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MBA Human Resource Management
Reviewer: Anonymous (Degree In Progress) on February 6, 2012

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Avoid this school at all costs. The support staff have no idea or knowledge of the workings of online schools.
For example, I asked them, "what learning platform does AIU use, Blackboard e-college, or Moodle." The admissions people did not even know. They could not even access there own software to tell me the course for the major that I'm interested in. For basic online school knowledge I give this school a failing grade. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

Great Learning Experience

Fine Arts in Visual Communication
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on January 24, 2012

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As everyone mentioned in previous posts, this is a really great learning experience if you are self-motivated. I graduated in 2006 and have enjoyed every opportunity to expand my knowledge and craft in Digital Design. A college education is only the beginning. If you require personalized one-on-one attention then, this is not the institution for you. Each class builds upon previous ones and you will fall far behind if you miss one or two days of study. Many of the instructors work in the industry for which they teach; of course you may run upon one or two who are horrible, but overall, every instructor I had went well beyond the call of duty to advise and encourage quality work. The only negative I would cite are those students with whom you are paired to complete team projects...some of them were truly slackers and contributed little to the team. For the most part, I got a great return on my investment.

Your Education is what you put into it! AIU is a great place to start!

Fine Arts in Visual Communication
Reviewer: lucaskwilliams (Graduate) on January 20, 2012

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I recommend AIU to a person that is determined to succeed and ready for a challenge. They provide exceptional materials for each course and the AIU faculty remained professional and knowledgeable throughout.

Each class consists of 5 intense weeks of a 12-16 week course! If you have ever taken a summer 5-8 week course, this is very similar.

Your education is what you put into it! Do your work, be on time, and follow the rules! 

Lucas K. Williams

MIT is valuable in post 9/11 times !!!!

Information Technology Internet Security Specialization
Reviewer: Anonymous (Degree In Progress) on October 26, 2011

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AIU nonetheless a good and resourceful university who runs its program both on-campus and off-campus.  I love its program and offerings. Interestingly MS IA is only offered online by a limited set of universities which makes this degree valuable !

It is not a diploma mill

BBA
Reviewer: twistedbettycrocker (Degree In Progress) on September 22, 2011

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I am currently in this college. It is a great place for the parent who isnt able to attend a traditional college. Those who say its not hard or who state that it is not a good place to go and they dont learn anyting are just being pompous jerks. frankly if you didnt learn anything its your own fault for not trying. Furthermore, if you thought it was easy your sorley mistaken. It is far more challenging than a regular college as it is harder to do projects and group work and the db's are tough. you dont have one on one with a teacher to fall back on as in most regular colleges. I found it very tough at times and i am far from stupid. Those who put down this school are just pissed because now us stay at home mothers and single parents can be someone with a career instead of listening to the cruel words that come from the mouths of ignorent jerks that put us down. AIU Online is a great school and i for one have learned much here and will continue with my bachelors in Janurary. I will soon thereafter open my own business and i have learned a lot of what i need already to do that. I had decided i needed a degree and more learning to use what i already know into today's workforce. I can only say if you have thought that AIU wasn't a good place to get a degree or that it was too easy than maybe you should have been open minded rather than open mouthed and you might have learned. Why go some place to learn if you think you already know it all anyway. That's not trying to learn  thats trying to toot your own horn. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AIU! There may be teacher you dont agree with at times , ive had my share but thats with any school not just an online one.

Decent education

Information Technology and Project Management
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on August 10, 2011

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I might be a bit biased as I graduated from the Master of Information Technology (MIT) program as one of the first graduates in 1999.  At the time the school was very progressive and IT was a rapidly emerging field.  The quality of the instructors and students were excellent. As students we were involved in alot of productive team based projects.  Overall, my experience as a student was excellent.  Its unfortunate to hear about a great program/school taking a hit.  I think a big corporation took them over in 2000 so it probably turned into a different culture.

