPA, and won’t even transfer over to the U of A because I’m one day late out of the 1 week window of dropping the course. I said to my GCU advisor how wrong this was and how they really know how to rob people of their money, she hung up on me.

THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. I just want to cry.

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JessicaNav88
Tucson, US
Nov 08, 2022 10:44 am EST
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just have to share my experience dealing with GCU lately. Not everyone may have a bad experience but mine hasn’t been the greatest. **Bear with me, long post ahead **

Two classes ago I had a collaborative project that me and only two others (out of a group of 6) were proactive. It was a PowerPoint presentation which some of you know I love doing and find that im really good at doing them. I did my portion, submitted it. Another member who was the self appointed leader instructed me to “scale back” on my content which I wasn’t comfortable doing but did anyways. This leader also was rude and demanding we follow her time zone expectations (she was on the east coast). Our final project was submitted and what was submitted was not my work, it had been altered. The project received a failing grade which ultimately lowered my grade to a non passing score and left me with a 2,250$ balance on my school account. I immediately emailed the professor who never returned my email. I reached out to my advisor who said I can appeal and sent me the appeal form in a format I had never recognized before. I filled it out and submitted the appeal and was DENIED because the format that was sent to me wasn’t correct. I expressed to my advisor this and she immediately began to argue with me about the format she sent insisting I had altered it. I sent her a screen record of what she sent me to prove I obviously would not and did not altar the stupid [censored]ing format like she so quickly accused me of doing. Nothing else ever came of it and my numerous calls and emails have gone ignored.

This is where it gets better. Speaking to my ever so helpful advisor at UA, she tells me how the current stats course I am in will not transfer over. Me already struggling in this course and shelling out yet ANOTHER 2,250$ for it, I emailed my advisor at GCU to alert her that I will be transferring to UA Jan of 2023. I also called the student service supervisor to launch a complaint about how ol girl handled my appeal and what can I do to withdraw from my current stats course. I never received a call from anyone in a supervisor level but from my advisor who informed me that I will be stuck with yet another 2,250$ balance if I drop the course. She told me I could have dropped the stats course after 1 week. I had just started week 2 yesterday so I will now be penalized an additional 2,250$ on top of the 2,250$ from my denied appeal totaling 4,500$ that needs to be paid off in 6 months before it gets sent to collections.

So here I am, literally stuck in a course that will really hurt my GPA, and won’t even transfer over to the U of A because I’m one day late out of the 1 week window of dropping the course. I said to my GCU advisor how wrong this was and how they really know how to rob people of their money, she hung up on me.

THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. I just want to cry.

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505 sunloko park
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Aug 06, 2022 2:37 am EDT

I compare my grants and scholarships with the charges I was explained and it does not coordinate I got my proof all on email.

I was told all classes were 7 weeks! I found out all by myself that upper classes are 8 weeks long prolonging my graduation date and fees.

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Endah G
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Jun 07, 2022 1:55 am EDT

I enrolled at GCU for so called bridge program to transition from business degree to Accounting degree. Online class setting. I took 3 classes there and I realized this was nothing but a fraud. I practically had to study on my own, very little responses from their faculties. I had to watch YouTube videos of faculties from other universities to get some understanding about the classes I took and to do my homework.

It was the most frustrating, pathetic, and ridiculous thing I have ever experienced in trying to get a degree. I am now over $10K in debt. I bailed out of it because chatting with your classmates and not getting full lectures of what you need to learn in accounting classes wasn't what I had in mind when I enrolled in this university.

You can't call this an online program if you literally had to study on your own, read ebook and chatting with other students and your faculty about a certain topic.

They don't provide recorded lectures and reaching out to faculties for questions was like pulling tooth. There was no live interactions to allow you to ask questions.

3 undergraduate classes for $10K? It was plain ridiculous for something so worthless. I learned absolutely nothing.

This university needs to be shutdown for calling itself non profit which obviously not, for scamming people into thinking they will get the knowledge they need to be successful but in reality you were practically had to teach yourself. Accounting classes need to be taught with love or recorded lectures, not by chat and read ebook.

