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Anonymous (In Progress) on January 5, 2012 (email verified)

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"Good" Online school, always improving I started at Grantham in 2007, and iitially wasn't very impressed. The courses seemed too easy, and without due dates for many assignments I had no real guidance, just a textbook and a list of assignments to email to an instructor. The website was not easy to navigate back then either. BUT.....After taking a break for a military deployment, I returned to taking online courses at Grantham and Completed my AS in Computer Science. The website has improved so much! And as for the usefulness of a Grantham degree, after being jobless for almost 2 years, that degree got me a job almost immediately. I decided to continue at Grantham in pursuit of my BS, and I can honestly say that every course I have since taken has had a reliable, knowledgeable instructor who grades quickly and is easy to reach to answer questions. My only complaint is in student-student interactions. Many courses require the use of a discussion board where you post your thoughts on a question and respond to 2 other sudents' posts. I find that MANY students simply reply "nice post!" or "I agree" in order to get credit for "responding". Sometimes I miss the real conversation and debate that occurs in a classroom setting. It can also be hard to sort through the spelling and grammar errors of other students. I have sometimes wondered how some of my classmates even graduated high school...but that is no different than I felt in my time at a traditional university and in the military.

Anonymous (Graduate) on November 12, 2011 (email verified)

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Honest Opinion of Grantham I recently received by Bachelors at Grantham. Overall I have been impressed with the school. Now I know there is a issue with accreditation among a lot of folks. Nationally vs regionally does not make a difference from a workforce standpoint.Its an individual/business bias. Actually very few employers even ask about accreditation. If and when a company/business does a degree audit it will still show its accreditation by the Department of Education. Most employers don't know the difference anyway and neither is better than the other. Only area it might affect you is transfer of credits going from a Associates to a Bachelors to a Masters. But its no difference going from one regionally accredited school to another. Ask me how I know. They will not accept all transfer credits either. But for those that plan to go to a regionally accredited from a nationally accredited there are a number of schools out there that will transfer over credits with ease from nationally accredited colleges. For those getting teaching degree's or other specialized degree's I would recommend you stick with RA. Most of them will not accept a NA as it stands right now. Currently there is a national body at the federal level that is trying to level the field and have all colleges and universities that accredited at both the NA and RA levels make it easier on the student in credit transfer.But keep in mind schools whether RA or NA are going to try and get as much money out of you as they can. Doesn't take PhD to figure that out. Do your research on both accreditation. Go to the Department of Educations website. It has all the info you need on the subject. Don't take my word or anyone else word read it for yourself. Then make your choice from there. I'm finishing up my MS in Information Management-Project Management at Grantham. And oh by the way my degree from Grantham so far is netting me a 6 figure income.

Anonymous (In Progress) on May 13, 2011 (email verified)

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Save your money I know it's "online" and all... But the whole class was nothing more than a garden variety textbook and a list of assignments. My thought was "Ok, is it that hard to put up some video lectures or something? I don't need to pay a thousand dollars to sit and read a textbook!" I would say save your money and go to the library. This school is a really poor value.

Sonspeedy5 (In Progress) on May 4, 2011 (email verified)

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Easy classes, great instructors I completed 3 classes in 8 weeks with Grantham and had no problems what-so-ever. I am not sure where all the negative feedback is coming from. Every time I needed to get a hold of my adviser, it was usually within a day that he returned my emails. The instructors were accessible view email at all times. The classes were pretty easy but challenging enough to keep my interest. I would be continuing on but with a problem with one of my past colleges, I would be placed on academic hold if I tried to enroll again. My problem, not Grantham's. For the price that they charge per CR HR, you can't got wrong. I did a lot of researching of online colleges and Grantham is probably one of the less expensive colleges available. The others that are pretty close in price are AIU, CTU and CIU. I will be going to CIU because the programs there are pretty close to Grantham's. Plus the price is better.

