Keiser University
Reviews and Complaints

I am in the same boat! I attended Keiser Clearwater campus for over a year, high honors program... I was pulled out of class because my financial aid ran out? I was told I could not attend classes until a monthly payment was made. After ignored phone calls to the school, ignored email to the Dean, I had enough and dropped out. Keiser says I now owe over $10, 000 at over 20% interest and can not start at another college to finish my degree. This college is not only pathetic, but a disgrace to the educational system. DO NOT ATTEND HERE!

It seems that I'm having much of the same issue as a lot of other people on here. How is nothing being done about this? After 4 completed semesters, I dropped classes in my 5th semester, well within the period I was able to do so. Everything up until that point had been paid in full, I had a zero balance. I recently requested my transcripts to continue my education elsewhere, and I was told I owe $6500 and they will not release my transcripts until it is paid in full. They are accusing me of dropping classes outside of the time period I was able to do so without penalty. And when they sent me my ledger, of course it reflects their side of the story because otherwise how could they legally charge me anything. This money they say I owe them is money that was given to them from financial aid as well as the loans they make you take out, and they had to refund that money to them. So why exactly do I have to pay them money that was never theirs in the first place? It makes no sense whatsoever, and when I ask questions about it I am told that this is the way it is and I need to pay. How are they able to treat people this way? And how do they continually get away with this?!

I signed up at Keiser recently and the Financial Aide person rushed throught the process of a student load and the rates charged with no knowledge of me being able to quit within a time period. No one returns emails or messages. Once they get you through the door with all the Puff and Glory that they do you are then forgotten. Tring to get an appointment for help is awful, they never return your calls or reschedule for an appointment. I call it all PUFF and Smoke when you interview so they can get your money to enroll. Horrible Place for an education.

Dave, I couldn't agree with you more. Looks like I am a couple years late?! What ever happened?

I attended a Nuclear Medicine program in Melbourne, Fl. Right after I graduated from my program, they fired the Director of the program... trumped up excuses for firing her if you ask me... as well as firing one of our two teachers. She pretty much should have been fired long before. Two years goes by and I could not even get an interview let alone a job. Not only had I completed the Nuc program, I also got my EKG and Phlebotomy license as well to help my chances. A few years goes by and lo and behold, they have shut down the Nuclear Medicine program at Keiser in Melbourne. I know I will never work in Nucs, so I went back to school and have had to attend an entire extra year at EFSC in order to complete my A.A. as many of the credits I obtained in my A.S. program are unusable. I know many people who went to Keiser not only for the Nuclear Medicine program, but other programs as well, that have never been able to find jobs. They flood the market because of greed and have not been held accountable. Anyone thinking of attending Keiser for any program, I urge you to go to a few places where they have your desired job title and ask them if they hire Keiser Students, when is the last time they hired a Keiser student and how the job outlook is considering you will be walking out with no experience. I cannot speak for the other programs, however, four months worth of clinical experience does not constitute experience in the workforce. I had high marks from my clinical sites, very good grades and received a 92 in one of my board exams (no easy task) and ended up with the same degree as another student in my class who chewed gum during his presentations, didn't know where the body part he claimed to have imaged was and was given test answers so he wouldn't fail. The same fellow also was allowed to wear his sunglasses during tests as well as verbally assault two of our female students and the new program director who ran to the dean saying she was afraid for her life. If there was ever a college you should run very far away from, it would be this one.

Oh, I have had horrible experiences with the Career Services Department (Job Placements). Terrible people to deal with. I am afraid of going to ask to get my resume checked. Terrible job placement office. Terrible customer service.

Seriously. This school will screw you over. Do not attend. They steal your money and when you ask questions about financial things, they make you feel like you're stupid for asking about your money, lo ans, and grants. The financial aid department doesn't do their job. They make mistakes then make you wait months and months before fixing it. I was told if I wanted to graduate I had to pay $1100 out of pocket, when I have an overflowing amount of money in my student account and tuition has been paid for the rest of my classes. Trust me, you do not want to go to this school.

