Best and Worst Colleges for Veterans

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I sit next to a guy at work that started the University of Phoenix journey while he was in the military.  The UoP recruiters came right to his base, and participated in some sort of College Fair for GI Bill recipients.  He says that the Army somewhat promoted UofP or at least encouraged talking to them.  Fast forward 6 years, he is still trying to chase his Masters through UofP. He has a lot of regret about his choice, and is uncertain as to whether he made the right decision.  

I can't imagine putting in that type of work, and then having doubts about it.

They got me for the MS program.  It sounded great and they made it simple to apply.  I was EXTREMELY explicit that i couldn't attend classes on a regular basis because I was deployed and needed a completely self-paced program.  I paid the enrollment fees and the very first class the instructor provided a mandatory attendance policy.  I went back to the enrollment counselor and they basically told me to suck it up, too bad.  I ended up having to sue them for fraud to get my money back.  Thank God I save all of my emails and had things in writing. Now that I own a company and hire people on a regular basis I know which schools are complete BS.  When I see a degree from one of those schools I look to see if the candidate has other skills or potential value and may do an interview.  Most times they don't and the resume goes right in the shredder.   These schools are straight-up predatory in their practices.  And it's not just UoP.  I got my MS from Colorado Technical University and it's not worth the paper it's printed on.  I knew more about cyber security going into the program than any of the instructors I encountered and the courseware was ridiculous.   I needed the paper for promotion purposes or I would have dropped out immediately.  I still regret wasting the time and money I could have spent going to a real school.