Enrolling at ECPI, I expected guidance, structure, and support especially in a demanding program like nursing. Instead, I encountered an environment where students who struggled were often left feeling discouraged rather than helped, and where organization and communication were consistently lacking. One experience in particular deeply affected me. While I was struggling in a course, Ms. Kelly, who serves as both the ADON and a professor, suggested that I leave the nursing program and switch to the medical assistant or surgical tech program. She went as far as calling me a failure and telling me that I "must not be doing enough" to pass. Those words were not only disrespectful but incredibly damaging. Hearing this from someone in a nursing leadership role, someone who should understand the reality and difficulty of nursing school was heartbreaking. Instead of feeling supported, I felt dismissed, humiliated, and discouraged. This experience left me both angry and saddened. Angry because no student deserves to be spoken to that way, and saddened because this is not the kind of leadership or environment I expected in a nursing program meant to prepare compassionate future nurses. I encourage anyone considering this campus especially the nursing program to stay away from this school or you will regret it like I did. The support shown during admissions did not match the reality once classes began. Class sizes were larger than expected, leaving professors overwhelmed and students without enough individual attention. Dr. Edgar, the Director of Nursing, also served as a professor, which led to confusion and unclear direction. Each term, schedules were chaotic, and students were often left confused and expected to figure things out on their own. When concerns were voiced, students became targets and were treated more harshly instead of being supported. After making several attempts to address these concerns, I ultimately chose to withdraw from the program. I'm sharing this experience in hopes that ECPI takes these issues seriously and makes meaningful improvements so future students receive the support they deserve. read more

I didnt attend, but i was thinking about going in the future. After getting the price with FASFA it was too much and probably would drown me in debt so i decided not to do it. Im deciding to go the certification path for my career until i earn more, however i get calls and emails from them CONSTANTLY. Despite telling them in my current position i can not make the payment. Ive told them multiple times i cant afford it and they call me while im at work. Very annoying and frustrating. Admissions is just sales people disguised as a learning institution. read more

Medical assisting graduate, professors are lovely and really care about you. It is really what you put into it, you get out of it. Hands on ekg, bls, and phlebotomy training. NHA testing site. Very nice structure for MAs in training, reccomend. read more

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If you are doing a masters online while working stay away from this school. Working through this college has been one of the worst experiences I've had to go through. ECPI advertises being work friendly by allowing a two-week period to submit homework, however if it's the first week of classes its one-week, and if you miss it it's an instant expulsion, no leniency, no justification possible. (they may let you rejoin the next class in ~6 months time). This isn't great, but fine. The fact there isn't an automated system tied to it saying "Hey, you'll be kicked out of the program, get your homework done" shows the schools quality. Far worse is the fact that a financial waiver submitted through your appointed financial advisor that has been received, then forwarded to the "correct department" can sit unused, with no attempt to reach out to you for clarification for months resulting in automatic systems setting debtors after you personally instead of going through your organization. read more

They are a scam. Advisor only wanted to sell me on the program and poorly faked interest in my goals. The school is more than double the cost of any other local programs and requires placement exams for all students including transfer students that have already met the gen ed requirements for the program which is a complete waste of time. Do not fall for this fake universities lies. read more

TLDR: Slimy, unprofessional, clueless snake oil salesmen who only want your money. Run, don't walk, away from this place. My partner was considering ECPI for their Radiography program. She went to learn more about the program by visiting the campus, and meeting with an admissions advisor named David. He pressured her to apply on the spot, charged her $120, and had her take a mysterious placement test. It turned out it was a TEAS Exam (which most people actually like to study and prepare for), and ECPI never released her scores to her. A few weeks later, she went back (I went with her this time) to meet with a Financial Aid advisor named Tiffany (I think), who was wonderful and may be the only redeeming thing about this school. We then met with David again. I found him smug, incredibly patronizing, and completely clueless about the program itself. It was like no one had ever asked him any questions before, and he had no idea how to respond. My questions were things along the lines of "what is the acceptance rate into the program?" or "what is involved in the interview process?" - things you would expect an admissions advisor to know. He just kept saying, "oh, you would have to ask the program director about that." When I raised concerns about the cost (roughly $50,000 all said and done), he would just smile, chuckle and talk about how it would be an investment in her future career, and she'd be on the "fast track" - whatever that means. My partner ultimately decided to enroll in a program at a different university. We had basically forgotten all about ECPI until a few weeks into her semester when David starting calling/texting her about enrollment requirements. When she told him she would not be enrolling in ECPI, this man actually had the balls to text her that I was unsupportive and that she should not "let the one bad influence change your decision to improve your life." I have worked in Higher Education for nearly 20 years, and I have NEVER witnessed something so unprofessional in my entire career. Please don't fall for this place; they are quite literally the worst. read more

