Penn Foster sent an account to collections, *** *** ***, stating that I owed them $for a Medical Billing and Coding program I have an email from Penn Foster stating that I only owed $and not $ The school never contacted me to tell me they were sending this account to collections The classes are self-taughtYou take multiple choice tests online Which you can repeat if you first fail them Penn Foster does not place any effort any educating anyone through their mock education system If you need assistance you have to email someone, maybe a qualifed teacher who emails you back in a week, by that time you are late in your computerized assignments This is definitely not a quality education and the courses are not transferable and does not meet the state community college standards Time and money was basically wasted!
I started Penn Foster in is now and credits away from graduating and Durham Technical High School will not allow me to use my transcripts from Penn Foster because it was not accredited until I want my money back from the school since I was paying them for no reason all those years and my classes are worthless being dated before
Basically I got enrolled at Penn Foster in and after starting I only got a chance to do lessons out of I called to cancel but they are stating that I didn't but one rep said she does see that I didPenn Foster sent my account to the collection agency with a balance of $433! I didn't even get a chance to finish ONE EXAM so why am I being charged? This company is a SCAM! The collection agency stated that I could call Penn Foster and they could adjust the balance so I gave them yet another call and upon calling Penn Foster they said that they couldn't do anything about it at this point because it is out of their hands & they hung up in my faceThe collection agency says otherwiseThis has brought my credit score down drastically and I feel like they are only out for moneyWhen it comes to taking money every agent is cooperative but when you're having a problem with the company you get ignored!
I was taking a course from Penn Foster and came to the realization that the course is years old Nobody takes courses that are that old It is not relevant or timely They refused an equitable solution They said I signed a waiver I did, but the stipulations on the waiver have not been met This makes the waiver null and void as it hasn't been in effect yet, and I am due 50% of my tuition back
I WAS TAKING ONLINE CLASSES WITH PENN FOSTER AND I CAME INTO A HARDSHIP AND BECAME DISABLEI TOLD PENN FOSTER WHAT HAD HAPPEN AND I WA NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THE CLASS DUE TO LOST INCOME AND BESIDES THEM TRYING TO HELP ME THEY SENT THE ACCOUNT TO A COLLECTION AACGENCY THAT WONT STAY OFF MY BACK
I enrolled in this school in February/March Everything was OK until this school received the moneyThe first few courses were good and it made me want to continue the classes By the time the courses started getting horrible not put together well and not matching up with the text it would have been to late to get a refundThis college knows exactly what they are doingBy the time I can get a refund I'm stuck in the course with nothing to do but failI have contacted what they call instructors but they seem to have no information alsoThey just say read the text NO INSTRUCTION NO HELP!! They copied book and give a test that is itTHIS was not told before enrollment or I would NOT used my *** on this waste of reading a book This is clearly advertising If the reviews are read MANY people have a the same problem
My daughter enrolled in the first semester to get her Vet tech certShe completed the first semester and we paid it offShe then attempted to enroll in second semester and was told she had to take two additional classes to get credit for first semester which cost almost as much as the first semesterShe enrolled and took the classes and passed the testwe paid it off and she tried again to enroll in second semester After several phone calls she received an email saying her high school diploma was not acceptedSo she called and resubmitted the diplomaShe received an email saying it was acceptedSo she again attempted to get started on second semester, unable to access the second semester, she contacted student care and then received an email saying they do not accept her high school diplomaSo more emails and phones calls only to be told a supervisor would call her in hours
I have not been able to reach anybody at any numbers provided I get the automated system who fails to recognize me or transfer me If I do get transferred its to a *full* voicemail boxI have lost a job opportunity in law enforcement due to not being able to supply my diploma and transcripts My last time the automated system said “nobody was available due to a staff meeting” What kind of school closes the phones down for a staff meeting
Someone made an unauthorized payment of hundred dollars tothe school with my cardI spoke to about people at the school faxed them the information they asked for and still will not reimburse me the money that was stole from meThe school also knows who the person is that used my credit they haven't did an investigation, notified the authorities, expelled the student nothingBut keep me the run around about my money that was stolen from me
