American InterContinental University Reviews

Poor Academic Quality

School not recommended by Mo on March 07, 2010
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This online school is completely what the student makes of it. Typically (in almost every class), any student can easily receive an 'A' grade by briefly browsing through the textbook and just following directions. Individual assignments are usually recycled from prior years which is proven by a simple Google search.

Discussion Boards are lacking, due to the extremely poor academic quality and education level of about half the students in the classes. How some of the other students have made it this far or even graduated high school is nothing short of a miracle. Group Projects are useless, apparently typical in the world of online schooling. They hardly foster teamwork since the only collaboration necessary is at the end, when someone volunteers to put all the individual work together and call it a group project.

Online schooling is getting more popular everyday. Do yourself a favor and do your research before deciding on AIU. There are HUNDREDS of other more reputable, less expensive, and challenging schools than AIU out there. AIU is regionally accredited but it is NOT AACSB accredited (http://www.aacsb.edu). That means your degree is legitimate and other schools will recognize it, but it doesn't mean anything if you put AIU on your resume. AIU is expensive! You will walk away with a degree, but you'll be scratching your head wondering if you were just robbed. Bottom line: I am finishing up my business degree with AIU. I will take it as a life lesson learned and will NOT recommend this school to anyone. Do your research first!

AIU was Great but Motivation is the KEY!

School recommended by Graduate 2009 on February 02, 2010
6/7 people found this review helpful

I did a few online courses with AIU and they were great.You need to make time for the courses and and coursework. Read the chapters and ask question if neccessary. Most people would actual make AIU seem like its the worse Uni out there because they lost there accreditation. But you know what things have changed. Very much! I am a gradute and was there when they lost it. They have regained there status back, and are working very hard to keep it.

Now that I go to a Real British Uni, I regret it. It doesnt have that friendliness. Trust me. If you want to make AIU your personal hate, so be it, but you know what, in the last 2 years, they have had a high graduate rate, with people gradutating with Honours, and they also have a great academic structure that beats a lot of other universities out there today. Love it, Live it, and would do it all again, even when they were fighting there accreditation!

College is not Easy People!!!

School recommended by John D on October 15, 2009
10/14 people found this review helpful

The reviews am reading don't make sense!!!First of all colleges are businesses and like any other business you have to pay to receive a service. All colleges make tons of money and AIU is no different. Second if you can't navigate on the school website then maybe college is not for you. Third I attended AIU got my degree and worked my butt off for it and thats what you losers are complaning about then you'll never get a degree!!!

Education is real.

School recommended by Katherine Plebanski on October 06, 2009
13/14 people found this review helpful

I have also read the reviews here and have to say that self motivation is the key. Whether you go to a traditional school or an online university you have to motivate yourself. You get out of it what you give into it. AIU was a great experience. I had no problems with the professors or any of the support staff. I would recommend this school to anyone that wants an education.

This was a horrible Experience for me

School not recommended by Sandra C.Purter on May 24, 2009
4/10 people found this review helpful

I attended American InterContinental University for two sessions. From 7/15/2005 to 11/18/2005, to my surprise, they were not accredited with the state board of education during the sessions that I attended and I had to withdraw because of this. I completed my 2nd session, and followed the proper procedures for withdrawl,only to be charge for a 3rd.session that I did not attend, simply because I entered school email once the session ended to retreived my grades,as I had been instructed by my Porfessor. When I received my withdrawl papers,I found that I had been charge an additional $5,000 dollars for a session that I had withdrew from two weeks earlier. I never got that money refunded back to me. This school does not live up to their promise, its a rip-off. A "REAL" RIP-OFF.

MY OPINION

School recommended by JR on March 18, 2009
21/22 people found this review helpful

Well, I have read so many reviews on this school, and to be honest, most of them are bad. But, I have attended this school since 2007 and am getting ready to finish my associate’s degree.

I had a leave of absence and withdrew from the school in 2008 due to personal issues. The school understood my situation and did not give me any false information and made sure that I understood the repercussions. After several months I reapplied and was able to come back. Everyone has always been kind, and most of my professors were very helpful. Several were hard and others not so much. With that said, I am sure it is like that in many other universities, some are just more lenient than others.

Not to mention, that I have had to withdraw from two classes due to my professors being very difficult. I had fallen behind and knew that I was not going to be able to catch up. I had requested extensions plus exceptions but to no prevail, concluding, that they were difficult because they were following AIU guidelines and were not lenient toward those guidelines. But, to my understanding, it is to the discretion of the professor. So, no complaints; I should have been ready!

Overall, my experience has been good. No false information was given to me, and my advisors have all helped me to the best of their ability. No complaints here!

HIRE A LAWYER FIRST

School not recommended by Charles M. Cattermole on March 06, 2009
16/22 people found this review helpful

AIU is a confusing place and it's difficult to get people to give you a direct answer to a question. You'd better go over the Student Manual with a fine tooth comb if you want to avoid problems. Even then, you may still have to force somebody at AIU to answer your questions. After reading the student manual, you are likely to have more questions than you started out with. The manual is not written to help students it's written by lawyers to cover AIU's ass. I had to drop a class because of a neck injury. I called my admissions advisor and asked how I would go about dropping the class and she wouldn't tell me. She tried to talk me out of dropping. Then she said, "I'll call you right back." She didn't call back and my attempts to call her failed. I ended up calling aroung to various departments and finally got somebody to tell me who to call. Because of the nonsense I lost $658.24. I'm looking for another University. The parent company of AIU owns lots of online schools. Go to careered.com to see the list if you want to avoid them.