Without detail... I'll just say misrepresentation! They took the money, the advisor gave incorrection information, admitted he was wrong forcing an additional 5 week class only to find out something completely different and absolutely no chance to complete the program. Complete waste of time and money, seek other opportunities if you can... read more

1. ECPI quality of education is extremely far less than Mason, a Bachelor's degree from ECPI will cost you far more then that of GMU. AGAIN IT WILL COST YOU WAY MORE.. 2. Many of the "professors" just pass you with a passing grade even if you turn in shit work, a lot of them not all don't really teach much, and lack passion. Employers will test your knowledge in interviews so that not good what they do. 3. All the classes are pre-made and most of the class work is uploaded on coursehero.com, 4. The career services at ECPI are lackluster, they literally just scrolled through indeed and sent me links to help-desk positions, employers dont see degrees from these type of schools the same as normal colleges. 5. Save your money work hard and go to a standard regular college, ECPI has not been good to me, I am relying on my certifications to get me a job in my field. I wrote this review after a year graduating with there bachelors degree read more

I was lied to in order to attend ECPI University by one of the admissions people name to Mike. I initially wanted to study diagnostic medical sonography and they did not have that major in the Manassas campus. Mike told me that that was the reason why they sent him from the Virginia Beach campus so he could start the major of sonography in the Manassas campus. one of the qualifications for the sonography program is a bachelor's degree or two years of experience in the healtcare field. he told me by signing up for medical assisting, that would qualify me for the sonography program once it's up and running. I am hundred percent sure I'm not the only person Mike lied to. There was a girl who was talking about how she is only studying the medical assisting program to qualify for the sonography program in our orientation 2013. after I finish with the medical assistant program before graduation I talked to one of the department heads doctor monbanga about the sonography program and he told me that he never heard of such thing. The school was never going to start the diagnostic medical sonography in the Manassas campus. so I would like to thank ECPI for the degree I received at your school that I no longer use and for the student loans that I'm still paying off. Lesson learned. Everytime I see your commercials of how great ECPI University is, it truly breaks my heart. Am disgusted by how you played me. read more

Because a fellow Yelper asked recently, I'm writing an update, to make sure nobody else wastes their time or money on what is a fake college program. It's bunkum, baloney, second cousin to Harvey the Rabbit, illusory, a mirage, a daydream, and an outright lie. Many of the classes in this so-called *program* aren't recognized by other colleges because they don't include qualifications like exams, labs, end-of-term essays, and other methods to assess whether anything has truly been learned or not. So even though ECPI is supposedly accredited, what they're actually offering is not. And the Department of Education doesn't care enough to look into it; or maybe they can't, because ECPI is a private college with private funding -I don't know. Out of a class of over 20, only a handful made it through, which is actually a saving grace, because those folks are now potentially in hospitals and medical facilities throughout the country, with substandard educations and *qualifications* that mean nothing. That's very troubling, as it could put a lot of folks at risk. For us, it killed the last remnants of my husband's passion to work in healthcare any further; and we still had to repay the US Dep't. of Education Loan. We paid over 10k and have nothing to show for it ECPI still hassles us occasionally about a 300.-- bill, but since the classes were fake, I don't think we'll be giving in to their fraud again. Overall it has been a very expensive lesson about private, pay-for-play *colleges*. My best advice- stay away! Some of these fake schools have already been taken to court because of situations like this - it will not surprise me if ECPI becomes one more; and so, too, with other places of the same ilk. read more

There are better choices out there please don't fall into their trap, remember they are a business and all they want is victims that are easy to get in debt. Please think before choosing ECPI. They will be friendly at the beginning but as soon as you signed the contract all verbal promises are off the table. read more

I was in the criminal justice program and I can only speak about the criminal justice professors and they are the best! The department head is professional, and beat of all her cares about all his students. I can say by far they are the best!! All criminal justice professor will work with you to help you succeeded. read more

