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My bachelor's program in criminal justice was easy, breezy. The customer support was always available and my assignments were always graded in a timely manner. I didn't start experiencing nightmares until I enrolled in the Masters Program and saw, first- hand, just how unethical people in this school could be when it comes to resolving issues.

In 2018, after completing my bachelor's degree and paying off my tuition balance, ensuring I had a balance of 0 on the books, I immediately registered in the Masters program on a Wednesday night, because I wanted to keep my study habits going. I paid the first semester's tuition in full, but, when I went to log into my classes, I was locked out. I had that statement that said to contact the school. I immediately contacted the student support team, that was so helpful during my bachelor's degree, and now the same people became the helpless desk. They had no POC or a telephone for anyone within the Masters program.

I was told I had to submit an email to an alias and wait for someone to respond back to my concerns regarding logging into my course. I sent the email late Wednesday night and waited until Saturday morning, and no one responded. Saturday at noon, I contacted the helpless desk and told them I wanted to drop my Master's course.

It was then I was told my classes were blocked and that the tuition I just paid on Wednesday night was owed to the school. Apparently, I had an outstanding balance. I asked how was that possible, when I didn't have a balance with the school. I received no logical answers. I demanded to drop my course, but I encounter road blocks filled with unanswered questions and NO one to give me answers. It took me nearly two weeks to resolve a problem Ashworth created. They wanted to keep my tuition down payment without any valid explanation.

Going into the second week of resolving this matter, I received a threatening email from the school stating that it had made numerous attempts to receive payments from me and now my information was being forwarded to a debt collector. Again, how was that possible, when 1) I had balance of 0 when I complete my bachelors (I print screened it to show my calendar date and time) and 2) I had a balance of 0 when I initially started the Master's program and dropped it 3 years prior (I had the print screen of that the bank statement showing the refund from Ashworth). SO, now all of a sudden, I owed the school nearly two thousand dollars on a 0 balance account.

And, the person that sent the threatening email , provided no proof (documentations, copies of previous letters making attempts to collect debts, etc.,) of me owing . It was just a nasty, mean, filled with lies letter, that was threatening to destroy my credit if I didn't pay. I got all the names and statements of the people I was interacting with, because I was constantly being passed around from one helpless helper to another. I had enough.

Just when I was in the process of seeking legal assistance from my company, I contacted Ashworth from my company's legal office and I told the woman that answered what I was in the process of doing, and this kind woman said she would assist me. She looked into the system and saw there was an error. She balanced it out, and refunded me my money.

My issue was finally resolved and I was reimbursed, but the measures this school took to take money from me and then turn around and threaten me by sending my information to a debt collector, made me NEVER want to take another class with this school, even if it was the last school on earth that I could afford. Unethical practices that NO one should go through, especially, when you know you did your part by paying your tuition off in advance before completing your program. Never Again!

I'am giving you 1 star cause until now you don't send me my Diploma and transcript of record for AutoCAD course. I already paid in full long time ago and finished the course last year but until now nothing!! So my rating for you is one star or even zero cause you don't even the serve five rating stars okay!! What kind of school are you? If you don't give me my Diploma by the end of Dec. 2019. I will complain to the Board of Education and sue your school?!.

The Sterile Processing Program was great to take online.

Hi. I completed the Diploma in Forensic Science in 2017 through Ashworth College. I work in the field of law enforcement in NSW Australia and wanted to supplement my existing knowledge. The course content was outstanding and staff were very helpful. For those who are outside the U.S. and are considering Ashworth College, the accreditation through DEAC is genuine and the college is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education. My diploma qualification was accepted by my employer without hesitation and added to my personnel file.

I would recommend this college to anyone. I had a great experience with them. Ruby Amey

It was convenient for me while at Ashworth to study and work. I liked the idea of paying my school fees in small installments and receiving my textbooks at the same time.
You needed to have some level of personal discipline as teacher impact will not be the same as a conventional classroom setting.

Unfortunately, with all of the competition out there in the online education world, Ashworth is turning out to be nothing special. First, it takes an unnecessary length of time for them to send coursework materials, and upon reading through their student portal chat rooms, this is a very common practice. Major disappointment for the fast-paced student. In addition to that, they have a few folks on their support team who can be a little "snarky" or clever at the mouth. A surprise I'll mention, was the assignment of the ever elusive professor. To be frank, there seems to be no professor at all, so why mention one, period? Shrug. Now, because 3 stars is obviously better than 1 star, I will note that you can work at your own pace, fast or slow...once you finally receive your textbook. ;)

Overall, I'd say, this is definitely a great online school for those who just need access to practical coursework, a user-friendly interface, and content that mostly gets right to the point. However, to those with higher standards and seeking accurate, more reliable, up-to-date information, you should definitely do your research and compare the numerous options out there. Best Wishes to all!

No support at all.
And I haven’t got my Cer. for 2 years already

Let me start off by saying this I started off at James Madison High School and graduated at 15 years old I was highly impressed with the course work and how it was presented. I then decided to go back and I chose to go to Ashworth College for my Pre-Law certificate. I graduated with that still at 15. The education that I had did not open up any doors not because of the accreditation but because of my age. At 16 I will be graduating not only with my CDA certificate but my associates in criminal justice. Now at 16 I have my CNA, QMA, and my EMT license. I now work for a privet EMT service to the public I have also just graduated with my Medical Transcript license although it was not from Ashworth I would recommended anyone to this school good people there! See you Ashworth 2019!

