ECPI University

The tuition is insane. They tell you that student loans and grants are going to cover your fees, and then they tell you later that you still owe them money. Worse, good luck finding a job when you tell your employer this was your school.

My brother tried going to this school and then I joined soon after. I quit when he told me nobody was hiring him. Do yourself a favor, read the reviews about this school using google and see for yourself.

The classes you take are not transferable to other schools. So you will owe thousands of dollars in student loans, and you won't be able to get the prospective job you were seeking.

The tuition is insane. They tell you that student loans and grants are going to cover your fees, and then they tell you later that you still owe them money. Getting an online degree I thought was going to be easy and useful but instead going to an online school is worse than attending a real school.

I went to this school for 14months! And didn't believe, when folk told me not to go! Wish I had listen, now I owe money for nothing! From day one they had no instructor for one of my classes.So pushed my graduation back a month. I had classmates, dropping like flies, but I stuck it out! To get stiffed! I was on the deans list 2 modes, and wasn't doing too bad.Be careful about classes, because they don't point out when you sign up, you can't fell 3 classes. I read you can't fail a class 3 times, and some of the teachers not all try to fail students and make things more difficult. A teacher who worked there before warned the students about how crooked they where with failing students. I started off with 20, I was the last one too go! So it's not a high graduation number, because you have instructors who shouldn't be instructors or nurses.Its the most expensive dump I seen! Please go to community college a lot more cheaper and more competent instructors and department heads

Worst experience ever! If I could give 0 stars, I would. School is ghetto, instructors are incompetent, administration is absolutely useless. Bottom line, you pay an arm and a leg to learn nothing.

$30,000 in debt for my accomplishments to be unrecognized. I only went to school for 1 month in person and then COVID happened and everything happened virtually. "Hand on" experience was taken away for me ( which I understand due to COVID). When I finished my externship I was lost of what to do next. I had to email my advisor like 3 TIMES and when I got her attention she tells me that I graduated and my diploma will be sent thru mail. My $#*! is in hella debt for paying their asses to ignore me. I feel like my work their has gone unrecognized and I didn't even have a graduation. How come I graduated but feel so unaccomplished?!

If you ever have any kind of crisis such as your Mother having Opening Heart Surgery, A Death in the family or even a freaking hurricane wiping out half of your family (Hurricane Dorian to be exact* don't expect ECPI to care. If your ready to go from a A+ student to a D- in 0.5 seconds because you could not make one day of class due to a family emergency or make a payment because you had to send your money to your family that had been affect by a hurricane then ECPI is not the school for you. Never in my life would I ever think a school could be so cruel and inhumane as ECPI. I would never recommend anyone go to this school!

I was enrolled in the AS for electronic engineering, but mysteriously they enrolled me into the BS halfway through my AS. Since the classes are 5 weeks long and go by fast I ended up taking courses I did not need to take. They pretty much screwed me there. The financial services are taking their sweet time to send me my final bill, and as shady as this college is I wouldn't be surprised if they send me to a credit agency before I even receive the bill. Also the classes are a complete joke. I can not even think of one thing that I actually learned. The big bonus is that NONE of my credits transfer to another college (except as electives, big whoop). Save your money and attend a real college or a community college. Hell I would take OJT from a elementary dropout instead of going to ECPI. I PRAY the military gets rid of its SOCNAV agreement with this college.

I was a student for about a couple months and just walked out when I found out a class I was taking was using the book twice in two different classes and charging 1000 dollars for each class... I went to the financial Dept to resign out of the college and they tried to then tell me I owed them which I didn't. Lucky I didn't but that same day I went and enrolled in Community College then graduated 4 years later and now I have a great career in IT and I have never looked back since. Please stay away from ECPI especially if your in the Military I saw a lot of kids get there GI Bill stolen. Oh btw they will steal your financial aids refund check too I seen it happen bad school seriously.

