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Anonymous (Graduate) on May 2, 2012 (email verified)

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STEER CLEAR OF THIS SCHOOL! I spent thousands of dollars at this school (Org. Leadership)and received very good grades throughout the matriculation only to be dismissed from the program when I was suppose to start my dissertation process. I should have saw the tell-tell signs ¾ of the way through the program for I started to read negative reports about what students were experiencing. However, I had some major life changes, and still kept a really good GPA. I went through the appeals (hear what you have to say, but they done care) process and was denied to finish the LAST PROCESS of my DEGREE!! STEER CLEAR OF THIS SCAM OF A SCHOOL.UNBELIEVABLE!

Anonymous (In Progress) on April 26, 2012

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Leadership Please do not register for this school. I worked for EDMC (Education Management Corporation, the parent company) as a Finance Counselor for over a year. The students are completely screwed out of money and the system is designed to make the student spend thousands of dollars on classes and the degree is worthless. They schedule a mandatory post for classes online 2-3 times a week and if you do not sign in you will be dismissed from class, you will fail the class and owe the school money because your financial aid will not go through in time by the time you do not meet attendance. Do yourself a favor and start at a local community college then transfer to a ground school. You will thank me later because I just saved you about $25,000-$35,000 thousand dollars (depending on how many classes you would've failed). Go to a non-profit university. This is a for profit school. They make money from you failing classes and the scholarships they say they offer are rarely given because the finance counselor is too busy with approximately 150-300 students on their workload on any given day.

Esmall3434 (In Progress) on August 25, 2011 (email verified)

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I Love Argosy Argosy has challenged me, and with the assistance from the Professors I know that I will finish my program. Since attending Argosy I have learned a lot about leadership. All the classes have been informative and I'm a better leader since attending Argosy. I have not had any problems contacting the professors. I'm 3/4 through my doctorate program course work and I have and will continue to recommend Argosy to friends. If you want to learn and grow Argosy is the place. In addition, Argosy University President Craig Swenson, Ph.D. announced that Argosy University has been granted another seven years of regional accreditation through 2014-2015 from the Higher Learning Commission.

Briantinker (In Progress) on June 29, 2011 (email verified)

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Worthwhile, Even if Expensive I can't speak for the DBA or PsyD programs, but the EdD program is about what I expected. The workload is similar to that of colleagues who earned doctorates at traditional institutions (you have to write LOTS of papers in APA style). It's not for everyone. You have to be pretty self-motivated -- no one's going to hold your hand. Regional accreditation means that my employer will recognize my degree, and I will enjoy a nice salary bump upon completion. Like all private for-profits, it isn't cheap, but the financial aid folks are food at their jobs. They'll get the financing you need. You'll just want to make sure that your higher earnings will justify taking out the student loans.

Anonymous (In Progress) on June 21, 2011

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Argosy ain't about nothing. Please don't go to this school it ain't about crap!!! I was removed from my internship and then the school. I am still trying to appeal the decision. I can't stand these con artist. I don't know about all the other online schools. This one had a campus and all they are is a for profit and if you question anything thesy say or do as it relates to their policies or the internship they will remove you. They just dirty scums like that. One day I will get me a lawyer and sue the school for their unfair treatment of me and everyone who was involved with removing me. They will pay and their accreditation will be no more.

Matteobacon (In Progress) on June 20, 2011 (email verified)

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Decent program I'm about half way through my course work and I'm impressed with my experience thus far and how it compares to my previous experience getting on PhD from a brick-and-mortar institution. Everything is relatively comparable except with the amount of support the university provides is a bit above-and-beyond for this level of academics. I get the feeling like not many people make it through the degree and given the academic magnitude of completing a doctorate, I'm not surprised. The professors are hit-or-miss but that seems about right for any academic institution. I found the first residency especially informative and while the questions in the lectures don't always directly align to the readings, they do provide valuable insight into the field. All in all, it's been a pretty good experience.

