When I joined Penn Foster College as a student, I was lead to believe that the degree programs were credited and would be accepted by potential employersI have since learned that companies are rejecting the degrees due to the degree's national creditingI have contacted Penn Foster's Student Service Center with the matter and was told that not all companies would except the programs degreesI was not advised of this when I was in the process of signing the agreement with Penn FosterI have canceled out the program after I learned from the student community center that the degrees were being rejectedPenn Foster sent me a letter demanding $for a cancellation settlementI do not feel I owe this amount due to being intentionally misled when I was in the process of signing the contractAt no time during the process was I informed of the problem with the degree's crediting
I was taking online classes at Penn Foster and they said that I couldn't take anymore classes until I finish paying off another program that I had previously taking and finishedAfter finish taking my dental assistant program I get accepted into the early child hood education programI was currently taking class on the early child hood program then all of sudden they canceled the programIn response to the cancellation they said that I owed on a previous programThey cancelled my program with no notification of the cancellationI was never told upfront that I had to pay off a course before I started another courseI assume my programs cost would be combined in one lump sum and I could pay all the classes off at the end of the programThen they said I owe on a medical assistant class that I never requested to take
I had signed up for penn foster to further my education, which is why I wanted to get my highschool diplomai was told they were accreditedim in the welfare program and my instructors at the careerlink associated with community action southwest informed me that it is in fact not seen as legit through the department of educationso I started getting my schooling through career link insteadi called the penn foster school and they refuse to help and cease further collections , and refund the money I had already put into the programi believe it is advertising to promote a program that is not a legit diploma
I have had an on going issues regarding my dissatisfaction with the accounting program that I had selected with Penn Foster I have documented correspondence with Penn Foster of my dissatisfaction with the course and materials I felt I was not and would not receive the quality education that was presented in the program outline I have since returned to a community college to obtain the accounting education that I feel Penn Foster's program lacked In additionPenn Foster is not accredited or recognized in California as Penn Foster had initially confirmed
I have been checking my credit reportI noticed *** *** was on my reportI Disputed this count with all bureausTrans union deletes the countWhen I called *** *** to ask why you removed me from trans union but not from Equifax and Experian they have no answerThey ask me to seen a copy of my Identification, social security card and a notarize letter copy of my diploma from stating that I was not the one that applied for a diploma in Once I sent all that, they now saying they did receive my informationOnly item they have is the letterThats In possible to not get all informationSo I called back to resend the items and now they not answering me
I am currently enrolled in Penn Foster's vet assistant program I have completed all my exams and course work with 93% in the program I started my externship at local vet , however after spending weeks and completing over hours , I was told by my site supervisor that they could no longer help me do to the extensive list my school requires me to completeThe list is filled with tasks that are not entry level or even tasks that a vet assistant would normally performThis program requires no liability insurance I was offered no help or support from the school to find a site I questioned them about concerns I had about some of tasks being a liability issue but got no response Many of tasks on the list are very out dated but I am required to get these tasks checked off The school is partnered with both *** and *** hopitals , however none of the locations near me would even except Penn Foster Students None of tasks I completed during the time will count towards my f
I cancelled classes as Penn Foster and received an email confirmation in September that everything had been cancelledI was charged the amount of $on 10/1/I emailed the company and told them my account had been cancelled and to refund my paymentThey told me that I didn't cancel my log in so I would still be charged
Penn Foster has been trying to collect a debt with a collection agency by the name of *** *** *** I have disputed this debt as I did not attend the course with Penn Foster
I am currently enrolled in Penn Foster's Medical Assistant programI am going through the english composition class right nowThis class has taken me three times as long to pass than it shouldEach time I write a paper and submit it, a different faculty member reads and critiques itThere is not a limit on how many times a paper can be submitted, and there is no grade given until the paper is almost perfectThis is not beneficial to my learning experienceAll that is required of writing assignments is a passing grade of 70% or aboveI am wasting my time fixing papers to be close to 100% perfectIt takes too long for instructors to give feedback and further inhibits my progress in this programDirections for assignments are always unclear, and each instructor wants something differentWhile I understand that there are a lot of students enrolled at Penn Foster and limited staff, I am severely unhappy with my experience and will not recommend this program to anybodyI took this
I was enrolled in an Associate's Degree program where they allowed me to pay a low monthly fee per semesterI finished one semester and paid that off in full; or so they told meI then proceeded into my second semester when I fell into some personal issues and had to put off my schooling, I had called and let them know, I made payments when I couldI worked out a payment plan with themOne day they locked me out of my account and when I called the school they told me that my account had gone into collectionsI then called the collections agency and they told me in order for the school to give me access back to my account I had to make a certain amount of payments on time to themSo I did just thatI then proceeded to call the school and they told me that I was given information and in order for me to gain access back to my account and continue my education, I had to pay the full amount offThe full amount they are telling me I owe is the price for the semestersThat wa