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Shannete
Bronx, US
Jul 21, 2023 7:46 pm EDT
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Yes GCU is nothing but a huge SCAM. GCU is a for profit school, for profit colleges runs like a business. It’s very important on not rush into anything, if anyone is pressuring you to sign some paperwork’s don’t do it, because GCU just want to robbed the S**t out you especially when it comes to Financial Aid, and idk 🤷‍♀️ why is these for profit colleges are open to the public.

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sgoncho
Bennettsville, South Carolina, US
Dec 06, 2021 7:17 pm EST

I am one of those students at GCU in 2015 also had to do those continuation classes. I was charged fees which I thought was coming out of my student loans, but the bursa's office stated that I owed money after the semester was over and was holding my degree. They had hidden fees and when asked what the fees where for they said " there are a lot of things that goes on in the background that cost ". It was either let them keep my degree or pay.

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K Almod
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Jul 22, 2019 8:18 pm EDT

I'm sure you are aware of the C.A. Lawsuit filed against GCU for fraud. Here is what was done to me presently: I am an Emergency Management (EM) major. Started in Late 2016. Jan of 2017 the University did an upgrade/improvement to the course along with its own capstone project. I am now taking my capstone and realize it is a is Business Management capstone and having nothing to do with EM. At no time was I informed of the change nor given the opportunity to upgrade into the improved course. I am falsely told the change took place in 2019. In fact, if one researches it was done in January of 2017. Plenty of time to inform every one of the change. The University sat on the information with zero intentions of informing students. I demanded a change to the new curriculum since it was specific to my career path. The current version I am is a hybrid of two unrelated programs; Business/Program Management and Emergency Management. Maricopa County Emergency Management does not recognize GCU’s EM program and has never had even as working relationship with GCU and its EM program. They do however recognize ASU's program. The Capstone course for EM does not have a scheduled class until May of 2020. There was ample time for GCU to adjust my schedule without disturbing my graduation timetable (Dec-2019). Of course, now the problem is a catastrophe. I am now forced to take the business/project management capstone even though technically I am not prepared for it especially since my major is EM. Is this fraud? Maybe. Definitely complete negligence... This goes on top of the fact that the University did nothing to discipline a professor who repeatedly harassed me about my physical disability accommodations (I'm an on-line student). I was constantly stressed every week of the class. I eventually made a grave error submitting an assignment trying to satisfy the professor because he made me nervous about failing. I lost 200 points and went from an -A to a C+. Nothing was done to the professor at all. Their complaint system is so complex that neither the disability department nor my adviser understood how it functioned. The Title IX Department was no help at all. I do not recommend anyone attend this University.

Disabled Military Vet.

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TaylorC1976
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Jul 19, 2019 2:11 pm EDT

Holy Moly! Fraud and RICO...

https://www.prweb.com/releases/nationwide_class_action_lawsuit_alleges_fraud_and_rico_against_grand_canyon_university_and_grand_canyon_education_inc_for_enrolling_students_in_unaccredited_programs/prweb16451489.htm

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Desiree Robbins
, US
Jul 19, 2019 11:00 am EDT
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I have been looking into suing GCU. I got my masters degree there. After graduating, I found out from our behavioral board that GCU is deficient in their curriculum and now I cannot get my license in the field and all that money has been wasted. It

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kim pontzious
, US
Feb 27, 2022 6:11 pm EST

Same problem here , lied and said they were accredited , which they are not . Anyone know any links or lawyers where I can sign up to sue them?

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Jen7777
Cleburne, US
Nov 17, 2022 6:44 pm EST
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Same, impossible to be licensed after their degree program in counseling.

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Shannete
Bronx, US
Jul 13, 2023 8:11 pm EDT
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I got my degree in Bachelor’s degree this year. Thankfully I didn’t sign up to the MSW program, because I always wanted it to become a social worker. So I did my investigation, GCU licensure does not meet the NYS requirements. I am glad I didn’t go back to GCU to do my masters degree. NYC has very strict requirements when it comes to accredited schools and programs. It was my fault that I didn’t get the chance to do my research. I got accepted to CUNY Lehman college back in 2020, so my sis coworker told my sis that tell your sister Kenya that not to go to a CUNY school because I am not going to get the same support like GCU. That’s why I am trying not to rush myself on getting my MSW, these for-profit colleges runs like a business, of course the SSC is not going to tell us, they just wanna get you in the door. Please do me a favor just go to a community college to get a real education. Never rush into anything.

