Aspen University : MBA Reviews
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CJ.biamonte
(In Progress) on February 8, 2012
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GREAT SCHOOL !!
I am amazed at the users that gave Aspen poor reviews. They could not have actually been students because the school is terrific. I am just finishing my Capstone project for my MBA-Finance now and have learned so much from the program. The professors are great, the technology is great, the curriculum and materials are great, and the staff are great.
Before entering the program, I searched diligently for a good online MBA program to supplement the CFA designation that I am also near completing. Aspen's program mirrors many top schools in North America. Moreover, in terms of difficulty the material is on par with the CFA program, which is commonly accepted to be one of the hardest programs out there. I received my BBA from a good university here in Canada and Aspen's MBA curriculum is much more difficult.Additionally, I have friends that have received their MBAs from very good brick and mortar universities (60K to 100K) and the level of difficulty is close. And, I have also had the opportunity to see Kaplan's material (40K) and it is virtually identical to Aspens. Finally, Aspen is unquestionably the most flexible school out there.
So, to those few naysayers, your comments do not hold water. Of course the Aspen MBA will not have as much weight as the top business schools. However, that is not what they are about. They cater to working adults and do a GREAT job of it!!!
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Ladydi776
(Graduate) on August 30, 2011
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Aspen University gave me a tremendous education
Years ago I completed my BSN at Ohio State University. Since then my background has been in hospital critical care nursing and nursing leadership and legal nurse consulting for close to three decades.
Perhaps because I am driven and eager to apply the offered material, I worked very hard for each module while working full time. I just completed my MBA. For those considering Aspen compared to a brick and mortar program, I started previously at a well reputed brick and mortar Business school in Northeast Ohio, but had dropped it after doing well in two courses for its lack of application in health care in that setting - I got nothing but a good text out of the class, as banking, marketing majors and the like were taking it fresh out of undergrad, and I had trouble relating the class focus to what I did for a living. I wanted the general MBA exposure and to apply it to leadership in Nursing. Since I attended Aspen, each and every course had to be mastered then adapted with my professors' help to business interests related to health care systems in order to get the most out of the experience.
I believe that you get what you put into it - so perhaps the ¨Shocked" blogger did not apply him/herself and skated by. I was serious and got a great education. And I prefer Aspen hands down to the brink and mortar university. It is the way of the future to keep educational programs focused, cost effective and specific for individual learning needs.
I was so surprised to see that someone wrote about this program being lame; although I am reasonably intelligent, being a nurse, it was so difficult for me that I had to drop accounting and finance in order to shore up my basic understandings of these subjects before taking the classes. They did not go easy on me. Eventually I got an A in each through hard work. Overall, it took about 25 to 30 hours a week for about three years. But it was worth every minute of the effort in terms of my understanding of the business of health care.
For those wondering if Aspen is taken seriously by employers, I have had employers who happily reimbursed for classes there because of its accredited status and credibility. More importantly, I was hired in March as a Director of an ICU in a for profit hospital, the health care business model in which I wanted most to participate. My Aspen Capstone project has improved the quality of life for patients in the ICU. It has been accepted by a professional organization for presentations at a conference this November, so I am pretty sure that the application of offered concepts has been right on target. I hope to submit it for publication soon in two professional journals. I wish anyone well who is considering Aspen, and would say to them to go for it!
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Anonymous
(In Progress) on June 28, 2011
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Great Program if you are playing professional sports!
I have been on the tennis circuit for a while now, and a traditional university would not have done me any good because I am travelling more than 3/4ths of the year. I played tennis for my university during my undergraduate years, graduated, and started playing on the circuit. I am doing well, but not great, and wanted a back up plan, so I decided to enroll my self at Aspen. I started a few months ago, and all I can say is that it is great how flexible it is, and at the end of it, I will be doing something I love (playing on tour) as well as getting a masters degree in business, which I can fall back on later in life. Thanks Aspen!
