Anytime I had a problem with this online school it seemed the financial aid department and academic departments were never in sync. Neither ever knew what was going on with the other. The instructors were very knowledgeable, but the quality of education was somewhat lacking.
Name: Philippians
Post On: October 9, 2010
Grade: D-
In the school's defense: this would be considered accelerated because each class is 8 weeks and one class qualifies as part time; GRE and GMAT are not required for admission; minimum GPA is 2.5-2.9 (I forget); and the classes may be taken online or blended (meaning attending at a local school.) The instructors are nice and computers are new.
Contrarily, my statements show $2800/class because online classes cost more than blended, there's a technology fee, and the textbooks are expensive. The tuition increases constantly.
My beef with this school is students don't see the results to final exams. It is a huge ordeal to quickly glance at the final exam (kind of like getting through airport security). In accounting, the information builds; I find it impossible to learn when I can't see where I went wrong.
A typical exam answer is a table or financial statement but, the student has a 1 in x 3 in box that does not permit formatting. It also doesn't allow leaving the screen to use excel, tab or cut and paste function. Annuity tables are not even posted for problems requiring them. Also the exams are timed and worth enough points to destroy a perfect A in the last week of class.
The courses are poorly constructed and inconsistent. The projects are not derived from the textbook but, the tests are. In my first class, I spent over 60 hours/week in my pursuit of an A. My issue is this school is technically DeVry. My efforts will not be recognized by society, namely employers. While the school is easy to get into, there are also not any standards for preperation, it's expensive, it has a bad reputation, there are no connections to Big 4 recruiters or Alpha Beta Psi participation, however, it boasts Becker courses then, has the audacity to be unattainable.
There are options inside of the online textbook resources that the school will not pay to unlock. Yet, we are not provided any practice problems. What educational system allows students to be tested on quantitative data/interpretation without first giving them an example or practice problem? DeVry...
$2800 can't buy me an interactive disc, product key code, a worksheet, a workbook, a solution to a problem from the textbook, or an instructor who replies to e-mails.
I don't recommend this school to anyone who has ambition, desire, passion, or drive.
I don't recommend this program to anyone who has a job, a child, or a life.
The only people who I recommend attend Keller would be employees because they seem to be the only people whom I have met who benefit from this Institution.
Name: DLOfficer
Post On: July 30, 2009
Grade: B
PROS: I find this program to be very comprehensive. Besides taking 36 hours of coursework for my degree, part of the requirement for graduation is taking the Becker prep courses. This is a great way to have the cost of these very expensive courses paid for by student loans. I feel like I am getting a very well-rounded education in my field and would recommend this program to anyone.
CONS: Extremely expensive. Each course costs around $2200. You may be in debt over $35,000 by the time you finish.
