First, there are two Southwest University one in El Paso Texas and one in Kenner Louisiana So,…read morereading the review make sure your talking about the right school. Now, If your talking about Southwest University in Kenner Louisiana. I received my Master and Doctoral in Occupational Safety and Health from 1990 through 1997. The President of the school Dr. Gracie Lee is out standing. The admission staff is wonderful (Very helpful and quick to assist). This University is not for everyone and It's not easy. If you work hard and make the time, you can archive your degree. I don't have my degrees hinging on the wall (decoration) the knowledge, I gain is worth more then that. Please don't take the words from me or anyone else, check it out for your self. (http://southwest.edu/studentservices/consumer_information.asp) Good luck,

This school will make you get an associates degree with them before letting you get the actual…read moredegree you want. This school will keep you for as long as they can so they can keep on squeezing your student loans. Be smart got to epcc or utep. Plus education level at this place is mediocre at best. US Department of education should investigate this place methods.

Been going to TX Tech sine 2009 and have always had and continue to get great care. Even when I…read moredidn't have insurance when I was working, got treated with great respect. Also have received great care at UMC where I've had to be hospitalized twice for medical issues.

Great school to attend when seeking a nursing degree. This school is challenging. The fast pace…read morewill cause you problems if you don't stay on top of your game. But the staff, faculty, and dean are on your side. They are trying to produce the best nursing they can and they are not concerned about the schools bottom line. You will feel like family when you attend.

Called the Special Collections department and spoke with Claudia Rivers. I was looking for any…read moreinformation on an engineering company my grand-uncle owned in El Paso. Even though she didn't have any information on the company, she provided a few leads for people to contact. Ms. Rivers was very personable and professionable. In the future, I would gladly work with her again.

End of the Semester exam in Chinese! This course is demanding. Currently studying Chinese in…read moreFundamental II and it is not getting easier! Today we had our recital where we have to read a text about some grand parents in Taiwan. The Ai-Hwa Chinese School University Program is intense and rigorous. But proress can be seen gradually! I am grateful for the University of Texas - El Paso Texas offering the P3 program.

Admissions counselor texted me with Good news about being accepted then later saying there was an…read moreerror and I did not make the cut, then proceeded to say my bad. My bad? If that's Profesional then i wonder how seriously they take teaching.... Also raises questions on how unorganized they're.

I'd like to give this "school" ZERO stars. After enrolling here, completing my course I didn't get…read moreto walk/ invited to my graduation ceremony. I put my blood, sweat and tears into this program. If that's not personal, then my time away from my kids is. I chose this "school" over local community college and it was the absolute worst decision ever. I called spoke to FA at the EL Paso campus and of course no response or call back from them. Poor communication pure lack of respect. I'd absolutely LOVE to be able to spea with someone who knows what the hell they are doing, and cares for what PIMA stands for Because they have failed me. And at this point referring others who have considered and asked for my opinion on PIMA are getting the truth. I am beyond disappointed. The staff at the El Paso campus needs to be completely replaced.

Texas Tech offers a one day class for middle school students on various carriers in the medical and…read moredental field. Hundreds of kids and parents showed up and we had a general overview with a panel of medical professionals as well as discussions with different medical professions as well as Socorro's high school medical program. Times are different than when I went to school since kids can come out of high school ready to work in the medical profession. In the small group classes, kids were shown various dental tips as well as tips from the high school students. This was open to students who may have some interest in the field or parents who just wanted to take their kids out for a day and away from video games for a bit. Breakfast and lunch was provided. There were burritos and drinks for breakfast and then penaut and butter snadwoches, yogurt, juice and milk for lunch. I think theu should ahve offerred other options than peanut butter since some kids are allergic to this. Most schools offer at least two items on days when they serve peanut butter. There were several sponsors for the event and Wells Fargo provided the food. I encourage parents to sign up their kids since this is a really good experience. I know I didn't have anything like this when I went to school.

This is my favorite campus out of all of them. Everything is SO convenient, not just because i…read morelive in the northeast area. Im talking about parking, admissions, counselors, bookstore, library, finance. Everything is so freaking easy to get to! Its all in one building and the service is just the best! They work together like a family from what i gathered this last week of trying to get all my ducks in a row for summer semester. Parking is always a headache at the Rio Grande spot since its downtown, and goodluck finding the right building for the services or classes you need there. Special shout out to the counselor here, Gloria Miller!! That woman knows how to truly counsel a fresh off the boat student like me and break down every lil step we need to know! From registration processes to financial aid to breaking down the fees we can expect to deciding which degree works best for you. She will help you through it all! She also knows everything an active duty members such as myself needs to know and the exemptions that come with it. So she will save you so much heartache and time to get your education going! I wish i made the decision to see her a long time ago. I wasted too much time with a bunch of other random counselors between the rio grande and valley verde campus! Really cool hang out/studying areas all over the building too. With student's arts and crafts diaplayed all over and comfty chairs indoors or outdoors, im so happy this will be my place of studying for the next couple of years.

