University of Bridgeport

Don't go to University of Bridgeport School of Education master and internship program. The faculty doesn't prepare you for teaching certification exams to become a certified teacher and they make you waste over $1,000 on it.They won't refund you the money. They are very disorganized and they don't communicate with you well. U CONN is the best school to go to. UB school of education is a terrible program with poor organization of faculty and administration. This is the worst program and university... Read More I have ever attended and regret going. DO NOT GO TO SCHOOL OF EDUCATION!!!! THE FACULTY DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO COMMUNICATE AND THEY DON'T FULFILL THEIR JOB PROPERLY. THEY SET YOU ON YOUR OWN TO DO TO THOSE CERTIFICATION EXAMS. THEY WON'T PREPARE YOU. IT IS A WASTE OF TIME and MONEY.

While I'm not always the best at conveying my thoughts in writing I honestly feel I should write so those of you who are reading these reviews don't make the same mistake and get persuaded to attend this "university". This is a horrible program and I would urge others to look elsewhere. This is a school that just recently received their accreditation back and they are not even professional about giving feedback and if you don't agree with them on what they do, they will say you are unprofessional... Read More because you called one of their professors out on something. I work hard for my money and also value the time with my family and while they promised this is a family-friendly program, it truly isn't. If you don't mind singing the professor's praises and are good with them criticizing you and not really teaching you what you need, then this is fine but honestly, there are so many better schools out there. Buyer beware.

The Human Services and Psychology programs at the University of Bridgeport were really good. They were quickly able to get a cohort started and maintained the core group of individuals throughout the years of study. The variety of classes and additional certifications provided were phenomenal. They had staple professors of which you were always able to communicate with and brought in adjunct professors leading in their field to help diversify our education portfolio. I loved it and ended up meeting... Read More some great professionals to reach out to within the field.

UB has an excellent online MS in Human Nutrition program. Professors are all highly qualified, many holding a PhD , MD, and/or ND degree and many having gone through the program themselves. There is a strong focus on the biochemical aspect of human nutrition as well as human disease, functional medicine, assessment and analysis of evidence through an evidence based nutrition course. The online program is moderate to difficult in intensity and requires discipline to keep up with the weekly work load,... Read More yet also allows more schedule flexibility than the on campus program. I highly recommend this program to the person interested in furthering their health care career or starting a new one.