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TaylorC1976
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Jul 19, 2019 8:51 am EDT

more news here...
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-education/2019/07/18/grand-canyon-university-recruiters-committed-fraud-lawsuit-alleges/1772342001/

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TaylorC1976
, US
Jul 18, 2019 6:17 pm EDT

Check this out...

https://www.grandcanyonuniversitylawsuits.com/

looks like there are several suits pending

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shinerfang
, US
Jul 08, 2019 6:24 pm EDT
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I was also informed that my degree was changed and I have a limited time to complete my degree. I have finished the classes and was looking for a practicum with very little help from the university. I tried all forms of avenues to find a practicum. Now my financial aid is past and I will have to re-up for everything. They told me after the fact that it would be difficult for "me" to find practicum with the hours I have working. Well I have to work to pay the bills, that is why I did not go to a traditional college to continue my master's in counseling. I took online classes to they could co-inside with working. Now that they have taken all the money I borrowed for a degree I cannot get without practicum I can not procure they would have me take another set of classes to get a different master's degree that does not need practicum work. What... And no the classes for counseling do not transfer to any other degree because graduate is streamlined to the degree the student is seeking and only the two credit bull S*it class counts towards the other classes. Oh did I mention they figured it out for me and I will have just enough financial aid to cover the new degree and not have to worry about having to pay for the classes out of pocket before I graduate with this other degree. What kind of crap is that. Oh did I mention the person who put all this together for me is no longer available and the new counselor wants to make sure I do not go over my borrowing cap and would like me just to borrow enough to pay for the classes and of course their on line exclusive books designed for each class provided electronically for your convenience. I see it now, at the end of the next round of classes they will find another way to keep me hanging on till they collect every scrap of money I could possibly borrow before kicking me to the curb. God Bless You...
So is there really a law suite or is this just the University trying to get a list of the disgruntled GCU Students so they can find loopholes for when the crap really hits the fan...

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Sam Cr
, US
Jul 09, 2019 10:00 am EDT
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They are real lawsuits. You can even see the legal filings at www.GrandCanyonUniversityLawsuits.com

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Former GCU student
, US
May 07, 2019 3:48 pm EDT
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I am Also wanting to join this class act lawsuit against GCU any information on how is helpful thank you

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Sam Cr
, US
Jul 01, 2019 8:56 am EDT
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Have been looking for info on class actions against GCU. Found this website: GrandCanyonUniversityLawsuits.com

There is info about two class actions on there. Can even read some of the legal documents. I'm going to contact the attorneys listed on those cases to see if I can join/start a new one.

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Storr21
, US
Apr 27, 2019 1:14 am EDT

Wow! I am abou to receive my MBA and was talking to a very persuasive enrollment counselor about possibly doing my DBA with GCU. It is truly horrifying to read this. I feel for all of you and wish everyone the best. I think I read enough to try to go somewhere else. I am so sorry that this happened to you guys.

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Christa Daelene
, US
Apr 04, 2019 5:36 pm EDT

I was in my last month before graduating at Grand Canyon University. They have changed my degree requirements. I would like to be contacted on any lawsuit that happens.

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Mom of NEPA
, US
Nov 03, 2018 2:42 pm EDT

Alot of people here having the same stories over and over and over. I am currently a student at GCU and I am scared for my future. If there is a true and real lawsuit, please count me in. I am not a lawyer, but I have alot of understandings of the law, being my uncle is a lawyer ( this is not his type of case though). I am in my 2nd PP and I dont need to run into any more problems. Bad enough no one returns your calls or emails. my email is NEPAsurveymom@gmail.com. Please email me all info to this class action lawsuit so I can participate in. Thank you.

