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Consumer complaints and reviews about Argosy University-Online (Arizona) school

Dnomyar88 Send email
 
Mar 13, 2012

False and deceptive Online University

My name is Raymond Edward Becerra. I received a solicitation by e-mail in the fall of 2010 to attend Argosy University Online (Arizona Campus) for the upcoming semester that began in January of 2011. I was "recruited" by Brandee Donlin who told me she was my Academic Advisor, and would answer any concerns I had. She told me that based on my GPA, I would need to take an introductory English course and Introductory Mathematics course. She told me that the school provides these free of charge, and that they would not be part of my student loans. I was pleasantly surprised, and skeptical, but Brandee told me that Argosy "invests" in their students, I later found out after taking the courses that she was wrong, and I would have to pay for the courses. She also told me that all the professors were qualified and the online classroom environment was university level work. I was very disappointed, because in every class I took, at least 40% of the students couldn't spell basic English words, and their sentence structure and grammar was high school level, at best. What was even more disappointing was that each professor in every class did not correct the students, and accepted this lack of basic skills from the students. When I complained to the professors, I was told that, " most of the online students have been out of school for a long time, and they were doing the best they could". I was very disappointed in the high school environment! It appeared to me, that the professors were instructed from "higher up" to accept all the students, so that they wouldn't lose the money from the students. The professors also didn't respond to e-mail question I had on a timely manner. Instructor Kelly told me that she had another job, and that she wasn't always able to respond quickly. I was very discouraged because this wasn't what I was told Argosy University Online standards were. I feel that I was completely lied to and that they weren't really concerned with my education. I was told by Ms. Donlin, that they receive a "commission" for the students that they recruit. I was surprised that she told me that, but at the time, I didn't think too much of it, Now, in hindsight, I should have seen that as a sign that Argosy University Online is a business for profit, and not a legitimate University. I feel that I should not be held responsible for the student loan debt that I incurred during my time with Argosy because of the above. There are other complaints, but in summary, I tried Argosy because my 6 year old daughter was on Dialysis for Kidney Renal failure, and was awaiting a transplant. The online classes gave me the flexibility to do my classes during my free time. My studen ID# is 1014899254. The last complaint that I want to state is that Argosy is trying to collect money from me, even though I received the maximum Pell Grant and I have a large student loan debt. This is very wrong, and it proves that they are a business for profit, before they are a legitimate Online University. Sincerely, Mr. Raymond Edward Becerra. 5055 Jeffrey's St. Apt F-107, Las Vegas, NV. 89119. My telephone number is (702) 328-0185.
IronMuffin Send email
 
Mar 13, 2012

False and deceptive Online University

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