Withholding a 20,000 degree for a 20$ book. 5 years later never got my degree i earned and paid for. Cant even get a job in the field at all. Waste of money and time dont come here

After being in enrolled for a little over a year now in their Cyber Security program, I can confidently say that you're going to be teaching yourself most of the material while being baby sat by these instructors. I go to the Virginia Beach campus and between the dated software they have us working on that is constantly crashing, condescending instructors, the unrealistic amount of information you have to teach yourself within 5 weeks, to the "hands on experience" that is mainly done through simulators and not real world equipment. It's not worth the time in my opinion and definitely not worth the money and that's coming from someone who's using a G.I. Bill so that should speak for itself. I went from working on my bachelors to settling for an associates to now dropping out all together after my next term. Solely due to the reasons I listed above and the simple fact that I've learned far more from an internship than ECPI. I'm just going to work full time at my internship and get my CompTIA certifications, because if you're forced to teach yourself you might as well put that energy and time towards certifications that employers actually want and look for.

They try and push courses on you that you don't need. I would probably have to say the worst part about the them is just how unprofessional they are. You are better off going to a community college.

$80,000 for an Associates degree, that explains it all right there. It's a scam online school with no real world training informatics to help students get work.

I'm an LPN in the LPN to Rn transition program. When I went to ECPI I felt like I was on a used car lot and my advisor was a used car salesman trying to sell me an education. I would t recommend this school at all. I'm very happy in my decision in the school I chose. This ecpi is a joke. I was a CNA when I looked at ECPI. The advisor comes at me with his fancy jewelry cheap Cologne and I'm like damn this is a school?

I am watching my daughter struggle with this school, this school is the absolute worst, I was worried abt her returning to ecpi after her LPM. They don't give a damn, they make new rules as you go and you are forced to sign them or they will not allow you to continue your classes. I watch my daughter cry, study from night to morning to take a test that they are constantly changing, they MAKE SURE TO KEEP YOU FAILING! My daughter is not a A+ Student, but she has a drive. She's at the end one more class to go, that class is put on hold because she can't seemed to pass a practice test that she has to write by hand 45-50 pages on that test before taking it, what time do you have to study? Ecpi will not destroy my daughter's dreams without a fight so help me God, it is abt time they are exposed. Started doing my homework on them as soon as my daughter against her better judgements re-entered. I give up my job, home to move here to support my daughter and all I'm seeing is a school with a bullied agenda. The worst school folks read the reviews, students reviews. Don't go to that ecpi!

I'm currently in ECPI RN program and the program and some of the instructors are a joke. We currently have no DON, so In the interim the ADON is in this position. She also teaches a class she has never taught before and is a clinical instructor too. Which is a conflict of interest. Needless to say she reads from the PowerPoints. She talks about herself and how she has been a lactation consultant for 38 years. Well while she is admiring her own accomplishments, the students are suffering. They give you another dosage drug test after you have taken the class and passed it. You have to pass the test with an 85 or you can't continue to move forward in the program. Which the courses you only need an 80 to pass. Emailed the Dean and President, there 1 and only answer is sign up for tutoring. Well how about you get some instructors that know how to teach. Multiple students wrote the president/Dean about this matter and nothing done. This school is expensive and the teachers suck. I'm going to continue because I have too much money and time invested. If you fail a class the remediation is a joke and you still won't learn anything. Please don't attend this school, do yourself a favor and run like hell. Trust me I know, I'm currently living in this nightmare!

I started off just getting IT certifications while I was in the military. I came back to get my bachelors and was happy to hear that they discount certification cost for a select few of COMPTIA AND MICROSOFT certs($20). Ive seen two types of students within the classes that I have attended. The one that doesnt show up and the one that showed up early. If you are not ready for a 5 week term and you dont have the discipline to focus on school, then I wouldnt recommend it. I really enjoyed the fast pace because it allows you to complete things early as possible to start on your career path. They also accreditted some of my military experience! =)

Started with 13 at the beginning of the term only 5 passed. Extra assignments and project given to compensate first test of term in which no one passed. Lots of changes made in the middle of the term without notification or explanation to students. Students complain to don that instructor was just reading power point slides and not teaching materials. Don stated that instructors aren't there to teach but to facilitate. Told students they would not be failing if they had read their books. Final exam grades only included 95%of the test and then 5 points were given for a project after students were told that they would be given 10 points on exam grade to compensate for project. Hours spent studying for don to micromanage final grades to her choosing and everything promised to students was a lie. 8 out of 13 failed due to not receiving credit for assignments that had been completed and having an instructor who didn't know the material. They are all worried about nclex pass rates and don't care about helping students. I guess the easiest way to increase nclex pass rates is to choose who goes forward and who gets set back. The class ahead of us only had 3 students pass. Guess they're not really worried about student retention and graduation rates. Just worried about getting our money and then getting rid of as many students they can to improve nclex pass rate. I do not recommend this school to anyone. They just keep you stressed out and take your money. A year of my life and around ******* I'll never get back.

