I was enrolled in Summer 2018 quarter at Strayer online. I had enrolled in Accounting 101. I was assured by my advisor that there are so many tools and people including himself that would support me if I had any questions or concerns. The first couple of weeks were fine. I was teaching myself the course and I thought that was just how online courses are suppose to be at Strayer.
Then, I saw a commercial where Strayer advertised that they were available tutors 24 hours a day. I did not think anything of it because I had an A in the course. I got sick and fell behind on just ONE assignment. My professor dropped me two letter grades. I spent the rest of the quarter fighting to just maintain a C.
In each assignment we were supplied many links to assist with our homework. These links consist of OTHER professors teaching Accounting 101 on YouTube.com. I found it baffling that a college course professor would refer you to other professors online to teach her course. Week after week, the assignments became increasingly daunting. Every time I would try my best, it would still be graded as a C.
The quizzes that I would ace were not as heavily weighted as going into another system that would tally how long you did your homework and what problems you were working on. There were problems that would take up to an hour to resolve and the system would only count how many problems that you finished not if you were stuck on a problem on one page. The problems that were given sometimes took 2 to 3 pages of writing to get to the answer.
I would constantly email my professor for help and she kept giving me these canned responses. It was not a better way to do the problem. It was as if she copied and pasted the answers in her email responses straight from the book. Then, I would try to reach out to their online tutors and that was a crap shoot. One time you would get a really knowledgeable tutor the next time was terrible. When I tried to get back to the good tutors, they had bankers hours. I work from 11am to 8pm Monday through Friday.
With being a single mother of three kids, a full time job, and this course; it really challenged me to mange my time. Even though I made every opportunity to get assistance, the quality of the assistance was either inconsistent or non-existent. I ended up many nights teaching myself accounting. I felt like, "Why the hell do I need to pay $1583.00 for a course where I am teaching myself?"
I even tried to reach out to my success coach which Strayer has advertised that they check on you throughout the course and are like your online advisors or support. I would email the success coach and there was no answer. Out of the blue, I get a call from a tutor that is another professor wanting to help me. I told this professor via voicemail that I am available on Thursday at 9 a.m. That Thursday came and went which left me yet again to figure out the answers on my own. This same professor leaves me a voicemail Sunday night. By this time, I have already reached out to an online tutor, which was a waste of my time.
Feeling desperate, I am watching YouTube.com to understand my problems. I even applied for more consistent tutors via coursehero.com. However, they wanted $15.00 per month. They would offer course examples for free, but after that you had to pay. I have only heard of student aids not professors teaching courses at REAL universities like Georgia State University.
Strayer advertises that their classes are smaller so that they can offer more one-on-one support. Strayer also advertised that because it was online, you could have more of a work-life balance. These statements are false. I never felt more stressed out and alone than I did taking this course and going to Strayer.
Hi. I been attending in Strayer University for nearly three years I've evening thought you were the best choice school to take Online. I want back what you took from me and that was my happy life Bye."
I was attending Strayer University. I decided to go back to college this year. However, I wanted to know if I had any VA educational benfits left. I was told yes, I have benefits left from the VA. However, Strayer told me when in my last two years attending between 2007-2012 that I did not have any benefits. The VA told me they gave the school over $25,000 toward my education. They never applied that money to the degree. I requested an audit of the report from Strayer University. Strayer took out excessive amount of loans on my thru the Department of Education. They also stated that they gave the $30,000 in refund checks in February of 2011. I did not receved any checks. The Business said he does not know if they had given me paper checks or direct deposit for the time period. They reported to the Department of Education, that I owed $60,000 in loans. It doesn't make since they say that the classes was $1450 or $1665 when I was attending, I only took 38 classes because, I transferred out once to take course at another college.
The math is not right. If I paid for 40 class at 1665 the total would be 66,600, however why wasn't the $25,000 from VA applied. I also got over $2000 in Pell, that was not applied. I paid over $3,000 out of pocket cost myself. However, the audit showed they had excessive amounts government loan, va money and personal money being given to them. Why are they ripping off our Veterans.
I am requestiing for the return of the Va benefit, Sallie Mae/Navient fund be returned, refund all the money I paid to Sallie Mae and to Strayer University. I would also like them to pay for the an education degree from the school of my choice in a BA and MA.
I hope that I can help someone else stop from getting ripped off.
