experience was horrible at graduation very rude & entitled will not send my other children here. Also I never been to a graduation with no SLI that's how you know they are very rude read more

The Head of the Financial Aid department spends more time draining the lizard in the bathroom than he does working on ensuring my refund is provided in a timely fashion. I would suggest getting the ol' prostate checked out. read more

For anyone looking to go to college, please have more schools on your list than just La Roche University. I went for the first three years of my time in college and hated it. If you're thinking of applying to La Roche University, please have other universities on your list before applying here. If you do decide to apply, please consider going to another college, maybe CCAC, to get as many credits as you can before finishing a degree at La Roche University. The majority of teachers can be standoffish and, although they do a good song and dance of trying to be helpful with seeing students succeed, when it comes to being in a class with them, or even during one-on-one meetings, they can make you feel like you're the stupidest person on earth. Personally, there was only one teacher there who I felt was actually invested with what she was doing. Also, the location of the school is not in a very good location. Basically, unless you have a car or a friend with a car who doesn't mind driving you somewhere, then you're basically stuck. There is a bus line that goes to Downtown Pittsburgh with two stops near La Roche University (one near the main entrance and one by the hospital), but with recent changes to the Pittsburgh Public Transit, specifically to the bus scheduling and bus stops, I wouldn't be surprised if one/both of those bus stops are changed or removed. Also, the location of La Roche University is not in a bike-friendly location. If you find biking to blow off some steam from college stress helpful, there are no nearby parks that you can go to that don't require you to have someone drop you off. So if you wish to come to Pittsburgh for college, please consider going to another college. Make a list with The University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, or any of the other schools in the Pittsburgh area first before La Roche University. read more

The financial aid office and student accounts staff are entirely unhelpful. If I could give a 0 star rating, I would. The staff do not communicate with students about what is required to receive loans, tuition assistance, or tuition refunds. I have emailed them countless times asking for assistance/what paperwork is needed to ensure my loans are reflected on my billing statement and that I receive my tuition refund on time. Every email I send is met with an automatic reply saying that it can take up to a week to hear back from them. After the automatic reply, I don't hear back from them. I've had to go to the financial aid office on multiple occasions to attempt to speak with the staff. Each time, the financial aid advisor has been on vacation, or on a never-ending lunch break. The students who work at the front desk were not able to help me because the financial aid man is consistently out of office. For 3 semesters now I have not received my tuition refund within the 14 day period after the last day to add/drop classes, even though they tell students that this is when they will receive their refund. Many students, especially graduate students, rely on this refund check to pay for their rent, bills, and basic living necessities. I am not the only student this has happened to as many of my classmates have had the same issues. It is completely unprofessional and unacceptable that this level of disorganization and lack of communication persists. I hope that the financial aid office and student accounts can do better so that other professional students don't have to experience the same negligence. read more

Please don't waste your time on this school. Explore real programs. I am not bothering to waste anymore of my time applying here.

My main purpose of this review is to let others know if you don't have a medical background at all, this will be a struggle to keep up with the ELMSN program. Do plan on ALL your time being absorbed by this program & you have NO time for anything else. NONE. That caused some anxiety for me & it really isn't healthy to sit at your desk all day & night getting work done. EVERYBODY needs breaks. I signed up for the ELMSN program because I thought it was a good opportunity to switch careers. Buyer beware. The program literally has you chasing your tail & you're constantly playing catch-up to get all assignments done. Before you know it, 2 weeks into the program they have you taking NCLEX style testing! This is supposed to be an Entry Level program. I didn't feel like anything about it was entry level. In lecture they often used medical terminology (that I did not know, & it can become frustrating). They prepared me for nothing. To get into this program you should have hospital experience (I did not). I spent a whole year of my life preparing for this program (through Portage - Geneva College, by their recommendation for seven prerequisites I had to take) & was told if I needed help they would have advisors to help. That was not the case. No academic advisor was introduced, I had to dig and search to Find out WHO my advisor was, because I had concerns after 3 weeks in this program. Crazy. Leaving messages & never even got the opportunity to speak to the advisor. Left a message, no call was returned. That was very frustrating because I was so busy, it was hard to find the time to follow up & call again! I did get an email from a response of an inquiry I had on their website that said no support is available & suggested study groups! That sounds terrific but what if you don't have a group to study with. A lot of the students there were great (you know who you are if your reading this, lol) but everyone has their own schedule & this is just another hurdle to overcome. Also, obviously it takes time to build relationships & there was no time to waste, as tests started right away. I'd also like to mention about the Portage program that was recommended to me to take to get my prerequisites done. If you are in this program & you are frustrated with the fact you are teaching yourself, please note you will feel the same way about this ELMSN program at LaRoche. They set it up the same way & dump a lot of work on your lap to do in your own with ATI. I do understand this is a Masters program, but the problem is they market it for people with no medical background & it feels like you are left to hang dry. The ATI assignments took hours & hours to complete & it wouldn't be so bad if there was only one assignment at a time, but it wasn't like that. They give you 3 to 4 assignments at a time, hence the chasing tail part I mentioned earlier. The teachers would do their power point, then you get to go home & teach yourself on their ATI program. It was like I was on an island all alone with a raft that had a hole in it. One 3 hour class a week, just not enough time in the material they were trying to teach!!! I will say, there were some good teachers, who did seem to care - but I don't think the enrollment process prepared me as well as they could have for this program. Now I'm back to square one, since I left a good paying job, I'm unemployed & looking for work with only a bachelors degree. I was so excited to go into nursing but because of my experience, I'm not interested in returning. The testing they introduced us to was way too soon & ruined my interest in continuing. It actually gave me anxiety, which made me decide to withdrawal. When you start to prepare to get into this program PLEASE be careful what the enrollment advisor tells you. I was lied to about many of the aspects of this program. Buyer BEWARE, you'll spend ALOT ( I spent over 6k) of money just to get into it, not including the cost of the program. Please note: This was my experience, maybe yours will be better, if you decide to go this route! I know this is an in depth review, I just hope I'm able to help someone realize what they are getting into prior to getting into it. I just wish I had that. Please feel free to message me if you have any questions on this review. read more

I'm writing this review to give a warning to those Looking into the ELMSN program At La Roche. if you are not located in Pittsburgh, before packing up and relocating to Pittsburgh you NEED to know the ELMSN program is NOT for everyone. make sure you do your research about this program before applying. the university is not a bad school. however, the program needs much improvement. it Is basically a BSN program with a Masters in nursing title. the school make no effort to provide academic assistance to the students. such as one on one tutoring, test taking strategies, open lab hours or any other academic support or resources for students to succeed in the program. Lectures are consisted of reading powerpoints for 2-3 hours. students are basically on their own, there are 0 communication from the admission advisors, again very little to no academic supports. the program is basically a test taking program, consisted of spending hours after hours reading and memorizing and taking exams, they don't really prepare you to become an effective nurse, there are very little to no hands on experience in the schools lab, until you start clinical. I'm not writing this to discourage anyone from applying, Just want those interested in the program to do their research first and to understand it is a very hard program and it may not be suitable for everyone, especially if you don't have a healthcare background. it is a lot of work as it should be for a nursing program but also remember there are very little to NO academic support to help students succeed in the program. the exams and the grading grading system are not easy. Beware, before applying, it is good to also look at other MSN programs close to home or even BSN programs before making a giant Leap over to the ELMSN program. read more