Looking for the public help against Keiser University, I was lied to saying that FASHA will pay for school and that i didn't have to pay any of that money back. 2nd they also told me in 2009/2010 i was able to transfer all my credits to any college or university i wanted to go to. that was a lie. I grad back in 2011 in business and wasn't able to transfer any of my credits to FIU or MDC. 3rd. they promise me that they have high connections to jobs once you grad. They never found me a job, all they did was forward me CL, and Ineed.com job post.. S**t i could of done that myself! I want to know how many other people out there like me? What have you done to fix this? If many others like me i want to join or start a group against Keiser ripoff... email me at ptanthony07@gmail.com

I got to the point of electronic enrollment for this school and I hate that I lost my application fee but I saw the red flags and RAN FAST. Any school that makes you agree in writing that their credits won't transfer and agree and commit to pay for an entire program...along with their attorneys fees if they have to sue you over it is nothing but FRAUD. I've demanded my application fee back but I highly doubt I will get it. Wow...to think I almost enrolled here. Scary.

With Keiser University there were so many red flags, I wish I had paid attention from the start. Now I am 30, 000 in debt making no more money than I started out with.

First off, let me tell you- STAY FAR AWAY from this school.

They will lure you in, paint this picture that it is an excellent school and that the counselors have your best interest in mind. Well they don't. All they want is your money. Here is my experience with Keiser University:

First off, several years ago I toured the school just to see what it was about. The admissions counselor- Chris, was so friendly and nice to me. I wasn't sure if that is where I really wanted to go, I wasn't even sure if I liked any of the programs. He asked me what I was good at in everyday life. I told him I use computers a lot so he suggested the Computer program. He said I was a perfect fit. Blah blah blah. I wasn't sure if that was the field I wanted to choose so I said I will think about it. Well he started calling me every day without fail. Then when I stopped answering his calls, he would call me from ANONYMOUS NUMBER! That was a red flag right there. Anyways. A year went by and I decided maybe I want to go back to the school again and see if there was something that i really wanted this time. I saw Chris again and he was raving about the X-Ray tech program saying he really sees me in it and that it is an excellent field to go in at my age. So he convinced me to sign up. They are SO CONVINCING. Anyway. I completed all the Gen-Eds. Some of them were so easy, I had never made such good grades in my life. But it was weird because I barely tried. I figured maybe I really am learning with this "individual student focus." Well once I finished all my Gen-Eds I realized maybe X-Ray isn't what I really want, so I switched to the Medical Assissting because I could get right in. The program director for the Medical Assisting was excellent, I won't lie. He knew his stuff and I really learned from him. It is a shame to see him in that rat-hole school. Well graduation time came, I completed all my classes for my Associates Degree, completed my externship. Keiser's bursar said I was financially cleared so I would be good to go for graduation. I was excited. I had a couple interviews once I finished school, but never got hired. I harassed and hounded student services to find me a job. THEY HAVE NO CONNECTIONS. When you are in the program, they make it seem like they have endless doctor's offices and employer's who come to the school seeking out "highly educated" Keiser grads. Well that is BS! They do not. I was given the run-around every single time I would speak with the job placement idiot. I would be SHOCKED if at best, she forwarded my resume out on Craigslist. I know she didn't. So I went through all that schooling. All that time. ALL THAT DEBT! And once you graduate (in my case and MANY OTHERS!) Job placement is a JOKE! They will NOT help you. So now I am going to have to pay off all this DEBT. And I am no better off than I was. I just have a degree from KEISER UNIVERSITY. They just suck money out of you. And give you free hotdogs and hamburgers now and then. Because at Keiser University, students come FIRST. Do you know why? Not because they want to see you succeed. No. They want all your money, no refunds, so Dr. Keiser can fly around in his fancy f***ing jet.

Live and learn is all I can say to this. I hope other students considering going to this money-trap scam school will think twice. Don't say you haven't been warned.

Please contact Feldman, Fox, and Morgado, PA, Tampa, FL. if you feel that you were deceived by Keiser University. They may be able to help. I have hired them against Keiser for unfair and deceptive practices. There number is [protected].

