American Public University

Been going to this school for 2 years now. If your looking for a good school, this is not it. If you looking for a school to get into they'll accept your money. If your military you can ride it out and collect gi bill benefits. But they don't care, financial aid office is among the worst run I've experienced, advisors don't advise, it's a gamble with your money if you go here, the house usually wins.

Did my bachelors at APU and had an avg experience, mostly just taught myself with little direct instruction from the instructors. Stayed at APU for my masters since I was familiar with the format. Horrible experience! Had some personal emergencies pop up with a 2-month premature baby arrival, wife needing surgery that took her off her feet for a month, and my live in 70-yr mom had two heart surgeries. This all happened within a 30 day span. I appealed to the instructors, but they just kept marking my stuff late without any regard to my new time limitations. I had to do an official extension and even a special extension, with one special extension being denied. When I got some of the assignments in before the extension deadlines, the instructors refused to even grade them saying that they needed them on certain dates within the extension window. Screwed up my GPA & had to pay back my job for 1 course. I'm transferring to another college and I'm done with merciless robots as teachers.

I have had no issues at this school. I do not always like my teachers, as many of them dock points for grammatical errors while their lessons are FULL of misspellings, missing words, etc. Many instructors are inactive, but I do not care about that. I am taking online classes to quickly earn a degree that will help me get more job opportunities. I'm not looking to become a doctor or something. Where I live, a Bachelors is necessary for almost any job paying above minimum wage. This school will help me achieve that. I absolutely hate having to write 10 page papers for every class, every eight weeks. Especially since I take multiple classes at once and have a full life outside of school. I can't wait to be out of school so I never have to write another paper again.

What a joke. Never looked at a textbook, studied, or put more effort than a simple google search of a question into getting a degree. The learned website put even less effort into teaching. Made it through all of my classes without being taught a thing. How they can call themselves a college or university of higher education is beyond me. If you're looking to just pay for the degree and don't care to learn then you found the place for you. Chat GPT will get you through the entirety of the 120 credits needed to leave with a degree fully inserted in your anus. Get *******@ckd APUS!

I received my Bachelor of Science degree with honours from APU/American Military University. I do not like the sad and bitter reviews. When you are an adult you take responsibility for your own actions and not call names like a child. If you go here APU or AMU you will WORK for your degree and there are no easy rides. I have taken courses distance from Harvard Extension that were far less challenging than AMU. The instructors at AMU are exceptional and difficult. They are here to work you not give you a mental diaper so keep that in mind. It is tough. The work is rigorous and intense. If you cannot handle such work on your own distance then no this is not the school for you. If you attended and simply could not cope under pressure that is something else so please do not attempt to degrade my school over it as such actions are unfair to this great institution and those of us who succeeded by going here.

When you have to do a quality review on your class while taking the class, it makes it hard. Military people know how to deal with bumps in the road and will find a way to succeed. When you do not have much help from the "Professor" that does not want to do their job, that is a different problem. When you have to go and fix quizzes and make sure the grades are correct after every single assignment on top of everything, it is time to find a new school. They do not care about a class or student, just the money that keeps rolling in, find a better school.

Please if you register with this school pay attention to your loans. They change fees without notice, Financial aid will not tell you to register for all your classes at each term. Financial aid is the most unprofessional here. They are for the military and the money. As of this month, they are still under investigation with my loan services. They screwed me and 2 other students out of their degree. Also when loan or disbursements come to you make sure that you check and make sure they have not left you with a balance! I wouldn't recommend this bs school to anyone. Also keep records of who you talk to..

If you had an issue handle it like an adult. I took my first class at AMU right after 9/11 via dial-up. It was exceptional. Ten years later returned and I graduated with a science degree at AMU with honours. So I see no valid excuses here. I am sick and tired of the babies on here crying they they could not succeed at APUS. If there was an issue in my experience APUS and the instructors handled it immediately. As for the work the instructors are not there to do your work for you. They are teaching you not the other way around. You are either willing and able to do the work in a timely fashion on your own or you do need to attend elsewhere. There is no hand holding. The instructors are top in their field.