Student ID: 1126883737 Need Corporate Assistance ASAP!! JUST BEEN DROPPED!! NOW I WILL OWE $6761. I am a returning Strayer Bachelors Degree Undergrad of 2014, that returned for my Grad, (my MBA) 11/30/15 enrollment. I am also U.S. Army Combat Veteran who is eligible for Veterans Affairs educational benefits. For my Bachelor's my tuition was 100% paid for with no loans or out of pocket expenses thru the Vocational Rehabilitation program with the VA. Well, upon my current enrollment for my Masters I am now on the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill which covers only 60%, and the rest I have been eligible to also receive financial aid and have been receiving that until placed on hold then cut off from using that as
well, due to a SAP Appeal I have out for my 1st quarter 2 courses not being satisfactory for the Masters requirements. I did well in both classes throughout the duration of them. And both teachers (1 online, 1 onIine), brought my CPA down from the 3.0's to basically mid 2.0's and I appeal it and have the emails to back me up. I had been in contact with the Glen Allen, Va Strayer Campus, Inga Ivory my Coach and Jaclyn Smith in Finance. They entered my 1st SAP Appeal. I am disputing my grade and my uncounted final exams for my business class with Jurista Ford and my online LEG500 class with Aryka Moore. Both did not grade on time and not count my work as credit officially. Now I hear that Inga Ivory, my
coach has been promoted and no longer is my coach, no replacement, no updates unless I worry the staff weekly. The attitudes there are horrible, telling me what I have to say is irrelevant and that I just need to do as told. I have given all documents asked for and have been exposing my personal health record because Stayer seems to think I have health issues. I was out of class a couple times (told my instructors) because I wasn't feeling well. NOW, they are asking me for all my medications and now a letter from my doctor saying that I have no further issues?? HIPPAA VIOLATION? NO RELEASE OF MEDICaL INFO ForM SIGNED AND SUBMITTEd BY STRAYER!! That letter is due by 11/17 at 7pm (i for it in and
declined anyways) or they will automatically turn down my SAP Appeal, and I didn't even know I needed to give more info until last week when I called to check on the status. Without this SAP approval, I get no financial aid, and right now I owe $1950 out of pocket, that I do not have, so guess what I will not be able to continue my degree if I cant pay that due by tomorrow as well 11/17. I thought retention was good for any College/university? Why isn't Strayer doing all they can to keep this veteran in school and also have a better graduation ratio as well? I was told I couldn't speak to SAP Appeal directly, so I'm stuck sending messages thru Jaclyn Smith who always deem to not even want to deal with me. Strayer
didnt even turn in my beginning 11/30//2015 certification to enrollment to the Department of Veterans Affairs, so that Strayer can pay for my education, Strayer didnt turn in anything til the 03/04/2016 enrollment. so that's 2-3 months without my veterans affairs benefits paid, only student loans paid for that time period. I asked them to submit that to the VA now and Jaclyn told me that she will see if she can get them to do it?? Why does she need to see? You all CAN do that and you are missing out on money if you dont. Sad, in the beginning you all entered me for the wrong VA education program anyways.
My husband and I attended Strayer only to find out after we graduated and after extensive questioning before we applied to the school, that they were a fraud.
Employers did not recognize them as a university and threw our resumes in the trash. We were denied interviews because of their fake reputation as a good college to attend with an outstanding program. We received more general coursework than studies in the subject area we wanted to specialize in.
Career Services made an appt with us to do our resumes. Then they told us at our appt to go away and never come back! They had no good explanation.
We are now pursuing Middle States as if they are the only accrediting body, Strayers degrees are worthless. Unless there is state accredition, the school regional accredition means nothing. Middle States knows this. We are trying to get their accredition pulled so they cease to exist and have dug up some pretty dirty laundry on them. Now we have to get our transcripts for a professional to look at. I am sure it will be determined that Strayer only offers the bare minimum for working people and not for people just first attending college. I was told with no work experience that I could get a job on their business degree. I was lied to. I am now doing childcare on a business admin degree!!
Avoid them like the plague. Oh, they will not give out back issues of their programs as they do not want anyone to see what they really are!
I contacted Strayer University in 2015, seeking to transfer credits from University of Phoenix. Strayer University, accepted my transcripts from University of Phoenix. However, during enrolment it was determined I utulized all financial aid from FSA. Strayer University, advised in order to attend classes I would be required to seek personal finance through loans or out of pocket source. I decided to not enter into enrolment with Strayer University, I contacted the enrolment office and was told that there was nothing that could be done I had been accepted to begin classes which I replied that I have never agreed to nor have signed into classes. After several attempts to contact instructor following directions of enrolment office, in order to be removed from class was cancelled. Days afterwards, I received a call from Strayer University claiming I was past due balance for signing up for classes and no participations. Strayer University, has been reporting my balance to credit monitoring agencies.
Due to the lack or much needed professionals in the area of class schedule advisement in order to graduate on time. As well as the costly classes, no career placement or Internship oppurtunities offered even after several discussion forms for the betterment if Strayer. As well as the adult learning experience and success, nothing. I'd like these things to rectified in a way I can return to Strayer to complete the 23% of my Degree at a lower retro active price. So that I might justly complete my education.