Robert.charles.evans (In Progress) on April 7, 2011 (email verified)

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A good online college Lets be honest... Grantham University is an online university. It is not going to be neccessarily easy nor are you going to receive "lectures". It's ONLINE. Do you really expect an online institution to give you lectures? In my experience so far I have received weekly guidelines of what is expected to be done and what I need to submit. Following the guideline I have so far done quite well -- I have a high A in all my courses. Although I do have a secret... I ask the teachers questions and I don't put it off until the last day. I can't speak for other peoples teacher encounters but for me I have always received an answer within the 48 hour window I am afforded. (read the policy -- they MUST reply within 48 hours) So to the dissenters I ask -- what are you expecting? There aren't any lectures and you alone are responsible for your learning. If you can't teach yourself you shouldn't be taking online courses.

Robert (Graduate) on August 6, 2010 (email verified)

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Grantham Is Awesome! Grantham was great.I had one year of college left in a BS in CS and finished it with Grantham. The people who complain about Grantham seem very immature and want to be spoon fed. I have been taking Grantham 3 years and I have never ever had an issue with them. Trust me doing programming and Data Structures and Physics with online is tough but Grantham teachers and staff made my journey great. Thank God for Grantham. My next job promotion was because the job requires a BSCS and I had only a 2 year from a 2 year college. I learned more with Grantham that with my 2 year college. I found out what I can really do if I put my mind and heart to it. Grantham or any school is what you make. Grantham Rocks! I got this IT Manager promotion in part due to my BSCS degree. Oh yeah. And those of you who talk bad about Grantham grow up. I doubt very much you could make it in any school. Really. I have watching Grantham for 25 years when I was in the USAF and after many years of doubt I jump in and found out Grantham is improving itself every day. And there new Angel software kicks but. Go Grantham go. You do a agreat job. God bless. Robert Wisconsin

Robert1 (In Progress) on January 29, 2010

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Good School no complaints I have been attending Grantham 3 years and I am almost done. I grad this 2010. I called my near by college and asked if they would take my degree and if I could teach their with a BS degree from Grantham, they said yes. Marshfield Hospital one of the biggest clinics in the nation told me they accepted Granthams BS degree. I am confused how I read such bad comments on this forum. Grantham is good. and another thing, if you cheat you cheat yourself and people cheat in brick and mortar schools i know. 3/4 of my degree was at a brick school I have only needed 1 last year and I decided on grantham due to the price and flexibility. Students cheat in brick schools too dont be fooled...Grantham is good and even better with their online angel system. It is nice.

Denniswcurtis (In Progress) on November 7, 2009 (email verified)

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Above Average... I've read several reviews from a few of the other colleges; Devry, University of Phoenix, and Colorado Technical University to name a few. I don't think there is a single school out there that fully pleases all of its students. I am in my second year of Computer Science and as prone to complaining as I can be, I really have no major complaints about the school. I keep hearing how it isn't Regionally Acredited, but I've read the pages from the Department of Education, CHEA, HETA, and all those other acronyms that say regional vs. national should make little differenc. When I research jobs in my future field, the descriptions alway ask for an "acredited" degree. None ask specifically for regional over national. The school itself can be a pain at times... sometimes the grades don't come back as quick as they should, some instructors don't even look at your work, if you have a problem it can be a bit of a hassle to get it solved quickly... but a lot of these issues occur everywhere you go. I've attended Southern Illinois University and Richland College in Dallas, both on-campus and I've attended Cleveland Institute of Electronics online and I would put Grantham above all of those. As I've heard others say, you get what you put into it. If you don't want to do the reading, you can just skip around and do the minimum, but you can do that anywhere if you want. The key is to WANT to learn while you're doing the work. I may be back on here in six months totally ripping the school, but after 16 months I still enjoy the experience.

Southlorain70 (Graduate) on September 29, 2009

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Grantham Instructors I am retired Army E-9, I completed my M.S. degree from Grantham and I applied to teach online courses for them. They will not hire me because my degree in not Regionally Accredited. How stupid is that they can take your money give you a degree but it is not good enough to teach for them. I also applied to various other colleges (online instructor) and standard ground campuses and none of them accept my M.S. as good enough to teach. That school is a joke. They are a bunch of Hipocrits! To all my military members stay away from this school please.

