How accredited is the University of Phoenix?

[BlancoNino]

Thinking about enrolling, but not if employers don't want to hire somebody with a degree from there.

 

[KLin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Phoenix#Accreditation

 

[Imdmn04]

Don't.

Goto a public state school for cheaper and more reputable education.

The only people that goes to UofP are people that can't get into regular universities and has to buy their degree from there. Employers toss that resume in the trash when they see UofP.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Are you paying for it? And why are you going with an online university?

 

[BigJ]

If you want to waste your money, why not just give it to me?

 

[hjo3]

I'd say it's right up there with ITT and DeVry.

 

[BlancoNino]

LOL Whoa! That bad huh?

I will be graduating this summer with my AAS, so I can go to a state university if I wanted. Didn't realize it was more expensive, either.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: BlancoNino
LOL Whoa! That bad huh?

I will be graduating this summer with my AAS, so I can go to a state university if I wanted. Didn't realize it was more expensive, either.

Extremely expensive.

 

[BlancoNino]

Thanks for the replies.

Guess I will rule that option out.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

About $1200 / class.

 

[UncleWai]

University of Washington

 

[koomey]

I have a friend that goes to ITT and he says its not so bad. Why do places like ITT and UoP have such bad reputations. He's going to get the MBA from there. Should I tell him to give up now and he can give me the rest of the money?

 

[imported_weadjust]

It's faster and less expensive to get a college degree from ebay.

http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dl...diploma&category0=&submitSearch=Search

 

[jinduy]

if i ever see someone's resume with uop on it, i'll lawl.

 

[Zebo]

For what? Engineering or accounting may be a problem since they don't have professional accreditation and guys hiring you will pay attention to that. They dont have a medical or dental program like all wannabes so pretty worthless. Teachers and govt workers OTOH love UOP because the govt pays them more for thier degree moving to the next education bracket and can be done any time at any pace.

 

[Flyback]

Some brick and mortar schools have great distance-ed based programs. Check around at reputable and larger schools to see what is available. It will likely cost a little more in tuition fees, but its the same study style (online and/or distance-based).

I know that Waterloo in Canada (one of the better schools) offers an extensive distance-based education program. They aren't as good as what you can get on campus (they don't carry advanced courses) but at the end of the day your [general] degree is no different than a regular full-time student who studies on campus (notwithstanding general vs honours degrees). The actual degree does not state it was completed in the non-traditional way (online and/or through distance learning).

Some students take a lot of classes through distance-ed and then go on campus a semester or two to take the other courses they want but are not offered through distance-ed. That way, they do the bulk of their studying through distance-ed (with written tests and exams at local, certified test centres and/or community colleges who are couriered your tests from the school), and can limit the time on campus to say, a full year so that they can minimize costs (housing, loss of employment to study).

I really hope you go with a school that has a good name. As a soon-to-be-graduate I'd hate to see someone waste the time and effort that goes into studying only to graduate from a lesser institute. (I'm not saying go for the top name school, but at the same time go for something half-decent so your potential employer respects you and you have better job opportunities.) To put yourself through school only to find out your degree isn't respected by employers would be a major suck.

 

[hjo3]

Originally posted by: koomey
Why do places like ITT and UoP have such bad reputations.

It might have something to do with how they advertise (i.e. on late night television alongside ads for Girls Gone Wild and the Ronco Food Dehydrator). Plus they have hardly any standards for admission.

 

[Britboy]

A UoP degree is not worth the paper it's written on. In my opinion someone with no masters degree on their resume is better off than a UoP grad.

 

[Mucho]

Interesting article from The New York Times: Troubles Grow for a University Built on Profits

 

[swimscubasteve]

I bet not too many people know that they receive more government financial aid than any other college/university.

 

[mithrandir2001]

Whenever I encounter a resume that lists the University of Phoenix as the primary education source I tend to move on to the next one in the pile.

At one point I was being recruited by U of P to teach classes and this was when I was 27 and I thought, huh, how am I qualified?

 

[jreed012]

My wife graduates next month. It's been a good experience, and she has a pretty good job now. Her biggest complaint were the teams they require you to be on. There's always one slacker, and the rest of the team has to pickup their load.

Overall though, it was a pretty good experience. After comparing the price to the local colleges and universities (Nashville), UofP actually came in cheaper in just about every case.

I wouldn't totally rule it out as an option. I know several Project Managers at my company that got their Masters from there. They also for the most part had good experiences.

As with anything, your mileage may vary.

 

[LegendKiller]

Originally posted by: mithrandir2001
Whenever I encounter a resume that lists the University of Phoenix as the primary education source I tend to move on to the next one in the pile.

At one point I was being recruited by U of P to teach classes and this was when I was 27 and I thought, huh, how am I qualified?

I taught a finance class at Devry when I was 27 and I did a pretty dang good job, all of the students loved the class. Age has nothing to do with ability to communicate knowledge.

IMHO Devry is a better school.