AIU MBA opinion

MBA Human Resource Management
Reviewer: Anonymous (Degree In Progress) on September 27, 2010

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So, I have been with AIU for a while now.  Actually I have done all of my schooling through them and have been working on my MBA with them.  I chose AIU because it was prety much the fastest track to a degree as possible.  I didn't shoose the degree because of its prestigious reputation.  I just wanted to get a college degree just so I could have one...that probably doesn't make sense to most of you but that's how I am.  

My experiences have been a toss up.  I enjoyed the undergrad program.  It was interesting.  The teachers are hit or miss, some are helpful and others are a complete waste of time. I suppose you will get that from any school.  I like the flexibility of the school, I don't have to attend class on any particular day and can do all of my work on the weekend.  

I graduated with a pretty good GPA, a 3.90.  I worked for that GPA, but not everyone does.  I notice that a lot of people do not give forth their absolute effort and use their full potential.  I only wish that i could find out how the others are being graded.  I worked hard for my grades, but I know that this school will pretty much pass anybody if you put your name on a piece of paper.  

I really do not like the school administration.  The school has not been helpful when I have needed them.  There have been a few times that I have deployed or moved and I needed time off to take care of things and they gave me a really hard time.  The staff is never attentive to your needs and you have to call them back, because they won't call you back.  It seems that I have had a different student advisor about every three months for some reason.  I'm not too sure why, but I do not like it.  Whenever you have a problem you deal with a new stranger.  I did have one really good student advisor but that was a while back and she is no longer my advisor.  

One thing that I really like about the school is that they do your schedule for you.  You don't have to worry about registering for schools, and the books have always come in the mail on time.  

As far as value goes, I don't pay for the program so it doesn't apply to me that much.  But, if I had to pay for it out of my own pocket I would definitely not go to school here.  It just isn't worth it.  You can get better programs from schools that are accredited for less money.  When it comes down to it, this is a for-profit school.  They are looking to make money off of you....and god do they give it to you with the sticker price.

Pay the fee get a B

Bachelors of Information Technology Specialization in Network Administration
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on July 18, 2010

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Just finished my program. I am sure glad my GI Bill paid for this piece of paper. Let's see, I opened my books 7 times in the  whole program. I finished on the Deans list. This school is great if your employer only wants to see if you have a degree. Do not think that you will be prepared for a job that requires skills. Please do not go here if you want to learn about your future job. Now, if you are like me and you are just checking the block by all means give it a look. I make over 60K with my current job,and did not need the degree to get hired, so for me it was a way to break the glass ceiling to get a raise. This school is a rip off for people coming out of pocket to attend. I would laugh at former class mates going into debt to attend my former school. The school is great if you are group leader that compiles everyones papers and do a grammar check. I love the one class mate I had who sent me a paper that sounded like he was part of the old YO MTV RAPS DJs.

Amazing

Information Technology and Project Management
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on February 10, 2010

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AIU is an extremely UNTRADITIONAL school. This is what makes it immensely valuable in our world today - especially in the IT field. Schools adhering to antiquated techniques and approaches are slow to produce trend changing business/technology integrators. To establish my credibility I will say that I have attended a hand ful of institutions – in each instance I had a purpose of obtaining some knowledge base in my curriculum. I did not seek degrees I sought knowledge. Today, the trivial (waste of time) TRADITIONAL schools teach you NOTHING about the real world. Imagine taking computer courses without a computer – ridiclious and absurd, but many traditional schools will have you believe this makes them refined – what? It makes absolutely no sense. AIU provides knowledge and real world experience from day one. I learned not from people who “could not do” therefore they “taught”. I learned from people who COULD do and taught because they LOVED their ability to DO. This is a major difference between AIU. AIU is in a class by itself that is way beyond the majority of institutions built on reputation and veneer. For example, I learned project management from an high six figured manager who told us and taught us what his days were like. This was not some nobody – write a paper professor – who THINKS they know something. This was an industry proven professional. No wonder the second I graduated from AIU, my career took off. I knew what the professionals were already doing! I copied them accordingly. In all of the schools I have ever attended, NEVER have I walked away knowing that I could succeed in the way that AIU enabled me too. I have seen an entire website dedicated to bashing this school. Yet, after nearly 8 years of education I find myself looking back at AIU and thinking wow – nothing comes close. It is truly a school that breaks the cookie cutter education mold – stripping the waste of education and giving you the vital ingredients for success. Simply put, AIU is way ahead of its time.

