American InterContinental University Reviews

"My experience so far with AIU is somewhat of a hate and love relationship. If all of the professors was like my student advisor, that this school would have been rated 5 out of 5 stars. I have had some great professors and I have had some worse ones. Last semester I was at the verge of quitting because I felt I was not learning anything and every time I reached out to the professors I get google it or youtube it or I have another job and so I don't expect them to respond when I need them to. I don't pay google or youtube but I have learned a lot for these sites then I had from the school. Some of the professors will go out of their way to make sure that the material is well understood. This seameter, I emailed my professor what I had done for the assignment, and I was told by him not to email my work but rather I should email him specific questions. He taught us nothing on mockup but expected us to complete the assignment, which I did, I was only looking to see if I did the right thing. I am doing the best I can but I am at the end and I won't quite. It's not the best and it's not the worst, my advice they need to hire professors that really do love teaching and care for the students. So yes, if you are passionate about learning, then you will do well because regard of what the school throws your way, you will find a way to pull through. I don't expect to remember everything I have learned over the years, but I expect to see them and remember that way I know I did learn and not waste my time. I for one look forward to graduation. Will I do it again? No I wouldn't because the school have taken so much time away from my family and when I do try to spend time with my kids, I feel guilty and I by doing so would result to me falling back on my school work. That I don't like about the school.Read Less"

"The WORST! DO NOT ENROLL! Classes were so easy to pass and when I decided to transfer the school I attended said my credits and etc couldn’t go with me because of school. They said I would have to take ALL OF THE CLASSES OVER. This will be a waste of time! They only care about you attending because of the money. They never contacted me about my grades only about me attending and every time I called I never got an response but they call email me everyday to re-enroll and more."

"Stay away from this scam. I completed AIUs BBA degree plan and completed it shortly before I retired from the US Coast Guard. I thought along with my 30 years of experience a degree would give me a better chance of getting a good civilian job, wrong!!!!! I soon found out no employers looked on the AIU degree as a real one. I decided to go back to school and get an MBA, and after applying at no less than 5 colleges/universities if found that not one of my AIU credits transferred. So I had to start all over. I now have several MS degrees as well as an MBA in project management. All I ended up with as far as AIU goes in 3 wasted years of time and over $25k in student loan debt. I should have known better, with AIUs high pressure sales tactics to take loans out and constant calls but I did not think about it. Also AIU outright lied about it's programs graduation employment numbers, salary stats as well as their so called after graduation employment help IE resume writing help and so on. I also should have been concerned about the grades I got in classes I was a well below average student in high school and did in fact drop out in my senior year, yet even with no experience in the business field I was getting all A's in classes and ended up with a 3.98gpa. I saved all papers I wrote during my AIU classes and looking at them now, IMO they would get a C in high school at best. I bet thinking back now if I would have submitted a drawing of a happy face as an assignment it would have received an A as well. Do yourselves a favor people, stay away from AIU.Read Less"

"Stay away from this so called school. I took the BBA degree plan thinking it would help me get a good civilian job, guess again, no employers considered it a real degree. So I decided to go back to school and get my MBA. Not one AIU credit transfered (and i tried at 5 different universities) so I had to start all over. Besides the degree from AIU being 100% worthless, I fell for the high pressure to take out student loans. Now I am stuck with over$25K in student loans from a worthless degree. AIU also lied about post graduation employment help, resume review/help, as well as after graduation employment figures, salery and so on. At the time it did not dawn on me how I was getting such high grades with NO business experiance or knowledge (3.98gpa) because in high school I was a below average student, and also ended up dropping out of high school and joining the military. IMO back then while taking AIU classes i could have submitted a happy face and got an A on it. I did save evey assignment I ever submitted and looking back on them (after getting several real degrees) I laugh at what I wrote, they would not even recieve a C on a high school level. My advice is stay away from AIU go to a real school.Read Less"

"AIU is a great university. I currently have a 3.85 GPA and I earned every bit of it. The discussions are engaing and I have made some great friends. More importantly, the classes and lessons requires an abundance of critical thinking. I appreciate the targeted feedback on the assignments from the professors, the friendly phone calls from my advisors, and the live chats. I believe this instition is truly set up for student success. I would invite anyone that is self-motivated and eager to start a new chapter in their lives to give AIU a try.Read Less"

"American Intercontinental University offered a great experience in earning my Masters Degree. The educational format was very easy to follow and the web site was user friendly. I loved the fact that although it was online we still had a weekly class to check into where we learned about each topic before being expected to turn in assignments. I enjoyed making lasting friends that I still keep in touch with to this day. The administrative and teaching staff were student friendly and always there to help when it was needed.Read Less"

"I do really recommend this school, its one of the best online school in the United States. Excellent professors, the education system is very effective and the administrative staff are very professional. My experience is this school was great. I tried other online schools and the American InterContinental University is the best."