I enrolled to receive a PennFoster HS diploma in I was setup on a monthly payment plan and this was ultimately paid in fullI was under the impression I finished the entire HS program, and I would receive a diplomaI still have not received this, and now I am told I owe an additional $120.00, even though I paid the entire program in full, and I cannot finish the program, even though I was practically complete
Penn foster charged me and sent me to collections for the full amount of tuition for the legal secretary course even though I dint finish even half of the courses,I had originally started the medical billing and coding course and didn't finish that courseThey only charged me for he classes I had taken and not the whole course so I don't understand how they can take me to collections for the entire legal secretary course when I didn't do even halfDo I understand I need to pay for the classes I DID take? Yes I doBut not the full tuition and certainly not to collections
This online "school" is a borderline scamTheir customer service is absolutely atrociousThey make cancelling your enrollment with them painful, almost as if they don't want you to leave the program so bad, they refuse to reply to your requests to cancelThey are not professional in the way they run the college, and give me the impression that they are only out for your moneyFederal Student Aid doesn't work with them, which is a huge red flagI'm appalled at the way I've been treated as well as some other studentsNo school I've ever heard of performs at the unprofessional level that Penn Foster doesThey need to re-evaluated by the Department of Education, stripped of all accreditation's and investigated
Penn Foster lies to get moneyI called to enroll in the High School with the Professional Childcare pathwayBefore enrolling I asked upfront if they gave certificate for the childcare and I was told yesWhen I completed the program and paid it off in full I only received a High School Diploma and no certificate so I called and was told I didn’t get one so I explained that I asked in advance before enrolling because if I wasn’t issued a certificate I was not doing the program he transferred me to someone else who then told me I did and he would look into itStill no certificate so I emailed and I have a email from them stating I do get one and they would mail it out well I never got it so I emailed like more times with a response saying my program didn’t come with one explained situation to that person with no replyFinally called today and lady said she would look into it they emailed saying no sorry I was misinformed and I don’t get s certificateMissed informed by different
Enrolled into the school last year (2016) for their Graphic Art programAfter receiving their packet and books, I notice that the information was outdated and didn't compare to updated methods used in fieldI called in Jan 2017, to cancel my schoolingThe phone automated me to a queueI would be in place, when I got to place, the line would disconnectI tried several times to reach the school with no successFinally I disputed the schooling with my bankI finally got a call from the school in regards to payments, I told them I tried to cancel several timesI also explained that I have not used any material or taken any test since Dec of The lady said I would still have to pay $i asked why when I signed up it says yiu can csncel anytime without a feeShe told me a manager would contact me via phoneI never got a call backNow it's July and I receive a letter from the school that I am in collections for $900! The school has still not contacted meThe school is
I enrolled to receive a PennFoster HS diploma in I was setup on a monthly payment plan and this was ultimately paid in fullI was under the impression I finished the entire HS program, and I would receive a diplomaI still have not received this, and now I am told I owe an additional $120.00, even though I paid the entire program in full, and I cannot finish the program, even though I was practically complete
I was enrolled in courses at Penn Foster Career School in the Medical Assisting programBefore beginning the program, I spoke with a customer service representative from the school about the school's national accredidation to ensure it was valid in my state so I could take a state board in my state and be a Certified Medical Assistant once I was finished with the courseworkAfter attending two of the three semesters, I was told by the advisors at *** *** *** in Pendleton, South Carolina that Penn Foster Career School is not accredited with the necessary critera for me to be able to sit in an exam and take a state board for certificationUpon realizing this information, I called the school contact number and spoke with several different people (none of the employees knew who to transfer me to to resolve my issue)Finally, I spoke to a woman who told me I could cancel the program and only pay for courses I completed and materials I received so I didI finished the p
I was looking to change my name on a diploma that I had recently lost in my other known nameWhen I contacted the school on the matter they claim they did in fact find that I had enrolled but that I had dropped outThis is untrue and I used my diploma in quite a few jobsI wanted to know what could be done in this matter since I had also paid for the course as well as completed itI am sure I am not the only person to move from state to state and lose such a document, I can not imagine this happening to someone who was a Doctor, or maybe even a nurseThis is a real school am I right?