The truth is.....

Masters in Education Instructional Technology
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on January 8, 2010

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So the truth is,
At AIU I graduated and I feel like I did learn some things in the classes that we did things in. Some classes felt like the teacher was giving us busy work (I am a teacher I KNOW what busy work is). In some classes the teacher gave specific outlines to what was expected very detailed in others you were guessing at what to include in your papers. I hope that if you choose AIU you learn something that you can use, I did.

BBA

BBA
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on January 5, 2010

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I have finished my BBA at AIU online and am currently in the process of following through with my MBA.  I have mixed feelings about the school for a few reasons.  Most of the reasons have already been addressed in the forums.  

The teachers are really hit or miss.  You can tell that some of the teachers actually care about the work that they do and others don't.  For example, some teachers don't even have the decency to hook up the microphone to do their online lessons.  Not to say that they are all this way, but it is extremely irritating when I go into a classroom and it is like being in an online chat instead of going to school. 

The school is EXPENSIVE!  I am not playing around!  The amount of money that it takes to finish to complete a degree is probably comprable to completing a degree at a state university.  

On the flip-side.  AIU enables the students to complete a degree in a very short amount of time which is a great deal for a working adult, like myself.  This has obvous advantages and setbacks.  The learning retention of an accelerated learning classroom environment is not the same as a drawn out two year program.  The classes are 5 weeks long.  So, it feels like you are just getting onto the class and then it is finished.  Which is good and bad i suppose.  

The books are included in the tuition.  So there is not really any additional costs.  It all comes in one package.  But either way, you are paying for it.  

The school itself is a business, there are a lot of people on here saying that they are pushing the students hard to continually pursue their education.....no sh**.  Every school does that. 

The people that you will be in class with are typically not A students.  The people that were still enrolled during some of the last classes I was particularly surprised at their poor work ethic.  It could have ben that they had "senioritis".  However, there were a fairly good amount of people that put forth a genuine interest in the quality of their work.  Getting an A, is not necessarily an easy thing depending on the teacher.  There were a few that I didn't have to work at though.  

Group projects are a complete disaster.  The lack of communication between the groups.  If you are lucky you will partake in a functioning group.  If you are unlucky you will end up doing the entire project yourself.  Which happened to me a couple times.  People will come in at the last minute and expect to gain full points for piss poor participation.  

Part of the reason that I continued to stay with the school is because I am already familiar with it.  I already have the student mindset and am geared toward further enhancement of my career potential.  After all, a higher degree is just a check in a box.

Awsome

BBA
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on December 18, 2009

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Its amazing how this instutition can do what other colleges cant do.  I attended two other collges before attending AIU and have been very satisfied on everything AIU does for the students.  As in life, nothing is free and life is what you put into it.  AIU gives you the tools to accomplish your goals and as part of that, you have to be pro active to accomplish your learning abilities.  Great job AIU.

Mixed Feelings ...

BBA
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on December 1, 2009

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I have mixed feelings about the AIU program. Overall, you get out what you put in, as with anything else in life. A student could coast through this with a "C" average pretty easily, but that is no different than most state and community programs. I have a pretty broad perspective,as I have completed coursework at a brick-and-mortar community college, a  b&m private university, Axia College, University of Phoenix, and now AIU. What they all have in common, for the serious student, is the lack of competition for admissions and grades. What I mean is, if you are a reasonably intelligent and dedicated student, you will be competing with yourself for grades, not your peers.
My one big problem with the program is the hit-or-miss faculty. Again, this is not a major difference from the other programs I have attended. What the online programs in general, and AIU in particular, suffer from is the lack of choice. On two occassions, I requested transfers out of courses. One was granted, and one was not. So, I was forced to take a class that I was looking forward to with an instructor that brought nothing to the table, and in fact made serious errors on fundamental topics. The University deserves credit for trying to fix the problem, but also must take the blame for hiring a well-educated know-nothing.
In summary, I would rate AIU above the other online programs I tried, and about on par with the "real" schools I've attended. I fit the "busy working adult" model to a tee, and therefore have no alternative. For me, AIU was the right choice, if an imperfect one.

