Scholarships at NCU

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  1. Tireman 44444

    Tireman 44444 Well-Known Member

    Hummm....


    How It Works

    To be considered for a full-tuition scholarship you must apply to NCU, start your degree program and submit an essay on or before February 25, 2019. There’s no application fee to apply at NCU and no fee to submit an essay. All winners will be notified by March 29.

    To Get Started

    Simply submit the Request Information form to begin your scholarship application. Your essay should tell us about a goal or lifelong dream and explore how education can help you make that dream a reality. Applicants will be required to submit either a 500-700 word essay (maximum two pages, double-spaced) or a 2-4 minute audio or video file.

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    https://info.ncu.edu/scholarshipsoc/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Scholarships+-+Conversions&adkey=DEFFCBFEB2019&fbcid=23842544616010051&fbadsetid=23843122144970051&fbadid=23843186655600051&defad1=scholarship&defad2=video&defad3=23843122144970051-23843186655600051-schlr_lp-harpool_v2c2&fbclid=IwAR2ZX7h9ENM8dNmnHRapNaJRDGz1VxkYIMGHu9wfkcS6EzyZKMty4DUHsco
     
  2. Steve Levicoff

    Steve Levicoff Well-Known Member

    Which brings up an obviously rhetorical question: What is more likely, the chance of winning a full scholarship to NCU or the chance of winning the Lottery of your choice?

    Of course, by the time you find out that you've lost at the scholarship game, you've already enrolled as a student.

    Can you say r-a-c-k-e-t?
     
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  3. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    They put up a new advertisement every single day on Facebook. Every single time, at least one person in the comments notices that this is a scam. You have to pay for your first term, and NCU isn't the cheapest school. I don't understand how this is supposed to work as an incentive to enroll. What happens if you don't get the scholarship? You drop out and waste over $1,000? They've been offering this scholarship at least since last year. One time, they explicitly said that only six students will be awarded.

    Edit: Most of their graduate courses are over $2,000. So, you have to pay over $2,000 just to have a chance at the scholarship.
     
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  4. Tireman 44444

    Tireman 44444 Well-Known Member

    I would not touch it with a ten foot pole, but I thought it was another way to increase enrollment.
     
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  5. Steve Levicoff

    Steve Levicoff Well-Known Member

    From Wikipedia: "In 2011 the US Department of Education determined Northcentral was one of 75 US institutions failing its 2009-2010 financial responsibility test (a measure of the institution's financial solvency), and would be required to post a letter of credit in order for students to receive federal financial aid. Northcentral also failed its 2010-2011, 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 financial responsibility tests, scoring zero for 2010-2011 on a scale of -1 to 3, lower than the 0.2 it earned the prior term; 0.2 for 2011-2012; and 0.2 again for 2012-2013. In 2015 the US Department of Education placed Northcentral on "HCM-Cash Monitoring 1" status because of its financial issues."

    Comparing NCU with, say, Argosy University (which has been discussed separately in a few recent threads), I think we can state yet another new principle regarding institutional legitimacy: Even when a for-profit becomes a non-profit, it does not necessarily mean that the school is any less sleazy than it was when it was for profit.

    Um, you may quote me on that. :rolleyes:
     
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  6. dlbb

    dlbb Active Member

    Is the modus operandi for the non-profit to hire services from a separate for-profit company that is somehow connected to it? It may have a similar name or be a seemingly unrelated entity that is connected to former owners? Thus, it would be essentially still for-profit but with just a non-profit facade to try and make it more alluring?
    I don't know if that is what is done here; that is a question. I know that similar is done in other areas outside of education.

    As a trivial example, For Profit U could go non-profit and then subcontract work out to a separate company for something like "executive services," at a highly exorbitant rate. That could provide for high salaries for executives as well as allow for profit. Again, this is a trivial example to show my line of thought, not a statement of fact, as I do not have knowledge here. And then, perhaps, if the non-profit fails, then the for-profit company providing executive services would not be on the hook, because they were just simply subcontracted?
     
  7. Garp

    Garp Well-Known Member

    Saw this thread and then Googled NCU and the word scam. Came up with BBB complaints and complaints on a separate consumer board.

    Keeping in mind that I have no experience with NCU and that you cannot tell the veracity of the complaints, I would suggest that people do a lot of research before spending tens of thousands attempting to earn a degree.

    I believe students and graduates reported positive things in the early days of NCU.
     
  8. rodmc

    rodmc Active Member

    I completed my Ed.S. at Northcentral University and have since returned to NCU to finish my Ed.D. My experience with Northcentral University was positive. My professors, all of whom hold doctorates, were always helpful, fair, and available for phone or video conference when needed. The courses are challenging and relevant. The university resources, libraries, research tools, and writing labs are top-notch. The dissertation boot camps are very beneficial. The university commons are a great way to connect with cohorts. I enjoyed the in-person meetups, which are held regularly across the country. I attended a student/faculty gathering in Nashville, which was a good experience for me. I have no complaints about NCU. I do not know what NCU was like years ago and before becoming non-profit, but I received from the university what I would expect from any Regionally accredited university. * Besides being a doctoral student at NCU, I have no other affiliation with the intuition, nor was I compensated for providing this feedback.
     
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