I loved it there. It isn't a scam. That's BS. It is accredited and I didn't have any problems getting a job after graduating. I loved my teachers and the program was awesome! read more

It's hard work and you will learn to be a self learner most of the time. The DON is amazing, she will push you, but she will make you a nurse if you put in the work. Some great teachers and some not so great ones, but that's at every school. Overall, I graduated in 2 years and I'm now a nurse. read more

I don't understand the hate, because I graduated from ECPI through their online campus, and I've never had any issues with them. I had no trouble getting in touch with my instructors, financial aid, career services-anybody really- and I lived on three different continents while I was studying there. I learned a ton through the EET program, and I've already got a great job thanks to my studies and my military experience. I don't live in the Virginia area, but I've never seen anyone raise an eyebrow in a bad way over having ECPI University on my resume. And all this nonsense about it being a for-profit school. I, for one, am GLAD it's a privately-owned for-profit school, because their survival relies solely on the product they put out, and I am really happy with the product I paid for and received. And if you think public schools are there solely as charities and not make money, you're fooling yourselves. If you're looking for a program that will move you through whilst holding your hand every step of the way, maybe you should stick to the government-funded "education" system you grew up with. If you're looking for a degree that will get you in the door anywhere even with no experience, you're going to have to pay a lot more money for it (think Harvard, Yale, Vanderbilt, etc). If you want further your education and build upon your experience, or if you're looking for the missing piece of your resume to get an that position to start your career, this is the place for you. If you're an adult who can handle your own administrative and financial affairs, and you have the drive to learn as much as possible because you love learning, then this is a great place for you. read more

My Husband went to ECPI and graduated from the IT Program in 1 1/2 years. He went on to land an internship at the Navy Yard and has been doing great ever since. I thought it would be a great start for me too, I am a Business major but my situation is a lot different because no one schooled me about going to Nationally accredited schools VS Regionally accredited Schools. Having the knowledge that I will have to repeat several classes I think ECPI has been taking advantage of me because I exhausted all of my GI Bill. Somehow I was told I need to pay back over $7000 dollars because I took a leave of absence when my husband got very sick. They explained that when I took the leave of absence it stopped all funds for that semester coming in, and that only the Pell Grant was able to pay for some of the finances. So what was left over is suppose to be on me. I have never been in so much debt. I had to take out a personal loan through ECPI of course and let me tell you, they stalk me for that money every month. Another student says to me that she threatened to leave the school and all of a sudden they magically find a Military Grant for her. I never sat with a VA representative or even know if they have one and now that I finally have a disability rating I may qualify for other VA Benefits and I am searching for a VA Rep. (I'm getting the runaround). This has been a nightmare and what they say is true, some of the instructor's are planning as they go and they really have high expectations for you but they are hardly any help at all or have no knowledge of the material themselves. Some classes almost do not even require an instructor, they consist of work being handed in online and the stuff even gets graded in the system, test, assignments, especially "labs". Some of my business classes require "labs" which are a waste of time and money. I informed my academic advisor to look at my transcripts recently and that I should have already transferred credits for Business Communications. He told me my transcripts would be re-evaluated and he would get back to me in two days. Two weeks later I call and ask him to follow up with me and he goes " oh yeah, that transferred" I am sitting here holding my breathe and he goes "oh, yeah". Another incident was right before I took a leave of absence I started missing classes (in seat) I ask my instructor a question so that I can start to catch up and he yelled at me in front of the whole class like I was a child. He said "If you were here then you would know what to do" then he just started going off on me, I literally just left the class and went to the computer lab to email the President. This school has poor staff, the Business program sucks and they do not take care of their Veterans. They Cater to the Nursing and IT Programs. I am now a slave to this school financially and it sucks. Do not go here. read more

Injured on campus !!! President of campus told me I have to go to patient first because they had a contract with them...not to go to my doctor...went and guess what ECPI never paid them. The company I work for changed insurance providers and my 5 year old son was sick...had to take him to urgent care and they refused to see him because the bill was never paid by ECPI so my and my 5 year old sick son had to leave crying without medical care because of ECPI. Why should student pay the school if ecpi neglects to pay their bills...now I have on top of the debt in collections I am waiting on ECPI to pay but a very large ER bill that should have been a simple copay at the doctors...still waiting on a return call from Susan Benson and the new president of the northern va campus treated me like I was problem and not them...horrible! read more