If you are a University of Phoenix student or graduate, what is your opinion of their classes?

Very pricey, as my loans tell me...

I'm both a graduate of UOPX and a faculty member there (for almost 14 years). I earned my doctorate in 2009, and I haven't had any trouble with it being accepted anywhere I go, except by a few snobbish elitists in academia. I found the classes very tough, but really rewarding. I made some great friends in my cohort, although out of the 80 of us who started together, only 11 of us finished the program. It was that tough!

I love teaching at the University, too. I teach in three of the colleges - The School of Business, College of Information Systems and Technology, and the College of Security and Criminal Justice. I'm approved to teach 14 different courses, but I only teach about 4 regularly. Three of those are graduate courses and one undergrad CAPSTONE course that's really interesting. I know not all faculty are the same, but my classes are tough - you have to earn your grade, and earning an A means you did outstanding work. Nobody skates through one of my classes - I want them to feel good about themselves when they are finished with one of my classes.

The rates have gotten pretty high...when I was finishing up I paid for my last 3 classes before the next increase. For the most part I liked it though there were a few classes where math was involved that I wish I would've been in a standard class room. My biggest tip is manage your time so you don't get behind.