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University of Phoenix [UOPX] financial aid funds

I have attended since 2012. Received my Associate's Degree in March 2015 in Human Resources. Started attending classes in May 2015 for my Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources. Have had NOTHING BUT TROUBLE from the Financial Aid Department. They received funds in June from Pell Grant that was $2100. Paid for my June class. It sat on my account for 2 months as paid. On AUgust 3, 2015 the finance department sent those funds back to lender. Left me owing for June. Now mind you the new finance year began on July 28, 2015. Those funds drew interest in their bank for 2 months before being sent back.. I received funds again on August 31st although it didn't register on my account. I talked to a finance advisor on September 3, 2015 who advised me I could take over responsibility for my own funding by sending a signed statement to the accounting department which I did. $9388. in all was received by the school. I talked to 3 different finance advisors who stated that those funds would be in my account which I could pay the June class off. Now on the 21st I am told not only am I not receiving any funds but that only $200 could be used to pay June's class since it was a prior year. I am told that I signed the statement after funds were sent out so I cannot qualify until March 2016 to take over handling my funds. Now my funds sit in their bank gathering interest daily while I am withdrawn from the school and now they tell me I owe them money. NOT LIKELY!

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] improper transcrip

I was admitted to the of University of Phoenix Bachelor of Science in Human Services, August 27, 2014.. As my Classes progressed, the school requested me to take a test on a course which I had already taken and had "B" grade at Houston Community College; saying that it was one of the requirement for admission into the University.
The school intentionally placed me an "F" grade in the test in order to make me re-take the course with the school.
The school placed on my Transcript "F" grade on the course I did not study with the school, thereby making it difficult for me to secure admission into another school.
All my efforts for the University to correct this wicked act proved abortive.
Sincerely,
Peter Obasogie.
Phone number: [protected]
E-mail Address: [protected]@yahoo.com.

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Palm Springs, US
Oct 17, 2015 9:11 pm EDT

This school is a complete scam-as are 95% of online Universities. I'm sorry they treated you so badly but you really should have done your homework checking out these bogus online "Universities"

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] financial aid disbursement

I have been waiting for weeks now on my student loan disbursement from UoP. The first week they said it was under review, the second week they said I was over-disbursed on the first loan payment, now they are ignoring my calls and emails. these are my student loans and the funds should be released to me immediately. does anyone have a phone number to someone in the financial aid office that has a brain and actually cares about the students? I know this is probably an unrealistic expectation from this school but its worth a shot.

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JennyHanley
Nunnelly, US
Feb 11, 2015 9:07 am EST

You can try calling the financial aid department, but when you do ask for the financial aid manager. I believe his name is Scott. He was a big help to me when I was trying to finance a course that I had failed. It is worth a shot and he seemed to have a very good brain:)1>.

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] financial aid practices

I have had a plethora of problems with the University of Phoenix since enrolling in 2012. More recently, I have been awarded 6K in loans/grants, which is more than enough to cover the cost of my last classes. Each class totals $1, 856.41 x 2 = $3, 712.82. I have noticed that the account will have a zero balance, after the funds have been released to the university. The following week or days after, the account will show a balance. Why does the university persist in manipulating funds? My account shows a balance of nearly $800.00, although I have received more than enough loans to cover the cost of the 2 classes. I received the disbursement notifications on November 15 & 17; yet on 12/08/14, my account shows that $800 balance. I have asked for reasoning from my financial aid advisor and had to wait nearly a week to get a response. (She said my school email address, @phoenix.edu, was not a valid email?) This university has shady, if not illegal, practices in their financial aid department. What are they doing with the other money that I was awarded (via loans & grants)? I will have to pay back the loans. What right do they have to withhold money? Isn't that illegal?

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Feb 12, 2015 12:04 pm EST

You can file a complaint with the CFC if they are doing illegal practice concerning your financial aid. The number to the CFC is [protected]. You can also google their name and file a complaint via their website. Hope this answers your question.

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JennyHanley
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Feb 11, 2015 9:28 am EST

If you are in the Associates program that might be why you still have a balance and may need to request a letter that you are able to fax in that increases your loans. For me when I was in my Associates program, I requested the full amount. Each set of classes like you stated were about $3, 700. They also hold the funds for the next set of classes as well. Therefore, if you only had $6, 000 in loans that would e why you have an $800 balance. Each set is around $3, 700, times 2 is 7, 400, but that is still not $800. Unless your loans was a little over $6, 000 like $6, 600, then the balance would be $800. I am not sure but I would recommend calling the financial aid department an requesting to speak with the manager. I had to do this once an he got everything sorted out for me. I believe his name was Scott, but I do not know last name. Hope this helps!

