MBA Reviews

You get what you put into it

By: Anonymous (Graduate) on August 8, 2009

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I think online schools should have much more media-rich content. Much of the work at Capella was reading textbook material, interacting with my classmates in newsgroup-like threaded discussions, and weekly projects.  

Traditional brick-and-mortar colleges provide textbooks, some class interaction, and weekly projects.  You also get a lecture from the instructor.  Capella provides a written lecture in PDF format every week; some courses have a video.

In the MBA programs I was able to take advantage of their MBA Coaching service at no additional cost.  Over the course of my degree program I met with my coach quarterly to discuss my professional & personal goals.  For this service, I give Capella a gold star.  

The Career Center team was also excellent.  They were responsive and knowledgeable.  They provided seminars on how to use social networking tools in the job hunt, interviewing skills, and a few other topics.  The Career Center also helped to map out a personalized career search strategy with me.  Much better than my counselors from the brick-and-mortar schools I have attended.

I have attended a few online courses from other colleges.  In my time at Capella, I never had a day of system downtime.  In my experience, they manage their technology operations well.

They are accredited and sponsored by some major employers. I learned about their corporate alliances program because my employer was one of them - which gave me a tuition discount!  

During my time there I also built a number of valuable professional relationships with staff and classmates.  I keep in frequent contact with about a dozen people.  We help each other solve business problems in the real-world.  Whether it is Marketing, Finance, or Human Resources, I know someone who is an expert in their field & willing to help me out because we attended Capella together.

If I choose to go for my Doctorate degree, I would definitely choose Capella again.   

But with all these positive remarks, I have to say that the degree is only as good as the effort you put into it.  If you go above-and-beyond, use all the resources that Capella offers, go out of the way to form relationships with your classmates, and study hard then you will get a lot of value from attending Capella.

Don't do it!

By: Anonymous (Graduate) on July 10, 2009

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There are some fine instructors here, but there are also a lot of poor ones and a few that are truly a danger to society.  The school knows about these bad ones but does nothing despite multiple calls, emails, and conference calls with the General Counsel.  

This place is cheap, but you get what you pay for.

Don't do it

Long Island University

By: joshwelty (Graduate) on December 22, 2008

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Before attending Capella I was attending Long Island University MBA program (stopped because I moved).  LIU was a joke compared to Capella.   Capella is more work, more intense and much harder.  I also graduated from Cornell University.

Excellent Education

By: Anonymous (Graduate) on August 8, 2008

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I don't understand some of these reviews that say Capella was easy.  I completed an MBA degree in Marketing a few months ago, all online, and I can tell you it was NOT easy!  This is no diploma mill.  I chose Capella because it is accredited and it does have a physical campus.  In fact, a few people who were in some of my classes were also day students.

The courses were at a rigorous pace, 6 weeks long.  Although a few times I took a session off for a vacation.  The classes are small, I think the most people in one of my classes was about 23, and you have constant communication with the instructor and the other students.  In fact, discussions among students is required.  Assignments were given on a weekly basis and grades were given very fast, usually within a day or two.  I feel I received a really good education and was able to use a lot of it in my career.

LK

Learning Capella style

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on April 17, 2008

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I am in the process of earning my MBA from Capella University and am very impressed with the program!  Even though textbooks are used, real life experiences are applied to each class.  Not only do you learn online but you also have the opportunity to learn more about the organziation you work for.  
You have to work hard to earn that A in class.  I feel that I'm getting a good quality education.
I sincerely believe that the folks leaving bad reviews of Capella have not tried hard enough and are disgruntled students who haven't made the grade.  I just don't see anything wrong with Capella.  The professors I have had so far have been very helpful and my advisor and other staff members I have contacted so far have been very nice and supportive.

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