Regis University

I wouldn't recommend this school to any active duty member of the military. The core Computer Science curriculum is useful and well thought out, but most of my issues have come from interactions with the faculty and student advisors. The times I have been placed on detachments or sent anywhere that didn't have an immediate connection I would get in contact with the professor and I rarely ever received an extension in any of these circumstances. I was evacuating my family during a hurricane and the... Read More professor at the time gave me hell for even asking. In Norway (which I explained to the course facilitator before the class) there were periods I was unable to get access and I would submit my projects as soon as I would receive any sort of connectivity. The most recent issue is I spoke directly with a course advisor stating that since the Tuition Assistance deadline could not be met so I shouldn't be enrolled in a class. She signed me up anyways (without calling to notify me) and I'm now sitting on a $900 dollar bill from the school for a class that is already 3 out of 5 weeks in with no possible way to get through the class even if every assignment was perfect from this point on. Overall I'm disappointed to say the least I think the curriculum would work well if you were already working in the field of computer science and you just needed the seal of credibility from the school to move up in your career. If your an active service member the faculty is not military friendly and anything that comes up from a work up, deployment schedule, or detachment will be treated as a massive boon to you. Most of the instructors I have interacted with for my core curriculum in mathematics or computer science have been great, but the administrative system around the school really bogs things down unfortunately.

My experience with this University was horrendous. They had a cyber attack that disabled all of their major systems at the beginning of the year. Nothing was working: their phones, student/faculty email, essential online learning software, and more. They lost all of my information, but what is worse: a cyber criminal now HAS all my personal information. The situation was ongoing for months. It was very apparent the school had absolutely no Business Continuity Plan in the event of a cyber attack or... Read More the proper cyber defenses to prevent an attack. I was not registered for my class until way after it started because they lost all my information. The administrative faculty at this institution do not communicate with each other at all and handle overly-specific sets of issues. It's assembly-line administration. The problem is: none of them know who you need to contact for a certain issue and frequently give you wrong information altogether. You have a "Career Coach" who is supposed to advice you but knows next to nothing and certainly has no authority to actually handle any issues. You have about a dozen departments, but several departments will not even talk to you directly and assign a "representative" you have to talk to that knows nothing and has no authority to resolve anything. To handle any admin issue (and believe me, you will have administrative issues at this college), you will end up going through about 5 people, multiple emails, multiple phone numbers, and re-explaining your problem each time. Their entire admin system is completely out-of-date and overly complex for no reason. Their learning software is also completely out-of-date (WorldClass and WebAdvisor). It's like using a Windows program from 2001. Slow and not user friendly. The only upside is they outsource the textbook and lab part of the class to a third party (Zybooks) but unfortunately, you have to pay $100 extra for that. Also: if taking an online class, don't even think about using your tablet or smart phone. This outdated system has little versatility. To my military friends, this university went back on it's commitment to honor my military tuition rate. I am active-reserve and not eligible for the Tuition Assistance (TA) benefit. Their school generally uses TA as proof of active status. I submitted alternate proof of my active status that I was told it would be perfectly acceptable. Nope. They emailed me months later and said I HAVE to use TA (which I am not eligible for) to receive the active military rate. Pretty disgraceful in my opinion. It was at that point I decided this University has zero integrity and was not the place for me. When the biggest challenge you have is administrative issues and not academics, there are some deep problems going on. For anyone considering Regis, I strongly encourage you to look elsewhere.

As a BSCS grad I can tell you first hand that this is a rigorous major. This is not an information systems it IT degree. It's a true computer science program akin to what you would experience at a nationally ranked engineering school. Remember, the classes are the same as what you would get in a full semester. They have the same reading and programming assignments. So if you can't learn algorithm analysis, operating systems, theory of computation, linear algebra, discrete math, probability and statistics... Read More for engineers, or similar type courses in 8 weeks look for another major. For those bashing Regis on this site please don't lash out at the professors or the university because you flunked out. It's a poor student that blames the professor. Regis uses canvas for its online course work which is much better than blackboard. The professors I've had were all excellent. Some were trully exceptional. They were always quick to respond to my emails. I don't know about years in the past but Regis has hired more computer science and math professors from some top universities. I had professors who previously taught at Penn State, Colorado, U Denver, and other great schools. If you come to Regis and work hard you will be rewarded. I got accepted into two top-5 graduate computer science programs! Thanks Regis!

The M.S software engineering program is a terrible program. I have a solid 4.0 so this isn't a I didn't do well so I'm whining thing. During my stint at Regis I have written more papers than programs. You can become a "software engineer" here without writing a single program. They don't have the technical staff to facilitate the a technology program, therefore, what you get are a bunch of paper writing classes. By the end of the program you'll be a great technical writer but a lousy engineer. This... Read More school is a scam. If you want to be a 'software engineer' DO NOT GO HERE!!!!! You will waste your money and you WILL NOT get a job. This is a crap school that is selling you a feel good about yourself degree. They will argue with you and actually tell you writing paper is more important than writing code.

My review is for the College of Business and Economics. I found my online courses challenging and aligned with the project management body of knowledge. Of the 9 courses I had to take, only 3 courses required a lot of case study analysis (2-4 pages APA style paper). There was one course that required a final 10-pages APA style paper. The entire curriculum isnt just reading and writing papers. I applied what I learned in the PM courses with projects at work. Additionally, Regis gave us the opportunities... Read More to draft a project management plan for actual customers (i.e. local non-profit organizations). There are scholarship opportunities for PM students who wish to apply. A lot of the online instructors were knowledgeable with the course studies and active in the discussion forums. There were 1-2 instructors who weren't up to par but what college doesn't have those? Overall, I am happy with the education I received at Regis University. I researched a lot of colleges before applying to Regis and I don't regret my decision.

The M.S in SE is a joke. The program is 12 classes or 36 credits in total, 25% of the classes are APA writing classes. I want to be a software engineer not a writer. They embed these junk classes in the middle of the program so you don't find out that the program is a joke until your over halfway through. Every other M.S SE program that I've seen is technology focused, meaning your going to actually learn about technology, not this one. Instead of teaching you about how operating systems work, C++,... Read More Python, AI or something relevant your going to learn how to style a paper in APA format. Yeah this is really helpful on a job interview. The few scattered courses where they do allow you to write a program are very watered down. Most of the tech classes remind me more of a entry level undergrad courses than a graduate level course. I would never recommend this program to anyone.