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I was enrolled in Summer 2018 quarter at Strayer online. I had enrolled in Accounting 101. I was assured by my advisor that there are so many tools and people including himself that would support me if I had any questions or concerns. The first couple of weeks were fine. I was teaching myself the course and I thought that was just how online courses are suppose to be at Strayer.
Then, I saw a commercial where Strayer advertised that they were available tutors 24 hours a day. I did not think anything of it because I had an A in the course. I got sick and fell behind on just ONE assignment. My professor dropped me two letter grades. I spent the rest of the quarter fighting to just maintain a C.
In each assignment we were supplied many links to assist with our homework. These links consist of OTHER professors teaching Accounting 101 on YouTube.com. I found it baffling that a college course professor would refer you to other professors online to teach her course. Week after week, the assignments became increasingly daunting. Every time I would try my best, it would still be graded as a C.
The quizzes that I would ace were not as heavily weighted as going into another system that would tally how long you did your homework and what problems you were working on. There were problems that would take up to an hour to resolve and the system would only count how many problems that you finished not if you were stuck on a problem on one page. The problems that were given sometimes took 2 to 3 pages of writing to get to the answer.
I would constantly email my professor for help and she kept giving me these canned responses. It was not a better way to do the problem. It was as if she copied and pasted the answers in her email responses straight from the book. Then, I would try to reach out to their online tutors and that was a crap shoot. One time you would get a really knowledgeable tutor the next time was terrible. When I tried to get back to the good tutors, they had bankers hours. I work from 11am to 8pm Monday through Friday.
With being a single mother of three kids, a full time job, and this course; it really challenged me to mange my time. Even though I made every opportunity to get assistance, the quality of the assistance was either inconsistent or non-existent. I ended up many nights teaching myself accounting. I felt like, "Why the hell do I need to pay $1583.00 for a course where I am teaching myself?"
I even tried to reach out to my success coach which Strayer has advertised that they check on you throughout the course and are like your online advisors or support. I would email the success coach and there was no answer. Out of the blue, I get a call from a tutor that is another professor wanting to help me. I told this professor via voicemail that I am available on Thursday at 9 a.m. That Thursday came and went which left me yet again to figure out the answers on my own. This same professor leaves me a voicemail Sunday night. By this time, I have already reached out to an online tutor, which was a waste of my time.
Feeling desperate, I am watching YouTube.com to understand my problems. I even applied for more consistent tutors via coursehero.com. However, they wanted $15.00 per month. They would offer course examples for free, but after that you had to pay. I have only heard of student aids not professors teaching courses at REAL universities like Georgia State University.
Strayer advertises that their classes are smaller so that they can offer more one-on-one support. Strayer also advertised that because it was online, you could have more of a work-life balance. These statements are false. I never felt more stressed out and alone than I did taking this course and going to Strayer.
Hi. I been attending in Strayer University for nearly three years I've evening thought you were the best choice school to take Online. I want back what you took from me and that was my happy life Bye."
I was attending Strayer University. I decided to go back to college this year. However, I wanted to know if I had any VA educational benfits left. I was told yes, I have benefits left from the VA. However, Strayer told me when in my last two years attending between 2007-2012 that I did not have any benefits. The VA told me they gave the school over $25,000 toward my education. They never applied that money to the degree. I requested an audit of the report from Strayer University. Strayer took out excessive amount of loans on my thru the Department of Education. They also stated that they gave the $30,000 in refund checks in February of 2011. I did not receved any checks. The Business said he does not know if they had given me paper checks or direct deposit for the time period. They reported to the Department of Education, that I owed $60,000 in loans. It doesn't make since they say that the classes was $1450 or $1665 when I was attending, I only took 38 classes because, I transferred out once to take course at another college.
The math is not right. If I paid for 40 class at 1665 the total would be 66,600, however why wasn't the $25,000 from VA applied. I also got over $2000 in Pell, that was not applied. I paid over $3,000 out of pocket cost myself. However, the audit showed they had excessive amounts government loan, va money and personal money being given to them. Why are they ripping off our Veterans.
I am requestiing for the return of the Va benefit, Sallie Mae/Navient fund be returned, refund all the money I paid to Sallie Mae and to Strayer University. I would also like them to pay for the an education degree from the school of my choice in a BA and MA.
I hope that I can help someone else stop from getting ripped off.
