National University Reviews

Does any advisor know what they are talking about? Why does financial aid information always change? Can I get a direct answer from anyone? Seriously, I don't know how they hire people here, but as far as advisors and financial aid officers go, IT'S NOT WORKING! One good thing, the teachers I have had so far seem to like teaching here and are totally willing to help students succeed. I can't wait to get out of here though. My advice would be to train the staff before they start advising people. It is people's lives there are messing with. Never been so stressed over school... and this isn't my first rodeo!

Very disappointed with my choice. I've had 9 classes and 1 great instructor. The classes require 1-3 hour chats in the evenings 1-2 days a week.

This was difficult for my schedule and may be for yours. Your advisor support was awful bounced between 2 advisors in 6 months, Financial Aid department is a wreck.

I just completed my BA with NU this year. I started off my college education on the traditional path at Wittenberg straight out of HS. I knew within a semester that particular path was not for me. I tranfered out to a community college where I got the support and foundation I needed to figure out what I wanted to do. Life took over and I ended up a mom and needed to be able to work. If you don't know what you want to do or need your hand held this school is not for you. The school is designed for serious students who have some direction already. I found the online tools extremely helpful for tracking my progress. The truth is their advisors are so so. However, the school give YOU the tools to succeed with your degree program. The requirements for the degrees are CLEARLY posted online. Anyone with half a brain can match up classes taken with classes needed.

The format is rigorous. However, you must understand you are doing a full semester's work in four weeks. Of course there are going to be multiple assignments during the week. Most of my instructors were engaging, helpful, and available. Feedback for coursework has been timely. I really appreciated the fact that the instructors are experienced with advanced degrees, not student teachers. There were only two instructors I had during the entirety of my time at NU that did the bare minimum (one did less than that and was promptly reprimanded by the department head, eventually let go). The thing with NU, though, is that they highly value student feedback. Give no feedback, and the school doesn't know what instructors are just skating by.

The fact is this is a private non for profit school. Anyone stating that the school was just in it for the money clearly has no understanding of how a non for profit works. NU has an excellent reputation and has high standards for their classes because they are REGIONALLY accredited and valued. You're not going to walk out of the door with a degree that's going to be laughed at. In fact, many counties contract with them to teach programs for their employees. Point blank: If you think you're going to sign up, pay your money and get handed a degree you're going to be dissapointed. If you're actually willing to put in the work for a quality education and be proactive in attaining it at an accellerated pace, this school may be for you.

I am reading these reviews about the university messing up schedules. Well, guess what, it happens at many traditional universities as well. I am earning my 4th Bachelor's Degree from National and honestly its just the same as any other university.

When I was at Notre Dame, my schedule was messed up and we didn't find out until my 6th semester! Honestly, do your homework and know what you need to complete no matter what university you attend.

National University has been one of the worst experiences in my life. The professors are o.k. but everything else about the way it is run and it's efficiency is absolutely terrible. It has already taken me 6 months longer than they told me the program was. I have never failed a class and have been enrolled full time the entire time.

They are constantly messing up scheduling. They has accidentally changed my program twice and had to fix it which set me back and had me take unnecessary classes which cost me money.

Their student teaching/internship program is absurd and there is a 80 year old woman doing my observations. Her feedback is incoherent. It takes several weeks for anyone to get back to you when you have a question or need something taken care of. If you are considering National, I would strongly recommend running away while you still can. Enroll in a program at ANY other school if you can.