I cancelled my course in November and was expecting a refund of $and should expect it with 4-weeks in the form of a check After six weeks and no check, I was informed that the account was reopened (Not by me) They were going to reissue me a check Received check for less than the original amount ($8.50) I called again, but with no real explanationEverything from they couldn't return the payment to my card, a mystery adustment, accounting, to it is only dollars
I was enticed to sign up for school by the low fee of for the first month promotionThe next day I logged in and it said tuition paid in fullI had next to nothing in my bank account under (400.00) and it over drew me and took my check deposited by my job that dayI called in to see about what penn foster could do and they said you can wait days and we will refund it I then went to my bank (chase) who said it is noting they can do because they gave me an allotted time for refundI THEN RETURNED TO MY JOB where I COULD CALL THEM AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME NOW THE WAIT TIME IS DAYS SO FROM DAYS TO DAYS MY NEGATIVE BANK ACCOUNT, CHILDREN, RENT , BILLS, SINGLE MOM
I cancelled classes as Penn Foster and received an email confirmation in September that everything had been cancelledI was charged the amount of $on 10/1/I emailed the company and told them my account had been cancelled and to refund my paymentThey told me that I didn't cancel my log in so I would still be charged
I am currently enrolled in Penn Foster's Medical Assistant programI am going through the english composition class right nowThis class has taken me three times as long to pass than it shouldEach time I write a paper and submit it, a different faculty member reads and critiques itThere is not a limit on how many times a paper can be submitted, and there is no grade given until the paper is almost perfectThis is not beneficial to my learning experienceAll that is required of writing assignments is a passing grade of 70% or aboveI am wasting my time fixing papers to be close to 100% perfectIt takes too long for instructors to give feedback and further inhibits my progress in this programDirections for assignments are always unclear, and each instructor wants something differentWhile I understand that there are a lot of students enrolled at Penn Foster and limited staff, I am severely unhappy with my experience and will not recommend this program to anybodyI took this
In approximately 2011, I decided to attend Penn Foster collegeI signed up for a Website Design certification course, and within a couple of weeks of starting the course, I realized that I was unable to afford it and was not finding the course to be beneficialI called to cancel and it was agreed upon that I would be able to no longer have to worry about paying for the course because it was so early in the "semester." Recently, I have decided to start working on student loans from attending a local, state college, and obtaining a degree, so I wanted to check my credit report to see what my credit situation looked likeAfter looking at this, I now see a balance of over $1090, which is an excessive amount more than the program ever even cost! Not only this, but I now have multiple reports from different debt collectors Between the two different debt collectors reporting open accounts, it shows that I owe Penn Foster over $
I attended Penn Foster College from October to July of At that time Penn Foster advertised that they were nationally accredited, leading one to believe that hours could be transfered or completion of course could count toward a trade or vocationUpon completion of the program I found out that the hours earned at Penn Foster could not be transferred to The University of ***, or any other acredited four year institutionAdditional I attempted to use the Paralegal Studies certificate to apply for a Paralegal job in the U.SDepartment of JusticeI was denied the job on the basis that my education with Penn Foster was not accepted nationally
I called and cancelled my courses on Jan 3,2018, I told them to take my credit card information off their system so I wouldn’t be billed and was told it had to be in writing either mailed or emailSo I emailed them a letter stating I wanted to cancel my courseIn the email I told them why I was cancelling and to take the credit card off their system again so I wouldn’t be billed for time that I cancelledGot an email back with a reference number that it was being assigned to someone to handle itI get an email yesterday that it was cancelled but when I looked at my bank account they took the $payment outSo I called and was told they were going to refund it to me but it will take daysI asked how was it taken out when my credit card number was supposed to have been deleted from their system and was told it never wasI called again this morning demanding my money back and was to,d again days I have a bill coming out tomorrow on that money since I was under the assumpt
I informed Peen Foster that I was unable to continue this courseAt the time my wife was battling stage 3C Colon CancerThey failed to provide me with the necessary steps to properly cancel the contract, which is part of their policyThey later insisted I was past the deadlineNow they are continuing their pursue and has a negative impact on my credit
Jaime D***, the Admissions Rep for Penn Foster College, suggested I notify the Executive staff of Penn Foster, my reasons for cancelling my enrollment with them Once you ask for info online, reps immediately contact you to sell you on their school Several reps call until you advise them you are working with a repI got her...Jaime D*** After less than hours, I requested to cancel my enrollment She was not helpful and confrontational during the enrollment process This behavior persuaded me to take my money elsewhere When contacting the school/her to cancel, you cannot get a response Won't even answer If you want better service, respect and just helpful customer service intelligence, pick another school as this person obviously portrays what you will get if you attend....trash!
