Keiser University eCampus Reviews

TOOOO Expensive

School not recommended by Leah on November 16, 2009
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I was going to start my degree program on 11/23/2009. It was the Bachelor of Science in Health Services Administration, I was doing okay until the financial aid came up and I'll be damn this first semester cost $7,000.00, with me paying an additional $50.00 totalling $200.00 then we get into semester 2 and 3 and it just goes down hill from there, I would have ended up paying $3,432.00,out of pocket which was about 432.00 a month, This school is way overpriced and all this out of pocket expense and then the $400.00 you are charged every semester, it is the biggest rip off and scam.

Looking for free education

School recommended by Benny Davis on October 31, 2009
1/2 people found this review helpful

from reading these posts it sounds like alot of you are looking for a free education, im currently a student at keiser and i know the school is a for profit school but isn't all schools i mean it is a business. I'm a firm beliverer of you pay for what you get, and not always looking for some kond of handouts. College cost if your finicial aid doesn't pay for everything then you need to find a job and pay for the rest stop crying looking for handouts

KEISER IS A RIP-OFF

School not recommended by LOUISE JACKSON on October 01, 2009
6/8 people found this review helpful

THIS SCHOOL IS NOT INTERESTED IN EDUCATING STUDENTS THEY ARE CONCERNED WITH MAKING MONEY!!! IF YOU DO NOT SCORE HIGH ENOUGH ON ENTRANCE TESTS--THEY "CONVINCE" YOU TO ENROLL YOU INTO A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROGRAM-ONCE YOU SIT IN THE CLASS YOU ARE CHARGED!!! AND YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO GET OUT OF IT--YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO STAY--OR YOU WILL BE GOING STRAIGHT TO COLLECTIONS!!! THEY DO NOT EXPLAIN THINGS TO POTENTIAL STUDENTS--THEY PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR TERRIBLE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT--OUTDATED PROGRAMS--BROKEN DESKS-MILDEW IN SOME SCHOOLS-NOT ENOUGH COMPUTERS--WHERE IS ALL THE MONEY GOING?? STRAIGHT INTO ARTHUR AND BELINDA KEISER'S POCKETS !!!!!!!!!!!!! THE STAFF AND FACULTY ARE UNDERPAID-- EVERY OTHER DAY SOMEONE IS FIRED OR HAS LEFT--THERE HAS TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WORK ENVIRONMENT IF THERE IS ALWAYS SO MANY NEW PEOPLE WORKING THERE. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Keiser University is a money-making institution whose motivation has nothing to do with educating students!

School not recommended by Susan Rosemarin on September 24, 2009
9/9 people found this review helpful

I had a dream about finally earning my degree as an Occupational Therapy Assistant, which I made based upon my family's personal experiences. I am 50 years old. I took every pre-entry exam and passed with flying colors - I even hired a math tutor at one point. I was given a bill of goods regarding Financial Aid, etc. I drew the line last week when my financial aid officer presented me with a document requiring my signature indicating that I needed to pay $237.20 on the 5th of every month as this was the balance not covered by my student loan, the Pell Grant and the 2 scholarships I supposedly received. My comment was, "I AM NOT SIGNING THIS - THE MONEY TREE I PLANTED HAS NOT YET SPROUTED ANY BUDS AND I - AS YOU KNOW, SINCE I'M TRYING TO APPLY FOR FOOD STAMPS - DO NOT HAVE THIS MONEY!" Oh, boy - I caused quite the uproar after I went online and found out how many others have had the same experience. Keiser University is a FOR PROFIT organization and will lie through their teeth to suck you in. I paid out of pocket for every thing until I finally terminated my association with them. I am now engaged with WorkForce One - who charge nothing - to assist me in finding gainful employment and have decided to cut my loses from Keiser University. But I hope this helps someone else from going through this horrific experience! Susan R. Rosemarin, Fort Lauderdale, FL

Keiser University eCampus Graduate

School recommended by Anna Dixon on March 01, 2009
32/36 people found this review helpful

I graduated from Keiser University online with an Associates degree in Medical Assisting. I did my research on all the major online colleges and chose Keiser University because it had the best reputation and the LEAST amount of complaints on sites like the Better Business Bureau and Rip-off Report.

