My daughter had an issue in class last year and was removed from a program. We had to get involved with a formal appeal. She was allowed to re-take the class this semester. One day this semester, because she could not find a needed form in her in her computer, the instructor told her she had to leave class. She stepped out, and in 15 min found the form, and was told she had to leave the class for the remainder of the year. This school is a fraud. They took her tuition for this year, and removed her for something very insignificant. It appears to me that they held a grudge against her from last year, waited until she paid for this semester and took out their revenge against her. Buyer Beware
I took a few classes through Kirkwood's accelerated program to transfer towards my Bachelor's degree at Mount Mercy. I like Kirkwood, and especially the Linn County Regional Center where they hold evening classes, and I felt like the material was alright as far as what I was learning, but now that I have started to regularly attend Mount Mercy, I can definitely tell a difference in the quality of the classes. I don't think that Kirkwood is bad, per se, but I do think you get what you pay for. Overall, though, not bad.
If you're the type of person that enjoys picking up a book, teaching yourself something, taking a test - all without ever speaking to the professor, even once, then Kirkwood Online courses are for you.
I'm sure there are many people who have had a great experience here. But I have not. I am enrolled in one of Kirkwood's online classes, and not only has the instructor failed to respond to my emails, she has also made several mistakes in the quizzes, as well as neglecting to include the date due for one of the assignments. I am not impressed at all.
However, if you're struggling with a concept and want to speak with the professor, well, then you would probably have better luck getting an audience with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, in your living room. Seriously. I had to call the director of distance learning and complain about a professor (twice) before I could get her to respond to her emails. I am now in my second year of online classes, and wouldn't you know it - I cannot get a single online-professor to respond to my inquiries. For all the reasons this may be so, none of them are acceptable.
Be aware of drop dates. They don't care about the student, they just want their money. If you do drop, drop it two days before the deadlines or they will make you pay the full amount. In my two years at Kirkwood Cedar Rapids I've only come across two teachers who should actually be teaching their course. This is the last time I will ever deal with Kirkwood
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