American InterContinental University Reviews

"I attended AIU back in 1999-2000 when it first opened its doors in Broward County, Florida. It was a brand new school that was hyped on the local radio stations as offering a chance for a very lucrative career in Information Technology. Being an older student (39), I wanted to change my career and enter the much more dynamic and exciting world of IT. So, I entered the Master's Degree program and from the very start I found a majority of the staff to be unprepared as well as inexperienced in the "real world" which was entirely contradictory to the information given to the media as well as to the potential students. In fact, at that time the school expanded into South Florida from Canada and brought it's new alumni to Florida to teach the classes. I met with the school President at the time many times which offered no satisfactory resolution. So, I did my own networking with other students who were already in the IT field in order to get some benefit from this program. I ended up with over $40,000 in student debt and a degree that really didn't benefit me. It took me 6 years to obtain a job in the IT field that payed me enough money that I could even begin to think about starting to repay my student loans. Only by taking the initiative myself through the years, I was finally able to get more training and experience so that I now finally make close to what I am worth. However, I am now struggling with over $100,000 in student debt that will never be repaid. I was very disappointed with my education at AIU, and they are now involved in a class action suit for this reason, among others. If they had been more honest from the start, i would have been more prepared to examine the value of my education compared to the actual cost. For the amount of money I spent at AIU for 18 months, I could have attended an actual college like UNF and gotten a degree that actually means something in the job market. Perhaps AIU has changed over the years, but I would recommend anyone trying to get into the IT field to go to a REAL college where the degree is actually worth the cost of the education.Read Less"

"Well I took it online and it was pretty good since it was my first time doing it online."

"This school is not worth the drama. They deny you services when you become a student. I was even denied me and refused to provide verification that I am a full time student at AIU, when I am the one paying for my classes. I never thought this would happen to me but it did. Prior to returning to AIU, I was told various things to of course get me to come back. Now that I am back I am being disrespected and denied rights I should have to my own information as a student."

"I graduated from AIU online in 2007 with a Master's in Information Technology. I recommend AIU for three reasons: the academic advisors are helpful throughout your academic program, the curriculum is geared towards working professionals, and it is worth the personal investment. The academic advisor helped guide me by checking in on me throughout my courses to see how things were progressing. I used my advisor to mediate for me when I needed more time with projects. This was helpful especially when I had business trips that overlapped with my job schedule making meeting deadlines tight. The program is wonderful if you already in a professional environment and seeking the degree for a promotion or just in general to improve prospects. The program teaches you time management skills but as previously stated, advisors are willing to work with you if you fall behind. In addition, the papers submitted are scored for similarity with papers from top universities to avoid plagiarism. Primarily, I wanted to obtain this degree for personal reasons to prove to myself and to my peers that I had the integrity, determination, and wherewithal to complete what I started. The only thing I wished I had done differently was cash flowed the student loan payments.Read Less"

"I have to admit after reading all these negative reviews it appears many people are just pissed off because they realized the school wasn’t easy. This is not for the faint of heart, you will work and you will be doing a ton of reading and research. I have found a handful of current students dropping or only doing one class at a time after realizing just how tough it is. Trust me when I say I earned my current 3.95 GPA and this did not come easy. This was all about working ahead both in group and on my own. I always worked ahead and didn’t wait until the last minute to hand in my assignments. I will be complete with my Masters in information technology on November 10th and I’m very excited about my accomplishments. Java was a really tough class, along with object orientated programming and that’s not even the icing on the cake. I had to hire a tutor at one point, its all about how you apply yourself and how dedicated a person is to get the best out of any college. People I say stop crying because you didn’t do your research on how much AIU is and about not getting your degree, that is no one’s fault but your own. I don’t care what college you go to, AIU, University Of Phoenix, CTU, Yale, you will have to put in many hours of work and money into it any way you slice it. And my degree is also helping me get the nice raise that I deserve! So to all the haters grow up and stop blaming your laziness on the college, take a big look at yourself and what you could have done before committing.Read Less"

"Pros of the program are no doubt being able to complete the curriculum from home. Cons would be missing out on face to face conversations with felllow students and faculty."