Rasmussen University Online

Veterans do not go here! the classes are mostly online and are poorly taught. You will be charged for classes by the day and Rasmussen ends the quarters early. They are not the 11 weeks that's you pay for and you have to do coursework through the holidays. They change courses on you and force you to spend more money with a new course they adopted and make you pay the price. It ishould only regionally accredited not nationally. Waste of money. Veterans look elsewhere for quality education this college... Read More is failing.

Awful. Currently halfway through the nursing program at Moorhead campus and is one of the worst experiences I've had. Program is very disorganized and uncompassionate to their students. It's very heartbreaking to attend a school that is run the way it is. As of right now 75% of our class is failing and most will have to drop out or retake the class. Unfortunelty this school is all about the $$$. I would suggest checking into other nursing schools if you don't want the high stress and the good chance... Read More that you will have to retake classes or fail because your instructors do not teach the material required for the tests.

Rasmussen is the 7th college I've attended in the last 4 years, two which were non-profit and five which were for profit. All of the schools I've attended were online and I've by far had the best experience with Rasmussen's teaching staff and advisors. In my 6 semesters with Rasmussen everyone has been helpful in assisting me and getting me in classes and checking up when I fall behind and ablit every three weeks or so just to see how it's going. The instructors are great and all that I've had were... Read More more than willing to give one on one time when I needed help or clarification. Don't be lazy and expect anything to be handed to you, this is not that type of school, it's not a degree mill and some classes are very challenging. You must take initiative and work hard sometimes and ask for help soon as you need it rather than waiting until the last day of your weeks lesson to ask or make up excuses and expect them to work around your procrastination. The instructors have been very helpful and understanding when life has got in the way and have been very willing to work with me and work out a joint solution together. The overall experience is good in my opinion and I would recommend this school.

I'm surprised to see some of the negative comments. I am halfway through my program, and am impressed with the courses taken so far. There are always some instructors that are not as good as others, but overall, my experience has been a good one. You get out of it what you put into it. I can see where a person could easily fall behind if they do not keep up with the fast pace of the accelerated classes. I am very pleased with my decision to attend Rasmussen online. Courses are challenging, and rewarding.... Read More I highly recommend considering this school.

This program was a disaster and the school a joke. First, the Dean quit. So, theyou took the most controlling, rude, condescending instructor and made her temporary dean. Class requirements changed constantly, instructors quit mid-quarter. It was horrible and there was absolutely no support, other than from one instructor at the end of the program. I had to go to the dean with a question halfway through, and she told me "well, I'm not the actual dean" so I went to the regional dean, who told me to... Read More go back to the original temp dean. I did, but my issue was never dealt with. The ONLY thing that helped me to succeed was the Hurst review in the final week of the program. Don't waste your money here. Go someplace reputable.

I love Rasmussen. Not only am I a student, but I also work for the school. I am an accelerated student meaning that I am packing 4 classes into every 11 week session and I couldn't be any happier. I have attended other online schools and never felt like I was part of a community, but here at Rasmussen everyone is part of a family. I work along side advisors, deans, admissions personal and others and I am never treated any different because I am a student. I am proud to be a Rasmussen Moose and will... Read More use them for any further educational outings I embark on. I recommend Rasmussen to anyone who wants a school that is a community.

I earned my AAS degree in 2004 and loved to tell everyone, Rasmussen is the best colleage in the earth. That's why, I went back and finsih another two bachelor's degrees. I was a transfer student. Instructors at Rasmussen College are super helpful. Whenever I sent email to them, I must receive reply on time. All my majors were in Business that it's a great help for my career. I got a new job before my AAS degree graduation and promotion after my first bachelor degree. My boss told me, I truly qualified... Read More new position. I truly appreciate Rasmussen College giving me a new life.

