PhD Organization & Management/General Business Reviews

Lots of hard work but worth it.

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on November 28, 2008

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Capella has made many improvements in the past four years.  I have learned a lot.  Most of the classes are hard.  I learned a lot about the research process and have published several papers since I started the Capella degree.  Once Capella earns AACSB designation, there is no stopping it.  I received 11 offers at colleges and universities and I haven't graduated yet.

Online PHD

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on May 19, 2008

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I did undergraduate work online with the University of Maryland for my BS and MS. I started my PhD work a few years ago with Capella. I'm just going into my dissertation phase. Overall the program started off a little unformatted but for the last year or two I have seen a dramatic increase in quality, especially being that most of the class work is now focused of scholarly journals, research studies and book readings. The formatted writeup and understanding for each lesson objective has improved as well and keeps the readers in sync with where they should be when going through the course. It's definitely working out to be one of the best programs. It would be nice to incorporate webinars as well.

Good School

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on January 14, 2008

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Overall, I am very happy with the program, the professors, and the technology.  They have a good blend and I believe it is like any other program, you get what you put into it.  If you don't put in effort, you WILL NOT complete the program.

Poor Teaching Quality and Poor Student Support

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on December 13, 2007

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Capella will ask you to take OM8004 during the first quarter you are admitted.  That course is probably designed to pay for the commissions of the enrollment advisors as it charges a flat fee of over $4,000 per quarter.  Give yourself a break by going to other schools that charges by credit hours.  

Since I started with Capella, I received little to no support from their "academic advisors", many of whom do no even have a Ph.D. themselves.  Their job is to make sure you continue to enroll and pay the quarterly dues.  

In terms of quality of their faculty members, few can be called decent, most of them consider online teaching as an extra income source.  Course assignments are mostly busy work to keep you busy with a lot of nonsense assignments.  Weekly discussions are waste of time if your classmates are a bunch of morons.  Overall, don't waste your hard earned money with this Capella.

Wonderful School

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on December 6, 2007

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What a great school!  I have been attending for one year now and I have no complaints.  The professors are helpful, the classes are great, and the students to well together because of the practical experiences.  I have attended B&M schools and the online environment and I will tell you that the rigor of this program is not far removed from the rigor of a B&M campus program.

Not worth it

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on October 2, 2007

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I'm almost done with all my coursework toward a Ph.D. degree at Capella.  Compared to other online schools, Capella's web site is well structured, but that's the best you can get out of the school.  Few of the instructors at Capella are great, and most of them are losers who cannot find a job anywhere else except doing online teaching at many other online schools.  They don't even call themselves "professors", but course producers or classroom facilitators.  Most of them did not any values to my learning process.  I feel I've been in a Ph.D. program doing mostly MBA-level coursework.  If you are serious about getting a Ph.D., go somewhere else that would help you build up solid research skills.

Great School!

By: drjcotter (Graduate) on September 28, 2007

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My Ph.D. was conferred June, 2007, and I must say the process to complete was as strenuous as it was satisfying. This is no diploma mill - one must earn the degree. My paper has been accepted for presentation at the IABE Conference next month in Las Vegas, and for publishing in the International Journal of Business Research. Double-blind peer reviewed and accepted without modification. I also enjoyed the professional help of my Ph.D. committee as we progressed through the work. 

I have no regrets in choosing Capella, and recommend it heartily to others.

A Great Phd Journey

By: gbecker (In Progress) on September 28, 2007

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Capella University should be praised for its standards of excellence, quality of teaching professionals, and commitment to learner support. I have over thirty years of professional experience in business, received my bachelors and masters at standard universities at night while working, and became a Phd at Capella. Make no mistake; Capella expects high standards of learner involvement, but nothing worth pursuing should be easy. In fact, online education is more challenging and required hard work. I am appalled when I see critiques of the university because someone failed; maybe they weren't ready for the challenge? I am proud to be associated with a university with such high standards, quality of teaching professionals, and most learners who wanted to work dilligently for their degrees. At Capella you become a Phd, you don't just get a Phd!

Excellent university-Best choice for you

By: Anonymous (Graduate) on September 28, 2007

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This experience was beyond my greatest expectations.  It was so invigorating to attend Colloquia and to meet with my peers and professors.  I think the best part was realizing how much the professors all really enjoy each other's company and how well they work together.

Re: some of these reviews, if someone makes it to comps and fails to perform, yes they will not make it through.  Those of us who have worked very hard for this degree do not wish to see it diminished by the university passing people who can't do the work required. 

I found everyone, in every dept across the board, to be sincerely helpful and wanting to help me succeed.  I'm sorry for those who weren't able to meet the standards set by the university.  I, however, feel confident that I am among equals with my fellow alumni.

Not worth it

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on September 22, 2007

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Few of the instructors at Capella are great, most of them are morons who cannot find a job anywhere else except doing online teaching at many schools.  They don't call them themselves "professors", but classroom facilitators.  In my experience, most of them don't add any values to my learning process.  If you are serious about getting a Ph.D., go somewhere else that would help you build up solid research skills.

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