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Vladymir
, US
Oct 31, 2018 12:36 am EDT

I enrolled to G.C.U filling out financial aid and all, but after like two weeks i dropped out and did not continue studying. To try to study entrepreneurship.I only turned in my biography but never a completed( not even one) assignment because i knew i would not have the time to study because i have to work .Now they are telling me i owe them over $2, 000.I thought at least they would terminate everything being that I did not continue.There just in it for the money.Makes them even look worser calling themselves a Christian college .No forgiveness.My email is nvladymir@gmail.com

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Maxed
, US
Apr 19, 2018 8:44 am EDT
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@Robert Woosley. I am in the same situation in DBA program. Started my program in 11/2013. I have been assigned a completely incompetent chair who works full-time for University of Phoenix. Boy is there a conflict of interest there? She has done nothing to help me. In fact, I do not think she has gotten anyone to AQR. Chair is supposed to be expert in quantitative research but has no idea what a quantitative non-experimental descriptive study is! Additionally, I am doing a replication study and she has no idea what that is either! In March 2017, upon her request I sent 2 empirical articles on each. I do not think she has even read it! My methodologist doesn't know how to handle a replication study either! I have requested a change in chair 7 times to no avail. They have maxed out my financial aid and I am now told I will have to start paying back my loans ( in 8 weeks) and start paying $500.00 to GCU for extension courses. Lastly, I signed an employment contract in 08/2013 that I would complete a terminal degree in 5 years. I chose GCU because they stated 3-3.5 years to complete. Clearly, I will not complete in 5 years and could lose my job as well. I am 54 years old, who will hire me after this! I cannot even purchase a new home or do anything that requires r3eview of my credit because of my debt. Yesterday, I contacted the Dept of Ed to see if they can run some interference on this. After all, GCU has extorted their money using me as a student. Additionally, I saw this post earlier. "Please contact us at GCUclassactionlawsuit (This is a Yahoo account) if you are interested in joining the class action lawsuit." Personally, I am not a lawsuit type of person but GCU is leaving me no choice here. My email is ecklerb14@gmail.com

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Featha75
, US
Mar 27, 2018 11:46 am EDT

I was robbed too- they took all my FAFSA money. I found out my degree is unaccredited. All this after my dad had died two months before. They were pressuring me to continue going to school I had only 4 more classes before my fake degree. I want to be apart of this lawsuit. What can I do? heathafeatha05@gmail.com

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Shannete
Bronx, US
Jul 14, 2023 9:34 am EDT
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Wow omg that’s terrible. What degree you have?

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TarW
, US
Mar 20, 2018 1:59 pm EDT
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I am too affected by GCU. I'm currently in an EdD program, haulted in progress by the AQR, mass amount of finances GCU asks for. I've taken to hiring outside help in order to overcome GCUs ever changing requirements for progression.

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Maxed
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Apr 04, 2018 8:45 pm EDT
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HI, I'm currently in the DBA program an experiencing same. In 11/2016 I was assigned a completely incompetent chair. Supposed to "expert" in quantitative research. She admitted (through Zoom) to me she knew nothing about non-experimental descriptive design nor replication studies (which mine is). I expressed the importance to competing as I was under an employment contract to complete DBA in 5 years (that was 11/2013). I took incompetence to director to no avail. Even though I wrote (and submitted) full Ch 1-3 for prospectus in November 2016, I still do not have an approved proposal. I get no assistance from chair at all! I am no lacky, need degree to continue employment where I am (per contract) and work in Higher-ed myself. And BTW, she works for University of Phoenix and adjunct for GCU! Boy is that a conflict of interest! Just found out, I am out of federal funding and will need to spend $500.00 out of pocket for continuation courses (as I took max every year to pay down cc debt, 18% versus 9%, dah) and will have to start repaying my loans as no longer on deferment. Their marketing (3-3.5 years to completion) is bogus. I am looking for any attorney that has won a case against them, I'm on board as I do not think I will have a job after 11/2018 and will be paying my loans back for absolutely nothing!

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Randy Merced
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May 01, 2018 4:48 pm EDT
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I am going through the same problem

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Maxed
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May 20, 2018 1:08 pm EDT
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Very disappointed to hear others are suffering from same. Must be proforma with them. There must be something we can do as a group @RandyMerced. Definitely NOT a Christian based university.

