Purdue Global

I had really high expectations for the quality of education that would come from a name such as Purdue. This was my first time doing any sort of formal adult education online, everything else was years ago in person. There was a lot of support at the beginning and my advisor checked in every couple of months during the process so I felt supported that way. My issue was some of the poor teachers. I probably had (just guesstimating) 10-15 teachers and only about four were really good and felt like... Read More being an in person teacher. We had numerous seminars that were completely useless. I'm not sure if this was because the courses are for people who are already nurses and have a lot of experience themselves and the teachers felt like they couldn't teach us anything or if they felt awkward teaching into a camera. Another peeve I had was with a class that was teaching about communication and interviewing that was completely wrong. I talked with my professional friends who spend their days interviewing people and looking over resumes and they said some of the things they were teaching would get their resume completely thrown out or ignored and the teacher is preaching it as gospel. My biggest problem with this nursing program was the absolutely lack of help with finding a clinical placement for the required clinicals. The nursing program is for people working so I am working full-time M-F and trying to call sites for clinical placements with not well thought out explanations about what I needed from the site. This was so absolutely frustrating and demoralizing. I would recommend this program if you are confident in your abilities and can do projects without much direction or examples but you can also think for yourself and decide whether or not to use their teachings.

Instructors were outstanding!!! Not just academics. Extensive experience in the real world. Great experience with Financial Aid. They were always able to answer my questions and solve any issues. Student Advisors - I had several. 1st one at the beginning was very helpful. Then pretty much never heard from her again. 2nd one helped somewhat, then never heard from them again either. 3rd one was the best. He tirelessly answered all my questions, and worked until all my issues were resolved. Kudos to... Read More "Michael". Career Services - were awesome! One point, they helped me revamp my resume and cover letter, which was instrumental in landing a job. Quote the man hiring me at the interview, 'I had many question I was going to ask you. But after reading your resume, I am not going to ask them. I want (to hire) you!' When I enrolled in Purdue I had been out of school for 43 years. While I have extensive experience, I never went to college. It is because of my phenomenal instructers, that I was not only able to graduate with my BS, but did so with Summa Cum Laude Honors! The one major beef I have is that when class units start on Wednesdays and end on Tuesdays, please, DO NOT have seminars on Sundays, Mondays, and especially not on Tuesdays, which is ludicrous. This gives students very little time to make any corrections to assignments. Overall, I am extremely pleased with my experiences at Purdue.

Hello, I had an enjoyable experience pursuing a third degree through Purdue Global. The instruction, assignments, and discussions were all of a good quality and I felt they were beneficial to my learning. I did not have any negative experiences and found the instructors to be engaged and knowledgeable. The support I received from my student advisor after I was assigned a second individual was lacking. I received little to no responses on limited inquiries but they did assist me at the end with the... Read More capstone process. Thank you. Eric B. Perdue