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] grades

I had noticed that my grade had changed on the site, I asked the instructor she said that she had not been on the site, and I asked my academic instructor she did not know, and was unconcerned about the issue that I was having someone had changed my grades. So waiting until the last minute for my grade to post, I had grades of 2 points coming from week 3, week 5, so when she decided to grade my work she graded the final exam first which gave me a total of 67 points, not sure how many points she gave me for anything else since I was locked out and have to sit out for 6 months before I can finish my classes, it is something fishy going on no one would talk to me about the issues at hand. How do I know what points I was given if I can't see my score, I am locked out.

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Denver, US
Feb 11, 2014 2:15 am EST
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Hello, as a human resources director of a large corporation, I never hire anyone with a degree from the University of Phoenix. Anyone with a job application with the University of Phoenix listed as an institution from which they have a degree, their application is immediately shredded. Anyone can get a degree from UoP without learning anything. People who cannot get a degree from any other institution end up at the University of Phoenix, and according to the Department of Education, only 15% of those people graduate. There are many better real colleges with professors, with a campus that has world-class online classes and degrees like Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado or Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona, just to name a couple. Too enroll at UoP will be a big mistake for anyone.Joe Utha, MBA

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Dec 16, 2013 3:44 pm EST

We had an exam shut down before we were finished and the instructor would not re load it so that we could finish, needless to say we lost important points that affected the grades- I got a C+ and therefore my GPA could not reach 3.0- I am now on Academic Disqualification!

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] ground class dropped

For the past 2 years I have been attending the University of Phoenix. Many of my ground classes have been 4-5 students. I received a call last week that me and my 3 other team members are being forced to go online and that we are required to pay the higher tuition for online classes. After speaking with many other students this happens a lot. None of us want to go online! We were told that we needed 6 people to stay on ground so that our educational experience would be better. 6 people still only makes 1 learning team. So we are still getting the same educational experience. My question that they will not answer is so for the many classes that I have taken with only 4-5 students I wasn't getting a good educational experience, but yet I still paid 1595 per 5 weeks to this University. I asked my chair person if it was financial and he said no but when speaking with my financial advisor she said that Phoenix is a for profit school and they wont do anything unless they make money. I use the GI Bill and I get housing allowance that my family depends on. I know lose 1100 a month in housing and have to pay an additional 300 per course to go online. Why cant we continue going ground and continuing the same educational experience we have received for the past 2 years. All they care about it $$$$$.

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Mrs. Tasha
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Jul 23, 2014 4:50 pm EDT

I was mislead into thinking i would have a refund. Four weeks later they tell me that i owe them one thousand dollars. Keep in mind i ask them not to let me start if loans didnt cover everything. Total jerks when talking to them even when they mislead me.

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Oklahoma City, US
Jul 23, 2014 9:37 pm EDT
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Terrible school. Misleading. Scam on your financial aid. Credits/ hours taken at their school do not transfer. Way too expensive and you cant do anything with the information they teach.

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EricaNoyes
Yarmouth, US
Sep 19, 2013 12:00 pm EDT

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] corrupt company

To Whom it May Concern:

I've recently seen multiple articles in print detailing thee problems and lawsuits surrounding The Apollo Group and, more specifically, The University of Phoenix. I was recently employed by thee University of Phoenix and theen abruptly let go - for no apparent reason otheer theen theat I decided to take advantage of theeir "free" school for employees. The company has had numerous complaints from students concerning gross miss-conduct - but I believe it is in thee public's best interest to know theat theis company doesn't only mistreat theeir students - but theeir employees as well.

I started working for The University of Phoenix on May 15the, 2010 as an outbound contact specialist. The one and only reason I took theis job was for theeir benefits which covered thee cost of classes for employees. I wanted to finish my education. The recruiting team as well as thee training team (which lasted for 3 full weeks) were also very adamit and excited about getting employees to enrol in class as soon as theeir first day of hire. This, however, is not how theings aired out once training is over and you begin your full time regular schedule.

