University of Phoenix -South Coast Learning Center

My husband and I went to UOP on campus to earn our bachelor. We loved it. We have met some amazing professors as well as some great peers and colleagues here. We are just about to begin the masters program also on campus.

I had my doubts about going back to school in general and especially going back to school online. But I bit the bullet and went back. I am so happy that I did.
Gong to school online has proven to be more challenging then going to an online campus (although that is an option at UOP). You do have to be disciplined and organized. You need to be able to juggle work, family, social life and school. Anyone who says that this is easy or a cheaters way to get a degree has obviously not done it. I have received by AA degree and will have my bachelors degree in Oct. Altogether it had taken me 3 years 2mo to get both degrees.
The degrees are real and accredited, some people have actually asked me that. It is expensive but from what my friends that have gone to UCI (University California Irvine) have told me, price isn’t that far off from theirs. You won’t find community college prices here. To me though the work that I am going into I can’t do without my degree, once I get the career I am in there for, it will have paid for itself.
The classes are tough, and although like with any school you can cheat of you want to, it’s not easy and when you are put into your learning team it’s almost impossible since other people are depending on you for a group grade (and you are depending on them) if you cheat you screw it up for everyone… I don’t know too many people who want that on their conscious. It’s school and it’s school for the working person, grown ups are going in this to better themselves, not skate by like some of us did in high school.
My only regret is that I let fear is going back to school as an adult kept form registering sooner. If you are thinking about it, go to an orientation. If you don’t like it, you can always go home.

I like the idea of online school but seems like you can BS your way through your classes. They are also 1700.00 a class (damn) not for me.