For Profit Colleges in the US

Pamela - posted on 09/24/2011

I attend a community college here in Duluth and I appreciate their overall practicality. We're lucky here where I live in that the two main colleges - University of MN and St. Scholastica - accept credits from our community college. They offer a great nursing program (in the hospitals prefer the 2 year degreed RNs because they have tons of clinical experience unlike the 4 year private college here). At least that's what I've heard. Online is hard for some of us (read: me). I am a much more traditional student (probably my age has a little to do with that) and prefer on-site classes. And I think it's really important to look at hire-ability and if online colleges don't offer that, then well, I would think twice about giving them my money.

ME - posted on 09/23/2011

I went to U of Phoenix for my MSC (Counseling). I thought that the level of education (while easier than U of Colorado, Boulder) was pretty good. I had excellent profs, met lots of great people. However, when we graduated, only the people who'd already had jobs at the start of the program found work. No one wanted to hire the rest of us. They'd had bad experiences with grads in the past, and didn't even give us a shot. It was unbelievably disappointing. I chose it because I already had a 40,000 dollar degree I couldn't do anything with...didn't make much sense to me to get another one of those. I paid less at the U of P, but have had even less luck finding employment. At least I can teach with my Philosophy degree...

Karla - posted on 09/20/2011

Tah, I often think that there are good alternatives if people would just call their local colleges and universities. Many of them have programs to help you get a certificate, Assoc, BA, BS or Masters, and at a better price. The non-profit schools don’t use their money to advertise as much as the for profit schools.

Tah - posted on 09/20/2011

i absolutely agree. i have been shopping online schools because i can finish this Psych degree in about a year to 15 months using what i have in the way of education already and what i am working on now so i wanted shorter class time. I looked into university of phoenix and it was 72,000 if you needed the full 4 years...i almost passed out..esp when they are known to not have a good rate of success and were in trouble before with accrediation. even though i have 3 years of My husbands GI bill i can use i woud not it to just any school without good standing, a good rate of graduation and accrediation because i am going to eventually need my doctorate to have a private practice. I think they should be reprimanded and closely montiored, not taking peoples money that they can be using to reallt further themselves. I am still at the school im at because its cheaper and the material is accepted at all the universities around here, i can eave and go to a university right now and be between junior and senior, but why when the classes are half the price and i can get the same information from teachers who teach at the universiites

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