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Grand Canyon University

678 Reviews

Locations:   Phoenix (AZ) 

Annual Tuition: $17,800

57% of students said this degree improved their career prospects
49% of students said they would recommend this school to others

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Military

Reviewed: 10/5/2022

Degree: Military Science

All GCU care about is money that's all they want. They claim to be military friendly but charge you completely if course is not dropped before start date. And they don't care as they try to get Tuition Assistance money and then charge you the difference the military didn't cover. Military personal always have to change and drop classes as things revolve around a high unit tempos. I had a death in the family and had to drop a course shortly after the class starting. Now they want to send to bill to... Read More

Kim Wootson-Harris

Reviewed: 9/30/2022

Degree: Elementary Education

I am grateful that I completed my Education, however, I was not able to have my transcript, because of a $300.00 balance. I pleaded with my student counselor but I was not successful. How about bending the rules for students that owe less than $500.00? Flordia Education allows new teachers to apply for a temporary certification, I would have gotten a teaching job, but since GCU is money hungry for $300, I had to wait to clear my balance. Then the calls were a pain, GCU wants to help further your... Read More

Mary

Reviewed: 9/24/2022

Degree: Nurse Practitioner (Family)

I am currently attending GCU to obtain my FNP degree. I really wish I had attended a different school. Communication to students about the required process to progress through the program is non-existent. I have spent as much time trying to contact advisors and instructors that don't reply as I have completing assignments. The advisors are rude and hostile. There is a 50% chance that you will have a competent instructor. I attended one series of lectures during which the "advance practice" pathophysiology... Read More

Sm

Reviewed: 9/7/2022

Degree: Elementary Education

Getting started you get alot of help .It’s a 50/50 chance if you get a professor who is good . I was told (by a professor) that they are given a curriculum they don’t write .Some have no clue what is assigned each week some expand on that curriculum.

JImmiey

Reviewed: 8/25/2022

Degree: Management

I graaduate from CGU w/ a 3.8 in applied mangement. It was purdy easy 2 do the studies. Just cut and paste most if the work and boom a degree. I going back 4 my master one in leadship and business. Its a 2fer. I am kidding of course. There are several students that compose messages like this and it is my opinion that these are the ones on here bitching about everything. It is college people, it is supposed to be tough. The courses are challenging but not terribly difficult with a little time management... Read More

VM

Reviewed: 8/3/2022

Degree: Early Childhood Education

I would never recommend this school to anyone! At this point I am absolutely disgusted with the way I have been treated by various staff at GCU. Since graduating, I haven’t been able to get in contact with anyone. I haven’t received my diploma and when I call I am being given the run around. I’ve reached out to my assigned counselor and she haven’t responded to my email. I don’t get it. If you owe them money they hound you until paid. Yet, they owe me something and I cannot seem to get a live person... Read More

William

Reviewed: 8/1/2022

Degree: English

The overall MS English program with an Education Specialty was satisfactory. Most instructors were on task and provided guided timely feedback. I must deduct stars however from the program as a whole. Two of the required courses are a complete waste of time. We spent eight weeks studying Grant Writing as a Graduate English class from a little, flimsy text. This should be a one week topic for a class in nonfiction writing. The second class that was a total waste time was the Social Media Campaign... Read More

Raymond

Reviewed: 7/15/2022

Degree: Elementary Education

I TECHNICALLY graduate in October but have completed all of my classes for my degree as of June. I would like to start by saying that I was very reluctant to attend GCU for a variety of reasons including (but not limited to) the horrible reviews I have seen online. While I did run into a couple of small snags with Student Services and Financial Aid, my overall experience in this university was pretty good! The vast majority of the instructors were knowledgeable and helpful, the workload was challenging... Read More

C Fuller

Reviewed: 7/13/2022

Degree: Special Education

I recently graduated from GCU with a Master's in Special Education. I absolutely loved the program. That is not to say that it did not require a lot of hard work, with dedicated time to study and write papers, as well as make regular posts. There were many life events that I had to pass on so that I could maintain my focus and good grades. I had the opportunity to also be teaching in Special Education while attending school and every class aligned and helped me with my actual job. The online learning... Read More

Lexie

Reviewed: 7/5/2022

Degree: RN to BSN

I did not do my research before attending GCU's online RN-BSN program. I went because my nursing school advertised them A LOT. The degree is extremely difficult for those who work full time. At first, it's easy with 1 paper a week and 2 discussion questions, and 6 peer responses. But then as the program continues you have to do community projects (you have to have signed papers from administrators and organizations in the community), interviews with nearly unattainable people (community health workers... Read More