When I joined Penn Foster College as a student, I was lead to believe that the degree programs were credited and would be accepted by potential employersI have since learned that companies are rejecting the degrees due to the degree's national creditingI have contacted Penn Foster's Student Service Center with the matter and was told that not all companies would except the programs degreesI was not advised of this when I was in the process of signing the agreement with Penn FosterI have canceled out the program after I learned from the student community center that the degrees were being rejectedPenn Foster sent me a letter demanding $for a cancellation settlementI do not feel I owe this amount due to being intentionally misled when I was in the process of signing the contractAt no time during the process was I informed of the problem with the degree's crediting
I was taking online classes at Penn Foster and they said that I couldn't take anymore classes until I finish paying off another program that I had previously taking and finishedAfter finish taking my dental assistant program I get accepted into the early child hood education programI was currently taking class on the early child hood program then all of sudden they canceled the programIn response to the cancellation they said that I owed on a previous programThey cancelled my program with no notification of the cancellationI was never told upfront that I had to pay off a course before I started another courseI assume my programs cost would be combined in one lump sum and I could pay all the classes off at the end of the programThen they said I owe on a medical assistant class that I never requested to take
Seriously horrible customer service!! I literally got kicked from my program because I was late completing it but paid extra money for extra time!!!
I had signed up for penn foster to further my education, which is why I wanted to get my highschool diplomai was told they were accreditedim in the welfare program and my instructors at the careerlink associated with community action southwest informed me that it is in fact not seen as legit through the department of educationso I started getting my schooling through career link insteadi called the penn foster school and they refuse to help and cease further collections , and refund the money I had already put into the programi believe it is advertising to promote a program that is not a legit diploma
I have had an on going issues regarding my dissatisfaction with the accounting program that I had selected with Penn Foster I have documented correspondence with Penn Foster of my dissatisfaction with the course and materials I felt I was not and would not receive the quality education that was presented in the program outline I have since returned to a community college to obtain the accounting education that I feel Penn Foster's program lacked In additionPenn Foster is not accredited or recognized in California as Penn Foster had initially confirmed
I have been checking my credit reportI noticed *** *** was on my reportI Disputed this count with all bureausTrans union deletes the countWhen I called *** *** to ask why you removed me from trans union but not from Equifax and Experian they have no answerThey ask me to seen a copy of my Identification, social security card and a notarize letter copy of my diploma from stating that I was not the one that applied for a diploma in Once I sent all that, they now saying they did receive my informationOnly item they have is the letterThats In possible to not get all informationSo I called back to resend the items and now they not answering me
I am currently enrolled in Penn Foster's vet assistant program I have completed all my exams and course work with 93% in the program I started my externship at local vet , however after spending weeks and completing over hours , I was told by my site supervisor that they could no longer help me do to the extensive list my school requires me to completeThe list is filled with tasks that are not entry level or even tasks that a vet assistant would normally performThis program requires no liability insurance I was offered no help or support from the school to find a site I questioned them about concerns I had about some of tasks being a liability issue but got no response Many of tasks on the list are very out dated but I am required to get these tasks checked off The school is partnered with both *** and *** hopitals , however none of the locations near me would even except Penn Foster Students None of tasks I completed during the time will count towards my f
I cancelled classes as Penn Foster and received an email confirmation in September that everything had been cancelledI was charged the amount of $on 10/1/I emailed the company and told them my account had been cancelled and to refund my paymentThey told me that I didn't cancel my log in so I would still be charged
Penn Foster has been trying to collect a debt with a collection agency by the name of *** *** *** I have disputed this debt as I did not attend the course with Penn Foster
I am currently enrolled in Penn Foster's Medical Assistant programI am going through the english composition class right nowThis class has taken me three times as long to pass than it shouldEach time I write a paper and submit it, a different faculty member reads and critiques itThere is not a limit on how many times a paper can be submitted, and there is no grade given until the paper is almost perfectThis is not beneficial to my learning experienceAll that is required of writing assignments is a passing grade of 70% or aboveI am wasting my time fixing papers to be close to 100% perfectIt takes too long for instructors to give feedback and further inhibits my progress in this programDirections for assignments are always unclear, and each instructor wants something differentWhile I understand that there are a lot of students enrolled at Penn Foster and limited staff, I am severely unhappy with my experience and will not recommend this program to anybodyI took this
I was enrolled in an Associate's Degree program where they allowed me to pay a low monthly fee per semesterI finished one semester and paid that off in full; or so they told meI then proceeded into my second semester when I fell into some personal issues and had to put off my schooling, I had called and let them know, I made payments when I couldI worked out a payment plan with themOne day they locked me out of my account and when I called the school they told me that my account had gone into collectionsI then called the collections agency and they told me in order for the school to give me access back to my account I had to make a certain amount of payments on time to themSo I did just thatI then proceeded to call the school and they told me that I was given information and in order for me to gain access back to my account and continue my education, I had to pay the full amount offThe full amount they are telling me I owe is the price for the semestersThat wa