Student ID: 1126883737 Need Corporate Assistance ASAP!! JUST BEEN DROPPED!! NOW I WILL OWE $6761. I am a returning Strayer Bachelors Degree Undergrad of 2014, that returned for my Grad, (my MBA) 11/30/15 enrollment. I am also U.S. Army Combat Veteran who is eligible for Veterans Affairs educational benefits. For my Bachelor's my tuition was 100% paid for with no loans or out of pocket expenses thru the Vocational Rehabilitation program with the VA. Well, upon my current enrollment for my Masters I am now on the Post 9/11 G.I. Bill which covers only 60%, and the rest I have been eligible to also receive financial aid and have been receiving that until placed on hold then cut off from using that as
well, due to a SAP Appeal I have out for my 1st quarter 2 courses not being satisfactory for the Masters requirements. I did well in both classes throughout the duration of them. And both teachers (1 online, 1 onIine), brought my CPA down from the 3.0's to basically mid 2.0's and I appeal it and have the emails to back me up. I had been in contact with the Glen Allen, Va Strayer Campus, Inga Ivory my Coach and Jaclyn Smith in Finance. They entered my 1st SAP Appeal. I am disputing my grade and my uncounted final exams for my business class with Jurista Ford and my online LEG500 class with Aryka Moore. Both did not grade on time and not count my work as credit officially. Now I hear that Inga Ivory, my
coach has been promoted and no longer is my coach, no replacement, no updates unless I worry the staff weekly. The attitudes there are horrible, telling me what I have to say is irrelevant and that I just need to do as told. I have given all documents asked for and have been exposing my personal health record because Stayer seems to think I have health issues. I was out of class a couple times (told my instructors) because I wasn't feeling well. NOW, they are asking me for all my medications and now a letter from my doctor saying that I have no further issues?? HIPPAA VIOLATION? NO RELEASE OF MEDICaL INFO ForM SIGNED AND SUBMITTEd BY STRAYER!! That letter is due by 11/17 at 7pm (i for it in and
declined anyways) or they will automatically turn down my SAP Appeal, and I didn't even know I needed to give more info until last week when I called to check on the status. Without this SAP approval, I get no financial aid, and right now I owe $1950 out of pocket, that I do not have, so guess what I will not be able to continue my degree if I cant pay that due by tomorrow as well 11/17. I thought retention was good for any College/university? Why isn't Strayer doing all they can to keep this veteran in school and also have a better graduation ratio as well? I was told I couldn't speak to SAP Appeal directly, so I'm stuck sending messages thru Jaclyn Smith who always deem to not even want to deal with me. Strayer
didnt even turn in my beginning 11/30//2015 certification to enrollment to the Department of Veterans Affairs, so that Strayer can pay for my education, Strayer didnt turn in anything til the 03/04/2016 enrollment. so that's 2-3 months without my veterans affairs benefits paid, only student loans paid for that time period. I asked them to submit that to the VA now and Jaclyn told me that she will see if she can get them to do it?? Why does she need to see? You all CAN do that and you are missing out on money if you dont. Sad, in the beginning you all entered me for the wrong VA education program anyways.
My husband and I attended Strayer only to find out after we graduated and after extensive questioning before we applied to the school, that they were a fraud.
Employers did not recognize them as a university and threw our resumes in the trash. We were denied interviews because of their fake reputation as a good college to attend with an outstanding program. We received more general coursework than studies in the subject area we wanted to specialize in.
Career Services made an appt with us to do our resumes. Then they told us at our appt to go away and never come back! They had no good explanation.
We are now pursuing Middle States as if they are the only accrediting body, Strayers degrees are worthless. Unless there is state accredition, the school regional accredition means nothing. Middle States knows this. We are trying to get their accredition pulled so they cease to exist and have dug up some pretty dirty laundry on them. Now we have to get our transcripts for a professional to look at. I am sure it will be determined that Strayer only offers the bare minimum for working people and not for people just first attending college. I was told with no work experience that I could get a job on their business degree. I was lied to. I am now doing childcare on a business admin degree!!
Avoid them like the plague. Oh, they will not give out back issues of their programs as they do not want anyone to see what they really are!
I contacted Strayer University in 2015, seeking to transfer credits from University of Phoenix. Strayer University, accepted my transcripts from University of Phoenix. However, during enrolment it was determined I utulized all financial aid from FSA. Strayer University, advised in order to attend classes I would be required to seek personal finance through loans or out of pocket source. I decided to not enter into enrolment with Strayer University, I contacted the enrolment office and was told that there was nothing that could be done I had been accepted to begin classes which I replied that I have never agreed to nor have signed into classes. After several attempts to contact instructor following directions of enrolment office, in order to be removed from class was cancelled. Days afterwards, I received a call from Strayer University claiming I was past due balance for signing up for classes and no participations. Strayer University, has been reporting my balance to credit monitoring agencies.
Due to the lack or much needed professionals in the area of class schedule advisement in order to graduate on time. As well as the costly classes, no career placement or Internship oppurtunities offered even after several discussion forms for the betterment if Strayer. As well as the adult learning experience and success, nothing. I'd like these things to rectified in a way I can return to Strayer to complete the 23% of my Degree at a lower retro active price. So that I might justly complete my education.