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Nora Washington
, US
Mar 07, 2018 7:38 pm EST
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My name is Nora Washington and I've been treated very unethical by GCU they refuse to allow me to graduate after successfully completing my degree program. They sent me a financial aid check, but can I wasn't supposed to receive one, now it's time for me to graduate and they will not allow me to graduate until I pay a financial aid check back that I was supposed to have received. Now they are writing an email and harassing me about money I don't have, and my advisor refuses to send me my diploma. My account was 0 by the time my advisor recently add a balance so I cannot graduate the treatment is unethical and really not fair at all. You can contact me at norawashington50@yahoo.com or call me at [protected] or [protected] please contact me

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Kara lee
, US
Mar 06, 2018 4:06 pm EST

Please contact me about this class action I would like to join.
Ladyslicktate@gmail.com

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sexytash
, US
Dec 18, 2017 4:39 am EST

My name is Natacha I also dealt with GCU for 4 years and I believe they had committed financial aid fraud on my case please I would like to join to class action lawsuit. my email: nc30238@gmail.com

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C. McGhee
, US
Dec 17, 2017 6:17 pm EST
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I was supposed to graduate in 2014 and right before graduation I was told the curriculum changed and I had to take another class. My federal funding had run out after the 4 year degree program and now I am in debt $57, 000 and no diploma. I am interested in any information regarding the lawsuit. I worked 4 long years for my degree and still don't have a diploma.

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Shannete
Bronx, US
Aug 14, 2023 8:32 am EDT
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Wow omg that’s terrible

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Jmurph
, US
Dec 08, 2017 9:22 am EST
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Hello
I am interested in joining lawsuits my email is angel-2006@att.net. There Doctoral program is a joke they make you pay $500 a continuation course to be led by yourself and taught by unqualified instructor who don’t give dam about students successs.
I got enough

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LexieJo613
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Nov 15, 2017 3:17 am EST

I have been told once that there was some sort of scholarship that I was granted from GCU for a class I had to retake. That apparently fell through. I was then told it would be written off, and now I am receiving a bill for over $2, 000 as well. My main concern about owing any money to GCU, is that it was not mentioned to me that the school needed to be CACREP or CORE accredited for most states to issue a license. I saw that CACREP began to be mentioned on the syllabus, and only a few weeks ago (2 years after starting at GCU) discovered that even if I graduated, my state would not license me. Lastly, I have disability accommodations. My disability has caused me many issues a couple of times. The severity of my mental illness, learning disability, and the problems it has caused most recently, make no difference to the board. It seems as if they are waiting to deny my reinstatement until they can make money off me from my current class instead of automatically withdrawing me like they have before when they prematurely decided I would be expelled for a minimum of 2 years. I was told the review was typically done within 1-3 business days, it has been a couple of weeks. I can't continue like this. Once I finish this current class, I'm transferring to another university. With my disabilities I can no longer endurr this stress and anxiety, it has begun to effect my daily living.

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Shannete
Bronx, US
Nov 25, 2023 5:19 pm EST
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Omg wow that’s terrible. This school is not apart of the DOE, this is what my sis told me. For-Profits are run by investors. See because GCU is not going to tell you that, they just want you to stay with them, and I also found out that GCU is not accredited college.

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Kaylee Vaughan
, US
Jul 29, 2017 11:26 am EDT

I'm interested in joining this class action suit. kayleevaughan88@gmail.com

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CandyGirl38
, US
Sep 16, 2018 4:58 pm EDT
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Interesting in knowing about the class suit shebly28@hotmail.com

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ajrose
, US
Jul 28, 2017 12:55 pm EDT

GCU prides themselves on being a good christian school until a student with mental illnesses reaches out for help and requests a leave of absence. Then they begin to harass the student with the requirements necessary to make this happen. A few weeks later they reach out and inform you that the requirements have changed and it is too late to do anything about it. Asking for a new counselor does no good. Then a person is informed that they are stuck with the snotty, better than thou counselor that they had the misfortune of being assigned to. Reaching out to their supervisor only makes things worse. As you can imagine this only adds more pressure to someone with bipolar and major depressive disorder who is already struggling to make it from one day to the next. I am already pursuing legal action against the school and I will gladly join a class action suit against Grand Canyon University. Feel free to contact me. Amanda Johnston ajrose0215@gmail.com.