"This school is horrible! Avoid it at all costs. They harass you endlessly if you don't do things on their timeline. I'm the one paying for it, I don't work for you! as long as i stay within the guidelines set forth before enrollment, I shouldn't be harassed. The second part is their Intellipath system is the worst "Educational Tool" to ever exist. The teachers don't even have access, to correct errors in the lessons (there are multiple errors)"

"I feel like people always think having a degree gets you a job. The fact that you still have to beat out everyone else with a degree too. If your dull, no soft skills, in fact no skills AT ALL, then why would someone want to hire you? You get what you put into it. For those who have attended plenty of other colleges, then maybe the issue lies with you. I am 35 and have been very successful but i want this degree for ME. Be realistic before you chose a degree. Studying FORENSICS in ARKANSAS isn't the smartest thing to do, for example. Look around at the job market before jumping into the degree. I feel people use that as an excuse. Or they signed up for STIPENDS, not education. I LOVE AIU! I am a full time working mother of 2. Also, i worked in Admissions before. People use a death in the family or 'emergency' every day all day as excuses when they are just plain lazy. Use the resources available and you and stop complaining!Read Less"

"Before I share my own experience with AIU, I would like to address a couple of the complaints I have read: 1. Too expensive. For a private university, I would say AIU cost is low to average. Tuition at State universities are deeply subsidized by tax money, so that would not be a fair comparison. 2. Grades are too easy. Maybe at the undergrad level?? My degree was a masters and I worked hard for my grades. I put all my effort into it, so I learned a lot. When it comes to education, nowhere is the saying more true that you get out of it what you put into it. It is the school's responsibility to provided the resources and tools for you to learn from, and yours to make the effort to use them. AIU did this very well for me. As for the quality of education, AIU gave me the tools that allowed me to change my career field within the college where I worked. At AIU, I earned an online Masters of Education in Instructional Design and Technology (i.e., curriculum development). I was a Director of Career Services at a satelite campus at a time when our county had three factory closings that devestated the economics of our region (prior to the recession that affected the whole country). Because of my training from AIU, I was able to outline a proposal for the State's Workforce Development Department for a short term retraining program. The state loved the idea of having an option for the displaced workers where they would not have to go to college for two years (many were close to retirement age). I negotiated a contract with the state and wrote a curriculum based on the specifications Workforce Development wanted. I was told later by the head of WD at the state level that she had passed my curriculum and teaching manual around and that everyone had agreed it was the best they had seen. I had no previous experience in curriculum development. Without my training from AIU, I would never have been able to accomplish this. I directed the program for my campus, which was a great success. Later, I developed various types of training and certification programs and was promoted to the statewide Director of those progams for all of our campuses. I am grateful to AIU for giving me such an excellent education. I would have rated AIU 5 star but I docked one star for one thing that left a bad taste in my mouth. At the time I enrolled, the website said there would be an online graduation where our names would be read, or we could choose to participate in a graduation at one of their brick and mortar campuses. In the online program, my classmates and myself went through the whole program together. Every course, we collaborated on group projects, so we became very close through online chats and phone calls. A number of classmates planned on participating in an actual graduation, rather than a virtual one, and hoped they could meet some of their classmates in person. However, AIU said we could not do that, and claimed they had never promised us that option. Of course, they had changed the website by then, so we couldn't even take a screenshot of what it had said previously. If they had just said they had changed the policy because the campuses were unable to accomodate us, we might have been disappointed, but accepting. However, to outright lie to all of us, and claim their website had never said that, was dishonest and inexcusable.Read Less"