High Quality Education

School recommended by Vincent on October 24, 2008
14/18 people found this review helpful

One of my reasons for attending American Intercontinental University Online was the quality of education i received, along with business courses which helped me to focus more on learning important concepts in addition to developing college-level writing skills.

The coursework emphasized online learning modules such as Discussion Boards, along with Individual Projects, and Group Projects. The group projects I had for each course taught me the importance in working on a project with others as a team, and this skill is important in the workplace. In addition, learning tools such as multimedia presentations, live chats, and the library were all resources that helped me to become a successful student.

The interaction between my professors and classmates was always professional and interesting. The discussion forums invited me the opportunity to share my insights with other classmates.

My overall experience with AIU was more than a positive one. From the time I was accepted all the way to graduation, the team of faculty members, advisors were by my side and was very supportive of my educational pursuits.

Unpleasant Experience

School not recommended by Julia on August 24, 2008
7/12 people found this review helpful

Unfortunately I had a very unpleasant experience with the staff at AIU. I found that all that were employed there, lacked any sense of communication between departments. I was called 4-5 times a day by different individuals leaving me the same messages, to things I had already taken care of. I actually turned my phone on silent so that it wouldn't annoy me so much. At the end of a long month of back and forth miscommunication I called it quits... It's to bad that I was never refunded my admissions fee. I do NOT recommend attending AIU, however I am not giving up on Online Education!

Education is Delicious!

School recommended by Tisha Tobin on July 22, 2008
4/7 people found this review helpful

I do not regret for attending American Intercontinental University for the past 3 years and I am about to complete my bachelor business administration degree concentrating healthcare management next month. I enjoyed learning from every courses because students and instructors gave their excellent insights on a topic or a subject diligently and meaningful. Every department is easy to navigate and easier to obtain information where a student seeks for help and the answers are usually returned within less than 24 hours. Especially, the Financial Aid department, they are straightforward and honest and aids student with the finance with ease. Classmates and professors interactions are respectful and professional. The tools that I have used online are the textbooks, library that contains subjects’ archives, articles and journals, websites, and instructors’ PowerPoint presentations, and classroom materials. My overall experience at American Intercontinental University is fulfilled and worthy! A.I.U. can make your education delicious!

Bachelors in Fine Art Visual Communication

School not recommended by Karen on April 30, 2008
61/73 people found this review helpful

I'm a two termer in this program right now. Please, let me share my experiences with this school = HORRIBLE!!! DO NOT ATTEND! Spend your $42000 on something else.

Right now we have one instructor named Ms. Michaels... she's a joke in her self. She much rather be your friend than teach. She has got to be the worst teacher I have EVER had in my life. She kisses everyone ***. We're now in our fifth week of class and haven't done a thing besides a little video watching and one assessment on a friend. Oh and lets not forget the 3 hour myspace study hall session the class gets because our teacher is too lazy to teach.

Somebody went to speak to an upper about getting some instructions on what and where we should have been at by this time. We got retaliated against by the teacher by her giving us a 1" thick packet holding 11 chapters, due by monday at 8am. It was thursday at 5pm when we received the packet.... fun times. And the doh doh birds in the back don't want anything to be said of it because they feel they'll get retaliated against even more. So nobody gets to talk to the people in charge of our education because some crazy lady has a bad day and wants to take it out on one paticular person who then gets it sent down to the people she hangs out with.... lemmeee tell ya... wonderful!

Although Ms. Sanders, Mr. Filbert, and some others rock and generally care about your money and education. But until Mr. Michaels is fired, stay away!!!

Associates Degree in Business

School recommended by Elizabeth on April 28, 2008
6/7 people found this review helpful

I did not find school to be difficult, and while it wasn't enjoyable.. it WAS worth the money. The courses consisted of 5 week sessions, with two classes per session. Each class had an individual project (2-3 pages) and a discussion board (4-5 paragraphs) due each week. There were instructor chats twice a week and the instructors were responsive to email. I did not interact with the other students enough to get close to anyone, and I didn't see a lot of inter-student networking.

I really enjoyed the English and Biology classes, and the rest were ok. I've worked in IT for 7 years, so the IT classes didn't really teach me anything, so I can't say it prepared me for a new career. It did give me the diploma I needed to get past the HR gatekeepers in many organizations.

Higher Eductaion

School recommended by F. Wood on April 19, 2008
5/8 people found this review helpful

I love education and I have wanted to upgrade myself for a long time. American Intercontinental University provided me an opportunity to higher education that fits my busy schedule. Friendly environment, knowledgeable and caring professors that helped me to achieve my goal. It was a wonderful experience, thank you AIU.

Business Administration

School recommended by Nichel A. on February 25, 2008
13/29 people found this review helpful

The online experience at American Intercontinental University was an awarding learning journey that bolsters the pursuit of excellence. At American Intercontinental University it was easy to enroll and to obtain financing. American Intercontinental University provided excellent service by assigning advisors to assist with enrollment, financing, and career counseling.

The online experience at American Intercontinental University also provided an open forum not just in the classroom discussion board but in the option to join associations. If a student is interesting in meeting fellow interested college students that enjoys entertainment or other subjects, a community is for them at American Intercontinental University to start and sustain a lasting friendship.

The experience at American Intercontinental University provided a wonderful opportunity for achieving the goals set forth in obtaining my associate degree in Business Administration. The commitment at the online university is ensuring that class studies are learned by providing exceptional tools. For instance, the online learning tools consisted of multi-media section that provides class material presentations and test questions. I benefited greatly with American Intercontinental University due to its commitment to providing easy friendly atmosphere for an online place to learn while obtaining a higher degree.