What is your opinion of Axia University of Phoenix?

Answer 1

No it is not a scam. The school has the appropriate regional accreditation by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Therefore the coursework and degree you complete through this institution will be recognized by all other colleges and universities as well as employers.

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Before anyone plans to attend UOP/Axia, consider the following:

I just left UOP/Online and transferred to Western Illinois University in the Quad Cities. I had nearly completed my associates degree(42/60 credits) through UOP/Online, but decided to cut my losses and transfer to a local college.

WIU accepted about half of my credits towards for the freshman and software year classes. I have to take 11 classes at a local community college to meet all of the requirements to attend WIU. Sure, all of the credits are accepted, but they don't apply to my major. My major at UOP was Business Management and so was the major I selected at WIU. Instead they are used as electives. For example, I need to take Economics Macro and Micro. I took an economics class at UOP, but it was marked as an intro class according to WIU. This was the case for about half of my classes that I took at UOP. I had every intention on graduating from UOP with my bachelors, but later realized that a degree from a traditional University is far more reputable among employers in my area and probably nation wide.

My advice/thoughts to anyone thinking about attending Phoenix is this:

1. Think about the reputation and experience you receive at Phoenix. It certainly is easier to obtain a degree from Phoenix Online than a traditional school, and that isn't a secret among hiring employers. Networking with people online through UOP is very, very unlikely to assist you with finding a job or gaining experience among peers like a traditional school is likely to do.

2. Bring class schedule to local college advisors. Even if you think you will finish your bachelors with UOP, like I did, take the class schedule to a local college advisor and ask them if all of the credits would be transferrable to a similar degree.

3. You are paying for convienence. UOP Online isn't cheap... I paid $320 per credit hour, plus a $70 fee for each class. UOP warned me when I was starting my withdrawl process that I would end up paying far more at my local college because I would have to pay for books. After paying for books, I might be close to paying $320, but to me it is worth it.

4. Lack of Instructor Quality. I completed 14 classes, 42 credit hours, and almost every teacher had "copy and paste" type feedback for every assignment. I can honestly say I would do the same thing if I could get away with it. This didn't bother me very much though because I was in it for one thing, the bachelors degree.

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Axia may of the correct accreditation's but they are still a scam. They claim that you can transfer you credits to any college or university and this is NOT the case. I attended Axia and was working towards my Associates degree (nearly finished) when I decided to transfer to my community college and guess what?? My community college couldn't transfer one single credit, not one! I even tried to transfer them to the local university branch and they couldn't transfer them over either. So now I am stuck w/a ton of student loan debt and no closer to my degree than when I first started. Not to mention that since now I am having to start all over again that means when I am finally done w/my degree I will owe twice as much. Honestly Axia is a waste of time and money! Dont let them fool you.