University of Phoenix Misinformation given Online Nationwide

I want to add that even if the math were college math classes, if it were longer than one year, you would be required to take it again. That is a federal regulation - even in the same school. So if you take a math class as a prerequisite to another math, but wait 1 1/2 years later; you have to either take a test to show you can take it or retake the math class. 

For most other classes, it is seven years. Schools are nothing more than a business trying to make money. Once you realize that they are not here for you, they are a business, you will succeed. You want to succeed because employers care about that piece of paper.

This is a good case of "I don't know what I don't know".  In other words, students don't always know the right questions to ask.

Your math courses may have been taken at a college, but they aren't college level. College level math starts at "College Algebra".  Your courses are considered remedial - they get you ready for College Algebra. They wouldn't transfer to any college that I've ever worked at. If you look at the course numbers, they probably begin with a "0".

As for the certificate, they either lied or misled you.  That's regrettable, but there's probably nothing you can do unless you have it in writing.

Good luck with your education!