# University of Phoenix **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 27, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-phoenix/323736 "2005-09-27T21:02:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![FordTaurusSHO94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f07891/32.png) [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-phoenix/323736/41 "2011-01-31T21:01:41Z")
> [@Ruby Sees](#): > > I’m taking courses at a non-profit college but I need to take one class to graduate this summer. If my school would accept UoP (or similar) credits, would it make good sense to take it there so I can be DONE with my degree? I mean, a potential employer wouldn’t even know that’s where I got some of my credits, right? Because I’d just put “ABC College, Aug 2011” as my final education experience, right? > > I know each college is different, but as UoP is accredited, are minimal credits there generally transferable to “real” schools? I think my last 30 hours in undergrad had to be from the same school to get the degree. That plan probably wouldn’t work. ---
**Author:** ![rayman5321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@rayman5321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayman5321)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-phoenix/323736/42 "2011-01-31T21:03:18Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > My two cents: I’ve always thought of the University of Phoenix as a diploma mill. The same as Strayer University. ---
**Author:** ![Hippy\_Hollow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hippy_hollow/32/4841_2.png) [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-phoenix/323736/43 "2011-02-02T20:39:58Z")
If you need a credential - in other words, you need a BS or BA to get a job, or a hike in pay, it might be fine. A perfunctory box to be checked, UofP should work fine. I agree that UofP is one of the more reputable for-profits, but it has some pretty ugly issues, like their grad rate and their financial aid issues. And they’re one of the better ones out there. I agree that the for-profit motivation means that the people recruiting you are working on commission. They’re not concerned about whether this is the best fit for you, and they may stretch the truth or outright lie to get your signature. Of course, they wouldn’t be in business if they told a third of their applicants that it wasn’t the right school for them. One of my students is a professor at UofP and he’s enrolled in our PhD program. Because he knows the brand is better. But certainly, there’s a population that could really benefit from the convenience. Military folk, for instance. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-phoenix/323736/44 "2011-02-02T23:12:20Z")
A friend of mine teaches statistics at UoP. I know she takes it really seriously and does the best she can. I had a lot of problems with stats myself and she helped me out a few times - she definitely knows what she’s doing and is a good teacher. But it sounds like her students are a bunch of dingbats, frankly. She posts anecdotes in her blog to vent and it’s kind of shocking (and funny). ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-phoenix/323736/45 "2011-02-02T23:29:31Z")
I’m in my third class, and two of my three professors have been PhDs, and they all know their stuff. The current one, in particular, has very high standards. This is no day at the beach. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-phoenix/323736.md?page=2)