Empire state college Reviews

I went to Empire State College for many years. I was able to go college while in the Navy and after my military retirement. I received an Associate and Bachelor Degree in Business from Empire State College. overall, I enjoyed going to Empire State College. Like any organization, there is room for improvement. I would recommend the college to anyone that want to go to college. I learned if you communicate with your professors, they would work with you.

If I could give 0 stars I would. I would highly recommend anyone who is considering coming here for a stem career not to go. The teachers are very discriminating against and they do not care to help you if you are struggling even when smart thinking was the main resource that help.

OBTAINED MY BACHELORS DEGREE BUT
my MENTOR was THE worst EVER and I LOST!!!!!
I was not told that there were no Digital Design courses until I was enrolled and completed my first semester! When it came time to enroll in the next semesters courses my MENTOR N.A. said "oh, there are no more courses for Digital Design, you have taken them all" She never told me I could go outside the college and take courses through another college, (within their program) Therefore, I was forced to transfer out (and loose a ton of credits) or bite the bullet and refocus my degree. I did that and it was the worst!! I took "children's lit and creative writing" BUT, NOW I HAVE AN ART DEGREE AND NO, NO, NO DIGITAL DESIGN EXPERIENCE i am unemployable in the DESIGN INDUSTRY and I owe lots of money to my financial aid loans. UGG> i say DO NOT GO!!

My mentor is incompetent and it doesn t matter how many questions you ask before even registering, they answer your questions but you will find out mid semester that they did not answer truthfully.
It s a business, just keep that in mind.
I m considering getting out of the online BSN program because it s becoming problematic and with an online course it s easy for others to read your papers and cheat off of them. I can t seem to get that across to my peers or professors. Hope this helps.

I have had a wonderful experience with Empire State College. I felt really fortunate to get connected with the school and they worked with me to really personalize my degree for my skills, experience, and need. You have to be self motivated and ready to work hard on your own, and it really worked for me. I'm graduating in under 2 years.

This review is based on my experience of one online class this college provided, which I was able to transfer credits from.

The online class I took was principles of finance (BME), cost me about $1300. My professor was J. Visconti. I had to retake this course b/c i failed it at my main university. I learn more retaking this course than I did my first try. Several reasons: I had a Great professor. We used excel (better tool and relevant) instead of a old school financial calculator. Instructor's commentary of the lessons were impeccably relevant and sound) I was able to further understand the connections between real world usage of the learned knowledge.

In my case, YES, online version of this course is much better than class room style. Since, I have taken both styles of classes, I would recommend taking "principles of finance" online, preferably with J. Visconti.

If business is not your major, i would still recommend this class for personal knowledge. For me, this class was required as an elective for my major and I am glad I took it online.

The only thing that has prevented me from giving the school 5 stars is the problem I have with the administrative functions of the school. I have heard complaints from other students about mentorship and sometimes how these people are oblivious as to what mentorship really means. Some of our instructors can also take lessons in T.L.C. A major complaint of mine, has to do with our school not administering honors degrees, and not allowing a student roundtable chosen by the student population each year, to air student concerns. The education here is excellent, however, and the graduate research format presented to undergraduates, is something that I very much appreciate.

Straight As but with horrible problems. The issues started before I even transferred to the CDL program. When I was a general student my adviser (at that time) told me that Independent studies were only available on site; not true. When I asked her why I couldn't take all my classes online, as advertised, she said that there was no fully online option; not true. I transferred to CDL because the woman at the FRONT DESK apparently knew more than my adviser. But once in CDL, I realized I was essentially on my own, and under the thumb of a lot of incompetent people. CDL is extremely unorganized and separate from the rest of the school. You have to be under an adviser to do anything, and if they're incompetent it can totally derail getting a degree plan approved. The process ruined my ambition for school for a whole year and a half afterward. School is my escape, and I lost that. When I read the guidelines/requirements for the degree plan, I knew exactly what needed to be done. When I asked for clarification my adviser mislead me on every aspect of the process. I wrote (1) 70 page plan, (1) 50 page plan, then (1) 32 page plan-- NONE of which were even read. The ONLY PERSON responsible for putting committees together for approving plans was the rudest person I have ever spoken to via email. He also could not effectively explain why my degree titles were not appropriate until the final plan. This process made me insane because I knew what was necessary in the first place-- a basic, straight forward, 5-7 page plan....something cohesive and to the point. I literally had to educate them on what "Interdisciplinary" even meant. Everyone kept forcing "Multidisciplinary" studies on me-- which is something different. I'm still surprised at how many problems I had to deal with. They wanted to impose on me what they knew how to do.... They're not used to students actually wanting to be scholars. My original plan was degraded by my adviser (and changed without consent!! What she changed were vital points, and she even submitted it with errors). She told me incorrect information, which made me feel defeated, and she suggested irrelevant things. By the end I felt extremely manipulated. After almost 2 years she finally admitted that she didn't know what she was doing and reached out to other advisers experienced in "Interdisciplinary Studies." But by that point I had already talked to 7 people for help, which went no where. I had already spent 2 years trying to get out from under her ignorance-- My morale was already ruined. But the advisers she reached out to were supportive of my plans. They were excited about them-- too bad my adviser refused to share their names!!! Extremely frustrating system, very bad organizational issues. Financial aid also "forgot" to submit my application for scholarships when I was nominated-- Financial aid also told me that someone denominated me. They said that they were looking at a letter stating that they did not recommend me-- then upon closer inspection, financial aid said that there was never a letter, they had no idea who said it, and that it's not even possible. Furthermore, teachers cannot nominate you! Only your adviser can nominate. This to me is ridiculous, as my professors actually see/read my work. While, I've received honors scholarships since then, it's still frustrating that no one knows what they're even doing. By the time I got to the SINGLE PERSON who could help me the damage had already been done, and I had already dealt with it all by myself, and never got the degree title I even wanted-- which would have been acceptable per FAFSA/Federal regulations. The teachers however are fantastic and the literature from the courses I've taken have taken root in my heart. I absolutely adore the pieces of literature relevant to course material in my field (Cultural Studies: Philosophy, History, Literature), and independent studies are awesome. That's the only reason I can still recommend this school. I have also met 2 other students who have had asinine issues like mine own, some worse.

Overall if you re an adult with limited time this is the college for you. There are better colleges out there but this isn t the worst either. It is an accredited Suny school which I think holds more value over some of these diploma mills. The college isn t supportive and the mentors from my experience do absolutely nothing. In their defense though it can be quite hard because they are full-time professors as well. The problem is that they require a mentor to hold a doctorate degree which is absolutely ridiculous. You don t need one to help students plan their degrees. There are many professional and outstanding people who work here and there are many that are the opposite.