The University of Arizona Global Campus

As a dedicated student and a veteran who served my country with honor, I embarked on this educational journey with high hopes and a strong commitment to achieving my degree. However, my experience has been marred by a series of issues that have left me deeply disheartened. One of the most glaring issues I encountered during my time with the University of Arizona Global Campus was the failure to factor in the total cost of the program. This lack of transparency and oversight has created a substantial... Read More financial burden for me, which now stands as a significant roadblock to obtaining the degree I have worked tirelessly to earn. This is not only financially burdensome but also deeply unfair to students who trust in the institution's integrity and transparency. Furthermore, I find it disgraceful that as a veteran, my experience with this institution has been marred by such shortcomings. I expected more from an institution that claims to value and support the needs of veterans. Instead, I have been left feeling disillusioned and unsupported in my pursuit of higher education. The lack of customer service and support from the University of Arizona Global Campus has only compounded my frustration. It is disheartening to note that the level of assistance I received abruptly decreased as soon as the program ended. As a student who has invested time, effort, and resources into this institution, I deserved better. It is clear that the commitment to student success extends only as far as the program itself, leaving individuals like me stranded and struggling with unresolved issues. In conclusion, my experience with the University of Arizona Global Campus has been nothing short of disheartening and frustrating. The failure to accurately disclose the total program cost, the lack of support, and the abandonment of student needs after the program's conclusion are all issues that demand immediate attention and rectification. As a veteran who expected more from an institution that purports to serve students like me, I am deeply disappointed and disenchanted with my experience.

I rarely write reviews, but I wanted to address some of the misleading reviews and the plethora of unjustified tears that have been shed all over this site. Many of the poor reviews stem from the individual failing to do their research prior to enrolling in a program. For example, the University does not hide the fact that their PhD Psychology program is not APA accredited, and therefore not accepted if one wants to practice as a licensed psychologist. The same goes for the required accreditations... Read More for teaching programs. Additionally, the programs may be more expensive than others. They may be less expensive than others. Again, this stems from an individual failing to do their research prior to enrolling in a program. Yes, there are some annoying hoops to jump through such as responding to your classmates weekly. I suppose this would be on par with having class attendance count toward your grade in a brick-and-mortar program. There are hoops to jump through just about anywhere. As the for the program itself, you get out of it what you put into it. This is a highly independent program, as is any online program. No one is going to hold your hand all the way to graduation, and clearly this makes some people very sad. The regular classes basically require a lot of writing to formatting standards (e.g., APA, MLA). Like any college, I had some professors who were easy, and some that were very hard. As for the degree mill idea, I had the same thought at one point when I saw some of the work of my classmates. I saw people pass classes who were probably writing at a junior high level grammatically. However, it became very clear to me when I reached the dissertation process that these people get weeded out. I imagine it would be frustrating to make a large investment only to not graduate. However, this again goes back to the individual not doing their research and carefully considering the risks and rewards. I'm a former Green Beret. I am very familiar with what is and isn't hard work. The dissertation process is not for the faint hearted. This institution is definitely not a degree mill. By the way, it's a regionally accredited university (WASC). I researched this BEFORE enrolling in the program to assess the credibility of the institution and how it might be perceived by employers. It is within the realm of possibility that the reason people are not getting interviews or jobs is because of their previous experience and the other 100 factors employers look at. I suppose blaming the institution is easier than taking a hard look in the mirror and recognizing areas for improvement. I make $160k a year in the rural Midwest with my degrees from the "mills." Last comment is there were some growing pains when they transitioned from Ashford to UAGC. I have had a couple of financial issues occur. Yes, I did have to make several phone calls and track down the right people. I imagine in our iPhone and Amazon culture this is an egregious inconvenience to some. I think this can all be summed up in a simple quote: "Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid." Good luck!