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Jill Chetta
, US
May 30, 2017 6:33 pm EDT

If a class action lawsuit is truly in the works please add me. My email address is JillChetta@gmail.com. It seems everyone here has similar stories to tell. My story starts with a very persuasive enrollment advisor who sucked me into teach grants and multiple loans with more than one lender. This advisor who no longer works for GCU convinced me to transfer out of my local brick and mortar school for classes that would be faster at GCU. Well that absolutely was not true. After the fact, she wanted me to double up on all my classes. Not to mention, she basically chose the Degree Program I should major in. Turns out that program is recommended for people who have already been employed in the school system, which I was not. I should have known it would be reasonable to Major in a dual education degree that leads to licensing and certification if employed, but I was in a dreamworld at the time. 4 years later I finally received my Bachelors Degree in Educational Studies, which is not what I had originally intended on doing. This was with classes that transferred in from another University. I should of realized there was a big problem when attempting to do practicums. So many of the schools where I completed practicums did not even take me seriously, and I had terrible problems making arrangements on my own. Towards the end when I realized I had to set up my own Student Teaching that is when the trouble really began. In the end I felt I had no choice but to switch programs. I had the feeling as if I was slowly getting pushed into a corner with no way out. Well now I have my Bachelors in Educational Studies and can not do anything with it. I am also stuck with a Teach Grant which I will have to voluntarily convert to a loan, because the idea of teaching is not in the cards for me. I also have multiple loans with different lenders which I had to consolidate. I am not sure how to make this work for me. I feel the best option now is the Class Action Lawsuit. Not even sure if I can get Pell Grants at my local College so that I can continue to pursue my education, because now I have a Bachelors. As far as I know, Pell Grants are for students without a Bachelors. GCU even had the nerve to ask me if I would come back to pursue my Masters. Hell No! I also need to mention, I tried to get out of GCU and transfer back to my original school when I saw the red flags, but they played manipulative games and made up stories that were not true to keep me as a student.

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Bigdawg
, US
Apr 17, 2017 5:35 pm EDT
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I would like to join any possible litigation involving GCU. I recently withdrew after feeling like this place was a paper degree mill. After the instructor failed to email me (twice)regarding a grade, I dropped. At first GCU stated I would owe the balance for the class. A few weeks later I got a bill for over $500. The GCU staff aggressively attempted to collect this bill. I stated that the class was null and void after there was no instructor to answer questions. The instructor didn't even comment on my discussion board topic. This was a very bad experience and a costly one as well. Every class I had I had a problem with the instructors either making up rules or not responding to my email; the course(Masters degree) is obsolete. Most I covered in my undergrad program. I only wish I read the hundeds of complaints and past class action lawsuits before I enrolled in this fraudulent paper mill.

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Monty1982
, US
Feb 20, 2017 3:32 pm EST
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Wow I stumbled on this as IAlso feel like this university scammed doctrinal students. I made an appeal on a professor I had for 8 classes and was horrible with returning papers back in a timely manner. So, no choice but to keep signing up for class after class and that translates to student loans. The expectations are false and the the class I was privileged to be apart no one I believe finished the program. I will stop but have so much more!

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DC Swede Larson
, US
Jan 23, 2017 5:22 pm EST

We have the beginnings of a very large class action suit... if you are interested please email me at swedehart@msn.com.

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L Mc
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Apr 27, 2017 5:05 pm EDT

Is there really a lawsuit? I tried to contact you and haven't heard anything. Please let me know?

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DC Swede Larson
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Oct 10, 2017 1:08 pm EDT

Yes, I am sorry... did you email me?

There is indeed several lawsuits currently under way, one has been filed, and the other four are in the investigation stage!

