PHD education Reviews

Great Job

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on February 1, 2009

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I have finished all my courses except one and will be starting my comps. I have really enjoyed attending Capella and have had no problems at Capella. What I have really enjoyed is the Residencies that Capella have for the students. The reseidencies are very informative and give great insight for what is ahead for a student working toward their degree.

Improvements are Big Steps Backwards

By: Anonymous (Graduate) on November 18, 2008

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I somehow managed to survive this program, but it was not what it was advertised to be.  Completing the coursework was the easy part.  The comps process is, as a fellow-student aptly described it, a crap-shoot due to its subjectivity. The dissertation process turned into a tightly-scripted series of steps that holds the student to a set amount of time for each, but the school and faculty can take a long time to respond, causing delays. I would not recommend this college to anyone. And echoing another review here, I had also heard that the IDOL program was the worst of the education department.

Great Experience

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on November 16, 2008

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I'm a bit confused by the individuals who state that Capella instructors can not find jobs anywhere else.  I am currently working on my dissertation, and I just put together my committee.  I spent a good deal of time exploring Capella instructors and reading their resumes.  Many have full-time jobs as professors at other institutions and work part-time for Capella.  Many are also full-time Capella professors.  Several are deans or associate deans at universities.

Such feedback is simply ridiculous.  Have you explored the competition for positions in higher education?  There are more than enough Ph.D.s with "brick and mortar" doctorates who are THRILLED to have the opportunity to work at Capella.  There are IVY league Ph.D.s who struggle to find work.

Capella....what?

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on October 1, 2008

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I am a Capella Learner and want to be objective about the program, but I am having difficulty as I have now been placed in a position that I am wondering if this is the institution for me. I am in the military so this proved to be a perfect fit or so I thought. My misery starts with the fact that the technology will make you pull your hair out. Be prepared to have to try to post continously more than once or just have the program lock up before you can get your post in. This problem has been the nemesis for my experience at Capella. I have submitted and resubmitted and resubmitted postings only to actually get a facilitator on the phone and have them tell me they still did not get it or it was not visible. The next is the APA format. I have had different classes that seem to change how they want you to reference the information. I have even been told after mimicking the APA reference book that the citation was wrong. Lastly, as I sit here I am feeling truly upset because I received a dual master's in HRDV and HRMG and they transferred ONLY 5 credits, the equivalent of one class. They said in the I/O spec the words have to specifically be in the title of the class, it doesn't depend on the content of the class and whether the descriptive tells that the classes encompass components of what Capella  describes as placing emphasis on. I have almost had my fill of Capella and think although I initially was going to another institution (online), I am going to have to go back to the drawing board. By the way, the other institution I considered does have a B&M component, but they are just more expensive. If I had to forego many of these issues I face with Capella, then the money will be spent better and more so worth it.

IDOL

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on March 21, 2008

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The biggest mistake I made was doing this online degree.  I have never been so upset about the lack of professionalism with the place.  I don't want to get into it now, but not only do they lie (especially in IDOL), they expect you to be dishonest too. They are there for the handout of $$, you are worthless to them otherwise. Good luck trying to get a person on the phone who knows something.  You only get through to a call center, and when on hold you are reminded to be sure you renew your FAFSA.  Absolutely WORTHLESS.  

RUN LIKE THE WIND!

Garbage In Garbage Out

By: Anonymous (Graduate) on March 16, 2008

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After going through all of the reviews, all I can say is that you get out of something, that which you put into it.  Garbage in, garbage out, as they used to say.

I spent 3.5 years obtaining my PhD and used a Purdue PhD alumnus as one of my dissertation committee members, just to add an element of insurance to the credibility of my program, and I can honestly say that i think I got a quality education.  A bit pricey, but quality nonetheless.

The only problem I had with Capella was right at the end (December 2007), when they changed over their LMS and IGuide changed format.  I understand that the staff is still learning their new system, but it has become quite a challenge to say the least.

To those other naysayers who have imparted their little pearls of wisdom, via this conduit, I can only say this:  either you went into the experience with your eyes shut, or the product you produced (all of you ABD'ers) just wasn't good enough.  You cannot just fly through the coursework of any institution of higher learning and think you can throw some words on a piece of paper and pass your Comps.  Its just not going to happen.  And as far as the quality of instructors at Capella, most of them have obtained their PhD's from other institutions, like Notre Dame, USC, UCLA, Minnesota, Nebraska, Pitt, and the list goes on and on.  Is that to say that those schools suck, too?  Are these faculty really the dregs of those other schools?  I think not.

Capella is a good school that needs to get there act together from a support standpoint, only.  It was great from 2004-2007, and has only recently gone sour.  I am confident that they will get it together quickly, though, as it seems that a lot of students are already enrolled and having a good experience.

Capella University Scams

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on September 23, 2007

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Capella University is running a scam on PhD learners. After successfully completing all the required coursework and three residencies, the university will subjectively fail you in comps for no apparent reason. Be aware of this educational institution. Their reputation and credibility is severly damaged.

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