After just 4 weeks from completing training i was pulled into meet withe my manager, Jessica Beslacheck. At theis point i realised theat theis job, even theough thee trainers stressed likewise, was a sales/numbers position. She would say, and quote, "Focus on your customer service to bring your numbers up." My numbers, however, were at a meets-high - - which implied even more how much of a sales position theis really was - and all witheout any type of commission at all - strictly hourly. Then my manager, Jessica Beslacheck, asked me why I even took theis position and theat I was over qualified for thee work. I told her simply theat I wanted to get back into school. Now during my first monthe theere i repeatedly attempted to enroll in classes but was simply put on hold withe employee services and never contacted back.

Finally, on thee Friday before I was let go, which was July 30, 2010, I was finally contacted by an employee enrollment counselor and enrolled at thee University of Phoenix. Seems funny theat it took so long to get back to me as thee entire enrollment process took about 45 minutes. The very next work day, Monday, August 2, 2010 I was let go. They would not give me a reason - just theat I simply wasn't getting enough transfers - despite still being at a meets expectations-high. Coincidence theat I was let go thee day after I enroll? I theink not. This same exact theing happened twp weeks later to anotheer employee who hired on thee same day as I was. He ask theat I not mention his name but his story was thee same - he enrolled in school on a Friday and was let go on thee next Monday. Again - for no reason. After digging deeper and talking to otheer former employees I found theat theis is a very common story. Withein just a week i learned of theree more instances where thee same theing happened.

So why haven't theese stories of misconduct come out? The answer is in thee attachment I'm sending withe theis e-mail. Upon firing someone thee University of Phoenix offers $1, 000 to basically ensure theat former employee keep theeir mouthe shut. After reading theis contract I was appalled. This is simply a buy out. How corrupt must theis company be theat theey are willing to give every employee theey let go (which is a significant sum considering thee company has one thee worst turn over rates in thee nation) a specific dollar amount to not say anytheing!?!

This company is not an educational institution! This is a business for profit company theat does not care about theeir students, faculty, or employees. To prove theis even furtheer I was contacted a week after being let go by someone in my old department - asking if I was interested in learning more about thee University and attempting to qualify me. Since I never signed up for any such call - theis proves theat as soon as theey let me go theey immediately entered my information into theeir lead box. I was shocked - and continue to be.

I hope to have my story shared withe as many people as possible, but especially withe individuals who may be theinking about eitheer enrolling or looking for employment at The University of Phoenix. I hope theey take heed to theis warning - theis is not a company you want to associate withe on ANY level.

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] finance department

I enrolled at University of Phoenix from [protected]. My main source of payment was going to be my GI bill. Unfortunatly the person I had spoken to never put in the paperwork, and had instead put me down for Financial Aid. He said that I would quallify for that season. Instead of financial aid, I was given a loan. Which I don't recall ever signing up for. I recieved two checks at the end of my semesters, and I believed it was the remainder of my financial aid. Unfortunatly now that I checked my credit report I found out that it was a loan. I tried to call the financial department of University of Phoenix to find out what happend, and the young lady that answered my call was not helpful at all. She informed me that I had signed for the loan. I requested a copy of the sheet, and she refused to produce the copy. Her response was: "You should have kept a copy for your records, I'm not going to send you one."
I tried to explain to her that I don't recall signing anything, which is why I was trying to request the form. I could see that her agitation was increasing, so I requested her supervisor. I left the supervisor a message today at 1:30p 5/30/13. My main frustration is that I was signed up for a loan without my approval, and the only reason I had enrolled in this University was because they accepted my GI Bill. I joined the military to not only serve my country, but to be able to go to college without student loans. This is just a huge slap in the face to me and my family.

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Aug 18, 2022 9:18 pm EDT

my son been going to UOP he has not been giving his overfunding payment and I think my other son was beat out his overpayment funds someone need to really take a deep look into UOP finances department. Please help me out the people over the financial department at UOP will not let you speak to anyone they ask for all these important paperwork like high school transcripts ssc i.d. 2 forms with your address tax transcripts on them you never need to turn this much information to get financial aid and my son still have not been awarded his overfunding payment and look like my other son was beat with out of some of his money with his overfunding payment Jonathan Ruko and Samantha Block is about the most rudest person I ever spoke with in a business department who can I speak with or contact over the UOP somebody anybody please give me somebody to contact over UOP. And to let you know they will not let you speak to anyone over them

