Information Technology Reviews

Above Average...

By: denniswcurtis (In Progress) on November 7, 2009

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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.

Grantham Instructors

By: southlorain70 (Graduate) on September 29, 2009

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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.

I recommend Grantham University

By: elsupremo1two3 (Graduate) on August 15, 2009

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I graduated the Information Management program. It has helped me to become eligible to sit in for the clinical engineer exam. The military or DoD values nationally or regionally accredited programs as the same. In fact, no-one has questioned or looked down upon my education through Grantham so far. Lastly, the credits "DO" transfer but that's not to say you will not have to talk to someone other than a admission rep. I've found that many admissions rep tried to tell me they don't accept my transfer credits but once I elevated it to the deans they were more than happy to accept all of my credits. Take my advice, schools are like car salesman...they all want to make a profit so don't take no I don't accept your nationally accredited schools credits as your final answer...it's untrue.

I do recommend this school to everyone that can afford it.

Good School, Worth the money!

By: matt1997steph (In Progress) on May 24, 2009

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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!

Grantham a waste of time

By: jleastes (In Progress) on May 12, 2009

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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.

straight up review

By: Anonymous (Graduate) on May 11, 2009

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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!

actual honest review

By: Anonymous (Graduate) on May 2, 2009

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Hello,

After I finished my undergraduate with Grantham University I decided to finish my IT degree with them too. The courses were very tough but fair and the instructor's were too. Many of my previous instructors work in IT or government jobs so I felt they were very knowledgeable.  Also, as a military member I felt that instant connection with them and that they were here to mentor me and provide me a "top quality" education. I would recommend Grantham to anyone and as an SNCO I recommend them to me troops too.

Thank you

Grantham University

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on April 12, 2009

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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.

School Works For Me

By: wrightj62 (Graduate) on February 6, 2009

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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.

2 thumbs up!!!!

By: calltod (Graduate) on November 30, 2008

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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!

Grantham Graduate after 10 years

By: jstuart1 (Graduate) on June 22, 2008

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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!

Not for those that really want to learn

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on May 30, 2008

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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.

A worthwhile experience!

By: Anonymous (Graduate) on May 1, 2008

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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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