Jacksonville State University

Please DO NOT go to JSU if you are an older returning student, online or in Person. I returned after 36 years and found the same rules do not apply to ALL returning students. In the recent years, changes to policies help those who are returning from a more recent departure date, but the rules were not designed to include ALL returning students with older departure dates. The advisor I received was not equipped to advise/help a returning older student to meet the goals of an adult already in the workforce.... Read More I did not feel that he was working with me, as an individual, to reach the goals in my time frame, but had a set plan for everyone and wanted/encouraged me to follow it. Not all students are the same, and as an advisor, one should listen to the student and try to help each student reach their goals according to their abilities. Also, You pay MORE for JSU’s online program but you actually receive far less than most colleges. At the college I attended before returning to JSU, the Professors place videos in canvas and online, actually teaching the material that is shared in person in the classroom. At JSU, you sign into canvas and you basically teach yourself. You will follow the assignment dates and take the test, and pray you understood the material correctly. I will give major credit to my psychology professor, who did place videos online with links in canvas. My advice for Returning students: Go to a junior college, like Jefferson State, and take as much as you can, then go to UAB, Auburn @ Montgomery, or even Auburn or Alabama. The cost of tuition is way LESS at the 1st two, and about the same at the last two and I believe you will get more for your money. Also, before you take ANYTHING at a junior college, contact the college you are transferring to and get it in writing, video/record, that the classes you are about to take will transfer. So many students waste their money and time believing the classes will transfer, then they don’t, I am writing from experience.