Contact Feldman, Fox, and Morgado, PA, out of Tampa, Florida. They can help you.

Contact Feldman Fox and Morgado, PA in Tampa. Florida. I have a lawsuit against Keiser. Maybe they can help you.

I can agree with some of the comments here. Yeah Keiser is expensive, as it is a private school. My experience with Keiser was great. I too earned my AS in Medical Assisting and currently work in a Family Practice in Melbourne, FL. One fall back was that I on 10 interviews until I finally got hired. Yes, most employers wanted at least 1 year experience w/ certification and as a recent graduate, I had none of these. As a matter of fact, if it wasn't for Sabrina, in Student Services, I would not have my current job. Thanks Sabrina! I believe the market was flooded with Medical Assistants because all of the schools were promoting the career, offering people, like us, a quick way out of fast food, retail, ect.;Thus, given the reason there are very little jobs offering the position. Actively working in the field, I also understand how hard it may be to try and train someone new, while keeping up with daily business and tasks. I also can testify to how much better of an education Keiser offers because I have worked with people who graduated from both Everest and BCC. Needless to say, I am surprised they passed the program and happy I choose Keiser. Also, my employer will now only hire Keiser Graduates and is actively seeking new employees, through Keiser. I'm sorry everyone's experience was not so great, but it is what you make it. KU!

This is a sad situation that we are all in. I graduated from the nuclear medicine program at Keiser now I am in debt $30, 000 to be exact. The professors all lie to you while you are I'm the program, claiming that their are jobs out there. Beware of the lies, one of the professors Nicholas Neil sleeps with his students and even got a girl pregnant and married her. Becareful and don't let Keiser full you all their staff is money hungry and only concerned with keeping their jobs, hence they will always need more students.

I attended the OTA program [protected]. They wasted a lot of our class time focusing on topics not needed. I entered my first job feeling completely lost, embarrassed and angry because of it. Thankfully my coworkers were understanding and some took me under their wing and showed me many things I wished (and should have) learned in school. Almost 2.5 yrs later in the field I'm way more confident but still bitter about how much I owe and how little I was taught. They also lied about how easy it would be to get a job. I had to find one two hours away and most of my class had to move out of state. My advice to anyone considering? Don't waste your time at this place. They're having too many people graduate a year and there's NO jobs for COTAs in Central FL - at all. I even went as far as contacting recruiting agents that can find you temp/PT/FT and all of them said my best bet would be to leave the state to find work.

Keiser University is a rip off! Yea it sounds nice to complete a program in a quicker amount of time but it is not worth it! They sent me to a collection agency not even six months since I dropped and told me that I basically lost money and that to take my last to pre req classes I have to reapply and I will have another $3600 to pay on top of the money that was towards the four classes even though I only completed two. In the end this university is that worth of that financial harship expecially when they charge you for classes you didn't even take! Kesier is a rip off!

I received a call today from a collection agency FMS that was advising me that Keiser University sent them a bad-debt for me. I last attended their school in November of 2006, almost 3 years ago and no one bothered to tell me I owed them money. This is ridiculous to say the least! I bought a house and a new car since attending their school. Not to mention I got robbed by them with the loans they took out in my name that I still have to pay. And to add to that I owe them $ 1, 849. While this is a good amount of money, the time I wasted at their unaccredited University has no price. This school is a complete and total waste please save anyone you know who is considering this school. If it sounds too good to be true, it is. Not to mention accredited schools are half as much to go to. Save your time and money.

Contact Feldman, Fox, and Morgado, PA in Tampa Florida. I'm suing Keiser maybe they can help you out. Call

Im having the same problem with keiser as well as online classes with no teachers yes no teachers are teaching online they appear online but theres no one there teaching. Books are not available when u go buy them they tell u they ran out so u do the foot work and find one. I want to file a complaint with the school board where do i go can someone please help? Email me at drego1222@gmail.com

Im having the same issue with keiser i want to file a complaint with the board where do i go please contact me via email drego1222@gmail.com

Keiser, Keiser, Keiser! This is instituiton is a complete scam. Now they have this re-traininning settlement for previous students and guess what...thats a SCAM too! Keiser ruined my life and now Im thousands of dollars in debt. Can they get away with this?

