Longwood University

The online SLP program was truly the poorest excuse for an education I've experienced. Disorganized course material, irrelevant and extraneous work on impeding the real work needing to be done, and all the professors could be bothered to do was read from PowerPoints that didn't even have all of the information. It was not difficult due to the material; it was difficult due to poor teaching skills and terrible course design. Even if you successfully passed these courses, you're just as prepared for... Read More graduate school as you were when you went in. Although they are flexible with repayment options, I still think the experience was terrible overall. I've taken SLP courses before, and if you are anything but a middle-aged white woman, please continue on the path and become an instructor at some point. The field is flooded with them and desperately needs more diversity clinically and academically.

This review is based on my application process for Longwood University’s online MBA program: I applied for Longwood’s MBA program for the Spring 2021 semester. Application process was super easy and they made you choose between 2 tracks: general business or real estate. Being a person of color, I wanted to see more students who talked about the program because the majority of the people that are promoting the Mba program are Caucasian. I did not see any reviews on the program and later found out... Read More through asking around that the program used to be a hybrid program and their 100% online Mba program is new. That to me was a bit concerning seeing that there were little to no reviews on the program anywhere! Eventually I started looking for other programs and I chose LSU Shreveport instead.... same price, more reviews, more concentration and tracks to choose from, AND student feedback / support! LSUS has a Facebook group, a forum, more name recognition, and a better support system for their minority students. In addition, Longwood makes you purchase textbooks with their classes and LSUS does not. Also with Longwood, I felt like I would be another number to increase their diversity stats. The lack of recognition and current reviews on the program made me hesitant to continue. I withdrew my application and went forth with LSUS and I do not regret my decision at all!! The biggest takeaway from this review is to do careful research on the program - all of the reviews are OUTDATED. My advice to you is if you’re looking for an affordable and recognized online MBA program, try LSUS - the LSU name brand has way more recognition than a small town school in FarmVille, Virginia (Only VA residents are familiar with Longwood).... hope this review helps