I'm more than 1/2 way through the nursing program and would not recommend it to anyone. The school has had this program for 2+ years now... we have a new dean last year, EVER changing faculty and once you're hear, no one in administration cares anymore. I have a few good instructors. When there is an issue with an instructor-tough. She's friends with the dean, so there is no resolution. Everything is last minute. Schedules are given out 2 weeks before your start a quarter and they want a 100% commitment.... Read More Never mind you have kids, a family, a job, a life....it's 100% commitment, even if they change your clinical or suddenly decide your exams need to be proctored and you have to come in on a certain day, at a certain time that isn't on your schedule! There is no flex in this program. They want you badly, woo you with support and caring, blah, blah, blah, but there is absolutely NO flexibility. Clinicals can be and will be over 1 hr away, instructors don't show, so you go home and then the school says you have to make up the clinical. Some clinicals are on weekends too. Have to drop off your kids at school for 9 and your class starts at 9? want a 5 minute late arrival b/c you can't or don't want to get daycare for 10 minutes of overlapping time-nope! At nine, they shut the classroom door and won't let you in. They tell you basically-tough. Just today (classes just started this week) they decided to tell us that for one of our classes (that is all online except clinical) our exams will be proctored, on campus on a Friday afternoon at 1:00. Every exam, there are 7 of them in an 11 week course. This is not an online course! If I have to come to campus and take exams on the school's schedule, then it should be classtime. I have clinical on Monday and a class on Tuesday, so most people schedule their work then on Wed, Thurs, Fri. - oops, nope, we just decided to tell you that in the middle of a day you're not scheduled to be here, you'll come in to take a test. Please save your money. As you can read through all of these, most of us have the same stories and they're not changing. If you're single with no kids and not doing anything else but attending college, it should be fine for you. If you have a life, family, kids, job, etc. don't. They market it as flexible and online, but please ask though questions-not to the staff, but to students you see at the school. Sit and talk with two or three students from the program before you sign up. Most of these classes are not transferable. Once you're in here, you're stuck. I have a family, and kids, but I don't work and I get frustrated with the last minute changes, the "oops. forgot to tell you this..., I just read about the exam final you have to get a 92% on to graduate. I found out on this site and I have only 2 quarters to go...

New Port Richey Fl campus has been wonderful. Listen, its easy to blame others for mistakes we make in anything but the fact is we all hold the keys to our own kingdoms. You have to take the reigns on what you are striving for and make it happen. The advisors including Melinda and Marina are always there in case you need anything. I really hate when people stereotype an entire school the way they do in these posts. I would recommend Rasmussen School of Nursing for all those who are serious about... Read More putting in the time needed for such a rigourous program. You get out of it what you put in. That holds true for anything in life. Good luck and blessings for all those who want to be a nurse at Rasmussen!

Rasmussen is all warm a fuzzy when you start. They get you great help with everything but teachers. Then they stop caring and tell you to chase down the teachers or the answers including vendors for stuff you pay dearly to Rasmussen for. I would never have gone here had I known what I know now. Over two years and I cannot graduate with 5 credits left because they do not offer them in one quarter, you have to wait two quarters. Plus trying to go to a state college and the credits spent lots of money... Read More are not even enough to follow on with a B/S you have to go back to A/S work first.

I am SO fed up with this school. Everything was perfect in the beginning despite what others had to say, they easily hooked me. I have only been attending since January of 2015 and I've already had THREE different advisors AND I can never get ahold of anybody at the school regarding any concerns that I have. I started failing classes because I could not get ahold of anybody, it was their problem according to them and to re-read the material when it was nowhere to be found. Also, there is not a single... Read More person on campus in the financial aid department at least out of the Lake Elmo/Woodbury campus and I have not been able to get my FAFSA/SAINT figured out in a month now!!! The only person I can talk to is my advisor and she keeps running me in circles because she doesn't know how to answer anything! Now, I still have a balance on my account and I can't get it covered and I have no money to pay out of pocket thanks to them. I am dropping out at the end of this term and I would never, ever recommend this to anyone!!!

This college is by far the worst as far as communication goes. The advisors are now in charge of financial aid issues, which takes away from the time that they should be spending helping students in other ways. The instructors are less than mediocre. I've had a handful of instructors since 2012 that have given half a damn about my education and helping me. I have learned a lot on my on and through peers with no help from the instructors. The financial aid department is a HOT MESS. They do not offer... Read More direct deposit to students and the advisors (who are now in charge of financial aid) do not know the appropriate answers to the questions that students ask. If you call to speak to someone in financial aid, you're told NO, you need to speak to your advisor. The staff that answers the phone for the online campus are very rude and unprofessional. I feel that I've wasted a lot of money at Rasmussen. Spend your money at a college who gives a darn about the success of their students and not at Rasmussen College.

If you work, and have kids. This school is not for you. There's a few nice instructors that are very understanding and flexible. There are some instructors that could not careless regardless what your situation is. Private school is extremely expensive, if school is not the only priority in your life do not waste your student loans. Some of these instructor act like they were never a student once in their life. If you misunderstand one step of your assignment they will give you a big fat zero, and... Read More will not care how many more times you will have to spend money to retake the class. BTW don't waste your contacting your dean or adviser because they are more on the instructor side than yours, but yet you're suppose to be the customer. Did i mentioned how their late policy suck. 10% get deducted from your assigment each day that goes by if you are late. By the seventh day, don't waste your time. Your hard work will be thanks for wasting your time, here is a big fat zero. You could have use that time to cook a meal for your family instead.