Walden UniversityReviews of waldenu.edu

I have been enrolled in the school, trying to get a degree for 9 years. I have never struggled with grades. My day job is a medical clinician and I have been independently practicing for 10 years already. I have never struggled with accomplishing tasks or anything that would making learning difficult (such as learning disabilities or unrealistic family obligations, etc). This is the only place that I have been where they continuously move the finish line making it impossible to graduate. Do not come.

I would rather make a hard C with a school where their teachers, teach and guide. How does a "teacher" judge work they didn't teach? This school is not worth anywhere near 3000 per online class. It is predatory. The school has the audacity to increase tuition. Why? Walden also does not offer multiple languages.The online MPA is self taught. I don't need to pay to teach myself. Not worth the effort or money. No return on anyone's investment. Which congress person/people approved an accredited school taking this much money without teaching at all. Are they getting a cut as well? Now we know why school officials and people in congress fight so hard for federal aid, because they profit from it, but the students will not. My income should match my degree. Yes, that is the responsibility of the school as you continue to profit, not solely just the students.

On May 23, 2014, I received an email (please see attached), from Walden University’s Bursars Office, and a later payment for a retroactive tuition reduction based on my military status. The Bursar Petition Committee and university leadership, according to the email, said they “would like to extend a refundable tuition waiver in the amount of $9,142.22 due to (my) missed savings.” This amount was a random, arbitrary number, and gave no real accounting for the actual amount owed. In fact, according to my calculations, which were based on real numbers, this amount is far less than what was actually owed me. The Walden University’s Bursars Office then made a direct deposit into my account for more than their stated amount owned. The office then immediately placed a hold on my academic records and demanded payment. Not only is this ridiculous, unfair, it is also contrary to the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) [20 USC 1232g and 34 CFR 99] and thus, is according to this agency and others, against the law. I request that Walden University forthwith make my student account current, paid in full, and release my transcripts immediately.

I started attending Walden University in August 2018 I was a good student and got good grades my GPA was never under a 3.0… In the year of 2019 October I decided to transfer out and had to people working with me, Ez and Kory and they also gave the me the day when it was time to withdraw without having any issues! I did as they advise me and also got with my older sister and she told me they were right and to go ahead and withdraw leaving the school with the 4.0 and a zero balance because I did not get the last pell grants or financial aid. I was emailed a month later, said I owed Walden and if I didn’t pay I would be sent to collections and put on my credit! Now you have brought my credit score down, sent to collections and they want twice the amount you say I owe and I can’t get my transcripts to apply for another school!! These people are the worst online school I have ever witnessed! Because I didn’t stay and finish the course with them they are taking away my rights to finish it elsewhere and I have all documents of communication to back up what I am saying… Every text message every email.