Kelly

Reviewed: 6/30/2022

Degree: Psychology

Unfortunately, other reviewers are right in their reviews. This school is not what it offers to attract students, their doctorate programs are nothing but money-producing products. The dissertation chair and committee that you are assigned either quit in the middle and you have to start over with the next one trashing all of your hard work and time that you put into your dissertation. The committee deliberately disagree with one another only adding additional time to the students' end wasting their... Read More

David W

Reviewed: 6/24/2022

Degree: Psychology

I recently completed my Master of Science in Psychology at Grand Canyon University (GCU). My emphasis area was Gero-Psychology. I love the elderly, subjects related to aging, and everything that goes along with the aging process. I absolutely loved GCU and recommend it to all! Ok, in fairness, I did not ALWAYS love the courses because they could be very stressful at times, due to complex subject matter or deadlines. But in general, I loved GCU and the Psychology program. The online GCU program is... Read More

Ed Paxson

Reviewed: 5/29/2022

Degree: History

I got my Master of Arts in History with an Emphasis in Education from GCU in 2021. I’m a teacher and they pay teachers with a Master’s more than those with a Bachelor’s, so I decided to go ahead with this option. Since there is no thesis in this Master’s, it would not be a good option for those who want to pursue a PhD in History. The vast majority of teachers get their Master’s in Education, but I dislike and don’t respect education classes, so I didn’t want to go overboard with that because I already... Read More

Lana Nesterenko

Reviewed: 5/23/2022

Degree: Nursing

I had a great experience at GCU. My team was always supportive, professors answered my questions quickly and gave me good advice on how to do my job perfectly. The good news for foreign nurses is that an English language test is not required. I am very satisfied with the process and the result of studying at this university.

Anonymous

Reviewed: 4/19/2022

Degree: Criminal Justice

Grand Canyon University is absolutely amazing! I am so glad that I transferred to GCU for my master's program. Two of my counselor's are very helpful and the school has a really good service, so it a 100%. Thanks to my counselor's for helping me achieved my goals. They made adjustments to my schedule to double up my classes and I will graduate in December 2022. I loved the structure of the classes and I find them pretty easy. While I was reading some negative reviews for the school, everyone is entitled... Read More

Jen

Reviewed: 4/13/2022

Degree: Psychology

GCU has good instructors, however the lack of support to online students to complete a doctorate degree has been very unsatisfying in my case. I spent a lot of money and time to be turned away and be told that I have reached my 7 year limit !! IT does not take 2 years, but it takes time and being an online student is part of the struggle as the advisors are students and they cannot advise to be supportive. I was told I cannot complete, I tried to write letters and spoke with advisors, student advisors,... Read More

MW

Reviewed: 4/9/2022

Degree: Psychology

Stay far away from this University. They should close this place. No Christian oriented, but oriented for student's money. Unprofessional staff, they use recordings against the students and other nasty tricks to cover each others. No departments supporting students. Be careful.

S Choi

Reviewed: 3/22/2022

Degree: Ministry

I regret studying at Grand Canyon University. I took my first class in 2015. Then I made the big mistake of returning to GCU in 2020. Stay away from Grand Canyon University. There is no official process for filing a formal grievance or complaint against an instructor. GCU only cares about money. If an instructor gives an unfair and unreasonable grade, the student service counselors will tell you that there is nothing that you can do and that the unfair grade cannot be changed. Whatever you do, stay... Read More

Rebecca DesJarlais

Reviewed: 3/10/2022

Degree: Nursing

I am completely disgusted and devastated. I enrolled into this Grand Canyon University as an ADN, and was offered the RN to MSN program. After learning more about the program I decided to enroll. Here I am about to complete the program that I was told I was enrolled in, only to find that I will only be graduating with my BSN and not my MSN. When I asked why I did not receive my BSN diploma after completing my capstone course 6 months ago I was told that I would receive it with the MSN diploma at... Read More

Candice

Reviewed: 2/26/2022

Degree: Sociology

GCU is a great school! Everyone in NY that has gone there is I found the 8-week online class sequence to be very thorough, with academic rigor. As an online student, you have to do 8 discussion posts (APA format) with references to make a substantive post that will earn you a 100% for the participation points. In my experience, I have learned that at GCU, there is a lot of reading in my online program. The classes are writing intensive, and there are 1-2 projects (be it essays, filling in charts... Read More

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