I started PennFoster in to pursue my Veterinary Technician licenseI was under the impression that my credits would transfer to another large university if I decided to go for a higher degreeI finished most of my first year, semesters, with the exception of my clinical rounds before I had to stop due to an issue that isn't exactly important here but is elated to the schoolSince I got to the point in the coursework that I did so quickly (about months), I still had several monthly payments on the semester tuition balance remainingI was in touch with the school regarding the issue that caused my abrupt cessation of course work and discussed the fact that I wouldn't be able to continue at that point but would hopefully continue in the futureThis was in May 2017.in August 2017, after not paying the monthly payment since May, I recieved am email offering a 35% discount on my remaining tuitionI called the school to discuss and decided to cancel my enrollment and talked a
I have attempted to end my enrollment with Penn foster on several occasions to no availThey inform me that my account is no longer active, but send mail attempting to change my decisionI am owed a refund in the amount of $according to them, however I can't get them to give the refundOver the course of a few months I have had approximately phone calls with student care regarding thisMy bank, (*** federal savings bank) made the change to *** and the new chip cards, changing my billing info when doing soPenn foster told me I needed the bank to provide documentation on why my card info changedI contacted my bank, and they faxed all the documentation they could provide to Penn fosterHowever, Penn foster states that the paperwork didn't meet their needs and refuse to change my billing info accordingly to my new debit infoIn lieu of being refunded via original payment form I have been told, (also in writing), that I can receive a check for these fundsThey have not
Penn Foster sent an account to collections, *** *** ***, stating that I owed them $for a Medical Billing and Coding program I have an email from Penn Foster stating that I only owed $and not $ The school never contacted me to tell me they were sending this account to collections The classes are self-taughtYou take multiple choice tests online Which you can repeat if you first fail them Penn Foster does not place any effort any educating anyone through their mock education system If you need assistance you have to email someone, maybe a qualifed teacher who emails you back in a week, by that time you are late in your computerized assignments This is definitely not a quality education and the courses are not transferable and does not meet the state community college standards Time and money was basically wasted!
I started Penn Foster in is now and credits away from graduating and Durham Technical High School will not allow me to use my transcripts from Penn Foster because it was not accredited until I want my money back from the school since I was paying them for no reason all those years and my classes are worthless being dated before
Basically I got enrolled at Penn Foster in and after starting I only got a chance to do lessons out of I called to cancel but they are stating that I didn't but one rep said she does see that I didPenn Foster sent my account to the collection agency with a balance of $433! I didn't even get a chance to finish ONE EXAM so why am I being charged? This company is a SCAM! The collection agency stated that I could call Penn Foster and they could adjust the balance so I gave them yet another call and upon calling Penn Foster they said that they couldn't do anything about it at this point because it is out of their hands & they hung up in my faceThe collection agency says otherwiseThis has brought my credit score down drastically and I feel like they are only out for moneyWhen it comes to taking money every agent is cooperative but when you're having a problem with the company you get ignored!