I am in the RN program at ECPI. I love it. I disagree with its a waste of time. Ive been in the medical field for 20yrs now. I chose this school because it had no waiting list, small classroom size, and it now offers BSN and MSN. It is accelerated- 5 weeks.No sugar coating. This is not for everyone. But it can be rewarding.
You will need a financial plan. But you need one at any 4 year college. I searched for grants, loans, scholarships, and assistance. I looked everywhere. I was able to find a partnership scholarship, tuition reimbursement through my employeer, and an additional scholarship. The offer a graduating scholarship your last year also. Google and look everywhere. Check your banks, employers, etc. Sometimes they will have a scholarship. Do your research and homework.
I would just say make sure you are committed before coming to this program. Make sure you can make the sacrifices needed to succeed. Be proactive. Before the first day of class I have already skimmed and read the book, made outlines, and studied. You get out of it what you put in it.
I love this nursing program.
Christy

I was stuck in a phone support job that gave me a little IT experience but not enough to get an actual job. Finally I asked a recruiter what can I do to get into IT and she said she places ECPI University graduates all the time. So I checked at the Concord campus and found that the Charlotte campus would be closer to my work. The tuition was less expensive than UNCC plus ECPI had full time night classes.

I won't sugar coat it, going to going to school full time and working full time was hard. A lot of people cannot handle it and really do not want an IT career. That's why you see negative comments about teachers being useless, because, it IS and accelerated degree. (You get a 4 year bachelor degree in 2.5 years) and some people go into ECPI thinking it's going to be handed to them. It is not. You have to earn it. It's year round, no Christmas breaks and no spring breaks. And it is worth every penny and every minute of your time.

I was about half way through my bachelor degree when I started interviewing and I got a position at Vanguard (the investment company) based on the experience I learned at ECPI. I graduated a year and a half later and sent resume's to 4 specific companies and within a week, I had 4 interviews, 4 call backs and had my choice of companies.

None of this would have happened if I had not enrolled and stuck to my classes at ECPI University. If you are thinking about an IT career this probably isn't for you. But if you know you want a career in systems admin, network admin, network security, then this is the school for you.

THIS SCHOOL SUCKS. MAJOR SCAM. They promise job placement. That's a joke. I went to this school as a single mom because I felt like it was my only option at the time. I would have been better off never having gone at all. I graduated in 2012 with a completely useless degree and massive debt. It's 2023 and thanks to used car saleman tactics, after YEARS of automatic payments of almost $300/month I still owe only $1000 less than when I started. AND it's only down that much because I paid two of my 9 different loans with them off in order to purchase a house. THIS IS FINANCIAL RAPE. I would love nothing more than to see this place go out of business. I went through this whole program only to find out that the field I wanted to go into was changing the requirements right before I graduated. Job placement? Ha. Freaking joke... you want to work for the school in VA while living in Raleigh and stating numerous times you cannot relocate? I wish to God I never went and had saved my money to give to a local community college. When I finally did go back to school (at a community college), there were so many classes I had to retake because their credits are no good. RUN RUN RUN and NEVER look back. Screw you ECPI. Another victim of the Raleigh NC "college." (And for what it's worth - that program was soooo awesome and successful they don't even offer it anymore...)