UAGC seems to be a fairly polarizing school. Some people hate it, some people love it. For my personal experience, I felt like the school did a fine job at providing me an education and improving my future career prospects. I'll break down my review into different sections. STAFF AND FACULTY: My career advisor was great. She was extremely responsive and easy to get ahold of, she would send me occasional e-mails encouraging me to keep up my work and would praise me throughout my schoolwork citing... Read More my grades and effort. She worked with me to put together a class schedule that made the most sense and would best fit into my time requirements. INSTRUCTORS: Most of my instructors were good. None of them were exceptionally amazing, but also none of them were completely terrible. I would classify the instructors as average. Grading varied from teacher to teacher, but their grading rubrics were always transparent and provided you with an outline on what you needed to do in order to get a good grade. The curriculum is all self-taught. None of the classes I took had an online lecture option and they seemed to follow the trend of read the book, do a discussion board, write a couple papers, and repeat. The coursework consists of a lot of busy work like discussion boards, journals, and occasional quizzes (depending on the class). With UAGC being online, I expected the discussion boards. At the end of the day, discussion boards aren't difficult, just time consuming. All quizzes are open book and they do not do finals or end of course tests. CLASS STRUCTURE: Classes are 5 weeks and have a constant enrollment option which is great if you are active duty military and need to deploy or TDY. I took two classes every 5 weeks and found it to be manageable and never too overwhelming even with work. SUPPORT STRUCTURE: They provide an online library to view and read scholarly sources, provide free resources like Grammarly and Microsoft Office, and have plenty of tutoring/paper review services available. The paper review service had a very quick turnaround time; most of my papers were returned within 10 hours. Books are included with tuition and available online. PRICE: UAGC is affordable, especially with active duty military. They tuition match to $250 per semester hour and do not have a technology fee or book fee. They do charge for graduation, but it is only $150. If you attend the ceremony, you do need to purchase a cap and gown. OVERALL: I would consider recommending UAGC to other people if they are comfortable with a self-teaching environment. In terms of career aspects, I have not ran into any issues with UAGC on my resume or any problems getting an interview. I feel as though their curriculum is fine and the classes provide you with an appropriate amount of beginner knowledge to begin your career. Keep in mind, you aren't going to Harvard or even a state college. This is an online university catered towards working professionals and they do a good job at achieving that mission.

I'm beyond disappointed and dissatisfied with UAGC. I first attended ashford that merged with UAGC during my first year and each year the costs has increased without better student care, learning resources and better engaging college professors. If you're going to spend over $1500 for one course I would expect better. The re-entry team promised me a grant to help towards my balance if I came back to register. It turn from yes we can too now I don't know we have to wait and see after you finish your... Read More first course back. So I decided to enroll in a community college so that I can still use my financial aid while keeping courses low. I'm also able to work with kids in person and get my credits alot quicker. I recommend anyone who is looking for affordable, personalized, support and care to check with your local community college especially after covid it's so many new resources that's affordable now you don't need to spend unnecessary money for poor service. Most students that attend here are in the military so they probably have their expenses paid but if you're not a military student and going to end up paying some out of pocket I don't recommend it here the cost has skyrocketed.

I decided to go back to school. I had attended when it was Ashford University. First of all, I had to switch to a different major because my prior major had been discontinued. I had 19 credits to finish in order to get my Bachelor's Degree. After enrolling, it changed to 30 (??). No one told me about this, so I called when I found out and was told that due to my new major, I had to take additional classes. My first class started on January 10, 2023. Two days later I received my financial aid award... Read More letter and discovered that my student loans would not cover the cost of my classes. I could not get the Pell Grant anymore, by the way, I was never told this. So, each semester I would have roughly $1000 that I had to pay. I called my enrollment advisor and told her my concerns, she emailed me a list of organizations that I could join (at a cost) that could POTENTIALLY award me a grant or scholarship. After researching things, I decided to withdraw from UAGC because these grants/scholarships were not guaranteed. I immediately (one day later) contacted my enrollment advisor via email to say I wanted to withdraw. One week later, no contact, no callback, no emails. Today I finally spoke with someone who initially tried to talk me into staying at the school. I said I was frustrated and only wanted out. She had to forward my information to someone else who would initiate the withdrawal and give me a callback. Hopefully they do, but I don't have any faith in this. In my opinion there are many other more reasonable schools out there. UAGC was helpful in the process of enrolling, but when you have a problem, no one really cares. I found another school that fits me financially and plan to attend classes there. I will lose some credits but hell UAGC added more classes anyway to milk my loan money. In my opinion, please find another school. REMEMBER THEY ARE STILL ASHFORD UNIVERSITY OPERATING UNDER ANOTHER NAME. SAME PRACTICES, SAME MISLEADING INFORMATION, AND STILL THE SAME FINANCIAL GAINS GAMES TO MAKE MONEY.