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britanie m.
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Oct 19, 2016 12:30 pm EDT

I would like to be involved as well.
I completed one "payment period" as they called it, which included 3 classes. Then went to start the second "payment period" and I had a death in the family, I'm a military spouse so I had a lot of traveling to do and arrangements to make, so I decided to drop the course. I was told I'd be responsible for a portion of the class. (Which was 198$ supposedly). They granted me a "scholarship due to circumstance" so that I wouldn't have to take that specific course again. After the dust settled, I registered for another class, Graduate Statistics, and I was drowning. I panicked because I didn't want my 3.88 GPA to fall because of bad grades in that class and I just couldn't handle it. So I withdrew completely and was told I'd only be responsible for a portion of the class, because like the first, I dropped it within the first 2 weeks.
I received a statement stating that I owe $3742 plus that $198. I paid the 198$ because that made sense. But $3742? I'm in the process of disputing that. It is definitely not accurate, at all. There's no way. The class with my military scholarship only costs $1695... $3742 is not 25%, it's over 200%... so I want involved in any lawsuit. britanie.minnick@gmail.com

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Josette Buchanan
, US
Oct 06, 2016 3:20 pm EDT

I am willing to be involved in this class action lawsuit. 1st off I graduated from Ashford University with a BA in applied behavioral science, I enjoyed Ashford and their faculty did everything in thei power to help me succeed. The only reason I decided to change schools and try GCU was because they had a masters program that I was interested in. I started off with one enrollment advisor and then was passed on to a second advisor, both advisors gave me the same information regarding my financial aid, I was then supposed to be contacted by a student coordinator financial advisor. He never called me, instead a different student coordinator financial advisor emailed, but never phoned me. I had several questions still about my financial aid and my classes, now mind you it was a day or two before class. On the day of class I was assigned a student counselor and she was the one who walked me through the portal, and she was also the one who advised me about my financial aid which was in agreement with the first two enrollment advisors answers. So the day after I post I finally get a call from the financial advisor advising me on my financial aid package, and her information was completely different then what three other employees had relayed to me previously. I then asked to go ahead and withdraw since they did not seem to be operating in transparency, especially for a Christian church. After only one day of posting I was told that I could withdraw but I'll be responsible for 25% of that class which was going to cost me over 750.00 dollars. So I told them withdrawal me, I contacted one of the managers there and asked to file a grievance or complaint, so I then get a response from a counselor mngr who was forwarded my email, to help and try to solve the situation. She was able to get me correct info on the financial aid situation and gave me pretty much an hour to decide whether I wanted to go ahead and be reinstated, mind you the time limit for the second week is about to begin and if you withdraw in the second week you will owe them fully for the class. I did decide the next day, which was now the start of the second week to not go with GCU. Well guess what? They are charging me for the full class. So yes I want to be involved with this class a lawsuit. I feel gcu has not been transparent in the information that they give and it is like they are almost deceitful in the way they handle some things. This has been a complete nightmare and now I just went into debt overnight with owing them close to 2000.00 dollars. I think they have too many advisors to advise but they are all not on the same page, and the information they provide is very conflicting.

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DC Swede Larson
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Sep 19, 2016 4:27 pm EDT

If a class action can begin I am on board! I not, I am willing to being the process with the right group of people. Please email me at swedehart@msn.com

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Pam Sterling-Seitz
, US
Jun 17, 2016 2:03 pm EDT
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I went to Grand Canyon University for one class in Sociology. I attended one session which was an introduction of all the students. I then found out that my husband had quit paying the mortgage on our house and had 4th stage head and neck cancer which was why he was such odd things. He passed away soon after this. They still wouldn't accept his death as a good reason and increased the amount I owed them. I wrote to the teacher and the admissions department but they said I didn't follow the directions for withdrawal and charged me for that class and one on Religion that I had planned to take the following semester. I refused to pay them and they sent me letters saying how much I owed them. This was back in 2007 and I still haven't paid them. I would be glad to take part in this class action suit. Pam Sterling-Seitz. My email is pamsterling6@gmail.com.

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crystalwolfe
, US
Jun 04, 2016 9:57 am EDT
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I also have the same story about GCU. They put me in debt for over 60, 000 and had to consolidate my loans because they had me paying 5 different loan servicing people. I did get lucky about the job but that was because I was already working in the field at the time I went to school. I was the only one working in my family at the time and they wanted me to do my student teaching at a different school, which would have cost me my job, however I was able to get them to allow me to do my student teaching at the school I worked at but the degree has not helped me in the least when I needed to move and find a new school for employment. I would like to get involved with the class action suit against this school so they are unable to do this to another unsuspecting student. crystalwolfe2000@gmail.com