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78 % recommend this school

67 % improved their career

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School Type: For-Profit
Tuition: $10,560
Student-to-Faculty Ratio: 24:1
Retention Rate: 39%
Graduation Rate: 1268%

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AWESOME!!!

Anonymous - April 9, 2013

Degree: Counseling
Graduation Year: 2013
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I really enjoyed the 2 1/2 years at this school. I Received my Bachelors in Behavioral Science a few months ago. Absolutely awesome university with awesome professors (excluding a few, of course...) and the office staff was great to work with!

I absolutely would highly recommend this school! Yes, it is expensive; however, it is absolutely worth it!!!

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Rip-off

Anonymous - March 27, 2012

Graduation Year: 2014
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Admissions counselor? Always nice people because they have to be. Finance? Havent had an issue yet but I haven't gotten to the withdrawal part so we will see. Curriculum...lets just say that I have never read a text book in any of my classes and pulled a 4.0 in every one. Tuition, extremely over priced and of course they are non-profit and owned by the same company (Apollo) that owns University of Phoenix. Almost all of my class mates in all my classes were UOP staff.

You will only get 12,500 allowed in government loans a year as a junior/senior. Their tuition is 10,800 a year. Within that tuition, it allows you to take only a standard of 8 classes within academic year. On top of their ( Common body of knowledge ) courses that are existent only to charge extra money, it will take you literally 2.5 to three years to complete your bachelors coming in at Junior level. By the way, this is AFTER they have accepted your Associates degree. Another two and a half or three years; 10,800 a year. Penn state charged an extra 80 dollars per unit more than Western. By the way, when you tell people where your getting or got your degree from after all that money....they will never know what school you are talking about at all. Nor will they ever because this school is just another for-profit waste of time.

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1.5 months and counting

Ruthie - January 18, 2012

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I started at WIU in August 2010. I have been dedicated to my studies through each of my classes. The faculty from my enrollment counselor, finance counselor, and academic counselor, have been very helpful.

I am working on my Bachelor's Degree in Legal Studies and to date have maintained an A in my classes. The instructors are great, the homework is within reason and not overwhelming.

I am excited to continue my endeavor and obtain my bachelors degree.

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HAPPY

Nadida - October 12, 2010

I took a chance and did a little homework before I jumped right in. I must say that I am so very please with the assistance that I have gotten thrus far. My team of professional have been with me every step of the way. I am even recommending that my daughter attend.

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So far so good

Bonnie - September 4, 2010

I enrolled at WIU last April. So far my experience has been good. I am working on my 4th class now. My major is Accounting. The teachers have been great and I feel like I'm learning a lot. I like the fact that the courses I need are broken out on their website along with the schedules and how full the classes are. This enables me to prepare my schedule and submit it to my academic counselor. Word of caution if you are using student loans keep track yourself of the cost of the classes and how much money you have spent. Don't rely on others or you could get burned.

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