Great school! My husband is military so we move around a lot. I attended classes for three…read moresemesters & every professor I had was amazing!! We are moving to Hawaii during my fall 2016 semester so I will continue epcc through online classes

I'm currently trying to rank into the nursing program and everything was going good until I started…read moresubmitting the requirements to rank in. I need one form left, in order to rank in June. It has to be signed by Pauline Ballesteros the ADN coordinator, she has had my paperwork for almost a month now and still can't seem to get around to it. She claims to be busy with other stuff, every time I call and she actually happens to answer the phone, she says it will be done by the end of the week and it never is. Ranking in June is very important to me and it's all in her hand. I have sent many email and call many time, most of the time she won't answer and won't respond to my emails unless I re-send them a bunch of times. I'm pretty much begging her to do her job at this point. Epcc needs to have a better system, if she can't handle all the work she is assigned then maybe she needs an assistant. It's such a hassle to be waiting for this document, she makes it seem like you are bothering her when asking about it. Fellow nurses that I work with warned me about epcc but I didn't think it was this bad. Unfortunately epcc is the cheaper route, reconsider going to another college because these administrators are suppose to help and guide us but they really do give a crap. The don't care that our future is on the line. I'm not the type of person to leave reviews but this experience has been such a hassle that if I can save anyone from dealing with people, than that's the goal. Epcc should hire people that care and want to help, not people that are miserable and their job and can't handle their workload.

The med health building attached to the parking garage looks really new and nice inside. Parking is…read morea COMPLETE NIGHTMARE. How about CARPOOLING, people?? I would if I didn't have to drive straight from another campus. It takes me about 20 minutes of driving around the clusterf*** of parking lots and the garage to find a spot. How about getting rid of some of the stupid random walls in the *center* of the main lot,and actually putting parking spaces there instead? I'd even pay a couple bucks for a guaranteed spot if it kept me from being late to the class I need to get into my incredibly competitive program.

I was really excited to find out that my Alma Mater now has a full-time recruitment center in El…read morePaso. If you are interested in learning more about applying to and attending The University of Texas at Austin you should stop by and chat with the staff, they are super knowledgeable, helpful and friendly. I've been very impressed with the recruitment events they have put together here in El Paso. Hook Em Horns! \m/

While this location is specifically on Ft Bliss, this review is not just for that satellite campus,…read morebut for the University as a whole. Park University is located in Parkville, Missouri, which is basically Kansas City. It's a real, accredited school with a real (main) campus that includes dorms, student centers, chapels, medical clinics, cafeterias, gyms and classrooms etc etc. See the photos section to not only see pictures of the Ft Bliss location, but for the MAIN campus in Missouri as well as a cool map showing where every satellite campus is located. Park University offers degrees that can be obtained 100% Online. HOWEVER, I must say, this University is a real school, it is NOT, a "diploma mill". The kind of FOR profit schools that basically have you pay them a certain amount and they just email you a letter with a degree attached to it. Seriously. This is NOT one of those schools. In fact, at this particular location, (on this area there's actually TWO "campuses": 1 on Ft Bliss and 1 in the City of El Paso) Park University has actual professors that offer real face to face, sit down classroom instruction type classes. There's around 20+ classes offered every semester (in person) and literally 100s offered online. If you look at the photos, there's a bulletin board showing what summer classes were offered. Everything from Senior level (400s) economics and business school type things, to Freshman Writing Seminars (EN105), and many others in between. And again, if you can't find something you want (or need based on your degree plan), there's 100s of classes online. Or maybe you just prefer online better? Either way, Park University try's to make sure whatever method is most suitable for you to be successful and to learn, they provide. In person Classes are normally twice a week with everything ranging from Tuesday/Thursday, Monday/Wednesday, or maybe JUST Friday? Just Saturday? Yea that right hard working Americans, SOME classes are offered on Saturday as well so you can still make it. The weekend classes were all morning time. And most of the weekday classes started usually around 1700 (5pm) and went as late as 2200 (10pm). And yet again, I remind you that you can be 100% Online and just stop by the locations for student advisory and assistance. Let's talk pricing. Now everyone knows college can be expensive, but I think we can all also agree that it IS worth it in the end, and it will ultimately pay itself off after so many years of your exciting new career. So let's look at some things regarding finances: Civilians: I've sworn to give my life in order to defend your freedoms. But I can't help ya on this one. Just like ANY school, Park costs $$$. Military Spouses / (maybe) dependents: Its still costs get smart, but your group receives a slight discount in each credit hour. Retired / Prior Service Military: It's getting better! You guys don't pay full price, AND you pay less than the kids/spouses! That's a big discount, but hey - don't y'all have the GI Bill anyways? Sneaky veterans. Active Duty Military: Y'all do a lot for your country, and Park has Promised to give back to you. Many of you skipped college and grabbed a rifle. Park hasn't forgotten your sacrifices and they hook you up. As active duty Soldiers know, WHILE on active duty, you can receive what's called TA (Tuition Assistance). If you're not familiar with it, contact your Go Army Ed or Education Center ASAP. But once you sign up and get approved, the Army will pay UP TO $250 per credit hour, not to exceed $4500 dollars OR 5 actual classes per calendar year. Now then, Park University, like most schools, charges something like $700+ per credit hour. HOWEVER, for Active Duty Military ONLY, they set a FLAT RATE of $250 per credit hour, for any and every class, for as many classes as you ever take. They realize the Army doesn't give you enough money, so they give you approx $500 discount PER HOUR, which equals about $1500 discount PER each class you take. Now then, you still buy your own books, and grades are gimmies: you can be in Iowa or Iraq - you kiss an assignment and you get a F, period. But still, besides books, Park makes sure that the Soldier, while paying for our freedoms with their lives, doesn't have to pay out of pocket just to earn a degree. And yes you read correctly: 5 classes a year. Look, the Army will pay for your school, but they ain't trying to hire and employ FULL TIME students. We got wars to fight homie! So 5 classes a year is plenty so that you still earn credits, but you still work and serve the country that's paying for that school! So starting. From scratch, it'll take ya about 6-8 yrs for that bachelors. Which is FINE, because you're staying in until 20 years anyways, RIGHT?! Right. Park will also evaluate any and all transcripts you have from other educational institutions and apply them towards your degree! That includes military schools as well! Oops. Text Limit. #ParkPiratesMayne!