Ashworth College

Mike September 14, 2006 at 2:42 a.m.

For-Profit, Yes

Fran February 6, 2007 at 4:09 a.m.

I received my Associate's degree from Ashworth College in Nov. 2006. I looked at other colleges and found some regionally accredited and nationally accredited colleges that would accept my credits for transfer. I chose to go to CCHS/Independence University to complete a Bachelor's degree in Healthcare with an emphasis in management. They accepted all my credits for transfer.Independence U is a nationally accredited college with a very good reputation. I have known people personally who have completed their Associate's, Bachelor's and Master's degrees for management and respiratory therapy through them and were very happy with the program. Ashworth did have some problems ,but all in all, I felt they got me to the next point to achieve my next goal at a very reasonable price.

T.J. May 23, 2007 at 1:36 p.m.

Bad apple in communications at Ashworth (STUDENT SERVICES). Delivery time was awful. I found myself waiting a long time for courses even after I had finished the courses before promptly. Something like the person above said, it seems like you are calling a credit card company in the "collections department". Finally got my degree on Ashworth's time and not my own like they advertise.

MB July 7, 2007 at 1:55 p.m.

I will getting my AA in Psychology soon. I feel that because I didn't do my homework before I checked out various distance schools for accreditations, I wasted much of my time. Only one school, perhaps two so far will accept my credits. I'm not so sure about the credibility of these schools in relation to future employment prospects either. I am a mother who works full-time and is raising a family so it's a lot more convenient to get my degree online. I tried going to school part time at nights and it was quite difficult to manage to say the least. I would recommend to anyone out there looking to get a degree online to please make sure you do your homework before enrolling in any university or college. Otherwise, it will be a waste of your time and money.

Best of luck to you all--

MB in TX

R August 2, 2007 at 7:40 p.m.

I am attending Ashworth at this point but have started to think what will be next. Most places I have looked into will take my credits from Ashworth, but I'm hoping they get their 4 year program up and going soon. I would like to stay with one school, and for those that bash the college because of poor service, get over it! The cost is one of the best out there and in the past six months they have had great improvements.

angela August 5, 2007 at 11:53 a.m.

i took a course with ashworth last year and i had no problems. now i am planning to start my associates in psych by dec of 07. i had a good experience with the school. now i heard they are starting a bachelors degree..?

Anyway, there are a lot of schools which wil accept a degree from AShworth do a little more research ..... www.chea.org

minfl August 27, 2007 at 3:49 a.m.

I attended Ashworth for a couple of classes. I wanted to transfer crdedits to other colleges but none of the colleges would accept transfer credits from Asworth. Ashworth is not the way to go unless you transfer to a 4 year school along the sam lines as Ashworth.

A September 7, 2007 at 12:09 a.m.

I have completed my AS in Health ...It was pretty good...affordable I would say.For practical life I did get a job.Thats not bad.It was there to my afordability.
I can tell the text books are not that bad...they are really informative.

Steve September 22, 2007 at 4:20 a.m.

Some of the comments above just made me crack up! Ashworth is a great school but many of you won't realize it until you go to another school (online or brick/mortar) and get wiped out with an enormous tuition bill. Your debt level will blow you away for your graduation present. One of the least expensive was Colorado Technical University who wanted $20k for an AA in 15 months and $35k in 30 months for a BA; and I shopped bigtime.

Peru College out of Nebraska wanted $135 a credit but it was gonna take the full 2 years for an AA and 4 yrs for the BA. Way too long for some people who already have families.

Depending on the school MOST credits will transfer but the new school is gonna add on more (unneccessary) classes so they can make more money. Bottom line is get your degree. Next, prepare yourself to be the best in the job interview; be ready to handle open ended behavioral questions correctly. You can have a stinking degree from Harvard (owing about $160k in student loans)and suck in the interview and a guy like me waiting his turn (owing $9600).

The course material I have received from Ashworth has been very thorough and factual. I believe in the degree I'm obtaining.

For you guys that are having trouble with the regional accrediting vs national accrediting I highly suggest you click back one page and scroll down to California Coast University and read their comment section. Quite the informative discussion on that subject.

LB October 14, 2007 at 5:34 p.m.

I am in my 4th semester at Ashworth. The tuition price, books, material content and student portal are very good. I feel that I have learned a great deal through this college.

However, do be aware that student services is terrible. I sent a question through e-mail. They didn't read the question. I suspect that the answer was from some sort of automated response system, as the response I received had nothing to do with my question. Sometimes they don't even respond.

It took over 1 month to receive my exams. I spoke with 5 different people before I finally got someone who knew what they were doing. I'm not sure if there actually is a professor to help with course questions. Ashworth needs to dedicate quite a bit of work to their student services. The tuition collection section is top notch. They don't miss collecting a penny.