"Pretty much the ONLY good thing about this college is that they give you lots of financial aid. It is a very expensive college and in order to succeed there you have to be SELF MOTIVATED. There are no live lectures, and 99% of the work you do is Intellipath. Intellipath is something that takes pretty much a week to complete so you have to do it like every day. Discussion posts are due by Fridays. At one point in time I did my discussion posts early because Fridays were bad for me and I had some idiot "instructor" dock my grade for doing it early. I called my advisor but NOTHING was EVER done to rectify the situation. Also, be prepared to be harassed by a bunch of phone calls. I was studying Forensic Science but my degree program had nothing to do with Forensic Science. Stay FAR away from this college.Read Less"

"I will start off by saying, you will get out of any educational program what you put in to it. My experience on ground was exceptional, the professors were very knowledgeable about the courses they were instructing and trust me, there were no grades being given away. Classmates who didn't put in the work, received falling grades and some were even put on academic probation, similar to any major university in the U.S. I've heard stories about other universities accepting the credits from AIU for transfer students and they may have some case of this, but I personally graduated and enrolled in a MBA program at RICE University without any issues. I know of other classmates who enrolled in graduate programs from Houston Baptist University and University of Houston without any issues. I feel the issue is a lot of students were looking for a easy ride (get something for doing nothing) and when it didn't pan out, their rebuttal is to trash the university. There are horror stories regarding every college or university on the planet, because all schools are not a good fit for everyone and finding the correct institution of higher learning for YOU is the key to having a successful experience. I have friends who've dropped out of division one schools, because the professors were just issuing busy work and the learning experience was about writing twenty page papers. To be fair, if you're employer doesn't place any value an AIU degree, then maybe the employer may not be a good fit for you. I work for a fortune 500 company and because I was able to implement what I learned at AIU in my job, other associates have been advised to attend AIU to advance their careers.Read Less"

"I have read reviews prior to attending AIU, yes many are negative but a few are positive.I will weigh in with the positive reviews. As a transfer student from Strayer University (I have taken 3 classes there), I disagree that AIU is less than desirable or subpar. At Strayer U I had nothing but papers to write, and if it were not for my Strayer experience (3.3 GPA) transferring into AIU it would not have prepared me for coursework here. Presently as a transfer student, I have 3 As and a B under my belt with 3 more classes to go. AIU and Strayer are both good schools and I would recommend both, however, Strayer is more expensive. I am not a stranger to independent study and/or hard coursework, writing papers is my educational background. It only works if you are willing to work towards your future. So far my experience is a good one.Read Less"

"I have read reviews prior to attending AIU, yes many are negative but a few are positive.I will weigh in with the positive reviews. As a transfer student from Strayer University (I have taken 3 classes there), I disagree that AIU is less than desirable or subpar. At Strayer U I had nothing but papers to write, and if it were not for my Strayer experience (3.3 GPA) transferring into AIU it would not have prepared me for coursework here. Presently as a transfer student, I have 3 As and a B under my belt with 3 more classes to go. AIU and Strayer are both good schools and I would recommend both, however, Strayer is more expensive. I am not a stranger to independent study and/or hard coursework, writing papers is my educational background. It only works if you are willing to work towards your future. So far my experience is a good one.Read Less"