I cancelled my course in November and was expecting a refund of $and should expect it with 4-weeks in the form of a check After six weeks and no check, I was informed that the account was reopened (Not by me) They were going to reissue me a check Received check for less than the original amount ($8.50) I called again, but with no real explanationEverything from they couldn't return the payment to my card, a mystery adustment, accounting, to it is only dollars
I was enticed to sign up for school by the low fee of for the first month promotionThe next day I logged in and it said tuition paid in fullI had next to nothing in my bank account under (400.00) and it over drew me and took my check deposited by my job that dayI called in to see about what penn foster could do and they said you can wait days and we will refund it I then went to my bank (chase) who said it is noting they can do because they gave me an allotted time for refundI THEN RETURNED TO MY JOB where I COULD CALL THEM AGAIN AND THEY TOLD ME NOW THE WAIT TIME IS DAYS SO FROM DAYS TO DAYS MY NEGATIVE BANK ACCOUNT, CHILDREN, RENT , BILLS, SINGLE MOM
I cancelled classes as Penn Foster and received an email confirmation in September that everything had been cancelledI was charged the amount of $on 10/1/I emailed the company and told them my account had been cancelled and to refund my paymentThey told me that I didn't cancel my log in so I would still be charged
I am currently enrolled in Penn Foster's Medical Assistant programI am going through the english composition class right nowThis class has taken me three times as long to pass than it shouldEach time I write a paper and submit it, a different faculty member reads and critiques itThere is not a limit on how many times a paper can be submitted, and there is no grade given until the paper is almost perfectThis is not beneficial to my learning experienceAll that is required of writing assignments is a passing grade of 70% or aboveI am wasting my time fixing papers to be close to 100% perfectIt takes too long for instructors to give feedback and further inhibits my progress in this programDirections for assignments are always unclear, and each instructor wants something differentWhile I understand that there are a lot of students enrolled at Penn Foster and limited staff, I am severely unhappy with my experience and will not recommend this program to anybodyI took this
In approximately 2011, I decided to attend Penn Foster collegeI signed up for a Website Design certification course, and within a couple of weeks of starting the course, I realized that I was unable to afford it and was not finding the course to be beneficialI called to cancel and it was agreed upon that I would be able to no longer have to worry about paying for the course because it was so early in the "semester." Recently, I have decided to start working on student loans from attending a local, state college, and obtaining a degree, so I wanted to check my credit report to see what my credit situation looked likeAfter looking at this, I now see a balance of over $1090, which is an excessive amount more than the program ever even cost! Not only this, but I now have multiple reports from different debt collectors Between the two different debt collectors reporting open accounts, it shows that I owe Penn Foster over $
I attended Penn Foster College from October to July of At that time Penn Foster advertised that they were nationally accredited, leading one to believe that hours could be transfered or completion of course could count toward a trade or vocationUpon completion of the program I found out that the hours earned at Penn Foster could not be transferred to The University of ***, or any other acredited four year institutionAdditional I attempted to use the Paralegal Studies certificate to apply for a Paralegal job in the U.SDepartment of JusticeI was denied the job on the basis that my education with Penn Foster was not accepted nationally
I called and cancelled my courses on Jan 3,2018, I told them to take my credit card information off their system so I wouldn’t be billed and was told it had to be in writing either mailed or emailSo I emailed them a letter stating I wanted to cancel my courseIn the email I told them why I was cancelling and to take the credit card off their system again so I wouldn’t be billed for time that I cancelledGot an email back with a reference number that it was being assigned to someone to handle itI get an email yesterday that it was cancelled but when I looked at my bank account they took the $payment outSo I called and was told they were going to refund it to me but it will take daysI asked how was it taken out when my credit card number was supposed to have been deleted from their system and was told it never wasI called again this morning demanding my money back and was to,d again days I have a bill coming out tomorrow on that money since I was under the assumpt
I informed Peen Foster that I was unable to continue this courseAt the time my wife was battling stage 3C Colon CancerThey failed to provide me with the necessary steps to properly cancel the contract, which is part of their policyThey later insisted I was past the deadlineNow they are continuing their pursue and has a negative impact on my credit
Jaime D***, the Admissions Rep for Penn Foster College, suggested I notify the Executive staff of Penn Foster, my reasons for cancelling my enrollment with them Once you ask for info online, reps immediately contact you to sell you on their school Several reps call until you advise them you are working with a repI got her...Jaime D*** After less than hours, I requested to cancel my enrollment She was not helpful and confrontational during the enrollment process This behavior persuaded me to take my money elsewhere When contacting the school/her to cancel, you cannot get a response Won't even answer If you want better service, respect and just helpful customer service intelligence, pick another school as this person obviously portrays what you will get if you attend....trash!