So i have seen a comercial for IU, I want to find out if this is a money mill , scam, ect. I was told I could get a tablet and labtop. I understand that they are accredited by the federal gov . Im looking into going for my bac degree in heathcare management/ they are non profit but i read some comnflicting stories.
I joined this school and was explained that this is a non-profit school so the students pay for everything literally unlike most schools. That is the reason it cost more than typical schools. Their credits are not transferable because they have their own way of teaching. In every class, they have a way to relate it to the career path you are looking to go to. Most schools just teach you information and don’t relate it to what you are studying for. Also, tablets or laptops are not necessarily free until you graduate. As I said the students pay for everything in the school that they use. If you are using FAFSA, FAFSA covers your school costs unless you drop out. FAFSA more than likely will not cover all of this school because it costs more. So, the school gives you its own loan that you have to pay back monthly and they can discontinue your school for not paying. I made sure ahead of time what I would be paying after FAFSA and they worked with me to bring it from $50 a month to $25 a month which is reasonable seeing as I owe around 2,000 after FAFSA. FAFSA is also mainly loans so you will have to pay them back after schooling too. I was also warned that this school for accounting will not include CPA certification, but a Bachelors Degree. So I am aware I have all the tools to study for CPA certification and I have to receive it on my own. Not all accounting jobs require the certification anyways. I have contact with my Advisor often and she is very helpful and available. She will do anything she can to help me in any situation. They also warned me that it is an accelerated course. They also said there is no chance of absent leave and the reason why is because their program is tailored to go back to back in the order from the start date on the degree you are pursuing. So, if you miss a course you have to start over or jump in the next time that class comes around on the same degree and career choice. On top of that, the goal is to meet your classmates virtually and have them for networking. That is why you have weekly discussions with your classmates. The next problem I seen is anyone can go to school there and it doesn’t matter their education level. I find this “problem” to be insulting to people with special needs. Anyone can go to college with a high school diploma. This school does it’s best to tailor to everyone to make that possible, including students who have special needs. Also, some times older people decide they want to go back to work because they are not getting enough. So, they might not remember everything from years ago and might not understand computers. This school tailors to them as well. I think this school is very informative and helpful and is a really good starting point for a career path you want.
Hello – I’ll be up front, I work for Independence University so my views have to be acknowledged as biased.
1. Independence University is part of the Center for Excellent in Higher Education (CEHE)
2. It is accredited by ACCSC which is a national accreditor. It is eligible for participation in government loans and VA financing (so no it is not a diploma mill)
3. A sister school Stevens-Henager College has a lawsuit against it. My view having been involved in the lawsuit is that is an invalid claim, but nonetheless the lawsuit exists.
4. As of today, the Career College Review listed five of the Independence University programs in the top 3 for online colleges:
5. The University transitioned to not-for-profit several years ago, but is still focused on career employment education
6. Two of its programs are also programmatically accredited
7. 95 percent of students attending the University are happy with their decision to attend that university
8. It has a full team of over 20 personnel working on continuously improving the curriculum. It has 100 full-time faculty members with Masters or terminal degrees, and over 500 employees on the academic and support side of the university. They currently have over 8,000 full-time students.
Overall, I believe the University is one of the better online schools in the nation, but again I acknowledge my bias. Those with a differening view (that I have noticed online) focus more on headlines than they do facts.
The school is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (http://www.accsc.org/). ACCSC is recognized by the US Dept. of Education. It’s approved to provide acreditation to trade and technical schools.
What does it means” degree mills,according you?
Independence is a good and wonderful school, I always wondered how you could medical degrees online; so, I asked my advisor. Those degrees are to touch base on information you should have already learned from a community college. Anyone knows that classes like medical would take more than a 4 weeks, it is up to you to learn all the material. Independence University is a technology school not a medical school. This school is more in tuned with careers like Business Administration, Technology degrees and accounting agrees. This school offers all you need to know for your career choice. They give you all the materials, assignments and information to learn the material, but it is up to you to learn it. For example, in week 1 it says to read chapter 1 and you skim chapter 1 that is not learning. I will be graduating from Independence University with a Bachlor’s degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Software Technology. When choosing a medical degree, everyone knows that you need more than online classes. I would have noticed this after a few classes. Dah!!!! I do believe you should choose your online college based on your career and what they have to offer. For medical I would have went to a on campus college. Independence University is an amazing school, they will teach you if you are willing to learn.