Comments on: Kaplan University Online Review

By: Richard Patterson

Richard Patterson — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 15:28:56 +0000

I’m sorry for your bad experience at Kaplan. However, my experience with Kaplan was totally different. The instructors were very knowledgable and very informative. I graduated with an Associates degree in 2006. Though the cost of a degree from Kaplan is why I did not return for an Bachalor’s, their programs will transfer to other institutions.

When I started with Kaplan there were only a hand full of universities that offered a full degree program and were accredited. As for accreditation, in my opinion, the Higher Learning Commission is not as good as the Regional Commission of Colleges and Universities and there are a number of companies and government agencies that do not accept the Higher Learning Commission accreditation. So be warned!

Today, with the number of colleges and universities that offer degrees, and the amount of degree factories, and yes, there are a number of them out there. I would remain with a university or college that is accredited by the Regional Commission of Colleges and Universities of whatever regional the college or university is in. Check with the Department of Education and make sure before you enroll.

My recommendation for an on-line, fully accredited university, is Troy University.

By: sedrof

sedrof — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 02:02:45 +0000

have never written an online review (positive or negative) but the anger and disappointment I feel towards Kaplan have compelled me to speak out and warn others about the nature of this company (and yes, they are a private, profit-seeking corporation). Basically, the only thing Kaplan is concerned about is getting your money. They are a company built on “smoke and mirrors” and are entirely dependent upon their sales and marketing team to survive. …

The classes are easy to use and get to but you dont learn anything. Every class is useless and no one listens to the teacher, all the students sit there and use the chat log to talk about stupid stuff that doesnt even involve the class. The classes last an hour and for every new class the teacher spends the first half hour reviewing what was talked about last class..After about a month or more

This is the worst school that I have ever attended. I was dismissed a few months back and you wouldnt believe they tell you that you have to wait 6-9 months to even get an answer if you can return or not. I never knew that saying yes or no could be so hard. I later found out that this school is a scam because no other schools will accept credits from them, but they …