Completely mislead from the getgo

Criminal Justice Administration
Reviewer: Anonymous (Degree In Progress) on October 23, 2009

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I am presently attending AIU and finishing my last 2 classes there - no no no - not because I'm graduating with my associates! But because I have basically been scammed. I am working to get an associates in criminal justice administration at AIU and from the get go I was very clear with everyone that I spoke to that my intentions were to move on to a bachelors in forensic science and work in CSI field work as has been my lifelong dream. Well out of all my classes, 18 to be exact, only 3 of them have anything to do with criminal justice and 7 of them have to do with business. This always confused me but I listened to the reassurances given by admission and student advisers but the feeling never went away. So I started talking to academic advisers from 3 other online schools and 1 from my local branch of OSU - and it was unanimous a degree in criminal justice administration "is good if you want a job as a legal secretary"! NOT WHAT I SIGNED UP FOR! I've worked to get the grades I've gotten so far but curriculum has not been challenging in the slightest, quite boring actually. So I'm switching to ITT Tech School Criminal Justice where I will hopefully have better luck. They have 13 CJ classes (10 more than AIU). So if you want a degree in business AIU could very well be your ticket but if you're looking into something else - you may want to look elsewhere if you want to come out with a degree that amounts to something more than the paper that degree was printed on! Good bye AIU! All I can hope now is that they don't harass me with phone calls now that I've asked for withdraw papers to be drawn up like they did when I was signing up with them.

Fraudulent

Information Technology and Project Management
Reviewer: Anonymous (Degree In Progress) on September 28, 2009

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This school has a history of intentionally misleading students in order to increase enrollment.  I completed the Master of Information Technology program in 2003 and learned as much as you would by spending a week on the internet. Classes went from basic to basic, some instructors didn't really even lecture.  My advisor told me there was an 80% placement rate through career svs upon graduation, but for my class there was a 0% placement rate, not one person got so much as an internship.  Employers don't respect the degree, you'll pay thousands in student loans for a useless piece of paper.

bachelors criminal justice

BBA
Reviewer: kimmilouncurtis (Degree In Progress) on August 20, 2009

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i completed my associates here.  I don't agree with the other reviewer.  If everyone got an A, there would be LOTS more on the Deans list.  I am a 4.0 student and work hard and feel like I deserve what I get.  There has only been one instructor on here (Psychology) who never lectured.. just sat in there for questions.. but even HE didn't detour me from choosing AIU to further my degree.  I love AIU and would reccommend it.  It is a little pricey but it allows you to finish early.

Great school

BBA
Reviewer: justin_ruck (Degree In Progress) on August 20, 2009

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This school is for busy people who have careers, but little time to attend a traditional university.  I would not recommend this school for those just out of high school.  It is fully accredited.  I have been attending AIU Online for the past 6 months, and I am very satisfied.  I am a husband and a father of 2, and also a business professional.  This school has a curriculum tailored to people like me.  I have also been able to apply what I have learned into my work.

nice experience thus far

Masters in Education Instructional Technology
Reviewer: Anonymous (Degree In Progress) on July 16, 2009

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My experience with AIU has been great thus far. The courses have been challenging and resourceful. However, there are some lecturers who are reallya arrogant and aloof.

Too expensive.

BBA
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on May 24, 2009

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Everyone gets an A. Illiterate morons get an A. EVERYONE gets an A in this school. It's laughable and way too expensive. Only 1 of my 6 or so teachers responded at a reasonable adult level on the bulletin boards - the rest were 1 sentence responses, if anything. If you're thinking about getting a BA \ AA at this school, make sure you flesh it out with supplementary certifications appropriate to your career. As far as getting a BA, and expecting to go to a reputable graduate program somewhere, you'd absolutely have to do amazing on your GRE. Otherwise forget it. Oh yeah, wayyy too expensive.

