So if you have a University of Phoenix degree on a resume would you actually be less likely to be hired than someone with just a high school diploma?
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There is little if any bias. UOP is accredited, period! Of course this applies primarily to adults, not traditional students between 18-23. Experience matters far more with adult hiring. The degree says you were smart enough to know you needed one and diligent enough to complete the requirements as an adult, often with a family, and usually with a full-time job. Clearly it has less market resonance and prestige then a major state university or a highly regarded private institution; then again, what does. The top 100 are set apart and certainly make a difference with a traditional student. Not so much at all with a 35-year Phoenix MBA with 10 years of relevant work experience. Employers do value diligence, determination, perseverance, team process, and multi-tasking. These are more often than not reflected in UOP graduates. I do not have any UOP degrees. I am Jesuit educated with a lot of higher learning, a terminal degree, from traditional and adult-learning non-profit institutions; however, I would not have hesitated to matriculate at UOP ten years ago. Now, with all the turmoil and fear of shuttering, I would not.
I rest my case.
can someone compare that to the GPA mean and SAT scores of incoming University of Phoenix students? Im guessing they are way less
St. Marys? Same ol' sleazy filibustering. You must be a lobbyist.
Admissions profile: For St Mary's College of California
For the Class of 2019, the GPA mean was 3.62. The middle 50% range of SAT scores were 510–610 for critical reading, 500–610 for math, and 510–610 for Writing, while the ACT Composite range was 22–27. 47% of all freshmen were from Northern California, 11% were from Southern California, 18% are out-of-state from 25 different states, and 3% International from 12 countries. 48% are White, 29% are Multiethnic, 1% is American Indian, 14% Asian or Pacific Islander, 4% African American, and 13% Hispanic. 31% of the incoming class are first-generation college students.
Nice try!
It’s fine. The reality of the “UOPX admits everyone” argument is if you look around privates, you’ll find high acceptance rates all over the country. Guess what else? Admit rates at other schools are lower because they count incomplete applications in totals to bring down admit rates. IPEDs definitions state that as long as you notify an applicant, completed app or not, that you’re not admitting them, you can count it and lower your admit rate.
Is UOPXs admit rate too high? Probably. Do other private across the country have 95% admit rates? Yes. Need an example? St Mary’s College in California.
Not rhetorical at all.
But It most likely works like this: If you interview with someone that knows what a POS this organization has become, you might get a smile and handshake and a don't call us we'll call you.
Now if you get an interviewer that lived in Siberia off the grid for the past 5 years they just might think you're a very erudite bull sh-- artist and consider you for their latest iteration of scam for-profit school sh-- house venture, maybe something like WOZ U.
Either way I would hurry up and interview because the Dream Center skanks will be or most likely have been knocking down the doors.
I work at UOP and was dumb enough to waste time getting my second degree there. Let me tell you this, most companies don’t look at UOP as a real college. I have heard this from the companies and those that do the hiring and students I speak with daily. So definitely, it is a liability. Companies don’t take UOP seriously. There’s some legitimately smart people going to school there, but the big problem is that they admit EVERYONE. And all those dumb people going there because they can’t get into another school really ruin it for everyone. I speak with students that cannot speak or write proper English but they pass classes at UOP. It takes zero effort to get a degree from UOP.
This degree mill school has already ruin its reputation. I would take it off your resume and don’t mention it to an employer.
I have a UOPX degree on my diploma and I've never had a problem. Don't be fooled by those who are on this page talking about how we're all going to die with a UOPX degree. Believe it or not, there are a lot of alumni who attending UOPX back in the 90s and early 2000s who understand the hard work on-campus students spent in the classroom. I still work in higher ed and actually have a lot of colleagues ask me about experiences inside and outside the classroom. Remember- the resume gets you the interview, the interview gets you the job.
Rhetorical ?