"This college is a scam. l attend the college for about a year. It's coslty, does not require real work to pass the classes. If you want an easy degree this is the college for you. That's the main reason I even attended this college because pretty much the advisior told me I didn't have to do work. It was correct I got A's and B's. I was attending school and then took a break. Upon coming off the break AIU kept calling harrassing me to log in to my classes when I wasn't enrolled in one for September 2018. I told the advisor I would enroll back in October courses and use my TA for those courses, because I was still trying to get TA cleared for the school. Once it was cleared I enroll in the classes that I wanted to take with them. The advisor advised me I couldn't just enroll in the classes I wanted to take because they make my degree plan for me and I had to follow it. Long story short they enrolled me in a class for September 2018 a week after classes started, to supposely avoid being disenrolled in thier college. I didn't open the module until I made sure that it was cover by my finanical aid. Once I called and verified it was cover by my finanical aid I started the class. Anyways I tried accesssing my transcripts, but an warning appeared that could not be generated due to a balance. So I called the finanical advisor and questioned him he told me not to worry. Eventually the warning went away and I was able to access my transcriopts. So upon completion of that class again I tried to access my transcripts it read the same warning. I messenger the financial advisor and now he's talking about it's showing that for the October classes that AIU automatically enrolled me in. My financial aid wouldn't cover the October classes and if I dropped them I would not be charged. I told him then drop me from the classes. I had to call the degree advisor. Ok, to easy right? NO! She was out the office and had a sit in advisor. I requested to be dropped from the class and she said ok. The following week I was dropped from the classes before they started after numerous calls! October goes by and we're well into November. AIU emails me talking about called them concerning a debt. I called, they state I owe $700 for classes. So I'm like what classes because I disenrolled from you college in October. Lady states oh, oh well this is for September. How is it for September when the class I took, I was told it was covered with finanical aid. Then her rude self continued to say no you requested to use TA and it didn't cover. The finanical aid wasn't applied for. How? liar when I called and was informed by the advisor that the financial aid I had did cover the class before I opened it. So not only are you lying about me saying I wanted to use TA but now you're saying you all blatantly lied and said it was covered. Then she preceeds to say I have all the notes. Well you and you collegues are lying. Regardless I have the email saying I wanted to use TA for October classes and not September, that you all lied and said it was covered by financial aid, so try again. My whole objective was to get a degree, but because of my schedule I couldn't attend college. The only pros of this school is that: - The advisor didn't lie about the classes you don't have to put in much work to acheive an A or B. - The modules you continously take to improve your score with little to no understanding of the subject. - Its convenient if your schedule is full The cons: - They will lie and say you owe an balance after lying saying the classes are covered fully by financial aid just to get you to attend - They constantly call your phone while you're enrolled which is annoying because  you already know I'm gonna pass the class with an elementary paragraph response so stop it. - They violate the principles of excellence agreementRead Less"

"I earned my Associates degree with AIU in 2005, and returned to complete my Bachelor's in Business Administration. I've taken 100% of my classes online. The Admissions & Academic advisors have been awesome. They are attentive, professinal, and actually make you feel that they care about you. The instructors have ALL been great. I have nothing bad at all to say about this university. I've been able to take my time, and earn my degrees at my own pace. January 2019 I will receive my Bachelor's and February 2019 I will begin the Master's program. I'll recommend American InterContinental University to anyone.Read Less"

"I see a lot of bad reviews, but I was extremely happy with my education at AIU. I attended AIU Houston and I had a wonderful journey the only thing was the cost of education it is expensive, but I have not had any problems finding a job I currently work for a global testing company and my salary is knocking at 6 figures as a Staff Accountant now I do have experience in the career field I chose to go to school for so that makes a difference in employers decision to hire you. From my experience in corporate I have not had anyone look down on my degree they checked my work history and I was knowledgeable enough to pass my interviews. I can remember one employer asked where the school was located to see if I went online or on campus and I still got the job. Some employers do verify if it is an accredited school and since AIU is accredited there shouldn't be a problem. I went to an on-campus school recently for my MBA and didn't like it so I switched back to AIU, but this time online. LOVE AIU I sure hate to see others had a bad experience. As far as career services they do help with your resume because I had a career services aid help me with my resume and they have gotten better, although I found my job on my own through Glassdoor and other sites.Read Less"

"I completed my associates degree with AIU online in 2012. I just began my bachelors degree, again, 4 weeks ago. They are very flexible with your schedule and very understanding if an issue arises. Ive read some of these reviews Where people believe this is an easy place to get a degree. Do not be fooled! This is a very hard core in depth education and I have learned a lot. I have previous experience in law-enforcement and still learned a great deal. I would assume the people that are posting the negative comments are the very same people that are not doing well in their classes. Intellipath is something new for me as that was not available during my 1st degree. Many of my law-enforcement coworkers are also attending this college. Like I said its very flexible with your schedule but you have to put your nose in the books. The professors are very hands-on and the school genuinely cares about you. If you want a really good education I suggest you give this a tryRead Less"

"When you hear degree mill, you think of this school. It is a little costly but does not require hardly any work to pass the classes. Most classes involve modules which can be clicked through and no academic rigor is not needed to get As. It is offers 5 week classes and great deal of flexibility which is ideal for working parents. However, passing classes for this school is incredibly easy and doesnt encourage in-depth learning. It does touch on the basics of the subject. A degree from this school should not carry a lot of weight in my opinion. I have attended 3 other colleges to compare it to.Read Less"

"I had a great experience. Working full time and attending classes was one of the most challenging things I've ever done. But, it helped get me into and prepare me for my career in digital marketing. My courses really helped shape how I approach business challenges and problem solve, which is one of the reasons why I have climbed the ranks as quickly as I have at my company."