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] fraudulent use of federal funding

I am currently a third year student at UoP. I am $31, 000 in debt. I recently (March, 2013) had to drop a class due to an unexpected health issue but instead of sending leave of absence forms, my academic adviser just put me in the next available class. Needless to say, I could not attended weeks one or two of this forced class. I have now, done more research on the history of UoP and I also believe they have misappropriated my federal funding to improve their bottom-line profit. This accusation alone should be a concern to someone at the Department of Education but I do not know whom I should contact. I have not officially withdrawn from this fraudulent for-profit school but I have currently been blocked from accessing my payment history information. I am very concerned I will become just another statistic and my current FASFA eligibility may be used or returned by them, which will leave a balanced owed on my account. I need help.! I am determined to finish my BS of Business, concentrating in sustainable enterprise management, but it will not be at UoP. Please contact me at [protected]@gmail.com if You have any information that could help me and hundreds of other people who have been defrauded by this institution.

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] no worker left behind financial ais

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Ryan Cook told me and Diana via a phone call at the Michigan works office that University of Phoenix would not have an issue with participating with the Unemployed program that I am enrolled in so that my education would be paid for with the monies provided by the state of Michigan. He also mentioned that it would only take a few weeks to complete. As you can see the above e-emails Ryan did not return any phone calls. He used the excuse that the University of Phoenix needed to hire someone in the Grand Rapids, Michigan office to assist us. Now that after a very lengthily conversation with Jeff Weitz, he said that it would not be completed. I made it VERY CLEAR to Ryan that I did not want to take out a loan for my education due to the fact I do not have a job. Now I am settled with a loan I do not want to his mis leading myself along with the Michigan Works program in the State of Michigan. I just wonder how many other people he has mis led. He still has a job and going to school for free and now I am going to have to pay a load I did not want. Please feel free to call Diane at the Michigan Works office to also have her explain the conversation Ryan Cook had with her
Now I am on the collections side of over 8, 000.00 in collections for RYAN COOK FRAUD AND THE UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] lies and harrasment

A. They lied about all my classes being in Lenexa but one. B. They lied and change my class day from Thursday to Monday. C. They lied about tutors being available at all times in Lenexa. They told me I had to see a tutor the day of class which I had to work that night. D. After my car wreck was total and had no car for a period of time. They called and woke me up up harassing me to come back to school. I told them I don't feel well enough and I had no car. I had to change my phone number. I never cash the last check. Only attend one or two day of that class. The rest was paid for by me and the government. And they are garnishing my wages without even notifying me for $39, 000. I found out two week and a half week before they push it through. I call the number several times and no answer. Only a few times I got an answering machine. I mail a certified letter to them and still no response.

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] misleading practices

In 2007, I contacted a University of Phoenix representative online to get information about grants available to single parents wanting to return to school. I was asked a few questions and then told I would easily qualify for government grants that not only paid for my tuition and supplies (online textbooks etc) but would also send me money to help cover household expenses so that I could attend school. Obviously it sounded great to me and next thing I knew I was enrolled in classes. I started receiving checks every three months and was told that this was the amount left of the grant AFTER the cost of tuition and school expenses was deducted by the school. After a couple semesters I started realizing the classes were a joke and I had a 4.0 even submitting work my 5th grader could do. No matter how bad my work was I still got "A"s on everything. I talked to a lot of people including faculty at REAL universities in FL and realized that it was a scam school. I dropped all my classes and started getting calls every day from telemarketers trying to get me to come back. I told them NO and eventually changed my phone number. Next thing I know I get paperwork saying I have defaulted on a FEDERAL student loan and that my tax returns will be taken. I called the collection agencies that have been involved and tried to explain the situation but they say they have my authorization on the loans. I have asked for documentation and received nothing. Now I am told I owe over $10, 000 for less than one year of school and there's nothing I can do about it. Too bad for them I am a stay at home mom still so no tax return for them to take. I have been told by the collection people that when I die my children will be responsible for the debt. I wish I knew if that was true or what else I can do to fight this. Seems like there is no where to turn at this point.