First of all, it's a degree mill. You will learn very little of value, and the only reason to attend is for a degree that will "check a box" so your resume is not filtered out by AI when you apply for jobs in the future. Professors give out assignment templates from when the university was still Ashford, which is concerning. Maybe a video from 2016 about a retired IT professional (On an Ashford hosted site, no less) isn't current enough to be taught in a college environment? Food for thought. The... Read More discussion posts are incessant and make me irrationally angry. I don't skip or mind the assignments, but I hate responding to my classmates week after week. I truly wish I could work independently without being judged on how much enthusiasm I can fake about my classmate's assignment submissions. It's not my responsibility to educate them, or even interact with them. Professors typically copy and paste feedback about my submissions, so why do I have to provide unique insight moreso than the person being paid to do so? If I have to type "Thanks for sharing XYZ, have you considered ABC?" in 150 words again, I'm going to lose my gosh darn mind. Almost every post is identical because we respond to the same prompt. Furthermore, professors require you to respond to multiple (3) people on (2) discussion boards a week. There's typically a word count minimum on these replies, so you're writing some form of "Wow, nice post" in 900 words or more on a weekly basis, in addition to the actual learning that takes place. I understand the *very basic* material that I am teaching myself without these responses as a supplement. The tedium makes me want to drop out again. The work and monotony here are not for anyone who thinks critically or wishes to learn how to do so. I'm finishing my degree here to check the box that I have a bachelor's degree, but I haven't learned much useful information. My high school AP classes were much harder. Also the financial services office is predatory and rude. Academic Advising is okay here, but you must take ownership of your own progress and success. -An Angry Submission by A Current Student

I was hesitant to attend this school (I started when it was Ashford University), but it was great for my life. I was in the Army when I attended the university. It took almost 8 years to get my degree in the Army life and school. However, fast forward to today within a year, I found a great job in my field, supply chain management, and I am making very good money. I am happy with my decision to attend the university. I even had a death in the family and had an emergency drop. The professors were... Read More great and worked with me, and it was easy to start right back up. Best advice, stay disciplined, get a routine and learn! Thank you again for a great experience! Good luck if you choose to go! Also, I am in the number #1 program for supply chain management in the nation after UAGC. GO GREEN!

I would like to urge everyone who reads this not to enroll in this university. The academic standards are low. The coursework is full of busywork which minimizes the learning. Most importantly, the school is money, hungry, and they will tell you anything you want to hear in order to get you to sign up for a course. On at least two occasions I have been told things that were absolutely not true, in order to convince me to sign up. Once I was told that I would get some work life credit for achievements... Read More in my career, this turned out to be completely not true. Another time I was told that I could finish the coursework by a certain date given the availability of classes. It turned out that later. This was not true either, potentially delaying my completion by up to a year or more due to my own schedule. If your company is paying for this, and it’s the only school available, those are the only circumstances under which I would recommend the school. If your company is paying, and there are other schools available, by all means, select one of them instead of this one. And by all means, don’t spend a penny of your own money on this. Online education is what it. There could be some benefits to be had, but if you’re laying out your own money, try to find a school with a better reputation that respects it’s students more than this one does.