Purdue Global Reviews of Certificate in Medical Billing & Coding

I received my 4 year degree completely online and yet I am having the worst possible time attending a certificate program. Every time I reach out to my advisor I feel like I'm emailing the wall. I sent an email about my concerns over my grades and I am still waiting for a reply. If I had known what this school was like I wouldn't have ever enrolled. As far as self paced it is ok and the work load is not too hard but the school has crazy unrealistic expectations for their students. I would say that... Read More with a young toddler in my house and no help I am getting pretty average PASSING grades, yet somehow after every single term, I keep getting kicked out of the school. I am going to get kicked out of the school again because I am not getting A's but I'm not getting D's either. I am a single parent with no help and I am also an average student right now, but nothing I can do. I reached out to my advisor a couple of weeks ago about my concerns about my grades and possibly getting dismissed from the school again and no answer. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your money, it's such a headache. I could have gone to my local community college to pursue this program, but this was totally online which suited my schedule best. I am out over $1,000 I paid to the school and I'm even deeper into my student loans, so that's great. Please don't waste your time or money. Check your local community colleges or with a different online program. Purdue doesn't seem to understand that some of us are single parents who must work full-time.

This was my first Online learning experience. The program moved very fast (10-week semesters) and I understand that the instructors don't have time to tell us everything. I was not prepared for the amount of homework we were given. I was not prepared for how difficult it would be to find an entry level position. I contacted Career Services a few times, they were helping me with my resume. I heard back maybe twice and then I never heard from them again. Overall I would say that it was a really good... Read More experience and I would recommend the program to others. I realize that nothing is perfect. My Student Advisor was the BEST!! I would not have made it thru without my Student Advisor.

Nothing about this school is transparent or straightforward. The education is great but the student experience otherwise is absolutely dreadful. I just received a bill for over $5000 after graduating from my program and receiving my diploma. I have been completely blind-sighted like this multiple times throughout the 13 months I attended here. The financial department is a joke, student services are a joke, they don’t care once they’ve got you reeled in. I’m so disappointed in the way this school... Read More is run because I wanted to love it so much. The certification credentials I obtained that were paid for by my program won’t even benefit me in the career field. I have to spend another thousand dollars for a sought-after credential. I wish I would’ve enrolled and completed my education elsewhere, I would’ve saved thousands.

I won't be returning (as they want you to) or recommending. I had maybe two good professors and one great one (notated below), but the other bad/mediocre ones and the administrative/"support" staff make it unnecessarily difficult and intolerable. Hindsight is 20/20. I should have gone through AAPC. Many employers require certification through AAPC or AHIMA anyway. Professor JJ is one of the great professors for the Medical Billing & Coding program HS292 course. If you do end up attending, request... Read More her. You should know that a 40-hr in-person practicum is required for the Medical Billing & Coding program HS292 course, no alternate assignments, no partial credit.

If you are looking for a school where you don't really learn much, but it's easy and backed by the name Purdue, then this is the school for you. When I first found PG I was excited because the cost per credit hour was really good compared to other schools. Then when I saw how many credit hours each course was, it made a little more sense. A normally 3 credit hour course every where else was a 5 credit hour course at PG, so the credit hours might have been cheaper but there were more of them. The... Read More test are easy because they are all open book, and most of them given you either multiple or unlimited tries to take them. I'm all about an easy A but you're not actually challenged to learn the material. You have one 1-hour seminar each week, but not a lot gets covered because you usually run out of time because of all the non-course related conversations. Some courses have very little assignments but the medical coding classes have so many assignments per week that you're not really taking the time to figure out what you are doing, you're just trying to get it done on time. Lastly, if there is any content or books you want for when you are finished to use as study material, make sure you save it! They revoke your access a week after you finish your courses.

From the very beginning it seemed like a good idea to pursue this school but the way you are rushed through the paperwork without the proper explanation of how things work with paying for school and when it came time to pay back and ways to get assistance I had a very poor experience. The online courses are informative but half the time emails are not responded to and there is poor communication throughout the whole facility. I have talked to my advisor maybe twice since I have started here a year... Read More ago. I really wish I would of read reviews and did more research before going in debt with this program at this University.

Terrible school, only concern is being able to enroll you as soon as possible in order to take your money. Academic advisors and financial aid supervisors tell you what you want to hear and never what you need to know. I finished the medical billing and coding program and tried accessing previous course material that all students who participated PAID for and was told I am unable to access it anymore since I havent decided to continue on with any other programs. So basically youre screwed if you... Read More want to continue to look at work youve done and review past course material/books even though you paid and finished the program! I need to review the things I did through the program in order to prepare for another certification exam! If youre considering going here for medical billing and coding, DO NOT.