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This is only the begining for you I am afraid. I have been batteling it since 2009. Now they want to garnish my wages. At one time there was going to be a class action law suit, but I have not heard anything

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] horrible financial department

I am near the end of my 1st Master's course which is a 6 week course. During this time, I have been in an uphill battle to settle my finances regarding my Bachelor's Degree so as to get the ball rolling with my finances for my Masters. The last late disbursement should have been in my account 2 1/2 months ago. I call the finance department 2 to 3 times a week and my account has been accessed and looked at by over 5 people who are NOT my designated finance counselor. They have given me countless bad release dates and misinformation. I have only spoken with my actual designated finance counselor only about three times about my account to learn everything the other counselors told me was not correct. My late disbursement has been in review about three times for reasons they will not say. I have asked them if it was something on my part to be corrected, and they told me no, but still failed to give any information as to why. Needless to say, this is quite sketchy. I didn't realize it until now after doing a bit of research, The University of Phoenix is actually facing a MASSIVE LAWSUIT for similar reasons! These people sound more like uneducated bank tellers than "Financial Counselors". I have since begun my withdrawal from UOP and suggest anyone looking into seeking to continue their education, look elsewhere. These people act as if they are the federal loan department and display themselves as having authorities over you and your financial state rather than your counselors. This organization will create a smoke screen so thick, by the time the smoke clears, even UOP won't know where or what they are doing! And as for the Academic Counselors, they are truly an absolute JOKE! They offer no council, no real understanding of course content, they only contact you if you have missed a class or online discussion check-in. My last Academic Counselor was possibly from Germany or Ukrainian so it took three times the effort to do anything given the language barrier! BUT DON'T GET IT TWISTED!...I EARNED MY DEGREE BECAUSE I DID THE WORK MYSELF TO UNDERSTAND EACH COURSE AND IT'S CONTENT! I feel bad for the actual instructors because I believe they mean well. Business organizations that are looking for educational options for employees, BEWARE! This is how UOP makes their profit, targeting those with established incomes. DO YOUR HOMEWORK BEFORE CONSIDERING UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX!...OR ANY OTHER ORGANIZATION.

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] enrollment pressure/ fin-aid lies and theft

This school is a piece of work. After I was repeatedly email and phone pressured about enrolling here... I finally accepted a call from an enrollment advisor at this so called school. Now let me tell you how I was literally step by step guided and persuaded (he may as well been the one typing because he answered every check box except my social security no) ... into signing a promissory for a 9, 000+ loan Before even being asked what I'd be studying... nor was i informed of their tuition costs! I also requested the 5, 000 pell. Ok whatever that's no big deal, the guy was good at his job so what right? Not so fast... here's where it gets tricky, I am currently awaiting disbursement of a refund after completing a verification process... Why the heck did i receive this email a short while ago from my financial advisor: "We are currently waiting for your verification worksheet to be pulled over and then the processing of your financial aid will begin. At that time, the time frame is still 30 to 60 days to be completed. Please keep in mind that since you are a first time borrower of financial aid, there is a 30 day delay from the time you begin classes and your funds will not release to your student account until week 6. By then, it would be 7 to 10 days before a refund would be sent back to you if you were eligible to receive one. You currently requested for $4, 700 in student loan funding and may be eligible for $5, 550 in grant funding. That should be just enough to cover your 8 classes for the first year which cost a total of $10, 200. ...Basically saying that i wont be able to receive a refund right? Someone please explain why these thieves think just because i was vulnerable and naive when enrolling here, that i would now develop amnesia in regards to the amount of the loan I was forced to request and promise to repay? Am I tripping or are they truly this despicable?

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Feb 12, 2013 3:02 pm EST
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you said it despicable?

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] poor educational quality

Save your money and go to a conventional college. Nobody will hire my wife because of the way the feel about the quality of education you receive. An instructor Vicky Gore has no clue how to work the word problems, only copy and paste them. When you ask how to do a problem, she gives you a sarcastic response on how to do it. Most instructors are poor quality instructors that couldn't find a job elsewhere. They sit at home and every once in a while copy and paste something on the computer as a legitimate response. VIcky Gore is rude, irresponsible, and unwilling to even help you understand your work. I have a team that knows nothing about the work, you rely on them for a grade yet Vicky Gore is unwilling to intervene to make them participate and try. She is more willing to judge the paper the team submitted as a failing grade. SAVE YOUR MONEY! DON'T GO TO SCHOOL HERE! I hate it, my wife regrets it, and the 12 people I know who did this school cannot find a job. SAVE YOUR MONEY! When I complained about this class, the instructor, and the students...they didn't care. Its all about how much money they can squeeze out of you for a poor rated education. Good luck finding a job with this school's credentials.

