Nexford University

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by Kizmet, Feb 2, 2019.

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  1. Johann

    Johann Well-Known Member

    We've dealt with Nations, who provided free education overseas. As for U. of the People - much the same thing. As you say, they began unaccredited in 2009. During those early years they provided free education - no tuition, no fees. In 2012 they received a grant of close to $700K from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to pursue accreditation - and were accredited in 2014.

    If Nexford wants to teach for free until they get some Micro$oft money for accreditation - fine with me. Haven't seen such an offer, so far.
     
  2. Mesogeiakos

    Mesogeiakos New Member

    Honestly, who gives a shit about generalisations like that?

    When it comes to UoPeople I have personally met a refugee from Greece who had literally nothing when he entered Europe and with the help of UNHCR staff he found UoPeople, applied and today has a BSc in BA without paying a single penny while he is currently enjoying a good paying job in Athens. That in my eyes shows that UoPeople is a decent University that actually helps people in need.
     
  3. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    We might agree on the value of UPeople but I also recognize that this board is full of opinions, many of them based on insufficient information.
     
  4. Ekta Chawla

    Ekta Chawla New Member

    The team is very unprofessional. They take over 2months to respond to emails. In absence of a representative there is no one to take charge. They do not abide by commitments made to channel partners. I would rather recommend a student to take a full time course rather than spending so much on online courses which have not much value.
     
  5. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

  6. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

  7. Steve Levicoff

    Steve Levicoff Well-Known Member

    A meaningless list from an insignificant (albeit CHEA and DoEd recognized accreditor). Will they make it? As John Warwick Montgomery said, "All things are possible except squeezing toothpaste back into a tube."

    But here's a quick reminder for those who have not read this necromanced thread: Nexford, IMO, is a mill. If you want to know why, read this entire thread starting with the first screen. And, as always, don't bother me with any of your questions - anything I have to say about them, I've already said in several posts on this thread.
     
  8. TTS

    TTS New Member

    Thanks to your post, I made an application, but sadly my 3 year bachelor's degree from an Australian university was not deemed equivalent to a US Bachelor's degree. While I understand there's no official or government standard on International equivalency on degrees between US & Australia, I find it interesting that Nexford hold such strict admission requirements for an alleged mill. Or, they just want to make me enroll for their BBA to mint more money. Who knows?

    What I did find out is NYU & Wharton both accepts foreign 3 year bachelor's degree into their MBA program.
     
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  9. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

    Thank you for that information. That is very good info. And by all means, if you can get into and afford either NYU or Wharton, go and forget Nexford like it never existed. I have nothing against Nexford, but there are far better choices out there, so you didn't lose out on anything here.
     
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