University of Phoenix

Use caution before choosing this place as an employer of choice. I worked there for 3 years and was disgusted by this for profit system. It is always important to me to uphold ethical practices and care for students and consumers. One positive, I will say is that I had rewarding student and coworker relationships. As a whole in my opinion, This institution preys upon people of color and single mothers. The Livermore enrollment managers are far from ethical and have a reputation of treating employees horribly by using pressure tactics and isolating. Gender and racial discrimination runs rampant. In my opinion, Most Leadership does not look out for potential students and instead go after the bottom line and are repulsively greedy. «Sharks» would be a good description word. The new call center is even more alarming. Now students can no longer meet enrollment advisors in person. This diminishes accountability to individual learning centers.
As the education provider, I felt focus was more about the business than education or their employees. I saw this more during my last year there. I will keep my stance that I did enjoy my academic program and cohort. My social science masters program is rated as good because of the faculty of professionals I met along the way. These faculty members to this day are strongly connected to my development. I rate masters programs here fair-​good. Undergraduate programs I scrutinize highly.

This address is no longer where the campus is located, but at the mall plaza directory it still says UoP on it. I called the 800 number and was given the new adress downtown oakland. I was running around for an hour or 2 looking for this campus. Not a very good day!

I graduated from a community college 4 years ago with the intentions of transferring to Cal State. After getting married, having a child, working full-​time, the Cal State system made it really difficult to transfer. It seemed impossible to get a class, it felt like it would take forever to finish off my last 2 years. So with that said, I did not continue.
Finally, after 4 year, I was referred to UOP. I inquired without the actual intentions of going back to school, at least until next year. I spoke with a counselor on a Friday, and by the following Friday, I was registered.
I did not have to do anything except to sign off for them to request my transcripts. Everything was so easy. I started the end of April and I have already completed 4 classes. I am so excited and I must say UOP was not what I expected.
The professors are great. My success team is amazing (enrollment, academic, and financial counselor). There may be a lot of negative reviews but I can honestly say they have made a lot of improvements based off the reviews I have read.
I love that classes are 5 weeks and I only have to go one night per week. My program is BS in Management. Already being in the professional world, I feel that UOP does an excellent job in an education that really does prepare you for a career.
You really learn! You learn to work with a team, you learn to communicate, you learn to present, you learn how to write… its amazing!
Also, the offers and resources are endless. Discounts on products and programs. Resources to find a career. The opportunities are endless.
Returning to school, specifically at UOP, was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I’m making a better life for me and my family.
Yes, its pricey. But time is money. And it would have taken me at least another 3.5 years at a Cal State system. I will be done by next August, exactly one year from now.
I’m a full-​time mother, I’m a full-​time employee, & I’m a full-​time student. UOP has made it possible for me to go back to school. Its definitely something to look into if you want to go back to school!

It’s a good school super easy to get to on Bart and actually a nice area in Oakland

I would never recommend anyone to go this school. There online program sucks. There financial service sucks even more and the counselor will harass you, call and email you crazy. Very annoying.
The first online class is an intro class to the school to get you to know the online program and the charge you for that, $ 1000 just to walk you through the online school site, that’s bullshit it should be free or cheaper. $ 1000 is to much for a get to know the school class.
Yes they charge $ 1000 a class, in my case i did not pass a class, they put me into the next then they take me out of the class and I get charged $ 500 for attending the class half the time, another bullshit move by them. So know i would have to take the same class later and get billed for it again. That would be $ 1500 for the class. So if you don’t pass a class you will have to pay out of pocket for that class, you will know be able to continue until you pay for it, even if you have financial aid. Yes i messed up, but it should not be this difficult to go to school, the school bills you for everything.
Bullshit school, after many complaints I have talk to people that also hate this school. I should have done more research, which is my fault. So this is warning to others, this school will rob you.
This place gets no stars, that one is just to post this.

I agree with Charlene R. Going to UOP is a waste of time and money. I graduated in January 2007 with a masters in management degree and have not been able to find employment that pays over $ 50,000. Going to UOP is a waste of money that would be better spent at St. Mary’s or University of SF or other universities. I doubt that many prospective employers took the degree seriously. Many of my instructors there were more concerned with their own outside interests. In fact, one monopolized the classroom with discussions about his catamaran business. There are great instructors there but the quality in many is lacking. Dr. John O’Neill was one of the better instructors at UOP.

This school has officially pissed me off.
I’ve been going to UOP since 2003, when I started my BS in Business Management at the San Diego campus. I transferred to the Oakland campus in 2004 when I moved to the Bay.
It took me three and a half years to complete my BS in Business Mgmt. The program was great, and I never had problems with my schedule or financial aid.
Right after I completed my BS degree, I enrolled for my MBA. Big mistake to enroll at UOP! The Oakland campus does not have their act together for the MBA program. It was hell trying to enroll, and when they did they have switched my class days all over the map. I have had the shittiest teachers, and 90% of the time the class assignments are opposite of what the syllabus says. There was one teacher in particular that told me that because I was getting my MBA at UOP that it was basically worthless, and I’ll be making no more than $ 60K out of school. Whaaaaaat?
I have had numerous problems with my schedule because of dense, unresponsive enrollment counselors. I have two classes left before I graduate, and now I’m having problems with my financial aid. My financial aid counselor is super unresponsive.
Go to UOP Oakland campus for your Bachelor’s program, and you’ll run into minimal problems. DO NOT, I REPEAT DO NOT go to UOP for your MBA. You’re better off going to St. Mary’s or Golden Gate… the MBA program here sucks…