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Sep 15, 2016 7:38 pm EDT

The description in this article is absolutely spot on. Also, let me add that they load you for massive amount of work and will ignore your questions. In my opinion, this is not a school for full time working adults, especially those seeking to genuinely increase their knowledge and become an expert in something outside the soft skills, on the technical side.
All you technicians out there, don't waste your time. All I see here is a scam. They completely inundate you with massive amount of reading, massive amount of writing, force you to work in teams for every single course, (in which if none of your team mate are willing to do any real work, guess what?), and instructors refusing to answer your questions. LOL And, . . . . here's the bonus, they only offer you full time speed for every single course.
There is no part time or half time course. They only offer their idea of unsupported full time pace for every single course. So each course is ran as if you're taking three college courses, but with no support (i.e., no real professor)! LOL And yes, it's also been my experience that a lot of the times the 'teacher' really doesn't know what they are talking about, and will avoid answering your questions with a, 'I am not required to answer your questions, I am only the fascinator for this course!' response. And lets not forget that you're paying a premium price for that garbage. So, in my opinion, it's a school that claims it's for working adults, but barely caters to the working adult. It's a system that's mostly setup to offer you a path to failure.
If you're gonna pay a premium, don't waste your money if you're looking to honestly increase your knowledge and earn an actual degree. From my experience, they don't care about you, and their attitude shows this. It's all romance until after you pay your money, then you become a red headed step child. They're offering a promise/label and are failing at delivering what they pay so much money to market. There is no real quality of education there only a marketing machine to make them appear as so.

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] value of education received

I now have about 58, 000 in student loans for a bachelor's degree that isn't worth having. I graduated from doing my Communication major in 2009 and none of the jobs I was supposed to qualify for by having this degree; do I ever qualify for. I don't have the skills necessary to the earning potential I was supposed to have gained by getting higher education. I choose to do my education online because being a single mom without the support system necessary to do school on campus (i.e. child care in the evenings--as I was also working 40 hours to support me and my child) The education I received was substandard and the students and I proved (unfortunately too late--my second to last class) that you could write a bogus paper and still get an A. All that time, I had been busting my butt to do well..maintaining all A's and I high GPA when none of the instructors offered any insight to the material I was writing about...only about HOW the paper was written. Citations, paragraph structure, etc...When they should have been paying attention to whether or not the student was grasping the material. there was NO real life application and in every job I have applied for in the field (jobs that If I had gone on campus to any other school) I should have gotten, no problem. I do not have any more skill now than I did before I began my endeavor in the years before I received my degree. I can say I have my bachelor's degree but I take it no more seriously than ANY of the employers I an applying with. My current boss doesn't see my degree and knowledge as means of giving me a promotion or raise. There is something wrong with this. I would love to think that I would get a FULL refund from the school to pay back all these loans that are for NOTHING! I received nothing in return for my money. I am disappointed and more in debt than ever before. Just what a single mother in Maine DOESN'T need! UOP should not be an online educator. they are hiring staff that have full time jobs else where and are only doing the online instructing as a means to make additional money. That was proven the day I wrote a bogus paper that was so poorly written I was sure I was going to fail it. It took me an hour to write. Other students assured me I would ace it because the instructor wasn't paying attention to anything throughout the course. They were RIGHT! I aced the paper and even got comments back on how WELL written the paper was. I was so upset and had wondered how many other times I had been failed by my instructors. Tammy Poissonnier

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Welcome to the club. I wasn't even allowed to graduate after attending for two years and accumulating 30k in student loans. Three credits short and all because of a counselor who gave me wrong information. I put some of the blame on myself for not asking more questions. I truly believed they cared about my education. After all back then they were known as the "University for working adults".

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] wrong grade given despite being excused by the administrators of university of phoenix!!!