I was taking a course from Penn Foster and came to the realization that the course is years old Nobody takes courses that are that old It is not relevant or timely They refused an equitable solution They said I signed a waiver I did, but the stipulations on the waiver have not been met This makes the waiver null and void as it hasn't been in effect yet, and I am due 50% of my tuition back
I WAS TAKING ONLINE CLASSES WITH PENN FOSTER AND I CAME INTO A HARDSHIP AND BECAME DISABLEI TOLD PENN FOSTER WHAT HAD HAPPEN AND I WA NOT ABLE TO PAY FOR THE CLASS DUE TO LOST INCOME AND BESIDES THEM TRYING TO HELP ME THEY SENT THE ACCOUNT TO A COLLECTION AACGENCY THAT WONT STAY OFF MY BACK
I enrolled in this school in February/March Everything was OK until this school received the moneyThe first few courses were good and it made me want to continue the classes By the time the courses started getting horrible not put together well and not matching up with the text it would have been to late to get a refundThis college knows exactly what they are doingBy the time I can get a refund I'm stuck in the course with nothing to do but failI have contacted what they call instructors but they seem to have no information alsoThey just say read the text NO INSTRUCTION NO HELP!! They copied book and give a test that is itTHIS was not told before enrollment or I would NOT used my *** on this waste of reading a book This is clearly advertising If the reviews are read MANY people have a the same problem
My daughter enrolled in the first semester to get her Vet tech certShe completed the first semester and we paid it offShe then attempted to enroll in second semester and was told she had to take two additional classes to get credit for first semester which cost almost as much as the first semesterShe enrolled and took the classes and passed the testwe paid it off and she tried again to enroll in second semester After several phone calls she received an email saying her high school diploma was not acceptedSo she called and resubmitted the diplomaShe received an email saying it was acceptedSo she again attempted to get started on second semester, unable to access the second semester, she contacted student care and then received an email saying they do not accept her high school diplomaSo more emails and phones calls only to be told a supervisor would call her in hours
I have not been able to reach anybody at any numbers provided I get the automated system who fails to recognize me or transfer me If I do get transferred its to a *full* voicemail boxI have lost a job opportunity in law enforcement due to not being able to supply my diploma and transcripts My last time the automated system said “nobody was available due to a staff meeting” What kind of school closes the phones down for a staff meeting
Someone made an unauthorized payment of hundred dollars tothe school with my cardI spoke to about people at the school faxed them the information they asked for and still will not reimburse me the money that was stole from meThe school also knows who the person is that used my credit they haven't did an investigation, notified the authorities, expelled the student nothingBut keep me the run around about my money that was stolen from me
I enrolled to receive a PennFoster HS diploma in I was setup on a monthly payment plan and this was ultimately paid in fullI was under the impression I finished the entire HS program, and I would receive a diplomaI still have not received this, and now I am told I owe an additional $120.00, even though I paid the entire program in full, and I cannot finish the program, even though I was practically complete
Penn foster charged me and sent me to collections for the full amount of tuition for the legal secretary course even though I dint finish even half of the courses,I had originally started the medical billing and coding course and didn't finish that courseThey only charged me for he classes I had taken and not the whole course so I don't understand how they can take me to collections for the entire legal secretary course when I didn't do even halfDo I understand I need to pay for the classes I DID take? Yes I doBut not the full tuition and certainly not to collections
This online "school" is a borderline scamTheir customer service is absolutely atrociousThey make cancelling your enrollment with them painful, almost as if they don't want you to leave the program so bad, they refuse to reply to your requests to cancelThey are not professional in the way they run the college, and give me the impression that they are only out for your moneyFederal Student Aid doesn't work with them, which is a huge red flagI'm appalled at the way I've been treated as well as some other studentsNo school I've ever heard of performs at the unprofessional level that Penn Foster doesThey need to re-evaluated by the Department of Education, stripped of all accreditation's and investigated
Penn Foster lies to get moneyI called to enroll in the High School with the Professional Childcare pathwayBefore enrolling I asked upfront if they gave certificate for the childcare and I was told yesWhen I completed the program and paid it off in full I only received a High School Diploma and no certificate so I called and was told I didn’t get one so I explained that I asked in advance before enrolling because if I wasn’t issued a certificate I was not doing the program he transferred me to someone else who then told me I did and he would look into itStill no certificate so I emailed and I have a email from them stating I do get one and they would mail it out well I never got it so I emailed like more times with a response saying my program didn’t come with one explained situation to that person with no replyFinally called today and lady said she would look into it they emailed saying no sorry I was misinformed and I don’t get s certificateMissed informed by different
