They give out scholarships like candy. Makes students feel special.

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Grand Canyon is such a scummy (and bad) school.

TCuz Coastal Elite

Mar 15, 10:10pm

Why?

Gunga Galunga

Mar 15, 10:16pm

They are expensive and do not place people well in my experience.

TheWanderer

Mar 15, 10:19pm

They give out scholarships like candy. Makes students feel special.

garyfan

Mar 15, 10:23pm

I have had positive experiences working with their grads; in some cases,

LeGrandBleu

Mar 15, 10:25pm

I'm sure that some of their grads are good. We are talking about distributions.

TheWanderer

Mar 15, 10:27pm

You must have interactions with lots of GCU grads to have accumulated a

LeGrandBleu

Mar 18, 9:30am

Ditto …

IBe_WhyYou

Mar 15, 10:41pm

That’s exactly how Liberty University works. Crappy training but way overpriced

Lalau

Mar 16, 12:04pm

Oh boy. Great fan base. My daughter has loved it and will graduate in 3 years.

JamieTartt

Mar 15, 10:16pm

Is your daughter active LDS?

dixdog

Mar 15, 10:17pm

She’s not active but has become more spiritual there than she was. Great kid

JamieTartt

Mar 15, 10:20pm

I was just asking because GCU is know to discriminate against LDS. I’m glad your

dixdog

Mar 15, 10:23pm

Never heard that. She and another teammate have never had an issue.

JamieTartt

Mar 15, 10:25pm

I know several LDS people that work there

JOPE

Mar 16, 8:32am

There is good and bad everywhere…even at church…depends on what you’re looking 4

44C

Mar 16, 9:51am

How were the first 6 years?

TCuz

Mar 15, 10:21pm

Not sure what your point is.

JamieTartt

Mar 15, 10:23pm

RE: Not sure what your point is.

RockyBalboa

Mar 15, 10:37pm

TCUZ was trying to make a funny.

ATX

Mar 15, 10:38pm

Some of these schools have a reputation for taking 12 years to graduate.

TheWanderer

Mar 15, 10:54pm

She’s 3 years to graduate. Her friends are all on schedule for 4.

JamieTartt

Mar 15, 10:56pm

That's fine.

TheWanderer

Mar 15, 10:59pm

Bio degree.

JamieTartt

Mar 15, 11:11pm

I mean, BYU has that same reputation, to be fair.

seacougar

Mar 16, 12:57am

I’d say the opposite. BYU has a reputation for not letting students linger.

TheWanderer

Mar 16, 7:15am

Not sure I believe this.

ATX

Mar 16, 7:44am

If a student serves a 2 year mission, BYU gives you 6 years to graduate.

TheWanderer

Mar 16, 10:15am

Cool. Good process.

ATX

Mar 16, 10:31am

I know someone told to graduate or pursue studies elsewhere basically. They

IceCreamButt

Mar 16, 12:07pm

BYU makes it hard to register for classes once you have 4 1/2 years of credits

NYC and Japan

Mar 16, 10:01am

With an entire extra semester of just religion classes it’s 4.5-5 years, min.

seacougar

Mar 16, 4:05pm

It does? Not counting missions? BYU doesn't even let kids double major.

russkiejedi

Mar 16, 7:50am

Or at least not double major without significant review.

TheWanderer

Mar 16, 11:14am

What a weird take.

UNLVcougar

Mar 15, 10:17pm

What part of the school that uses a deceptive advertising and illegal telemarketing services to trick students

TCuz

Mar 15, 10:21pm

Why didn’t you say so in the first place?

hamaca

Mar 16, 8:12am

I did. I said it in much fewer words. Scummy school.

TCuz

Mar 16, 8:17am

I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that it’s a Christian school

UNLVcougar

Mar 16, 9:06am

Do you defend all scummy schools, or just the Christian ones?

garyfan

Mar 16, 9:14am

I have the same question. TCuz criticisms of scummy practices by universities

UNLVcougar

Mar 16, 9:55am

You sure it had nothing to do with the fact that GCU was playing their conference championship game right then?

scootsy

Mar 16, 10:00am

No, just certain posters

UNLVcougar

Mar 16, 10:18am

So you agree that GCU is scummy and still defend them in this thread?

garyfan

Mar 16, 10:01am

It actually seems that the only reason you can imagine anyone would have a

russkiejedi

Mar 16, 9:17am

Depends on the kind of Christian school. No one blinks about TCU, SMU, Notre Dame, or Duke. But places like

SJS

Mar 16, 9:25am

It’s actually a great private Christian school. I’d send my kids there.

brazilcoug

Mar 15, 10:18pm

RE: It’s actually a great private Christian school. I’d send my kids

garyfan

Mar 15, 10:21pm

RE: It’s actually a great private Christian school. I’d send my kids

brazilcoug

Mar 15, 10:27pm

They have amazing resources. Facilities way above their playing weight.

Big Daddy D

Mar 15, 10:24pm

Just commit a little fraud and you too can have great facilities to sportswash your university!

TCuz

Mar 15, 10:26pm

Some church members involved in creating their problems IIRC

garyfan

Mar 15, 10:30pm

I have my Masters Degree from them. It was very affordable and a positive

Curly Cougar

Mar 16, 12:28am

Cousin went, after not getting into 0 nursing schools in CA. Got RN but never

cougarstrong

Mar 16, 12:33am

Daughters roommate about to graduate in nursing. No issues finding a job.

JamieTartt

Mar 16, 9:31am

It would be extremely difficult to not find a job as a nurse. It would have to be intentional.

KYU

Mar 16, 9:53am

I think the issue is that this guy is complete idiot, should never have been

cougarstrong

Mar 16, 12:03pm

Not sure that’s GCUs fault. Kids wash out of college all the time.

JamieTartt

Mar 16, 1:41pm

They have growing pains, but don’t sleep on them. With good management they

valleus

Mar 16, 6:05am

Looking at the author of this post...

Adrielle

Mar 16, 12:21pm

My thoughts as well.

UNLVcougar

Mar 16, 1:35pm

They just got fined $40m for misleading their own students about costs of their doctoral programs

scootsy

Mar 16, 4:20pm

I work in the higher ed industry and for profit schools are very suspect. The egregious ones were forced out of business

BYU Grounds

Mar 17, 8:55am

IRS and state recognize GCU as nonprofit - Department of education does not, although courts ruled they should

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