Anonymous said... I almost never express my opinion in public or on the Internet, but when I saw this story about the University of Bridgeport on the web, I felt compelled, as a graduate of the University's MBA program in, to respond to it and to the subsequent comments written about it. But, before I start, I must provide a disclaimer. Although, most see me as an educated person of average or above average intelligence, I am not an exceptionally good writer, and am most certainly capable of making... Read More spelling and even more egregious writing errors. I am completely aware that within the realm of debate, on and off the Internet, there exists a well worn debate strategy of attempting to disqualify an opposing person's augment by impeaching the person's speaking or writing ability that has nothing to do with the central point being made. My lack of writing excellence is not, and should not, be viewed as reason to disqualify the validity of my statements and opinions. As an impoverished child growing up on welfare in the inner city of some of the worst slums in America I dreamed. I dreamed of one day of escaping the inner city poverty, condemnation, and crippling low expectations that others of better circumstances of life were forcing on me. What I dared to dream, as a young child, was so much like that of the dreams of millions of other young idealist Americans that passionately believed in what the United States stood for. What I dared to dream was simply the American dream; of success through diligence, determination, integrity, and hard work. Throughout American history, this dream that was responsible, in large measure, for building America, was motivated out of desperation and a passion to succeed. This dream, I believe, is so basic to American existence that it is one of the most cherished and sacredly held values in America. Unfortunately, there are plenty of greedy, unscrupulous opportunistic individuals and organizations that attempt to exploit this sacred American dream by making false promises and selling false hopes, at exorbitantly high prices, to the poorest and most desperate of the American poor. Long before the faculty at the University of Bridgeport went out of strike, there were indications of questionable practices at the university. UB's willingness to exploit the hopes and dreams of young, vulnerable, and innocent people was reminiscent of the worst practices of many "for profit" proprietary schools that exploited the poorest of the poor in their quest for private profits. Back in the early 1980s, the University of Bridgeport engage in a high glitz ad campaign, taking out full page advertisements in the New York Times and other nationally know newspapers, comparing the education received at the University of Bridgeport to the quality of educational available at Ivy League Universities in the United States. It falsely exaggerated the earning power and career success of its graduates. Although, clearly hubris, false and misleading to the more knowledgeable, to the likes of this young person (at the time) and many like me, these very sophisticated and expensive advertisements were stunningly impressive. The photos and physical description of supposedly the school's campus were equally false and misleading at the time. By looking at the photos used in their advertisement, one was left with the impression that the school was located at a beautiful pristine beach front community that was completely surrounded by a lush forested park. Little, if anything, of the school's advertising and recruiting literature was remotely close to reality. While I was a student in the early 1980s at the University of Bridgeport, the incident of crime, including violent crime was intolerably high. I was personally attacked three times on, or near the campus by residents from the low income housing projects that surround the perimeter of the school. During my second year at the school, a man was found shot dead about three blocks from the university campus. It was simply not safe to walk on, or near the campus most of the day. The fear was omnipresent. Adding insult to injury, the career marketability and opportunities claimed to exist for graduates of the school by the university was in, large measure, false. The career planning and placement office at the school was a joke and pitiful. I remember frequently walking into the office and finding no staff at all in the office. After completing my first year at the university, reality about my career prospects began to set in. Things really began to get scary. I remember walking down town Bridgeport and a passerby asking me what university I was attending, and me telling him I was a UB student and his dreadful response. He told me that he had graduated from the University of Bridgeport more than a year earlier and was completely unable to find work. This was unfortunately to be an omen in regards to my own future career prospects as a MBA graduate of good academic standings from the University of Bridgeport. I, like many other graduates of UB have graduated to unemployment and perpetual under employment. I had spent years on my career search after graduating from the University of Bridgeport, sending out many hundreds of resumes to no avail. Only after about twenty years was I able to finally pay off my more than $45,000 student loan used to pay for my education at UB. I feel that, as a young innocent and vulnerable person, my American dream was deliberately violated and exploited for the revenue seeking needs of the University of Bridgeport. The school is nothing more than a highly questionable diploma mill.