AIU BIT Network Administration

Bachelors of Information Technology Specialization in Network Administration
Reviewer: zerorez (Degree In Progress) on March 27, 2009

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I go to AIU currently and have to say it isn't a mill, I have to work hard and with little time off. I am working in the field as a Network Administrator as I go there at night to build my resume. I have learned things there I was able to apply directly to my work, and I have checked out all my teachers, every one of them has a doctorate and works in the field they teach. Most of the teachers I have had were tough on making sure you don't just copy and paste stuff from the internet, they have something that determines if you copied built into the system. 

I have gone to regular schools (state college, Tech College) and these guys are as good or better and the teachers are FAR better than you would likely get from a small school. 

People that hate it are merely upset non traditionals with REAL WORLD EXPERIENCE are also getting degrees and competing with them. 

You have to try here, I am able to keep about a B and I have 3 tech certs that I passed with over 100 points each CCNA A+ Network+ 

I have seen all the negative stuff out there, but In 2009 not much is relevant. Yes they hard sell, yes they are online, but you have to work and the teachers really are what make this college worth it.

AIU good review

BBA
Reviewer: beestia1 (Degree In Progress) on October 30, 2008

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To people who say the school doesn't have anything to offer. Like the person who said they went through the IT and has been doing it for ten years already. What do you expect, maybe if you ask questions about what they have to offer instead of just signing up and assuming (DUH) you would have saved yourself some money. I've been installing shower enclosures for 8 years,"hey boss send me to Ohio to that shower door company who teaches you to install them, and pay for the air fare and hotel room for a week" Oh wait I already know everything their teaching,maybe I should have called and asked them what they have to offer first!

Good

BBA
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on October 29, 2008

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This school was great, the teachers did a good job of presenting concepts and material. Out of the 18 months that I attended the University I only had one professor that was unreasonable in regards to grading and communication, and her class review reflected that.  My only complaint with the school, which I knew going into it, was with the cost.  I was attending Fresno State University before this at a cost of 5-7k for my degree vs. AIU for 30k. What you are paying for is the convience obviously, and if I couldn't finish classes online I wouldn't have been able to graduate, so thank you AIU.  I am now attending American Military University for my grad studies, which I do enjoy more than AIU and the price is much more reasonable.

OUTSTANDING

BBA
Reviewer: montellanomike (Degree In Progress) on September 9, 2008

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I am about to finish with my degree in BA and am going on to my MED! I love the school! Yes there are some professors who do not respond well to comments but I have found more of them that give detailed information. Also I have had a few that will give you their home number to contact them with questions! I was even allowed to go back and correct a paper after I had turned it in! I loved my classes and felt I learned alot! What really irritates me is the fact that many people believe it is not a real college yet it is accredited. Yes the classes are fast and some more challenging than the others yet worth every penny I have invested! My Masters admission advisor has been beyond helpful in every aspect by providing me with information I had no idea existed! I feel important and have felt that way since the begining! I would do this again anytime!!!
The only sad part is not being able to walk the stage~

AIU is what you make of it...Really

Information Technology and Project Management
Reviewer: obandel (Degree In Progress) on April 12, 2008

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I am in the last throws of my Masters degree program in IT with AIU.  I have read a lot of reviews online regarding this institution (negative, bitter, good etc) and I have come to conclude that AIU is generally a good school, perhaps not the best and lots of room for improvement.  
My particular areas of concern was the quality of the faculty and instructor feedback.  Instructors' bio seemed solid but assignment reviews by instructors were less than academic, instructor comments were too simple, vague and not constructive.  After course submissions are graded, students have no way of knowing what areas they have done well or need improvement (such APA, formating, sentence structure, paper theme etc).  Of course as a graduate student I am able to self critique my work but I expected some informed and intellectual perspectives on coursework submissions by students.  Comments such as "you did a good job" don't suffice.  Overall, I found the experience extremely challenging and intense.  This program requires effecient time management and strong self-discipline to succeed, it is certainly not a cake walk as some have suggested.  
The Discussion boards I thought were productive and refreshing.  The collaboration technology was perhaps the best experience.  Overall it is a good school and I think in the wake of the SACS suspension and subsequent reinstatement of accredtion status; AIU Online has improved tremendously in terms of quality of service and course delivery.  The main problem as indicated earlier was instructor feedback and student course work review.  Graduate programs are meant to expand your horizons and expose you to new thoughts, trends, technologies etc and provide you the resources to research and learn about things you primarily would never have known.  if you failed to learn something it is likley you did not take advantage of all the resources available.  I personally learned a lot in the MIT program particularly in the Object Oriented Application Development and Project Management courses.