Bernard November 13, 2007 at 9:25 p.m.

It took me 3 yrs to get my degree in business only because
It took them many months to send out the exams. yes the cust service is too bad for even words and they lie like
well just lets say they lie just to gst rid of you over the phone. i seriously thought that they would never graduate
me, but i plugged a long I guess just to see what they could possibly do not to. Anyway i got the degree much to my
supprise. look it isnt a scam and it isnt college that has
any real notoriety, but it is something in between. You will get something out of the program. You have to actually read 16 or 18 books ear to ear; if you dont you will not pass the the tests or the final exams which by the way are quiet challenging. If you can tell me that, that it is a waste of time, then you are wrong. As the old saying goes, it is, what it is. It's a good compromise, and believe me when you get the piece of paper, because no matter where you go it's more about you and not the school, but when you get it, you feel you've earned it. i hope this helps anyone who is interested.

juan November 19, 2007 at 12:47 a.m.

Has anyone completed an AA degree in Finance from Ashworth College? Would you be willing to talk to me about your program and how it went? You can call me at (310) 663-2597
I thank you in advance for your help

john January 3, 2008 at 5:33 a.m.

I have a big weiner.

Chris January 3, 2008 at 5:46 a.m.

Are there many essay tests and questions like other online classes. I'd rather just go to the classroom if all I'm going to be doing is writing while trying to get a bachelor's in business. Maybe someone who has already enrolled or graduated could post. It's really the only question I lack an answer for before I decide to enroll or not. Thanks

Andre January 10, 2008 at 11:47 p.m.

I got my degree in Criminal Justice and after completing their course, I took my transcripts over to a small private law school here in California with the hopes of enrolling, knowing however, that many people had trouble transferring their credits over. I spoke to the Dean of admissions who was at first impressed with my transcripts (it is very easy to do well in Ashworth College, without even really doing the courses if you want to cheat yourself) then when he saw the name of the school he looked at my cocked eyed and told me he would have to call the State Bar and see if I would be allowed to be admitted with a degree from Ashworth University. After not hearing from him for a couple days, I called back and the Dean informed me that the State Bar would allow me to come aboard. I am now in my 3rd year of law school and am among the top of my class.

All and all, for me, it really worked out. I was able to obtain my degree in one years time and for a very good price.

The pitfalls, I hated dealing with the school itself. You know when you call, your calling a business looking to profit. It takes forever to get someone on the phone, and if you have a problem with that, forget it. I had a problem getting my transcripts to attempt to get into law school, and i was getting jerked around, and I was given the name and extension of the person in charge with transcripts, and after 4 weeks of trying daily, I never got that person or someone that could help me on the phone. The transcripts just appeared one day.

Ashworth College needs to do two things:

1) Fix their staff.
- They need to get a friendly and more effective help line
- They need a tutorial staff so that when you ask a question about something you don't understand, they don't email you back with a page number and nothing more.

2) I think the educational quality is pretty decent. They need to build their creditability among other schools. This is probably less important now that they offer a BA and Masters degree, but I would like to see people hired for the sole purpose of fighting for the legitimacy of us who attended this college.

Bill G January 15, 2008 at 9:42 a.m.

Sorry, "Bellevue" University.

HF January 18, 2008 at 12:55 p.m.

I'm anxious to hear from graduates that have actually used their degrees to attain a career.

Bill G January 19, 2008 at 7:53 a.m.

Appalachian State, huh?

That's a fairly pointless comparison since your school doesn't offer online degrees. Also, an Ashworth student can complete an Associate's degree for half of what your parents are paying now for your first two years and then transfer to a decent four year institution.

Another Student January 22, 2008 at 7:30 p.m.

I have had the same experience as most of the other users here. The customer services is the worst I have ever come across. But considering the cost and that fact that you will actually learn something and obtain a degree that is transferable...its hard to complain to much.

Dawn February 12, 2008 at 9:50 a.m.

I am currently enrolled at Ashworth University working towards my Associates in Psychology. I have to agree with everyone by saying that Student Services does suck. Almost every person i have talked to is rude. I have contacted them by email numerous times and they have never contacted me back. The biggest problem i have is when i do the mandatory graded assignments sometimes they don't recieve them. I have used both methods of faxing and mailing and my papers still manage to get lost some how. It's happened twice now. Then i get told that it takes 2-4 weeks to grade a paper. I don't understand why the heck it takes so long to grade those papers. I do understand that they probably recieve tons, but they should have qualified staff that can grade those papers and not take forever.The quality of education is great. I have learned alot. I just don't like getting held up. Until they grade the mandatory assignments, you can't move on to your next class.If anyone would like to contact me and chat about school, email me at browneyeddawn@aol.com It would be a great way to get to know people going to the same school because they don't have a school chat room or anything.