Anonymous said... I almost never express my opinion in public or on the Internet, but when I saw this story about the University of Bridgeport on the web, I felt compelled, as a graduate of the University's MBA program in, to respond to it and to the subsequent comments written about it. But, before I start, I must provide a disclaimer. Although, most see me as an educated person of average or above average intelligence, I am not an exceptionally good writer, and am most certainly capable of making... Read More spelling and even more egregious writing errors. I am completely aware that within the realm of debate, on and off the Internet, there exists a well worn debate strategy of attempting to disqualify an opposing person's augment by impeaching the person's speaking or writing ability that has nothing to do with the central point being made. My lack of writing excellence is not, and should not, be viewed as reason to disqualify the validity of my statements and opinions. As an impoverished child growing up on welfare in the inner city of some of the worst slums in America I dreamed. I dreamed of one day of escaping the inner city poverty, condemnation, and crippling low expectations that others of better circumstances of life were forcing on me. What I dared to dream, as a young child, was so much like that of the dreams of millions of other young idealist Americans that passionately believed in what the United States stood for. What I dared to dream was simply the American dream; of success through diligence, determination, integrity, and hard work. Throughout American history, this dream that was responsible, in large measure, for building America, was motivated out of desperation and a passion to succeed. This dream, I believe, is so basic to American existence that it is one of the most cherished and sacredly held values in America. Unfortunately, there are plenty of greedy, unscrupulous opportunistic individuals and organizations that attempt to exploit this sacred American dream by making false promises and selling false hopes, at exorbitantly high prices, to the poorest and most desperate of the American poor. Long before the faculty at the University of Bridgeport went out of strike, there were indications of questionable practices at the university. UB's willingness to exploit the hopes and dreams of young, vulnerable, and innocent people was reminiscent of the worst practices of many "for profit" proprietary schools that exploited the poorest of the poor in their quest for private profits. Back in the early 1980s, the University of Bridgeport engage in a high glitz ad campaign, taking out full page advertisements in the New York Times and other nationally know newspapers, comparing the education received at the University of Bridgeport to the quality of educational available at Ivy League Universities in the United States. It falsely exaggerated the earning power and career success of its graduates. Although, clearly hubris, false and misleading to the more knowledgeable, to the likes of this young person (at the time) and many like me, these very sophisticated and expensive advertisements were stunningly impressive. The photos and physical description of supposedly the school's campus were equally false and misleading at the time. By looking at the photos used in their advertisement, one was left with the impression that the school was located at a beautiful pristine beach front community that was completely surrounded by a lush forested park. Little, if anything, of the school's advertising and recruiting literature was remotely close to reality. While I was a student in the early 1980s at the University of Bridgeport, the incident of crime, including violent crime was intolerably high. I was personally attacked three times on, or near the campus by residents from the low income housing projects that surround the perimeter of the school. During my second year at the school, a man was found shot dead about three blocks from the university campus. It was simply not safe to walk on, or near the campus most of the day. The fear was omnipresent. Adding insult to injury, the career marketability and opportunities claimed to exist for graduates of the school by the university was in, large measure, false. The career planning and placement office at the school was a joke and pitiful. I remember frequently walking into the office and finding no staff at all in the office. After completing my first year at the university, reality about my career prospects began to set in. Things really began to get scary. I remember walking down town Bridgeport and a passerby asking me what university I was attending, and me telling him I was a UB student and his dreadful response. He told me that he had graduated from the University of Bridgeport more than a year earlier and was completely unable to find work. This was unfortunately to be an omen in regards to my own future career prospects as a MBA graduate of good academic standings from the University of Bridgeport. I, like many other graduates of UB have graduated to unemployment and perpetual under employment. I had spent years on my career search after graduating from the University of Bridgeport, sending out many hundreds of resumes to no avail. Only after about twenty years was I able to finally pay off my more than $45,000 student loan used to pay for my education at UB. I feel that, as a young innocent and vulnerable person, my American dream was deliberately violated and exploited for the revenue seeking needs of the University of Bridgeport. The school is nothing more than a highly questionable diploma mill.

It's a very small but tight knit Private institution. The ratio of student to teachers is 15:1. If the student is happy with such a small number of class ratio then it is good option to come to University of fBridgeport. There is a large number if diversity visible in the campus as students from 80 countries come to study. Professors are highly educated and affiliated to NASA, Sikorsky and many top institution, which can help a student in their project and master thesis. Overall the college has a... Read More very good review and located in a beautiful seaside location.

University of Bridgeport offers online classes, weekend classes, and on-campus classes. They strive to help everyone with different and busy lifestyles. They also offer programs that are faster, ie. hybrid programs if you wish to finish school earlier. The campus is small, but nice. It overlooks the Long Island sound so it's great for studying outside near the view, or just going for a walk to relieve stress. Financial Aid is helpful, staff is helpful, and I never had any negative experiences with... Read More the school overall. It is pricey, but convenient.

Currently I am pursuing a Masters in Counseling with a concentration in College Student Personnel. One of the pros of this program is that it is very unique, there isn't anything offered exactly like it in the are at any competing universities. A lot of students have experience in Student Affairs and Higher Education in their undergraduate schooling but aren't sure how to get involved or pursue that type of career which this program offers. The program is challenging, which is important for success.... Read More Through coursework, graduate assistantships and internships over the two years, there is a lot of experience and knowledge to be gained. The only con would be the location, many people are turned off by Bridgeport in general, but the University is beautiful and has a lot of positives for the students, which includes its location in relation to New York city, the transportation that is provided and also the campus environment that is provided. Student Success is important at the University of Bridgeport, and it is clear through this graduate program.

The University of Bridgeport is a lovely campus right next to the ocean. I like the diversity on campus and UB makes it easy to make friends with students from all over. It is easy to drive to and parking is usually not a problem I feel some cons of UB are that some professors do not make themselves as available as they can. Also, the surrounding area is not very safe, though on campus I feel safe. UB's It department troubleshooting is located overseas and I feel at times, student financial services... Read More could be more helpful than they are.