Great School

Education Technology
Reviewer: awilber3 (Graduate) on March 16, 2008

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AIU is a great school and was instantaneously recognized as a good school by advisors from Penn State Ogontz, when I used to work with them.  In my capacity as the Assistant Director of Education for Willow Grove Naval Air Station, in 2002-2003, we established a working relationship with Penn State Ogontz and a few other schools, as well.  I was advising one of our military members to be careful in applying to AIU, as I thought it was a diploma mill.  The advisor from PSU was quick to point out that AIU was not only a good school, but was NOT a diploma mill and was fully accredited by SACS.  After a little research, I enrolled in the school myself and was rewarded with a great learning experience, although I worked my butt off to get it!  

Don't be fooled by the naysayers who don't apply themselves to their programs; this is a good school.  You will get out of the program exactly what you put into it.  Don't be afraid to challenge your peers and instructors; that's what online education is all about.

Notes From an AIU Grad

Fine Arts in Visual Communication
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on February 13, 2008

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I recently graduated from AIU with a BFA in Visual Communication with a specialization in Web Design.  I worked very hard and graduated with a 3.9 GPA.  I am a veteran professional in the Multimedia area, so most of the courses were fairly easy for me, but there were some classes that were quite difficult for me, but I managed to do well overall.  

In order to be successful at AIU, you have to be self-motivated, there is no hand holding at all.  You get out exactly what you put in.  I worked hard therefore I learned a lot, however I had many classmates whose work was absolutely horrible, but somehow they managed to graduate – I don’t know how.  

Personally, for me I need a degree to move ahead in my career, so the experience was overall OK.  However, I would not recommend this program to someone who would need to rely on these classes to actually learn the field.  In cases like these, you would graduate with a degree, but not really have enough skill to be successful in your career.  

I NEVER once heard from my academic advisor, and this pissed me off.   However, everyone else (especially my prior learning assessment advisor) were great.

If you are self-motivated and need a degree to move ahead, AIU is a great choice; however, if you are looking to learn a craft and need individual attention, I would not recommend this program.

Might as well be diploma mill

Information Technology Internet Security Specialization
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on April 24, 2007

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I just completed the Master's in Information Technology. It's a 13 month accelerated program and I completed it easily, with very little effort. Granted, I have been in the IT field for 10 years, but I expected to actually learn something new. I can safely say that the only thing I learned was the way DES works, and for that I paid $30k. Even worse, there were quite a few students in my class that really had no business being there. They got almost every discussion question wrong and by the last class one of them still did not understand what a Trojan Horse was. They all graduated, however, which means they had to have gotten at least a B in all classes.

Basically, if you're already in the field and you want to pay $30k to have a master's very quickly, it might be worth it. If you actually want to learn something, go somewhere else. This program will not even prepare you for an entry level help desk job.

Also, they are accredited, but on probation for the 2nd year. The probation expires in December. If they do not pass, they lose accreditation.

Currently Enrolled

Fine Arts in Visual Communication
Reviewer: Anonymous (Degree In Progress) on April 18, 2007

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Great school.  Great faculty.  Wonderful use of technology.  Accelerated degree MBA program is intense!  Dedication is required with at least 2 hours per weekday of study and an additional 6-8 hours on weekends.  Preparation for classes requires prior reading of between 2-6 chapters per week. E-Library is very helpful in completing research assignments. I love it!  The most satisfying degree program i have taken.

Good School

Fine Arts in Visual Communication
Reviewer: Anonymous (Graduate) on August 30, 2006

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I graduated with a BFA in Digital Design from this school. The program was fast paced and intense, but doable. The teachers were very good. I got a good solid education from this school and would advise anyone to go here as well.

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