I Was Wondering If Anyone Has Used The University Of Phoenix Before? How Was Your Experience? Can You Get Jobs?
Can you get good jobs after graduating? I am supposed to talk with an advisor tomorrow and get my application in and my financial aid, but I have heard you really can’t get a job because UoP isn’t a “real” school. Anyone know? Thanks…BTW…my program of study, or whatever, is Healthcare Administration.
kwh on Fri, 20th Nov 2009 7:06 pm
These people are funny.
First of all, University of Phoenix is regionally accredited. Which is the same level as Harvard, Yale, or your local state college. It means credits earned from the UOP do in fact transfer.
Secondly, about the guy who said something about the employer not valuing education, hes a total idiot. I attend UNLV (University of Nevada, Las Vegas) and also University of Phoenix. I can tell you, the curriculum at UOP is just as hard, if not harder than the curriculum at UNLV because UOP requires you to think outside the box a bit and work in a team environment.
In order for a college to get regionally accredited, it means their curriculum has to be at a certain level, if UOP was to “dumb” down their work, they wouldn’t be able to get accredited in the first place.
Listen, no employer will hire you based on your degree alone. But if it does come down to a degree, private colleges (which UOP is) are above state colleges. So unless they come from an ivy league school, it will be about your work ethic, and your interview. The degree is basically just a requirement.
Also, the United States military sends a lot of its soldiers to take classes from University of Phoenix. So if it is good enough for our military, why isn’t it good enough for us?
University of Phoenix isn’t Harvard, nor are they trying to be. UOP is simply providing hard working adults with a chance to get a proper education.
Future on Fri, 20th Nov 2009 7:08 pm
I completed the BS in business management from the University of Phoenix. I just need to take a lower lever humanities class to complete my degree. I cannot answer as to whether a degree from UoP will make a person marketable. I have two major gripes about UoP. The “team” concept they use. I was lucky to have a good team that stayed together throughout the program. Usually, a team will have one slacker who lets everyone else do all the work, but each member will get the same grade. Even with a good team, it is just a pain to coordinate all the work in a short amount of time. The other issue I have had, is the customer service is horrible, just about the worst I have seen.
I will be pursuing a masters in accounting soon, but my work schedule (nights) precludes me from going to a “brick and mortar” school. So I am trying to find a reputable online program. Won’t do UoP, that is for sure.
Bruce P on Fri, 20th Nov 2009 7:36 pm
Yes your going to have to get hired by somebody who doesn’t value education. Most people say if it has a toll free number it is not a university. I know people who have University of Phoenix degrees, but they are no where near or going to be near the top of their field.
Go to a real college or university if you have the choice.
Allent on Fri, 20th Nov 2009 8:34 pm
i wouldn’t mess with it. i’ve not heard anything good.
hot toaster oven on Fri, 20th Nov 2009 9:00 pm
There are different types of colleges: traditional universities, technical colleges, and vocational schools.
Traditional universities require you to have a broad background by the time you graduate (e.g., taking english classes so that you can communicate with other people).
Technical and vocational schools are only concerned with teaching you skills in order to perform a job. For example, you might only learn how to read patient charts, but you won’t learn how to properly write a narrative.
The technical and vocational schools sometimes have agreements with companies. They will train the students with the knowledge that the companies want.
The issue with technical and vocational schools is that their course credits will not transfer to a traditional college. Thus, once you start a program, you’ll have to finish the program there. Also, many companies prefer graduates of traditional schools because they have a better education. As an owner of a company, would you rather high a computer technician from a technical school, or a computer engineer from a traditional university who will be able to write reports, make presentations, write a thesis, do research, etc?
Thus, you may or may not be able to get jobs. It depends on whether the company wants someone for a desired skillset, or if they want someone that knows more than the basics.
The choice to attend the University of Phoenix is up to you. For some people, it may be perfect for them. Alot of people have good jobs, and some of them didn’t even go to college. Only you can decide what is best to do in your situation. Research the school and research the field you are interested in (as well as jobs in those fields).
Note that if you want to go beyond the “bachelor” degree, you will have issues. If you want a master’s degree or a Ph.D. degree, you will probably need to start from scratch at a traditional school.
Personally, I’ve thought about going to these types of schools just to add to my skillset. I already have a college degree though, so going to such a school won’t affect me as much as it would affect you. For example, I can just point to my degree as my education background, and then point to the technical/vocational classes as being self-improvement courses that I took for fun.