They were so nice and helpful in the beginning when signing you up. (Of course, because they wanted the almost $60K tuition for their ADN evening program. It is set up to make you fail for sure. I am in the medical field and have been for the last 20 years, working in the Largest Trauma hospital in Central Florida. They lecture off of power points and just skim through the material. You are basically responsible for learning the information on your own. The school is GHETTO people come in slides to school and nothing is said, joking and foul language - No professionalism AT ALL. You are only graded on the Exams not the 30 assignments they give you each week. Class started with 33 students. The second class only had 11 students not because of the students failing but they realized early on that this school is trash. I realized two weeks into second term that this school is a scam. They charge so much and set you up to fail. If you have to repeat the course (which you definitely will - A & P II in 5 weeks is nearly impossible to pass) you have to pay for the class again. If you ask for help, they will throw a paper at you to request online tutoring from another student for 1 hour. How is that going to help? My mental health declined tremendously and my dreams of becoming a nurse were destroyed. I am so glad I made the decision to withdraw. The school is trash and if you aren't a minority, you will get dismissed and concerns of bullying and poor treatment will be ignored. Stay far, far, far, away from this place. It's not worth the sleepless nights, headaches, ulcers and the extensive amount of work required that doesn't even count towards your grade. Please do yourself a favor and avoid this place by any means necessary. It sounds great "oh wow an evening class for ADN with no wait list? Yeah, trust me, if it sounds too good to be true, it is! Do your research and find another school that will benefit you and give you the education you need to be successful. Good luck!

Wanted to share my story with everybody about my experiences with ECPI! I am no longer in there program due to missing 1 day of clinical! After which I was brought in office by the president and the new dean that started at this school 5 days prior to this happening that because I failed prior classes(mind u I brought those grades to A&Bs and hadn't failed a class since as well as my GPA WAS ALSO AT A B+ average)... they didn't think I was suitable for this program! DID I MENTION THAT I WAS ONLY 2 CLASSES AWAY FROM GRADUATING WITH MY LPN LICENSE! THEY DIDNT GO TO MY TEACHERS TO EVEN ASK WAT TYPE OF STUDENT I WAS OR NOTHING! When asked what was my options both went silent and told me I could start over in another program but would still have to pay whatever the lpn program was costing as if I graduated and the fee of the next program!

IM NOT LOOKING FOR NO SYMPATHY OR NO PITY PARTY FROM ANYONE! I JUST WANT MY STORY TO BE TOLD SO OTHERS CAN BE AWARE! Don't get me wrong it's a great and easy way to get ur foot in as a nurse but ECPI UNIVERSITY IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY! THERE IS NO TYPE OF FLEXIBILITY FOR WORKING ADULTS AT ALL!

While other Nursing programs take in account your quizzes, exams, projects, labs, practicals and clinical, ECPI only grade off of exams and you must have an 80 or above to pass. You can rock out all 100% on everything and bomb one exam or final and your out. The rest is a pass or fail. This system needs to be revamped and looked into. It tells the students that nothing else is important but the exams. We need everything not just the exams. It gives you the feeling that they believe only good exams from the beginning makes a quality nurse instead of molding a good quality nurse. The instructors complain about the program in front of students and even tell us to find a better school. Believe it or not the instructors are not all in agreement with the way the program works. This program is not designed for success. The DON acts as if she cares but she's old and set in her way. She is nice but is full of it. This is a weeding out program no doubt about it. The program is miserable and creates a unhealthy student environment. I met awesome people and made good friends and we all feel the same. The program needs revamping. I wish someone would look into it. Or at least give you the correct materials to study. I hated my experience at Ecpi Raleigh. It was not a good nursing program and this is coming from someone who passed but only because I didn't work, my husband is a nurse who was really my teacher. My mom is a physician who broke things down for me and I don't have children. I am not the ideal student. I watched students loose everything and were way better at things than me fail. I owe my degree to my family not ECPI. I wish I'd went to a different school so that all I did was not just memorize the ATI questions and answers. It was useless and now I'm a nurse who has no school pride or high hopes for my institution. When I meet other ECPI grads I know there not proud of their school. I hate that so much. Your program sucks ECPI. Revamp it and produce nurses and in larger quantities not 7 or 8 at a time. It's not always the students that fail, you all have also failed your students. It's a team effort. And this is why people say your school is a money scam. Please stay away from for profit programs that really just want your money. You'd have better success at Trump university! Scam school!