My Admissions Counselor was great and helped walk me through every step of the process the entire way. Their entire staff, including the Financial Aid Advisors, were incredibly knowledgeable, and took the time to answer my many questions....and trust me, I had tons of them.

The best thing about this school is that you will always be able to speak to a live person 24/7. I was really worried about attending college online, but Keiser University exceeded my expectations. I had an incredible experience and would highly recommend this school to everyone.

Another great thing about Keiser is that they offer free job placement for students, and helped me get a spectacular job immediately after I graduated.

THANK YOU KEISER UNIVERSITY

Keiser NOT good

School not recommended by Joe on February 22, 2009
22/24 people found this review helpful

I finished the game design program over a year ago and it was a complete and utter joke. As a previous poster said, the financial aid is HORRENDOUS and not only loses paper work, but they call you, leave a message, and when you return the call they have no idea why they called you. They check their files and database and say, "Well I don't see why we called as there is nothing outstanding on your file".

Back to the Game Design. The teachers and coursework was beyond horrible. Students ended up teaching themselves as the teachers did not know ANYTHING about the respective modeling programs, Unreal Engine etc. It was quite impressive to see teachers sit there and say "do chapter 4 of xxx program book" or they would just flat out read and go line by line with the class.

It was a complete rip off and they didn't stick to one word of their promise to you. They said you would produce a playable game (didn't happen) they said you would produce a game design document (while we did this we were never graded as the teachers themselves don't even know what should be in a game design document or what it even looks like). They gave out a pamphlet at the start of the year showing all these nifty things you would be doing, and sadly they failed to produce on ALL accords.

They get you good without you even realizing it, or if you do realize it, its too late. They make you take all these courses, math, physics, English etc so by the time you reached the actual game portion of it, you've wasted months only to see how pathetic it was.

I would NEVER recommend this to anyone. STAY AWAY FROM KEISER.

Keiser University not a good school!

School not recommended by tisha saintjohn on July 22, 2008
23/26 people found this review helpful

I stared attending Keiser university in Tampa, in January 2008. Big mistake!After my third course I stared to do some self investigation, about the school.At the beginning of the year you're given a test , lets just say that i did not score so high in math, which was no surprise to me.The surprise was that the basic math class that I was told "you have to take" cost $1500, I also found out that some of the classes are non-transferable to different colleges(American Literature) is one of them.When I went to withdraw from the school, they make you think that you have an obligation to pay for classes that you have not taken. I advise anyone that attends Keiser University please do your homework, take out your catalog and read it and you to will see that they are full of crap. Also ask some of your classmates, I bet along with you, they are also scheduled for some classes that are not transferable, yet they cost $1500

Issues with Keiser

School not recommended by G & L Stephens on June 01, 2008
20/22 people found this review helpful

We should have known from the beginning. Keiser lost our financial aid paper work not once, not twice, not three times, they lost it an astounding 8 times. What is more amazing than their inability to hold onto paperwork, is how we no longer existed once the financial aid was finally approved. No one at Keiser would return calls until it was time to renew financial aid, then they were your best friend again.

Some of the classes were challenging. Some classes would give mid-term tests and final exams over chapters we were instructed not to read or go over. When we brought this up to the instructor, we were told they could not discuss tests. We took the complaint to the academic advisor, then the dean, and nobody cared. They said we could take the classes again. I made it through 8 classes with a 4.0 before their games began, and my wife made it through 2 classes.

They are your best friend before you sign up and then they forget you until financial aid renewal time. Any issues you have in a class, they tell you to take it again and you should do better next time (meaning more money). Have an issue with a class or an instructor, you might as well go tell the birds chirping outside, they will accomplish just as much. G & L Stephens