I did my research before attending this school and verified that it is an accredited institution. I finished my undergraduate degree here after having my previous credits transferred over. In 2022, I received my bachelor degree and I am in the Master's program now. I have had zero issues. (It's recommended that you get a counselor to help you through the process. I did.)

Please be aware, it's not $0 out of pocket for graduate students, as advertised. It will cost $85 per class out of pocket for their "technology fee". This is very poorly advertised, but they will charge you out of pocket for this, and it's super frustrating as no one tells you until you enroll in the classes. Ensure you're cognizant of this when selecting universities. I wish I would've been!

They told me my credits would transfer to any school and…SURPRISE!…. They don't! I told them from the beginning that I wanted to transfer to a state school at some point and they assured me I could. I also had a period of time when I was struggling financially. I became a single mom and couldn't even afford a power bill most months let alone internet. I had 2 small children under 3 and no means to even get someplace with internet. We lived in a rural area and my suv was not reliable and I didn't have funds for gas a lot of the time. I told them all this and begged for them to let me put things on hold and withdrawal classes due to my inability to do then and they said no. Now I owe thousands on student loans for credits I can't use! I asked if I could have my transcripts and they wanted me to pay a bunch to get them bc apparently I owe them as well! I filed bankruptcy last year and the debt SHOULD have been cleared!

I found most courses to be pretty easy to get through but when I ran into issues with how quizzes were graded from a Mr. William Whitley who is an instructor that won't allow anyone to see what they get incorrect or correct for that matter on their tests. I complained and absolutely no one would help find a solution. I was treated like a student and with no regard. I followed all the procedures to make my complaint but heard nothing back. I know from personal experience that seeing incorrect answers on homework and tests helps me to understand where I went wrong and what I need to either review again or change. Sometimes, most of the time, it's an error due to how the system wants to see the number vs an actual incorrect answer. I would recommend finding a school that is much more focused on teaching their students rather than just whizzing them through the courses, good, bad or indifferent.

If you want a college that doesn't know the meaning of empathy or down right don't give a hoot about the customers they claim to care about or put first. Then this is the place for you! I am not going to out by right trash AMU however, there are things that could of been handled better. I hope the staff and the instructors receive the same understanding as I received from them. My mother passed away three days into my classes. I did not neglect my program. II just had other matters that needed my immediate attention. I flew five hours over the Pacific Ocean to reach my home of record. I had to help my father navigate the tremendous amount of paperwork in the wake of my mothers passing. My father cannot read and I had to assist him. I reached out to one instructor left my cell number, personal and professional email and no response. I also reached out to an administrator or some office person and let them know what I was dealing with. So, adding insult to injury and still mourning the loss of my mother. I received an F have to pay back 1500. 00. I have spent 18 years and five months serving this nation. I will advise other service members to seek out other institutions of higher learning.

Thank you

M. Ortega

It took me about 2 weeks to figure out this place is a complete scam. Financial aid fraud, anyone with a pulse gets in, the professors are complete morons, the administration doesn't care about anything but enrollment and money. If you want an education, a real education, look elsewhere. If you want a job in education, keep looking. APUS is a diploma mill, not an educational institution. I hope they are investigated for fraud, they need to have their weak accreditation revoked and this "college" needs to be closed for good. STAY AWAY.

Your money is paying for access to power points. There are no lectures. Just power points and reading. Teachers aren't really teachers, just pros in their field (allegedly). I hope you like writing. You will have to write an essay every $#*!ing week and then research papers on top of it. I AM SO $#*!ING TIRED OF WRITING PAPERS. You do not get your monies worth. You are literally paying for access to power points that could be summed up in a $#*!ing YouTube video. DO NOT DO IT.