Complaint Review: Westwood College Online - Denver Colorado
- Westwood College Online Denver, Colorado U.S.A.
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Westwood College Online ripoff Ripping off a ton of people and me Denver Colorado
*Consumer Suggestion: Legal Help in Texas
*Consumer Comment: I am severely disgusted
*Consumer Suggestion: More info from FIGHT WESTWOOD!
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*UPDATE EX-employee responds: Fight Westwood!
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Well, this is just great. Something inside of me told me these guys were crooked, h**l my Dad even told me and I wouldn't listen but it should've been clear when all I did was request info on the school and then a rep woke me up at 5 in the morning when I was half asleep and before I knew it, I owed them a s**tload of money and had to deal with an incompetent financial aid department. I do have to say that I learned some valuable things about animation and the like but it's been a living h**l. I'm just 21 and they expect me to do all of this tax stuff on my own and they don't do much to help you. When filing my financial aid, one financial aid instructor tells me I need certain documents so I send them. A week later they tell me I need something completely different and they try and make me look bad by saying "well we told you we needed this" when they never said anything like that. It's been that way since I enrolled over a year ago. Now I hear that you can't take this degree to another 4 year college so what now? Does my time here mean nothing? It's disheartning and it hurts because these guys acted like they cared and they fed me all this information that now I hear is false. I'm 21 years old and I've been enrolled in this school since August of 04 and I'm scared to tell you the truth. I didn't want to get out of school at an incredibly old age because their was a ton of things I wanted to do before I became too old, and If I want to go to another college, I have to start from scratch? Please, to anyone reading this, help, please. What do I do now? Any help at all would be incredibly appreciated. Thank you.
Glen
Neosho, Wisconsin
U.S.A.
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#7 Consumer Suggestion
Legal Help in Texas
AUTHOR: Fight Westwood - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Monday, June 19, 2006
Currently there are over 250 students in TX suing WW's parent company Alta Colleges. Complaints are pouring in across the country about WW and it's shady practices. We students are supported by former employees and instructors, and are represented by Van Wey and Johnson. In Dallas, contact them should you want more infomation on restitution for WW's lies.
We are gaining strength in numbers and justice is ours!
-FIGHT WESTWOOD!

#6 Consumer Comment
I am severely disgusted
AUTHOR: Stephen - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Glen,
I do believe I went to school with you online (if you went to WOL)your work was awesome. I graduated last year from this joke of a college with an Associate's degree in Graphic Design and Multimedia. It took me about 3 months to find a job, so I lucked out (the job did not require a college degree). Even though I paid $6k while in school, I still owe the school $10K and Sallie Mae $17K. So where are my Pell Grants that I supposedly recieved?
On top of everything, there was software that I never recieved and that I had to outright buy myself because the idiot book library could not get their acts together. Also, FINANCIAL AID IS A JOKE TIMES TEN! I have never experienced such lack of professionalism. I never could get a straight answer from any of those fools about anything concerning my account. They definately know what goverment loans are out there though.
So when I graduated the "college" I received my "diploma" and was informed that I still owe $10K to the college for "education expenses". Have I received a detailed list of these supposed "expenses".....NO! Only an invoice and many threats from a very unprofessional employee from the collections dept. to damage my credit, and ruin my life in general. One word, they are criminals and need to be put behind bars.
EVERYTHING that I have learned about design and development has about 10% westwood college online influence. I also had a 3D animation class and WOL gave me a temporary license for 3Ds Max 6 and a 3ds Max 5 book along with very crappy "streaming video" classroom "simulations". Once again, what I learned here was from sites outside of theirs. I COULD HAVE DONE THIS CRAP FOR FREE! NO COST!
This entire time, I thought that I was alone in my thinking, but I realize that I am not. I too feel as thought I HAVE BEEN SCAMMED AND FORCEFULLY MADE TO SIGN UP FOR SOMETHING THAT I DID NOT NECCESSARILY WANT TO SIGN UP FOR. I HOPE WESTWOOD COLLEGE SUFFERS BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE PAYING THEM A PENNY.

