Reviews of Virginia College Online

There are currently 5 reviews of Virginia College Online

• Dena S.
  Student
  September 14th, 2009

  Wow! I can't believe there are so many negative feedbacks on this school. I have been a student for almost 3 yrs and I have loved it! I've had a few negative/lazy professors but I let my student advisor know immediately and I also fill out the surveys at the end of the semester. Who said the classes were easy? They tend to be a little more laid back but it's an online environment so the Professors overlook things.

  I've always gotten my checks in the mail. When you sign up with your packet you have the option to send the money back, store it in your student acct, or receive a check in the mail. I receive my checks in the mail and they usually come approximately 2 weeks after you receive your subsized/unsubsidized letter in the mail.

  VCO has switched to new system and there have been email confusions and etc. However, it seems to be straightened out now. Sometimes the grades do not unlock and you have to ask the professor to unlock them. Tech support is there 24/7 to back you up if you have problems. In order for you to have problems with this school, you have to basicly not care about your work. I am a straight A student and it's not because the classes are easy. It's because I login 4-5 times per week and really dedicate about 12-15 hrs per week to my classes.

  Letters of recommendations? Umm.. you are an online student. Your transcripts should reflect your ability to do your job. For instance, I have stayed on the President's list or Dean's List the entire time. This reflects in your transcripts that you have an unofficial copy emailed to you at no expense. Also, you will receive certificates in the mail if you do make the President's/Dean's list.

  In addition, I would like to add that this is a reasonably priced school. I am a military wife so I get a discount. I pay 180 per credit hour and that includes all of my books. You can't get a better deal than that these days! I hope this helps all of you thinking about VCO because this is the school to go to.

  Yes, I do wonder about some of the people enrolled in these classes. Some are very intelligent but some can't even understand English, I think. Some of them seem to be really illiterate or they just simply don't care. However, you find those types at every college!

• catherine L.
  Student
  August 28th, 2009

  When I started I told the school I could not afford to pay anything at this time. But some how I owe money and I can not pay it and my classes are blocked. So that stops my school work until I can pay. I have no job so I do not know when I can pay. I do not know where to get any help with more money for school. I was told I could not get a state grant because the school is not on their list. So now I have to wait to get a degree until I come up with more money.

• Lew G.
  Student
  March 11th, 2009

  Contrary to the comments here, I have been having a wonderful time attending Virginia College Online. I agree the school has been having some technical issues but most all have been resolved as far as I can tell. Most of these have occurred because of the growth of the program. When I started two and a half years ago VCO had less than 200 students. I understand that enrollment now exceeds 4000 students and is continuing to grow. That's going to cause growing pains in any organization. I also had no problem getting my FA overage check.

  I do not understand the problems indicated with the emails. I get emails every week from most of my instructors. We are using a new platform for class delivery that has taken a little getting used to but it does everything the old one did except show class averages.

  For the most part, I have also had a good experience with the instructors. Most are very helpful and understanding. I have had a couple that did not participate in discussions or return emails promptly but they were definitely in the minority. As far as the classes being easy, some have been relatively low key but many have also required a lot of work and been extremely difficult. I tend to enjoy the difficult classes more than the easy ones.

  I would recommend VCO to anyone but especially to anyone who can not attend a "brick and mortar" university. It is a little more expensive but the degree will be worth it.

• Liana W.
  Student
  February 16th, 2009

  I am having very similar problems to the review above. I have had to drop two classes due to non-communicative instructors (one was my communications class)... I was in a physically incapacitating car accident and doctor's appointments that were set for consecutive days weren't any legwork for asking for an extention for that week's classwork. By the time I received an email to my personal yahoo account, I had already completed all of the work to find a zero regardless of the situation.

  I am very satisfied, however, with ONE of my instructors, Professor Gary Hascall. He is a wonderful and charming person who is willing to work with any and everyone in his class.

  Aside from him, I have been dissatisfied with several instructors, and the email situation is beyond pathetic. We recently have been assigned a paper that requires a partner, but that is somewhat impossible without being able to receive emails from the recipients of the emails you send asking the other students to participate with you.

  Several of my classmates' grammar is below college level and I wonder how they were admitted?? I don't understand how some of the papers I read can possibly get a passing grade.

  I am in the process of looking for a more organized school with a more proficient staff.

• Jerri B.
  Student
  January 26th, 2009

  I have been attending VCO for over a year now, and so far the experience has been HORRIBLE!!!! They do not give refunds for your student loan checks if they exceed the tuition amount. They just keep that money in your student account, never tell you how much is there or when you may get your money. The majority of the teachers are ok, but most are completely neglectful of their classes. They recently moved to a new platform and there isn't even a way to check email. How can we communicate with instructors if we can send email, but can't receive them! The classes are absurdly easy and I can't believe they are charging so much for such a mediocre education. And you know those recommendations that are so important for getting into grad school? Forget it. It doesn't matter if you are a straight A student, you can't find one professor to vouch for you. These people are rude and lazy and I wouldn't recommend this college to anyone.

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