Hi, I completed the Diploma in Forensic Science with Ashworth College. I found the student portal very user friendly and the coursework was always easy to follow. All textbooks were provided and mailed to me in a timely manner and staff were very helpful. I live in Australia so I communicated mostly by email, which they responded to promptly.

I am now thinking of enrolling in their Associate Degree in Psychology. I would gladly recommend Ashworth College to my friends, associates and family.

Made all my payments, ive been busy with work and havent been able to do my studies. Today I finally able to work on it, log in and find out I have to pay another $95 for an extension??? That just puts a foul taste in my mouth and I guess I just wasted my money paying for this course. Not recommend to anyone!!

I have taken many courses via Ashworth and been happy with them.

The school is DEAC Accredited and not Regionally Accredited, so that may be an issue for people wanting Government jobs. But otherwise the accreditation is good. Plus, Regionally, Nationally, DEAC, and Christian Accreditation will ALL state that they are the best and one will always state that it's superior than the other. (Think of it as a sort of competition, but there are no weak players. They are all good.) The key is to check and see what accreditation is required by the employer where you want to work. Most business degrees will not matter (just as long as they have some kind of accreditation) unless you plan to work for the government who specifically require Regionally accredited degrees. If you want to be a teacher or policeman - you'll need a Regionally accredited degree. Just an FYI... Otherwise, check with the place where you'll be working or college that you want to transfer credits to to make sure they'll be accepted. This is YOUR responsibility, not the schools.

I really enjoy taking classes via Ashworth. They are affordable and everyone is nice. I like the online classes but I wish they also still did correspondence as well.

The only complaint that I have is that you cannot downgrade your enrollment in a Bachelors Degree program back to an Associates. I think that if you are enrolled in a B.A. or B.S. program and haven't even finished the Associates part of it, that they should let you roll it back if you choose. I should not be told that I cannot do this when I am the one choosing my educational path and how/where I want to spend my money.

If I could give less than one star I would. I was lied to right from the start and given incorrect information when I enrolled. Didn't finish one lesson or receive any materials. Had such a hard time getting any response by email or getting tickets answered. Cancelled 3 weeks later and they stole 20% of my tuition which was paid in full. In the process of filing a complaint.

I work construction and I only had my weekends free, and when I was experiencing trouble with my lesson and needed help their were NO help available to me their were absolutely NO instructors to help me at all, so a one year locksmithing course took me two years to complete because I had to complete it totally on my own without NO help from this college at all and they only aloud me one year to complete the course, and I wasn't done yet plus they even charged me extra money for the year extension,, I feel they should at least have a live person to help you on the weekends.. so I would "NOT" recommend this college to anyone, because god help you if you only have your weekends free, because you can't speak to anyone ,,, they only had a live person to talk to Monday through Friday,, and on the weekends forget it your on your own..

I took the gunsmithing course and maybe I don't have all the information but there is no communication or help offered to inspire me to go and get some working experience since all that is offer her is theory.

Most schools have some kinda of job placement or something to that affect to help students get a job using the knowledge they acquired or is that only reserved your degreed programs?
I am grateful for the knowledge (the books and a set of screwdrivers) but at the same time I'm disappointed in the practical knowledge, as it is right now I'm never going to work on a gun unless it's mine (lack of experience).

First, I wouldn't trust a gunsmith w/ no experience to work on my 5 or 6 hundred dollar firearm, make it even worst I'm a black man living in the northeast who wants to learn to work on guns..."something must be wrong with him" because the ole boys club can't have that.

It's seems as if once that final bill is paid...thanks for paying your bill, see ya!

I enjoyed my educational experience with Ashworth and would recommend it to anyone who needs the flexibility of pairing work with school at your own pace.

I really enjoying learning from Ashworth College,very excellent learning experience and better education support,suitable for me,my friends feeling happy,Calgary people really interesting in self studies and get fair knowledge and learning experience,I can study and get excellent education from school.Thank you very much,we feeling happy.from study,and really appreciated from hardworking People and smart guy,Big successfully.Thank you and we are happy!
Please run to encouraging more people self studies,run to knowledge with imagination feelings and easy seek job with skilled experience.Whatever,knowledge changing our life,I hope and dreaming can working for pursuding people in the near future,some told me before,they feeling confidence than before with happiness feeling.
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Hopefully we have a warm forward future,
Dreaming we stay with fair knowledge and fatanstic life future!
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Best school reliable staffs, I am a graduate of this school my experience was excellent.

Loved learning through Ashworth College! The counselors are always there to help. The lessons are convenient and easy to understand. I hghly recommend Ashworth College.

Ashworth College is a better place to study and advance in your career because; the care for students and recommend learning materials that are right for the studies. Apart from this, they always available to answer your questions. I did enjoy taking the Pharmacy Technician Course with them. I graduated from the college, and I am thankful for Ashworth College.