Has anyone went to school at University of Phoenix? If you did is it a good school?

Question

Has anyone went to school at University of Phoenix? If you did is it a good school?

Answer 1

U of Phoenix is a school that a lot of employers violently dislike. While many employers are fine with it, some dislike it so much that they refuse to consider its graduates. I don't see that type of venom against most schools - not even against schools that rank in the lower tiers alongside U of Phoenix. If you have other options, I'd suggest you look at them instead.

In fact, your local community college is both reputable and far cheaper than U of P will be. If you get your associates there, you can transfer to a decent brick and mortar university.

If you're looking at U of P because you *must* go to school online, there are reputable brick and mortar universities that offer online degrees, and community colleges that offer online degrees. I'd rather you go to one of those.  

Answer 2

No, consider a college with a ranking.

Answer 3

It really depends on your field of study. I have never had a problem getting a job with any of my nursing degrees: Associates from a private college, Bachelor's from a state university, and Master's from an online university (UOP).

Call the professional organizations/governing body for the profession you are interested in. Talk to recruiters/potential employers before you register. Do they require you to attend a certain type of school? Does you school need to be accredited? By any specific bodies? Use this information when you are looking at any school, not just UOP.

I enjoyed UOP more than the traditional school I got my AA and BS from. My masters program consisted of discussions, papers, and projects. For me, the benefit of being able to do school work on my own schedule outweighed the cons of the high cost.

I was working as a nursing educator at a university hospital while attending UOP. My supervisors were supportive of me going to school and liked that I wasn't taking off work to go to traditional classes. I was able to use many of my work projects for school projects also, killing two birds with one stone so to speak.

Within two months of graduating I had two new job offers (one from a private college and one from the university hospital). I was even on a phone interview in less than an hour of commencement, I was still in my regalia even.

I took the job teaching nursing at the private college. That same semester they hired another faculty member who was completing her Masters at UOP. I am now back at the university hospital, and another nurse is completing her Masters at UOP.