American InterContinental University Reviews


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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 concentration in 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 Concentration 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 concentration in 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 Concentration
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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