I attended in Port St Lucie, Florida. They locked me out of class numerous times, and did not inform me that I had only three days into the semester to drop. My original financial aid advisor left in the middle of processing my aid and I was not informed until a week later when they locked me out of class because I didn't turn in a form I didn't know I needed. I have had so many problems there in just one semester.
My name is Katie by the way

This has happened to me as well, and I am BEYOND frustrated!

im in ive exhausted all my resources..the school and its fake, uneduactors, [protected] im kc btw thanks

I was interested in the RN program at Keiser University in Sarasota. Has anybody had an issues pertaining to this course? Or are all of the complaints about money? Email me at icedqueenx21@yahoo.com if you've attended. I have questions and i'm tired of not finding the answers. Thanks

lawsuit contact kristin [protected]

Called to tell me that they did not have my transcripts a month before starting my core program when in fact I did upon enrolling.

I have been involved in one of their program for 9 months and made honor roll. I did my general Ed online, then started my core that following year in 2012. averaging C . Was never told that I needed to maintain a C average to be able to continue on in the course until the first day of Core (meanwhile already in the program for 6 months already) Never told about a test the first day. Now into my third core class taking Kines. I missed a C by 3 points. They kicked me out of the program missing a C by 3 points. Asked if there was an academic probation...Nope Teachers where not willing to help, they where into helping themselves in your pockets. On the note of the teachers. They are not certified teacher at all. They are people that are in the field with out a teaching degree.is that who you want to learn from.. They don't know how to have you understand the material. Now I am stuck in a place where I don't like the school I think that they lied to me to get me there. When it came down to transferring credits other UN they would not take the credits earned. Keiser stated it was not accredited school ... ( months of hard work down the drain ) Keiser also would not take A& P that I took at another school because it was not related to their program. How else can you relate the body parts to a particular program. ... This school is a joke and I would not refer this school to no one not even a dead dog!

Let me know...

Hi, this happen to me also, and I would like to know if u found a solution for that... How could I contact u.

Well that was easy! I Googled your school and here is the link to their catalog:
http://www.keiseruniversity.edu/pdf/catalog.pdf
On page 43, it outlines their Cancellation/Withdraw policy. "Withdraw at any time during the first week of the semester -90% refund of tuition only." Further down the page it reads: "Students must notify the university in writing of cancellation."
As long as you notified them you were dropping, they don't have much of an argument. If you just stopped going and there is nothing in writing to substantiate that you attended class for a day and then dropped; well, you might have to pay for that entire semester. Again, look for emails, documents, letters, anything that might establish you notified the university of your intention to cancel and/or withdraw.

In your enrollment agreement or the college's catalog, there should be a section which describes what the school's drop policy is. Typically, if you attend less than a week and notify the school in writing, there
likely will not be any charges.
I'm really confused by what you described. Are you saying you attended one day of class and you are being charged for an entire academic year? When you withdrew from school, did you notify the school?
Also, don't listen to "brantly's" advice. The absolute worst thing you can do is to default on your student loans. Federal financial aid typically takes the form of Pell Grants and Stafford Loans. The loans are repayable starting six months after you withdraw or graduate.
When you default on a loan, the entire balance becomes due immediately. Also, the loan will appear in a default status and you will not be eligible to receive grants or loans to go to a different school. These are federal loans, if you are unsure just remember back to when you completed the FAFSA, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. Once you default on your financial aid, the government can garnish your wages and seize any refund monies you might be eligible for when you file your tax return. Also, these loans cannot be discharged through a bankruptcy. So, don't default!
I would work with the school to determine why you are being charged for an entire academic year if you only attended for a day? Regarding your lender, you are doing the right thing by making payments. The alternative, default, is a bad option. There are at least five different re-payment options available to you, so if you are financially struggling you can request a lower monthly payment. Keep in mind, the interest on that loan is no doubt compounding. If you return to college, perhaps an online community college where the cost per credit is quite low, you can have your prior loans placed into deferment. Yes, you are potentially borrowing more money; however, as long as you are not in default you can complete a FAFSA and determine what you are eligible for in Pell Grants. Grants are monies which do not have to be repaid. So, you could: place your loans into deferment, use grant monies to fund your education, and work towards an Associates or Bachelor's degree which will improve your employability and earning potential.
Hope that helps...definitely look for any documentation you have acknowledging when you dropped. Letters, e-mails, etc.

