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NCU - Northcentral University - Worse decision of my life

  • by   Mar 13, 2008
  • Review #: 115396
CompanyNCU
Location Highland Park, Illinois
Category Colleges and Universities
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I decided to go to this online university in hopes of getting my bachelor's degree.The first semester went okay.

In the middle of the second semester, I was unable to log in to my courses. I called the school and was told that I would receive an email regarding the situation. I was dismissed from the university for something I was utterly clueless about! They made me dispute the situation!.

On top of everything, they are still telling me I have to pay the remaining balance on my account|. Paying for school means that you are putting your money towards a good education;. I was dismissed on no reasonable grounds (which they could not prove), and still required to pay the balance,. It makes no sense,.

I'm currently disputing the situation to smooth it out|.

I can only cross my fingers that the issue is resolved, because I'm not going to stand for a university with this much of a lack of respect for their students'.

Stay away from this university?.My experience was terrible. 38009f4

 
 
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Teresa Kelso Teresa Kelso
Dec 04, 2012 
Current student at NCU. They definitely will take your financial aid, not return your phone calls, and attempt to charge you a ton of money. I had a death in my family and severe water damage to my home all while my husband was deployed, just as I was about to finish with a class. I applied to receive a two-week extension on my class and was turned down flat...no explanation whatsoever. When I signed up to retake the course, I was charge $2260 and could not move on until the entire balance was paid. Be careful if you sign up with these guys. They are NOT military friendly!!!
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NCU_SUCKS NCU_SUCKS
Dec 03, 2012 
Andy -- if you are serious about the class action suit, please leave your contact information.
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NCU_SUCKS NCU_SUCKS
Dec 03, 2012 
I can guarantee that the only thing that this for-profit school cares about is the number of students they get to initially enroll. They get your financial aid money and then screw everything else. Good luck to any poor *** who falls into their empty promises.
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Andy Andy
Nov 27, 2012 
My experiences have made me to draw the conclusion that all online schools are crappy and are operated by greedy, wide-mouth money-hungry entrepreneurs who could careless whether an individual graduates or not so long as they have succeded in making a buck off you.I graduated with a Masters in Business in a traditional school before soiling my records with a PhD attempt at Northcentral. My dog will never be encouraged to apply to such a disgraceful school.By the way I am talking to a lawyer. Anybody wanna join a class action suit?
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MJ MJ
Feb 14  from Stafford, Virginia
I too attend NCU and was charged with an ethical violation. The ethical violation mounted to improper in-text citing. I spoke to a financial officer and she stated that if I withdrew from the program, I would have a balance due. In a traditional setting, if a student withdraws from school, then there is no balance due. NCU is a crooked organization. It probably run by the mafia. It sounds like the NCU is defrauding the government.
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Marie Marie
Jun 01  from Tokyo, Tokyo
I totally agree. I was enrolled in the Docoral program nd they ripped me off financialy and kicked me to the curb. I'm interested in class action suit.
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disgruntled NCU PhD student disgruntled NCU PhD student
Nov 07, 2012 
I also have a 4.0 and have never felt so disrespected as I do with this University. Don't fall into the cheap, no residency BS. run and spend your money at a school that is serious about its learners.
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current NCU student and hating current NCU student and hating
Nov 07, 2012 
I am currently enrolled in the PhD program at NorthCentral and hate it. The mentors don't return your phone calls and basically have no contact. I agree with this writer, this school is a money pit and not a fair school. I have heard this story many times by others. Take his warning and save your money. It will be the best decision you ever made. Trust me, I'm trying to transfer to a better University after I finish my current class.
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Cyndi Cyndi
Oct 17, 2012 
I have been at NCU for 3 years working on my doctorate. I have had the best instructors and have learned an enormous amount. I expect to graduate on time and am happy with the education that I have recieved.
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NCUclass_action NCUclass_action
Aug 24, 2012 
T.White and other wronged Ph.D. students: I am with you. Let me know how to contact you. My email is NCUclass_action@yahoo.com.

For more details read my other post on this website. I am dead serious about this.
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Dr. Dave Dr. Dave
Aug 07, 2012 
Dr. Donald Hecht. Look this name up on the internet. He was running the same scam in California. Bad news people don't waste your money. A degree from this joint is worthless.
It gives accreditations a bad name. When the government money dries up so will NCU.
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J.D. Anthony J.D. Anthony
Aug 07, 2012 
I had one of these so called "MBA" in off all things "Homeland Security" apply for a position. We politely turned them down and hired a person with a degree from a real school.
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Darin Spencer, CPA, M.Acc., MB Darin Spencer, CPA, M.Acc., MB
Jun 19, 2012 
Northcentral University is regionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, the same organization that accredits top-tier research universities across the country.

The School of Business and Technology is also accredited by ABCSP, acbsp.org.

