Comments on: Kaplan University Online College Review

By: kkima68

kkima68 — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:55:41 +0000

It’s a money making business, plain and simple. I have worked in health insurance and billing for 17 years before attending Kaplan. I just wanted to get my coding certification. I don't know about other areas, but DFW doesn’t care about your certification or school transcript. If you don’t have 3-5 years experience in coding, they won't even give you an interview. I graduated with a 3.96 GPA and learned everything they taught with high grades. So, it isn’t that I did not apply myself. What most people do not know is, you do not need to go to school to do medical billing. Only to get a coding certification. 15K later, it was an expensive lesson for me for a whole lot of nothing. And as far as career services go in helping you find work, it is also a joke. They scour the same job ads and job boards via the Internet that I was doing myself at home. Never again!!!

By: kkima68

kkima68 — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 04:55:16 +0000

I graduated from Kaplan in Arlington, TX the end of 2010. I took Medical coding/billing. This school and course is a joke. It was a big waste of money for me. Some of the things promised in the beginning were never taught (Microsoft Office). Other things that I am finding now should have been taught and are crucial to coding, was not. We had an awesome teacher who really cared about his students and if they learned. But other than him, no one really cared.

By: DissappointedKraplan

DissappointedKraplan — Tue, 31 May 2011 14:20:21 +0000

I wouldn't say that I did not learn anything, but I am definitely disappointed with Kraplan. This is what a former classmate and I named the school after being let down time and time again by the instructor and school. I am so far in to it I think I will finish at least with the AS program. I just hope they aren't totally torn apart in the news so my degree will have some kind of integrity. As much as I hate this school and think most of the bad testimonials are correct and can sympathize, don't forget to think about us who actually finished and deserve the accreditation of our degree and putting up with the countless bulls(&**. The school was awesome at first though, now think they have made too many budget cuts and it is affecting their staff quality and yes their students feel every bit of it. INCOMPETENCE!!!!! INCOMPETENCE!!!!! Thanks for the books though lol (IT Program)

By: B. Goldberg

B. Goldberg — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:20:13 +0000

I have attended Kaplan and will graduate shortly. None the less, I would recommend almost any other school (online or otherwise). Kaplan's administrative departments are a mess, creating endless red tape and busy work. The school's technical support is a nightmare which makes it almost impossible to attend classes. Instructors and classes are feckless and inane, and the academics are poor (you won't learn a thing). All in all, this is one academic institution to avoid if you are serious about an education or the public's perception of your credentials.

By: Gia Smith

Gia Smith — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:36:16 +0000

Every time I call Financial Aid department I get a different story. They are not allowed to email students anymore. So we don't have proof of what a financial aid advisor told us. On my first academic year, financial aid told me a loan was erased by error and for me not to worry because they will fix it. Couple of month pass, than I stared getting private calls from Kaplan everyday telling me that I have to pay for that money. After going back and forth with them for weeks, my parents did a Parent Plus loan and it was approved to cover it. But I am still getting calls, some financial aid officers told me that I am going to keep getting calls until they get the Parent Plus Loan, they said it was approved but it may take months. Some financial aid officers don't even see that loan on file. I don't know what to do.

By: Jammie Steele

Jammie Steele — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:13:45 +0000

As a former student of Kaplan I can relate to the article as written above. I had a horrible experience and wish I had done more research into this "school" before I enrolled. To begin with I requested information about the school and had a councilor calling within 30 seconds and when I didn't commit right away they called several times a day. After asking the enrollment person some questions I decided to try it out. I was told that the classes were convenient which they were not. The technology often did not work. Their class sites would often be down or it would take up to 30 min. to log in. The worst thing is that I asked specifically about their accreditation and was told that they were state accredited and credits would transfer to any school if I decided Kaplan was not right for me. this was a giant lie. I am out a huge amount of money for one semester of school, the credits are worthless, and I would recommend working at McDonalds for the rest of your life before attending Kaplan University.

By: Rogelio B.

Rogelio B. — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 09:32:05 +0000

I have a story and the evidence all over my email box, I might not owe Kaplan over 50K, but they have ruined my financial stability. I'm currently speaking with some of the HELP commitee members and today I will speak with Sen. Harkin and with news reporters to share my story. VICTIMS OF THIS COLLEGES DO NOT STAY SILENT speak up and together we can be a louder voice I'm sure there's more of us victims than there is of them. Thanks for bringing the TRUTH. If there is people in need of guideance go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/takenumdown2010/ and join this group will provide an inmense amount of help and guideance.

By: PatitoC

PatitoC — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:17:16 +0000

Hi, I just want to say THANK YOU for saving me from making a huge mistake!!

I chose another online school and so far, I'm very happy with my choice. I read tons of reviews all over the net and there was an overwhelming amount of negative comments on Kaplan University, so it's not just this website. All the stories were about pretty much the same issues. "money/fraud", "financial aid office" , and once they recruit the students, they dump them like a hot potato and treat them terribly. I can't believe i was sooooo close to signing on the bottom line. Once I said I was looking into another college due to all of the bad reviews I'd read, they never called me back. It was so peaceful finally. Most of those schools were hounding me and my kids were even having to deal with nasty admission "sales men/women" when they answered the phone because I was not home. Not just Kaplan, but also ashford, keiser, southern.. etc… It is horrible those sales people were calling us day and night and up to 5 or 6 times a day.. It was a zoo! I was about to sign the financial aid papers and I had already applied and tested!! I got a bad gut feeling and spent 3 nights reading over 400 reviews. I am so glad that I dropped Kaplan just in time. THANKS!!!

By: emer

emer — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:22:29 +0000

Thanks so much, I was an inch apart from enrollment to kaplan.After this oh no I’ll settle for my near community college.

By: steve adams

steve adams — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 16:26:47 +0000

Its funny that the Chair of the Criminal Justice Department at Kaplan, Robert Kopczynski, was just arrested for Forgery somewhere in Dupage County Illinois. Go figure.