many schools do the same thing. cosmotology, cooking any type of trade school this is standard practice. I have gone through a simalair situation with a school called pennsylvania beauty acadamy in Johnstown pa. i am in collections and refuse to pay them anything. I will pay back the loan to the state but not to the school because i only went for 2 months and moved back to pittsburgh. Depending on what state you live in they may not be able to garnish your wasges or take your car. Look into state laws governing this type of loan agreement. In a commonwealth they cannot garnich wages for anything unless it is child support or state and federal loans and they cannot make you pay anything in full. they have to allow you a payment plan. just tell them you can only afford $3 a month until the laon is paid.

I need help to make department of education to know how Keiser University they are lying to make their millions

Mrs. McClinton,

Are you a former adviser for Keiser University? I am considering attending there and am starting to reconsider with all of the horror stories I have been reading. Any information you can give me would be much appreciated. Thank you!

-Mary

I'm attending Keiser Online through the Ft. Lauderdale, Fl campus, and I have absolutely no problems. The professors, admissions councelor, financial aid, the preceptorship coordinator...everyone was great and had no problems. I've never had to pull out of class. They work with you when you can't find a site for preceptorships. I'm in my 8th month here. The people who pay for my student loans aren't complaining either.

am agree with you, am going suing this college, my son has the same problems with Orland Campus. but am doing research about keiser complaints, and this people has a lot complaint with the similar problem, so u can contact me at gbb1965@yahoo.com, please in subject make reference thats is regard at keiser complaint.

Thanks
Mrs. Lopez

lawsuit?

FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOUR LOCAL STATE REP. FL DEPT OF EDU AND GO TO THE FSA SITE DOWNLOAD THE UNPAID REFUND LETTER SEND IT CERTIFIED MAIL. HOPE THIS HELPS.

MOST IMPORTANT! Please file a complaint with the Fl Department of EDU. This may not be an immediate or individual correction. But if a case is filed against Kieser, and it is brought to the public that the Dept of EDU did not protect us. Well they may be held liable and this is the only way change is going to occur by showing the neglect of our rights.

File the unpaid refund form from the FSA site, and definately contact whom ever. However I have filed complaints with the FL department of EDU, Sallie Mae, and the department of EDU and gotten nowhere. Ultimately it is a civil suit, theset institutions are not going to protect u / us. We need to find a attorney and file a lawsuit with people whom been decieved.

The sad thing is that this school has been decieving students for years now!

I am responsible for a $6, 800 loan through Sallie Mae also when I attempted to go to classes at Keiser in Sarasota, FL. I had gone to sign up for a Pastry Chef program, but was enrolled in a general culinary program which is not what I intended to study! I was signed up with all my knife kit, textbooks, and chef jacket in less than an hour!
I am sickened by Keiser and the fact they can completely take advantage of students like this, and then NOT ANSWER any of your emails, or phone calls when you try to express a complaint! I've contacted the Attorney General in Florida, and have asked for a mediation meeting to help resolve this problem.

MAKE SURE YOU GO TO THE FSA WEBSITE PRINT OUT THE UNPAID REFUND FORM AND SEND IT TO THEM MAKE A COPY AND SEND IT CERTIFIED MAIL.

what did u end up doing?

hey, just read that thing that you wrote on keiser college.. I went there for 2 weeks, and realized what a joke it was. They got my full pell grant and still charging me 6, ooo through salliemae, and had put me in collections for 600$ that i supposibly owe the school... what can i do?

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