Jack March 20, 2008 at 12:31 p.m.

I would suggesting stearing clear of this minefield. As already mentioned customer service is non-existant. Faculty assistance is non-existant as well. You are better off going to your local library and saving your money because no one is there to support you.

Carla March 23, 2008 at 4:55 p.m.

I am interest in AS Early Childhood at Ashworth. The tuition is reasonable and I am a working mother. I have this mind set once I do my courses pass, get a legitimate degree and can find online schools that accept my credits thats all that matters. I read that Phoenix unuversity accepts it.I can care less about their rude behaviour I can be rude too. Just give me what I earned and paid for. If anyone is doing this course please respond. Ashworth has a few staff problems they need to improve this however they are a saviour for a lot of people. Come on, their $80.00 to compare with $150.00 - $200.00 big colleges.

tic tac March 29, 2008 at 8:17 p.m.

Sorry everyone but I have not taken my medicine lately and I have too much time in my hands, I suffer from personality disorder and I have several personalities that takes over when I am not taking my medicine. Sorry for all the stupidity and other things.

Bill G. March 31, 2008 at 7:37 a.m.

I don't know about them seeking Regional Accreditation for their college programs, but their high school program is already RA.

PHILLIP April 6, 2008 at 8:13 p.m.

I am an Ashworth University student, and what a wonderful opportunity it is to be a student there. Some things that were negeative about the school was the work. I'm the type who has to apply what I've learned and some of the courses I took didn't have that. Now I'm in the second semester and they have assignments to do which made it more interesting and not just taking the tests. Well, they did have 'real-world projects' in my first semester courses but they were optional, but as I progressed there were mandatory assignments. Also, I called and they said they were working on giving the students assignments and projects which is cool because it will be beneficial to us. Hope they keep up the good work. God Bless!!!

Over Confident April 15, 2008 at 5:09 a.m.

Ashworth ......is not a good investment, it is a great investment. You get a accredited degree for a fraction of the cost. I know some of you are complaining that you can't transfer your credits. I have no problems transferring mine. i need to write a book...so I can get paid for telling you what you could do with the Degree. Knowledge is POWER ....

I am happy with Ashworth. My degree is Healthcare Management ... and I tested out of all the core courses. This is a good thing cause I am sure I knew probably way more than the teachers

to prospective student April 25, 2008 at 6:57 a.m.

Don't enroll in a DETC accredited college if you want to transfer... period.

http://distancelearn.about.com/od/accred...

to PHILLIP April 26, 2008 at 10:48 a.m.

Everything transfers to UOP online. lol!

to sarah April 28, 2008 at 8:07 a.m.

Um... do you know how to use a punctuation mark? Your writing is on a fifth grade level yet they let you into uni. That is another problem with open enrollments.

Travis April 28, 2008 at 9:54 p.m.

graduating sorry.

sarah May 2, 2008 at 5:23 p.m.

ok if u think that way than ur really stupid but i guess u need to go to learn some manner before even writing a review here lol

Jacob May 3, 2008 at 7:47 a.m.

I am a current student with Ashworth University. I am very satisfied with the quality of instruction here. Every textbook has been very informative and easy to understand. The learning guides that the instructors provide have been equally helpful. The learning guide provides a distance learning version of an instructor's lecture for each lesson. The student services and tutoring departments have improved thier service dramatically ever since the three school heads (PCDI, Ashworth College, and James Madison High School) were consolidated into one school. My calls are answered quickly and I get the help I need. Ashworth University is nationally accredited by the DETC, which is a well respected agency recognized by the US Dept. of Education. I would recommend Ashworth University to any and all who are seeking an accredited college education with great flexibility and value.

Sarah May 5, 2008 at 12:45 a.m.

Thanks Philip... just cuz I wrote like that it doesn’t mean I don’t know how to use punctuation mark or whatever rubbish that person wrote. Anyways, guys I still think that Ashworth University is a great school; I am graduating soon hopefully by the end of this month. I already got a job offer from bank of America as a banking center manager, I think that is a great start for me hopefully I will be starting my job in June. Good luck guys

M A May 15, 2008 at 8:51 p.m.

I just had an absolutely awful experience with some one at Ashworth University -student services. She was downright rude when I just wanted to make an enquiry about signing up.
I was attracted to the low prices and my initial conversation with another young lady ,but after todays experience, uh uh!
I Suggest Ashworth launch an immediate retraining in customer relations among its employees. Dont they have customer quality controll monitoring. Ashworth has just lost me because of a very rude fly in the ointment.