Alliant International University

I would not recommend attending Alliant International University to receive a teaching credential. The teachers are horrible at grading, and you are punished for not understanding the assignment submission requirements as a student. The assignment instructions could be more specific on how to complete them, yet the instructions are consistent from class to class. You must wait until you receive your first grade on your assignment to understand the instructor's teaching styles. Also, how assignments... Read More are completed in one teacher's class based on the RISE model doesn't work in another, even though you were taught to do it a certain way based on previous point deductions. Alliant Internation is a for-profit school that cares about bringing students on board for financial gain. I recommend UMass Global. I was warned about Alliant International's poor quality but didn't believe what I heard because the advisors were so nice. I feel bamboozled.

I really regret choosing the school to pursue my alternative pathway to a teaching certificate. The good thing about this school is that you can get financial aid to help you pay for the program. The financial aid department is awesome and quick to respond and solve issues. However, that is about where the good ends for me. There are many other options out there, I highly recommend you look elsewhere. The material was read and analyze alone. The assignments were generic and the professors didn’t... Read More create or understand some of them, the grading was easy so you really don’t have to try at all. One of my professors dropped me a letter grade and a half the day after a term ended because I upset her. Nobody at that school did anything about it. I was required to stay an extra six weeks while they tried to figure out how to communicate with the Arizona Department of education. I was eligible to be recommended in week one. I don’t usually write reviews, however, I wish I would’ve seen more of these types of posts before I chose to pursue this program and waste so much money.

Attending this school was a big headache. The instructors did not do anything but grade the work you turn in. Many of them don't fully the assignment description and requirements because they did not make them. I truly wish I would not have gotten into so much debt for this program. There are way better programs that will have you use the material you are creating for your teaching job as assignments. This program works against you and the clock as every assignment you do in this program will be... Read More extra work, on top of your teaching job. Being able to use student loans to pay for the program is so great and might be the only way you can become a teacher. BUT if you can pull off making monthly payments to another program, you will save yourself over $18,000 and a giant nagging headache that will take away from genuine development time in your classroom.

Lack of communication from all departments. I was often the one having to email my advisor, coordinator, etc., to find out information otherwise I would be kept in the dark. Some professors don't seem qualified as they don't respond and are clueless about some assignments. Due dates for assignments on Canvas are inconsistent and some professors don't send any announcements whatsoever, they just grade what you turn in and no relationship is developed with students. My experience in the Masters program... Read More for education has been frustrating and expensive. Constantly get email notifications that Alliant staff members have resigned. I once received an email that my academic advisor was no longer working there as of that day. My previous advisor made many mistakes and even ended up enrolling me in a course I didn't need. I caught that mistake because she would have never noticed. To top it off, those extra 3 credits are not even showing up anywhere on my transcript. I have emailed multiple times about this and I just graduated and the problem was not fixed. Very frustrating! If you enroll at Alliant, be prepared to advocate for yourself because no one else will. If you can, go to a CSU or UC instead.

Completely unprofessional! Once they have your money, they will treat you like dirt! The instructors and the managers wont give you any contact information, they only will provide a general help email. When I had a question for my instructor, I emailed the general help line and they assured me that she would get back to me quickly. It took her over 2 MONTHS to return my email! When she FINALLY returned my email, it was obvious that she was trying to brush me off. The classes are super easy and very... Read More sloppily put together. I have found multiple spelling and content errors. Then, when I finished the course, they made a mistake on my transcript and said the course was worth 2 credits instead of 3, despite the syllabus clearly stating otherwise. When I asked them to fix their mistake, it took them over a MONTH to fix it! Every time I have asked to speak to a manager or someone in charge, I am ignored. I have asked many times to be called instead of having to communicate via email, and they have ignored me. DO NOT ENROLL! It is obvious that all they want is your money!