Grand Canyon University Doctoral Program

Anyone have feedback on Grand Canyon's EdD program? I was going to re-admit to NCU's PhD program and just realized they have raised their tuition - and are going to raise it again......Grand Canyon's EdD in Organizational Leadership looks good and the tuition is more affordable. Comments please

 

How far are into NCU's program. If you're a fews years into then I would think a little lower tuition would be offset by having to take more classes.....

 

I am just starting at NCU

 

Well after all the crap I've read here about them... run!

 

Have you checked out Liberty University? A member here is in their program, they are a non-profit, b&m based school. Might be a good fit for you price wise. Let's get him over to give his two cents.

 

I just checked out Liberty and they require admission tests.....not for me.....

 

Thank you for your most helpful reply.

 

I know very little about Grand Canyon U but I attended NCU for a short time and I can vouch for the academic quality of their program; it's solid. I was in the PhD Business Admin and found the classes to be well-designed and well implemented. Where NCU is bad is in their service to their students; they do not offer much help and you will be pretty much on your own. You are assigned a "mentor" to supposedly help you through your classes, but they are not much help.

NCU Pros:
Regionally accredited, which is the best and most accepted accreditation.
Good program
Good texts
No admission exam

NCU Cons:
Poor customer service
Poor administrative support
They keep raising their tuition (I suppose all schools do, though)

Also, if you are not up to taking an admission exam, you might find any legitimate doctoral program difficult. NCU is really tough.

 

I have been accepted to doctoral programs at:

Fielding University
Saybrook University
NorthCentral University
Northeastern University

Have 2 Master Degrees:

Springfield College
Pepperdine University

And am currently getting another Master Degree:

Texas A&M-Commerce after being accepted at, but deciding against,
the Northeastern University MBA program.....

All RA, All respectable institutions, None required GMAT or GRE

Thank you all for your helpful responses, but I have asked for feedback on the doctoral program at Grand Canyon University - and would be very grateful to receive responses that address my question....

 

oops, forgot my other AACSB MBA programs:

University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
University of Houston, Victoria
Babson, Fast Trak

Good schools. No admission tests.

 

Sorry, but Steve has a very valid point. I am not sure why so many people around here have a fear of admissions tests, but they are not that tough with a little prep. In the view of many they add an extra measure of legitimacy to your efforts.

 

IMO, if you aren't willing to take an admissions test, you aren't ready for doctoral work.

 

Since you have done all of that, you should have little trouble with an entrance exam. Why limit yourself only to schools that do not require one? Schools that do not are the exception rather than the rule. It took the MAT to get into the doctoral program at Liberty and scored in the 92nd percentile without even studying for it. You could probably do the same, it's not really a big deal.

Sorry, I have no info on Grand Canyon other that what you probably already know. Hopefully someone will read your thread that has more info for you.

 

If you're not happy with the advice you get here you can always ask for your money back...

 

I did not say I was not happy with the advice I am getting here. The fact is: I posted a question. I have not received an answer. I am still requesting information as requested in my original post.

That's All. Period. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Thank you.

 

I had to take the GRE to get into NSULA's Ed.S program. I was a little nervous, studied hard and did just fine. In fact, taking the test (and doing well) gave me an added surge of confidence going into the program. Just saying....

 

Doctoral admission tests are not a bad thing... An admission test may be a sign that the school is running a real RA doctoral program, not one of these scams that accepts everybody, collects tuition for years and years, and then graduates less than 10%.

 

I can understand the reluctance to take the GRE over and over again. It's unconscionable that the scores are good for only five years. If you do well enough on it once, you shouldn't have to keep repeating the stupid thing. It's unlikely you're going to be less intelligent than when you took it twenty years ago, for example.