Matt1997steph (In Progress) on May 24, 2009

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Good School, Worth the money! Grantham is a great school for military members! I see a lot of post on here that say other wise but there is one thing that I learned is that when you go to any college you need to stick with that college or else you do take a chance of not being able to transfer any of your credits. Also, Grantham isn't the only school in America that has issues with transfering there credits! If you feel that you need to spend twice as much to get a degree then go ahead but remember that the people who teach classes at Grantham are also as educated as those who who teach at the more expensive colleges. College to me overall is all about money no matter were you go but getting your education is one of the most important things that a person can get. Education should be affordable to everyone not just to those who can afford expensive colleges. Good luck to everyone and I'll be graduating from Grantham University with my Masters Degree in IT next May 2010!

Jleastes (In Progress) on May 12, 2009 (email verified)

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Grantham a waste of time Grantham basically preys on Soldiers. One class will cost you a $1000.00 of tuition assistance and good luck getting any of your credits to transfer. Even AMU wouldn't touch Grantham credits. I finally found a brick and mortar school that would let me audit a class if I took it at Grantham or write a paper proving I had working knowledge. Your better off not wasting your time or money. BTW I now have my BS is psych from Corban College in Salem OR.

Anonymous (Graduate) on May 11, 2009 (email verified)

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straight up review All this is an honest review. I have been enrolled with Grantham for over three years. The only issue that i have with the school is that my progress Rep. would change every 6 months or so. I had no problems with the new angels platform, actually I prefer it compared with the old system. Grantham is a legitimate school without this school I would have never earned my degree. Navy Mustang!

Anonymous (In Progress) on April 12, 2009

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Grantham University Wow! When is this going to end. OK, we get it. Grantham sucks. Look, I have my Masters Degree from Grantham. I've been employed for the past 20 years for a large organization and the degree from Grantham has given me the promotion that I was seeking. I needed a Masters Degree. I didnt need one from USC, Harvard, Princeton, Yale.......just a Masters Degree. This is probably the case for a lot of folks that get their degree from Grantham. We can do our own research and make our own decisions. We know, we know, Grantham isnt fully accredited.....bla bla bla. If you dont want to get a degree from Grantham than move on with life. Stop make yourselves miserable....get your degree from wherever is going to make you happy.

Wrightj62 (Graduate) on February 6, 2009 (email verified)

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School Works For Me After reading these reviews I had to say something! I give Grantham a 7, they met all my requirements and I enjoyed 90% of the assignments! Yes, credits don't transfer, but I did my homework, before I enrolled! Very flexible schedules, high turnovers rate of Student Rep's, instructor's are ok, no problems in my 6 years of attending. Final thoughts, yes a regional accredited college, I would recommend if you can. But, I know for some of us, this is the only way to get a degree. I'm retired Air Force and now make triple figures, so the question is "regional" or "distance" what works for you.

Calltod (Graduate) on November 30, 2008 (email verified)

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2 thumbs up!!!! Hi, I have been a student of Grantham University since 2006 and have finally graduated. First, compared them with other distance education programs available and traditional brick and mortar schools; I chose Grantham because of its flexibility with my military schedule. Grantham's IT courses are current and relevant to the field. I have had positive things to say about my student progress representatives, teachers, and its faculty. Grantham allowed me to complete my Bachelor's degree in engineering. I never had such good instructors that were there to help me one-on-one like Granthams instructorts have. Grantham University "has" leveled the playing field so "everyone" can achieve a high quality education. Also, have up-to-date courses and technology to keep them current with the bigger colleges. I highly recommend Grantham to you or anyone serious about getting thier degree. It takes loyalty, dedication, and time management to take classes online. I liked that versus being spoon fed as I was from some of these traditional schools I have attended in the past. Thank you!