Booboo (In Progress) on December 18, 2010

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Ed.D Educational Leadership Since the announcements regarding the problems at Argosy most of the best Instructors have resigned and left the college leaving some really bad instructors. I spend almost 2900 per class. They make us buy the ebook whether we want it or not for 96 per book. They do not run the classes they ask us to take therefore stretching out our graduation, they never tell us the instructor until last minute for the class and many of them I don't want ever again. I am so disappointed in this school. I tried to move to another school and they would not accept any credits from this school. There are some great students in these classes but they are being taking advantage of financially. We are not getting our moneys worth. This classes are CRAPL><

Anonymous (In Progress) on October 21, 2010 (email verified)

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I wish I Had Read These Reviews Before I Started The grading system here is set up for failure. I saw where someone else posted the reason for that is to make your stay with the institution longer, therefore, drawing out more money. Now I see what that person meant. So far the assignments I have been doing are not as meaningful as my Master's assignments were. They are tedious, busy work assignments. The teachers are not helpful, they just nit pick at everything. I thank God I only have 6 credits in this program. As soon as I finish this term, the next thing they'll receive from me are transfer papers from another institution.

Neatgranny2004 (In Progress) on March 27, 2010 (email verified)

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Favortism in Grading I attended Argosy University, located in San Bernardino, California. My second seven week session the professor lacked teaching strategies and graded gave grades to five students and four students did not receive a grade. I e-mailed and faxed the president of the school and she never responded. My third seven week session, I worked hard to get a grade, I went to tutoring and worked with a study group on take home exam. But, when I went to check my grade, I had not received a grade nor did the class show up on the transcript. For students who want an education go to a real school and not a warehouse.

Anonymous (In Progress) on February 3, 2010

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Lower Education This 'university' is a diploma mill, and I feel like a sucker for attending. I was explicitly told by my current employer that they do not recognize Argosy degrees, since they aren't accredited by the APA or CACREP. I've since found two different lawsuits filed in 2009 by people who paid tuition, were promised accreditation was in process, and then graduated with a worthless degree. Graduates from Argosy are in on the scam, and this school is a joke. If you haven't enrolled yet: don't waste your time. If you're already registered: Drop out now before you waste more of your money. No employer will pay you anything extra for a fake degree, and you'll waste a LOT of time and money in the process. Argosy is a laughingstock, and you will be too if you get a worthless degree from them.

Anonymous (In Progress) on October 28, 2009 (email verified)

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So Far So-So I am in my fifth course at Argosy University Online in the EdD in Organizational Leadership program. The online program has not been around very long. I cannot speak for ground courses. Some of the online faculty are such good, caring people who really are experts. But some faculty are on autopilot. They grade on autopilot, they do not know me. The administration is almost non-responsive to online students - they have been to me. The online courses are very poorly designed. The readings sometimes do not relate to the assignments at all. Course assignments are included in the course that are either tossed out by the instructor or too much for students to complete in the time allocated. Some of the courses are not well grounded in peer-reviewed research. Books are sometimes latest editions - but the original research is often ten years older or older. I think the faculty really do care they are simply overwhelmed. Online learning courses require a great deal more work than ground courses. These online courses are not inspired by any stretch of the imagination. The school uses a small fraction of what is available on the market and for the price we're paying I'm extremely disappointed at the quality.

Anonymous (In Progress) on July 13, 2009

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Tough but worth it! I am in the early stages but the support has been great, the classes are very intense and thought provoking. The students are from various places and it is a very good program so far. There is a LOT of work to do weekly with the readings, writing and online classroom participation, but it is worth it. My professors are great, critique every detail of writing and are solid leaders in their field. I am not sure about the degree not holding up since I know quite a few professors that received degrees from Argosy and they are thriving in private practice and well known research institutions.

Anonymous (In Progress) on April 13, 2008 (email verified)

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Excellent Program I am almost finished with the coursework portion. I have a lot of admiration for most of my teachers, especially my advisor (Schaumburg Campus). I have been given a lot of attention, recognition, and feedback to help my professional development. With the completion of my coursework I have more knowledge to move up the ladder in the corporate world because of my ability to research and apply critical thinking to real life issues. I would highly recommend this school. As a bonus I have made many high level friends to network with in the corporate world.

Anonymous (In Progress) on April 8, 2008 (email verified)

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Please be careful I am a student at Argosy University in Atlanta. I have been in the doctoral program for Education Leadership for more than 5 years. I've had more than 4 chairs to leave during the dissertation phase. So, I'm starting over with a new one. I've contacted this chair on a weekly basis since January 23, 2008. I've received one feedback response since that time. Please be careful when choosing an online university. We were told that we would be able to get administrative certification in a "few months" and that has not happened in 5 years either. I honestly believe tha tI could have done better in a state supported school or perhaps another online university. I'm too close to quit, but I really would like for others to research the programs and really check in to the quality that you are going to receive.

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