I am a victim of hurricane sandy which devastated and transformed the lives of us all here in manhattan. I lost everything because i live on the first floor in an apartment building that was flooded out by the water rising over the east river and coming into our apartments. I am homeless, no computer or laptop, have no winter clothing and all my belongings were destroyed in my first floor apartment. I did everything in my power to check into my classes, submit assignments on time, participate in classroom instruction and post discussion question responses on time. I still received an "f" in my course of soc 120 even though i was granted an attendance excuse by the administration by joanne colosi, soc 120. This woman is not compassionate, sensitive to what we are going thru here in manhattan, inconsiderate and outright mean to give me a student who did everything in her power to be in classes despite losing everything in my life because of hurricane sandy. I did not cause this natural disaster and now i am being treated with disrespect and not even given consideration by joanne colosi for what i am still enduring being homeless and living in this shelter. Our electricity company here in nyc even made sure that i was given a letter stating that i am homeless and that my building is still unliveable and cannot be occupied by tenants as yet. Does that instructor care? No she still gave me an "f" and is ruing my good gpa and has made it so that i cannot receive my financial aid disbursement which i am owed! Without that money i am unable to replace any of my computer equipment or clothing or find another home. She has no remorse or compassion for the new yorkers who are suffering still because of hurricane sandy's devastation! I am filing a formal complaint with the university of phoenix's administration and hopefully my grade will be changed! Lets see.

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] - education, greed, identity theft and student loans

On may 3rd i went to my accountant to retrieve my income tax return, just to find out the us. Department had taken my check for a student loan that had been outstanding since 2009, keep in mind i file taxes every year. I then contacted the us department of education sure enough according to them there was a loan outstanding since 2009 thru phoenix...

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] ran out of loan money

I have completed a little over 1 year of my Bachelors degree in Accounting at UoP, with 5 classes to go I was informed 4 weeks into a class that not only has my Financial Advisor "was unaware" of the fact that I maxed out on my loans but that I don't even have loan money to cover the class I am in. Isn't that their job as a financial advisor, to know how much money I need to cover my loans to graduation, how much loans I have used, and if there is an issue to inform students well before they are in a class that their loans don't cover? I would think so! Then for my Financial Advisor to tell me its not her job its mine and takes no responsibility - pretty sad, if that isn't their job then why are there financial advisors? So far I have attempted to talk with my Financial advisor, her boss the financial manager (who covered for my FA), worked my way up to the Associate director of finance - she said she would try to help me but at this point I still haven't heard from her and its been a week.

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Aug 17, 2012 6:04 pm EDT

I had the same thing happen to me. Well FIRST I TRIED to shop there and picked out three pairs of shoes. BUT the line was sooooo long and only one cashier. I had to abandon my purchases. So I got one pair of shoes as a gift from Bealls. I'm not sure if they bought the wrong style. Similar but not exaclty same. Anyway these crocs hurt. I took them back..they said no problem go pick out shoes. Then at check out..they rung up both paird of shoes and them the return..BUT THEN she said I owed $35 I said what?The shoes were haning on the rack for $41.99 but Bealls was only going to give me $21 and asked if that was OK. I left screaming obscenities. THERE is no way I am GIVING BEALLS a $41.99 pai of shoes and taking $21 off. It is a SCAM. I went on Amazon and bought $143 in shoes. He he and got another pair from ShoeBUY. PEOPLE you dont have to stop goign to Bealls. Go there Try on thier shoes..and then buy elsewhere. No way was I going to tell the gift giver I need a receipt. Bealls would have yet another excuse. They lost my business over $20 scam.

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University of Phoenix [UOPX] mismanging pell and loans

I have been through hell and back since this octavia alexander became my financial advisor everything she has stated to me has been a lie. She held my loans which suppose to be process she held for over 6 months or morner which she was taking my disbursement and paying for next classes when disbursement suppose to came to me still of processing my loans she took my redisbursement> while going to appollo group i have talk to osbudsman all the way down to the financial program, which showed that i did not recieve a sprind disbursement> my pell did not come out when i had enough credit to do so now they sending me a letter stated about acadimacally missing 14 days which it has been more than 14 days because my last official day was june 3. Which my pell just now was given to me for my 2011 - 12 aid year and which posted to my account on july 6. Now she is still holding my pell from my [protected] which still have a remaining balance of 2675 and i believe i have more in my financial account> she have no right to hold my pell when i had enough credit for it to be process. I have went through grade dispute where my acadmic by the name of steve blake tellin me i have to take a math class over because i did not get a 60% which i got a 61% and to again take a course over i already pass. This is a discrimination toward me and what they are doing to me still is not right. I do not owe this school anything and everything was already paid for leaving me over 22, 000 in loan this school is holding my funds and mismanging them. Please someone help me so the world can know about this university

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