Nationwide, 50% of doctoral learners who begin doctoral studies at ANY university NEVER graduate. This includes ALL universities.

So, there will be "disgruntled" students.

I am a tenure-track accounting faculty member at a private four-year college and Ph.D. learner at Northcentral. I would NEVER attend a university that did not hold accreditations like the aforementioned.

Since I enrolled in the Ph.D. program two years ago, I have more been offered more adjunct teaching positions than I can accept.

In addition to earning my CPA certificate, enrolling at Northcentral was one of the smartest career moves I have ever made.

Darin Spencer, CPA, M.Acc., MBA
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Trina Mc. Trina Mc.
Apr 24, 2012 
I too have been enrolled at NCU. I find it is a scam as well. "mike" has stated that ppl aren't smart enough or proactive enough to do their assignments and are using the school as a Scape Goat. Not true at all. I have done well at the other universities i have gone too and have never experienced the BS that goes along with NCU. I received over $5,OOO in Pell Grants, which they are now holding hostage. They have been changing their stories since the enrollment process.
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Frustrated Frustrated
Apr 08, 2012 
The worst decision of my life!!! Do not do it if you are thinking about it. You will be sorry.... And yes, I too have a 4.0 GPA along with everyone else...
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Been There Been There
Apr 07, 2012 
This seems to be the prevailing experience with this company. While it is in fact a not for profit it is owned by Rockbridge Venture Capital, this is after s series of sell offs, usually following losses resulting from lawsuits.

I attended. Yup I own it, I was taking the short route--no real requirements. The admissions process was a nightmare, absolute incompetence, short of flying out there I had to remind somebody of each step and in fact called the President of the place--just a bunch of sales talk. The financial aid people were clueless--usually these diploma mills know where there bread is buttered, but these guys are after military numbers only.

The "professor" I had was in fact degreed. However he lost his license in Canada and moved to Australia, where he works for a non profit.The instructions were vague, contradictory, and the big thing is that NCU has its own style--in fact it does not use APA style, the classroom they have can not be adapted to APA, so rather than spend money of tweaking the classroom or upgrading, they improvise to the student's detriment.

So far they have one graduate. The guy is not licensed, practices hocus pocus psychology in CA, and that is the sum of it--yup I was a sucker! I took the exams, got the necessary credits, and now I am a graduate of a genuine APA accredited program, I can not begin to qualify nor quantify the difference.
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Mike Mike
Apr 05, 2012 
Most student from for profit schools complain not about the education but because of the fact that they aren't intelligent enough to complete the program. For profit schools have a low graduation rate because they accept anyone, which is a good thing considering all the people that are given an opportunity. Such an opportunity is not CHEAP, it is expensive, so make sure your email is working and turn your work in on time. If you are not responsible enough do not go to school. It has been proven that most people find a scapegoat for their own failures. Own it and move on.
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ex-NCU student ex-NCU student
Apr 01, 2012 
@tlw751 - One or two classes at most will transfer to another RA school. Some DETC(NA) schools accept 3 classes. You'll be able to reuse your dissertation topic and research. If the new school uses TurnItIn, you may have to explain why you're recycling some of your papers.
The down side is that you'll still have to foot the bill for nearly all of the new doctoral program. You've just spent 30k to either wash out or get kicked out (like me). Now your going to have to spend another 30k to 50k at the next attempt for a doctorate.
NCU's self-published doctoral graduation rate was 15% in 2009. Since the NCU lawyers found a loophole, they state on their website that they no longer have to publish graduation rates. Lucky for us, they still publish the number of graduates. For 2010, the number of graduates was 150, down from 176 in 2009. NCU's accreditation agency (HLC) reported a lower number of doctoral graduates - 140. Factoring in a steady student enrollment, the graduation rate for 2010 just dropped to 12.7%. 11.9% if you trust the HLC numbers over NCU's self-reported. That's worse than the 16% rate for UOP and a 19% rate for UNISA over the same period.
11.9% chance of graduating, then using the newly minted doctoral degree to pay off the $30,000+ student loan.
88.1% dropout/dismissal rate, then still having to pay back that $30,000+.
HLC is becoming an accreditation joke for signing off on a poorly performing school like NCU. ... Show more
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tlw751 tlw751
Mar 13, 2012 
To add to my last comment, I am looking for an institution to accept my work with NCU and status as an ABD (all but disstertation) in order to complete a degree.

Anyone know of such an institution?
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T. White T. White
Mar 13, 2012 
I would be willing put up some Seed Money to pursue class action suit against NCU. I have an attorney working on an individual suit presently.

I have completed all course work for the PhD Business Administration with a GPA of 4.0. I cannot get a Dissertation Proposal approved by the OAR (revision 13).

There are over 1,000 PhD candidates in the same situtation.

NCU is a SCAM. NCU is a PONZI Scheme involving people (students).
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