University of Maryland Global Campus

"If I could leave a lower star review I would. This college is ridiculous. I recently applied back in 2021 if I remember correctly but ended up going through a community college for my associates. Fast forward to june of 2023, I had reapplied and it said I had already had an account open with them and that I could jump into classes right away. Six months later to current day I get a random email stating I owe $50 for admission fees, yet the college is advertising on social media such as instagram that there is a $0 admission fee going on. They filed an inquiry and stated "I do not qualify for a waived fee" This college has lacked reaching out, maki things user friendly and not to mention active duty friendly. If you are active duty or anyone in general I would steer far away from this college and don't waist your time applying. I simply would recommend Southern New Hampshire as they not only took almost DOUBLE the credits compared to this college not even giving me an associates worth of credits. Along with the lack of support to active duty and making things easy. Shout of to Southern New Hampshire for all their support and monthly check ins to make sure I am doing well!"

"If you take any courses that require use of the virtual lab, expect to receive zero technical support. I was enrolled in INFA 630 and my lab was set up for a completely different course, CBR 600. Notified tech support of the problem and their response was like what problem? I contacted support again after the lab didn't behave as expected during an assignment. Well, the course ended last week and still no reply."

"They input my info on my application incorrectly and ended up overcharging me 1000s of dollars. Out-of-pocket. After multiple calls, runarounds, and outright lies or incorrect information about who was available to handle the case and when, I receive an email 12 minutes before they close that I should have paid attention to their mistake in their one email from 5 years ago. Extremely disappointing experience, to say the least."

"I can only speak from my personal experience, but I would highly recommend this university, especially for current military members. The support I’ve received during my 3 international Permanent Change of Station (PCS) moves has been exceptional. The seamless transition between advisers from one base to the next has been a significant advantage. Lastly, their online classes are well-structured and ideal for those with hectic schedules. 10/10!"

"I signed up in May 2023 with UMGC Europe, submitted a transfer credit report, done by WES. My goal was to get a BA quickly using most of my transfer credits. I had 5 majors which I was interested in. In July UMGC "lost" all my transfer credits on record after I submitted a second transfer credit report from another university. I complained and after a week my account showed some credits but three credits less than before. My question why that is has been unanswered for 6 weeks now. I was told I had some more credits to be "unlocked" if I submit a syllibi for those classes. I submitted it 6 weeks ago but still no update on how many credits get recognized. I complained in two emails to the ombudsman of UMGC no answer at all. My advisor keeps refering to stateside offices which are making decisions but have failed so far to resolve my case. I spoke to head of admissions Europe, he promised me to get answers and get back to me through my advisor but again no answer for the past six weeks. Communication is non existant. I have attended universities before but I have never experienced anything like this. I can't recommend this university at all."