I originally enrolled in Kaplan University last August in order to complete my Bachelor degree in Information Technology Management. I was excited about earning my Bachelor degree with Kaplan University because the admissions rep was very helpful at the time. I really had no clue about what was really going on behind the scenes at this school.
Right before I was ready to start school I had problems getting in touch with the registration person for my classes. After 4 days the person decided it was a good idea to call me back to get registered so I could start.
I log into my class for the first time and found a train wreck called a virtual campus.
The campus was ugly and I had a very hard time getting around the interface to get to certain paperwork. Everything about the online interface seemed really cheap and was designed carelessly.
I decided to give the school a chance and attended class on the first day as scheduled.
I was upset to find that the class was a regular chat room with a message board. There was no real online content except a group of PDF files telling the work for the week. It just said read the chapters in this book and attend the online chat with the instructor.
I log in to attend my first chat session online and the instructor did not even bother to show up. I then went to attend my second classes session and that instructor did not show up either so I emailed one of the instructors about it.
The so called accounting professor emailed back after 3 days in broken English about not showing up for the class. I found out that she holds a degree from a Russian school and did not speak the language all that well.
I did not even complete a week of school with Kaplan before I emailed my adviser to withdraw from this horrible school. I stated that I thought the school was inferior and this was not the place for me. I was told that I had to call to withdraw so I did but could never reach this person at any time. I assumed the issue was dropped and found another school to attend online.
There is a lot more problems that I encountered with this school that was not mentioned in the story. The financial aide department is horrible and they never get paperwork that I sent via fax and numerous other problems in that department.
I attended a Kaplan campus school previously and was promised full transfer of credits since the campuses were affiliated.in reality they refused to transfer most of my credits even though I have an Associates degree from one of their schools. The 2 2 program they advertise is a lie for transfer students.
I later found out after I withdrew that my financial aide was not completed supposedly by their FA department. The kept sending me bills and the amounts all ways were different. I called to question the FA department and they had no clue what they were doing with the paperwork.
I assumed that the whole issue was resolved with this school and 6 months later they send me a bill for $1500 for classes that I never took and withdrew from. These scam artists have me in collections for $1700 now and I will not pay them a penny of it because I withdrew in the time specified on the agreement.
The whole Kaplan school system is a farce and I do not recommend them for anything. I have been unable to get a job with the degree from the campus school that I attended for 2 years. Their placement from that school is a joke and they have never helped me find a job.
I attended their Cyber Crime program in Pennsylvania and ended up as a mall security guard after graduation. They place their Criminal Justice graduates from that school as security guards in the area because no one wants to hire people from their schools.
Luckily I found a school that transferred my entire degree and is allowing me to complete my B.S.in Information Technology. They transferred I.T. Courses that Kaplan University said did not apply to anything they teach which is a complete lie.
The Kaplan school system is a very expensive fraud and they should be shut down ASAP. The number of complaints on here is proof enough of their wrong doings and I am just a voice in a choir of ripped off students.
I will gladly participate in a law suit against this school if anyone is bringing one up. These morons can not do this forever and I hope the education department gets wise to them soon. These people take students dreams and smash them right in front of their face.
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