Enrolled into the school last year (2016) for their Graphic Art programAfter receiving their packet and books, I notice that the information was outdated and didn't compare to updated methods used in fieldI called in Jan 2017, to cancel my schoolingThe phone automated me to a queueI would be in place, when I got to place, the line would disconnectI tried several times to reach the school with no successFinally I disputed the schooling with my bankI finally got a call from the school in regards to payments, I told them I tried to cancel several timesI also explained that I have not used any material or taken any test since Dec of The lady said I would still have to pay $i asked why when I signed up it says yiu can csncel anytime without a feeShe told me a manager would contact me via phoneI never got a call backNow it's July and I receive a letter from the school that I am in collections for $900! The school has still not contacted meThe school is
Penn Foster College is billing my under-aged son (*** ***, P.OBox ***, Kaneohe, HI 96744) for services that I didn't consent to and not completed
I enrolled to receive a PennFoster HS diploma in I was setup on a monthly payment plan and this was ultimately paid in fullI was under the impression I finished the entire HS program, and I would receive a diplomaI still have not received this, and now I am told I owe an additional $120.00, even though I paid the entire program in full, and I cannot finish the program, even though I was practically complete
I was enrolled in courses at Penn Foster Career School in the Medical Assisting programBefore beginning the program, I spoke with a customer service representative from the school about the school's national accredidation to ensure it was valid in my state so I could take a state board in my state and be a Certified Medical Assistant once I was finished with the courseworkAfter attending two of the three semesters, I was told by the advisors at *** *** *** in Pendleton, South Carolina that Penn Foster Career School is not accredited with the necessary critera for me to be able to sit in an exam and take a state board for certificationUpon realizing this information, I called the school contact number and spoke with several different people (none of the employees knew who to transfer me to to resolve my issue)Finally, I spoke to a woman who told me I could cancel the program and only pay for courses I completed and materials I received so I didI finished the p
I was looking to change my name on a diploma that I had recently lost in my other known nameWhen I contacted the school on the matter they claim they did in fact find that I had enrolled but that I had dropped outThis is untrue and I used my diploma in quite a few jobsI wanted to know what could be done in this matter since I had also paid for the course as well as completed itI am sure I am not the only person to move from state to state and lose such a document, I can not imagine this happening to someone who was a Doctor, or maybe even a nurseThis is a real school am I right?
I started PennFoster in to pursue my Veterinary Technician licenseI was under the impression that my credits would transfer to another large university if I decided to go for a higher degreeI finished most of my first year, semesters, with the exception of my clinical rounds before I had to stop due to an issue that isn't exactly important here but is elated to the schoolSince I got to the point in the coursework that I did so quickly (about months), I still had several monthly payments on the semester tuition balance remainingI was in touch with the school regarding the issue that caused my abrupt cessation of course work and discussed the fact that I wouldn't be able to continue at that point but would hopefully continue in the futureThis was in May 2017.in August 2017, after not paying the monthly payment since May, I recieved am email offering a 35% discount on my remaining tuitionI called the school to discuss and decided to cancel my enrollment and talked a
I have attempted to end my enrollment with Penn foster on several occasions to no availThey inform me that my account is no longer active, but send mail attempting to change my decisionI am owed a refund in the amount of $according to them, however I can't get them to give the refundOver the course of a few months I have had approximately phone calls with student care regarding thisMy bank, (*** federal savings bank) made the change to *** and the new chip cards, changing my billing info when doing soPenn foster told me I needed the bank to provide documentation on why my card info changedI contacted my bank, and they faxed all the documentation they could provide to Penn fosterHowever, Penn foster states that the paperwork didn't meet their needs and refuse to change my billing info accordingly to my new debit infoIn lieu of being refunded via original payment form I have been told, (also in writing), that I can receive a check for these fundsThey have not