DBA Reviews

My University shut down by state

By: franklin314314 (Graduate) on October 27, 2009

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The facts:  University shut down by state of Wyoming in 2009.  Nothing left of them but a lingering class action lawsuit by former students.

Did I learn anything?  Absolutely!  I learned a ton.   It was mostly self-motivated, self-structured learning with WNU providing the outline.  Very economical as to cost.  

Is my final paper filed with recognized dissertation?  No, it would not match up at all with reviewed and published disseratations, but I've been abel to take away some valueable insight to my employer.

Do I list it on my resume.  No.

Would I do it again?  For the cost, yes.

Diploma Mill - Pure and Simple

By: joejunkett (In Progress) on August 16, 2009

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Diploma mill, pure and simple.  Gave the appearance of doing some perfunctory work, which was easy.  Has the trappings of a real university, but has not held up well in the real world.  Disappointed.

legitimate degree

By: Anonymous (Graduate) on August 4, 2009

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I was a lawyer in a third world country more than 20 years ago
where money may speaks not your lips.
I was a CEO of few successful corporations in America whom under estimate the study even I am ready for my dissertations
It took me more than one year to finished this programs
HLC might want to start a program for those whom are legitimate for accreditation.

Unaccredited forced to close, student class action

By: akwon51 (Graduate) on July 27, 2009

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The Facts:  Investigated by the Senate, failed miserably in an attempt to become accredited,  forced to close by the State of Wyoming after state-hopping for quite some time, and currently there is a student class action in progress against the defunct university.  

Dissertations are not published or logged as they should be, none are available for any type of review.

Not accepted in any workplace, except in some cases through the lack of adquate applicant screening.  Definitely do not attempt to call yourself "Doctor" around anyone knowledgeable.  Illegal to use as a credential in many states.

HOWEVER...  Like many other students have noted, this may qualify as low-level CPE.  I personally found it enjoyable as an organized plan of self-study because I did not have adequate time or background to complete a recognized program.  Updated texts.  Assignments were not difficult, but if you are taking a true self-learning approach (rather than skipping the book and going right to the repeatable exams), there was knowledge to be gained.

I learned alot and have been able to leverage that in my career.  I do not list it as a formal degree.

So, it's a very crucial dichotomy.  On one hand, it was valuable to me in my educational process, but attempting to pass it off anything comparable to a formal, recognized Phd is foolish and silly.

Warren National U. Excellence

By: vamacs1 (Graduate) on July 23, 2009

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It is truly unfortunate that WNU closed down.  Despite the fact they were unable to obtain national accreditation, they provided an excellent education.  The PhD process was much harder than I thought it would be.  I am actually very proud of my degree and it is accepted by the Project Management Institute for CEUs.

Diploma Mill, Shut down, no refunds

By: Andyanders71 (In Progress) on March 9, 2009

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This university is shut down, will not return calls or emails or refund money.  Initially referred us to Preston University, which is also shut down.  They claim to be looking for another University for us to transfer to by 3/31/09, but I am highly skeptical.

Great Program

By: Anonymous (Graduate) on December 28, 2008

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I started the PhD prorgram with KWU before the name change to WNU.  I had several problems in my personal life which kept me from completing the program in a timely manner.  I have read several of the negative comments about the program and really feel it's unfair to WNU.  Frist if you are in the teaching profession you must have a degree from an accredited college or university.  If you are using WNU for an advanced degree in corporate America WNU it is acceptable.  The school is in the process of getting accredited.  I hope everyone kept in mind that ALL colleges and Universities have to go through a process to become accredited at some point in time. 

Please contact WNU and talk to the people there before making a decision based on some of these comments.  I have two degrees from highly respected and accredited universities and I can honestly say that I worked harder for the WNU degree than I did for the first two degrees.   No one at WNU is going to give you a grade.   I am hoping and praying that the accredidation process will be over soon but regardless I decided to enroll in KWU and my employer paid 75% of my tutition.  The experience was a challenge and I am very proud of completing the program last week and will be adding D.B.A. to my resume and business cards.

In 2006, waived more than half a doctorate

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on December 14, 2007

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In Mid-2006 I applied to this college for my doctorate.  I have been out of school for awhile and have been watching online programs for a few years, as it is my only avenue to go back to school.  This school was prominently featured on ClassUSA.com, which I thought to be a reputable service.

The student services person asked quite a few questions about my background.  Due to my professional license, I have requirements for continuing education each year and was told that would suffice to take care of some course requirements.

End result is that at the end of the initial call with a student services representative, I was presented with a "degree plan" that said I only needed 5 courses (of my choosing) for my doctorate, and could be done in about 18 months.

Keep in mind, this isn't a doctoral review committee or faculty assessment, this is one enrollment office person making this decision.

Obviously, there were red flags everywhere, and further investigation on my part showed how little rigor this college provides, and the many negatives articles about people getting caught with this "degree".

Also, their "dissertations" are not cataloged, which is one of the biggest red flags for a doctoral program.  I assume "dissertation" here = some minor research paper.

They've since changed their name to Warren National University.  The "new" University has contacted me multiple times (same employees), but I am driven by interest in learning and getting a quick, easy, unaccredited, partial degree is of no value to me.

Shame on ClassesUSA for not screening them out initially, but I do see today, that they are no longer listed.

Still a diploma mill, trying to shed KWU

By: Anonymous (In Progress) on October 8, 2007

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KWU with lipstick on it.  Still a diploma mill IMHO, and you cant use the degree in many states, as it's illegal. 

Finally, the states are assisting this effort by making it illegal to use a diplomam mill degree on a resume or for business credentials.

Great Degree

By: wsurrey (Graduate) on September 13, 2007

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Completed my DBA last April and immediately benefited from it through a promotion in July.   My company paid for all the tuition and books and they've already earned their money back from their investment by what I've done from what I learned from my classes at Warren National University. 

Like anything else, a piece of paper is only good for what you do with it.

Unaccredited, invalid for my employment /higher ed

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

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I applied to the DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) so that I would be able to move from my current corporate employment to teaching at a local community college part time, then eventually full time.

The intake call was very helpful and I spoke to admissions on several occasions via phone and email.  They said that their University has never been accredited, but held some type of state business license, which sounded fine to me. 

However, I later found out that for the community college employment, this degree would not qualify me to teach at a University.  

It also does not meet my employers requirements for tuition reimbursement.  It also did not meet my employers requirement to be used as a credential for advancement and would not be considered in any hiring decisions.

I am currently looking into Nova Southeastern, Northcentral University, and Walden University, which are also completely online and meet the requirements of the community college and my employer.

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