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Bennrg2001
(Graduate) on April 9, 2011
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No Issues, Worked well for me as I travel a lot
I was debating between several universities including bricks and mortar universities and was just about to apply to one in Canada when I found Aspen, and I am very glad I did. The price was right and the flexibility was exactly what I needed. I could start on the 1st or 16th of every month without issues which helped me set my pace for studying to ensure I could get it done quickly. I found the administrative staff to be very good. I note below that there were prior issues with admin staff and some forms of testing. These problems have since been resolved. The exams in the MBA program (I did MBA - Finance) were well representative of the course material (most of which is essay based, sometimes peppered with online discussion work, which I personally don’t care for). As for the technology system, submitting MS Word and Excel docs was very effective and should continue. They changed the online system over to a newer one while I was a student. There were a few glitches, but they were fixed within 4 hours of me calling them in, so response time was great.
My only critiques would be that two of the seven professors I had (some profs taught more than one class) were not as responsive as I would have liked. However, on the opposite end of the spectrum, I had some that were very, very responsive and were exactly what I needed and are partly responsible for my engaging in a DBA later this year.
My second critique, which is common amongst many universities both online and traditional, is that there needs to be a final course that focuses on case studies which assesses business problems based on what has been taught. These thinking challenge courses need to be increased across the board. I did one of these at another university and it has helped me extensively throughout my career.
They now have a DBA program (to start fall 2011) which I am considering. I would go back to Aspen without reservations and have recommended it to several friends who are soon to be Aspen students. I would suggest that if you are considering on online program, you must have self initiative and time management skills, if you don’t you will have difficulty. I also note that some students below were dissatisfied because they were not given their degrees until all their fees were paid. This is common policy for every university and does not reflect the quality of the university, just the ignorance of the student to the academic policies in force (which are out in the open before you sign up). These people should just be ignored.
For employers, my degree has already helped in my employment. My employer did reimburse me for my MBA, but was rewarded soon after when I saved the organization probably triple the tuition rate in less than a month on one project alone, not to mention other projects later on.
My experience was highly positive and I have no hesitation recommending this university to anyone. It was excellent value for money and really demonstrated the power of online education as Bill Gates has stated. I would go back again without hesitation should I require further education in an offered area study. I just wish they would get their DBA program up and running faster (currently in progress I am told).
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Anonymous
(Graduate) on February 6, 2011
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Good School
I was debating between several universities including bricks and mortar universities and was just about to apply to one in Canada when I found Aspen, and I am very glad I did. The price was right and the flexibility was exactly what I needed. I could start on the 1st or 16th of every month without issues which helped me set my pace for studying to ensure I could get it done quickly. I found the administrative staff to be very good. I note below that there were prior issues with admin staff and some forms of testing. These problems have since been resolved. The exams in the MBA program (I did MBA - Finance) were well representative of the course material (most of which is essay based, sometimes peppered with online discussion work, which I personally don’t care for). As for the technology system, submitting MS Word and Excel docs was very effective and should continue. They changed the online system over to a newer one while I was a student. There were a few glitches, but they were fixed within 4 hours of me calling them in, so response time was great.
My only critiques would be that two of the seven professors I had (some profs taught more than one class) were not as responsive as I would have liked. This does happen at traditional universities as well. However, on the opposite end of the spectrum, I had some that were very, very responsive and were exactly what I needed and are partly responsible for my engaging in a DBA later this year. Kudos to them.
My second critique, which is common amongst many universities both online and traditional, is that there needs to be a final course that focuses on case studies which assesses business problems based on what has been taught. These thinking challenge courses need to be increased across the board. I did one of these at another university and it has helped me extensively throughout my career.
They now have a DBA program (to start fall 2011) which I am considering. I would go back to Aspen without reservations and have recommended it to several friends who are now Aspen students. I would suggest that if you are considering on online program, you must have self initiative and time management skills, if you don’t you will have difficulty. I also note that some students below were dissatisfied because they were not given their degrees until all their fees were paid. This is common policy for every university and does not reflect the quality of the university, just the ignorance of the student to the academic policies in force (which are out in the open before you sign up). These people should just be ignored.
For employers, my degree has already helped in my employment. My employer did reimburse me for my MBA, but was rewarded soon after when I saved the organization probably triple the tuition rate in less than a month on one project alone, not to mention other projects later on.
My experience was highly positive and I have no hesitation recommending this university to anyone. I would go back again without hesitation should I require further education in an offered area study.
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