Jstuart1 (Graduate) on June 22, 2008 (email verified)

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Grantham Graduate after 10 years I have been a student of Grantham University for over 10 years and have finally graduated. When I first enrolled in Grantham it was a small school. I compared them with other distance education programs available at the time and selected Grantham because the required courses were on par with a brick and mortar university. I have watched as Grantham has experienced tremendous growth over the years and while there may have been a few bumps along the way, I am prowd to be one a Grantham alumni. Grantham's computer science courses are current and relevant to the field. I cannot say enough good things about the student progress representatives I have had over the years and I have had several. Gratham unlike most universities and especially brick and mortar schools went above and beyond to help me continue my education through work challenges, caring for my elderly mother in law, my husband's illness and his death. I WOULD NOT have been able to complete my degree without the compassion and assistance the staff provided. Grantham allowed me to complete my high school dream of earning a Bachelor's degree in computer science. I never would have imagined that I could learn calculus or physics outside of a class room since I did not take them in high school. I dropped out to start my family. I really strugged with those classes and am very proud that I finished them. Some may say that the distance education classes are easy. I found the classes to be challenging and learned something new from each of them. You get out of an education no matter where you take it what you put into it. Grantham University wants to level the playing field so that a quality college education is available to everyone. They are constantly updating the courses to keep them current and they listen to the students to try to improve the college. Thank you Grantham for helping me and others like me achieve our dreams!

Anonymous (In Progress) on May 30, 2008 (email verified)

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Not for those that really want to learn I went for a few semesters and realized that I was getting no support at all. Furtherfore, I was being sent a lot of books but I was not being taught anything. Instructors are just there to grade papers and they did not even do a good job at that. I made a mistake one time and sent my rough draft instead of my final paper. I realized what I did several days later and went to send the final paper and in my in-box was a grade from my instructor. I received an "A" for my not-so-well thought out rough draft. I dont think that the instructor even read over it. If this is the kind of graduate that they are putting out, I dont want anything to do with them.

Anonymous (Graduate) on May 1, 2008 (email verified)

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A worthwhile experience! There have been a great number of negative comments about this university lately, so I want to share my thoughts. First: who should attend Grantham or any online university? You should not attend if you expect to land a dream job with your degree after you graduate. You should go to a well respected school that offers student career services, internships, and recruiting. Career placement is the best asset a big university can offer. You should attend if you're working full time and need a degree to open new doors of opportunity. Second: thoughts on accreditation and degree acceptance. Some complain about credit transfers. DO NOT ATTEND AN ONLINE DETC ACCREDITED SCHOOL UNLESS YOU INTEND TO GRADUATE FROM THAT SCHOOL. It's that simple. Most regionally accredited schools will likely not take credits from online colleges. As for the usefulness of a Grantham degree, well, that is relative to what you want. You should know what you want before attending any university. I work for the federal government. The US Govt accepts any degree from colleges with a Dept of Education approved accreditation. Yes, DETC is one of those. There is a large list of private companies that accept and even provide tuition assistance for employees to Grantham such as AT&T, GM, Lowes, Bellsouth, Verizon, etc... As with any school there are negative experiences. Online schools require greater self-discipline and the ability to learn on your own. You will not receive the same level of academic support that you would get from a brick-and-mortar school. Some of Grantham's instructors (or paper graders as I call them) offer no support at all. In fact, none of them instruct at all. They will provide assistance if you do not comprehend the material, but the learning is completely up to you. On the other hand, my wife attends a big name university and the problems I've had with Grantham pale in comparison to hers. I earned a bachelor and master degrees from Grantham. I can't complain about costs as my GI-Bill paid for all but the final semester. It took 5 1/2 years, while working full time, of diligence, discipline and hard work to obtain my Master degree. While I do not compare my degree to a regionally accredited brick-and-mortar school degree, I am very satisfied, relieved and proud to have earned it. It has served me well thus far. My bachelor degree moved me from 32K per year to 51K per year and, more recently, my Master degree allowed me to apply for (and accept) a position that makes 62K per year. Please research before attending any school!

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