reviewer
amtj2008
Chicago, IL
Not for adult students
1 star rating

a serious student
Pros

    Accredited

Cons
    Not convenient, Horrible staff, Horrible on Retention, Questions are not answered.

NOV
3
2009

Baker College Online - BBA — 

I am an adult working a very menial job and was looking for an online school to help me finish getting my degree. I work full time and dont have a set schedule so going to a brick and mortar school was out of the question.I was going to my local community college online but they didnt take student loans or offer all my classes online. I went through many over the phone and web interviews and settled on Baker. I thought that Baker college would be a good fit because the credit hrs are only $190( cheap by online standards) and they were accredit. I was wrong Baker is not a good school, I did my homework as I am a serious student and did not want to waste my time, money or energy. The Interviewer lied to me and most of the staff are very lazy, it takes more then a week to get answers from them. Also the credit hours are $200 and each class is 4 credit hours. Which means that instead of needing 62 credit hours to complete your a.a.s you now need 96. That means you are spending $20000 for a two year degree. Also they are no where near convenient. You have to log on 5 days a week twice a day as policy. Online classes were made because we dont have the traditional time set aside to do regular school. I mean at a brick and mortar school you would only attend twice a week for maybe 90 mins or so. Also they start twice in the semester which means that you could lose financial aid. They also make you take a $60 online class that is a complete waste of time before you can take any other class. So if you find out the schools not right for you your already on the hook for $80 bucks(20 application fee) My advice, shop around and unless you got a lot of time and money dont go here.

Last edited on Dec 22, 2009



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alleykatt808 wrote on Dec 22, 2009 at 2:58PM

I do have to agree with you about the expense. Baker does pride itself on being inexpensive but they operate in quarter hours so they actually are not cheaper than other schools. If I was paying 100% out of pocket w/o financial aid, I would not have attended. Academically, it is a very good school though. This is a good review because many people don't know this about Baker.