#5 Consumer Suggestion
More info from FIGHT WESTWOOD!
AUTHOR: Fight Westwood - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, May 06, 2006
Hello Glen,
My name is Sandra. I actually graduated from westwood in Anaheim CA a year ago...and yeah...I'm still doing the same sh-tick I was doing two and a half years ago, which is in retail. I owe them over $60grand cuz I...being all stupid and stuff...went for the Bachelor's degree...ooohhhh big wooo.
What you can do is stop while you can, you're only gonna have to pay what you've gone to school for already, instead of me, finished and owe them everything. A couple of my classmates actually dropped out while they still could. And to be honest, they are doing better on their own than they would have staying at this crappy school. If not, you can stay and try to get a job afterwards. I tell you from experience, no one will hire you without any experience in the field. Tell me this, How the Hell am I suppose to gain any experience in the field if no one will hire me?!!!! But the school reps try to sugar coat it and say "being in a hands-on school IS experience". Yeah, tell that to the employers bastards!.
Well, for now I am still in search of a job in my field and will keep attempting untill I do so. I wish you the best.
Take care and hope you enjoyed my experience at westwood.
-elSandy

#4 Consumer Suggestion
More info from FIGHT WESTWOOD!
AUTHOR: Fight Westwood - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, May 06, 2006
Hello Glen,
My name is Sandra. I actually graduated from westwood in Anaheim CA a year ago...and yeah...I'm still doing the same sh-tick I was doing two and a half years ago, which is in retail. I owe them over $60grand cuz I...being all stupid and stuff...went for the Bachelor's degree...ooohhhh big wooo.
What you can do is stop while you can, you're only gonna have to pay what you've gone to school for already, instead of me, finished and owe them everything. A couple of my classmates actually dropped out while they still could. And to be honest, they are doing better on their own than they would have staying at this crappy school. If not, you can stay and try to get a job afterwards. I tell you from experience, no one will hire you without any experience in the field. Tell me this, How the Hell am I suppose to gain any experience in the field if no one will hire me?!!!! But the school reps try to sugar coat it and say "being in a hands-on school IS experience". Yeah, tell that to the employers bastards!.
Well, for now I am still in search of a job in my field and will keep attempting untill I do so. I wish you the best.
Take care and hope you enjoyed my experience at westwood.
-elSandy

#3 Consumer Suggestion
More info from FIGHT WESTWOOD!
AUTHOR: Fight Westwood - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, May 06, 2006
Hello Glen,
My name is Sandra. I actually graduated from westwood in Anaheim CA a year ago...and yeah...I'm still doing the same sh-tick I was doing two and a half years ago, which is in retail. I owe them over $60grand cuz I...being all stupid and stuff...went for the Bachelor's degree...ooohhhh big wooo.
What you can do is stop while you can, you're only gonna have to pay what you've gone to school for already, instead of me, finished and owe them everything. A couple of my classmates actually dropped out while they still could. And to be honest, they are doing better on their own than they would have staying at this crappy school. If not, you can stay and try to get a job afterwards. I tell you from experience, no one will hire you without any experience in the field. Tell me this, How the Hell am I suppose to gain any experience in the field if no one will hire me?!!!! But the school reps try to sugar coat it and say "being in a hands-on school IS experience". Yeah, tell that to the employers bastards!.
Well, for now I am still in search of a job in my field and will keep attempting untill I do so. I wish you the best.
Take care and hope you enjoyed my experience at westwood.
-elSandy

#2 Consumer Suggestion
More info from FIGHT WESTWOOD!
AUTHOR: Fight Westwood - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Saturday, May 06, 2006
Hello Glen,
My name is Sandra. I actually graduated from westwood in Anaheim CA a year ago...and yeah...I'm still doing the same sh-tick I was doing two and a half years ago, which is in retail. I owe them over $60grand cuz I...being all stupid and stuff...went for the Bachelor's degree...ooohhhh big wooo.
What you can do is stop while you can, you're only gonna have to pay what you've gone to school for already, instead of me, finished and owe them everything. A couple of my classmates actually dropped out while they still could. And to be honest, they are doing better on their own than they would have staying at this crappy school. If not, you can stay and try to get a job afterwards. I tell you from experience, no one will hire you without any experience in the field. Tell me this, How the Hell am I suppose to gain any experience in the field if no one will hire me?!!!! But the school reps try to sugar coat it and say "being in a hands-on school IS experience". Yeah, tell that to the employers bastards!.
Well, for now I am still in search of a job in my field and will keep attempting untill I do so. I wish you the best.
Take care and hope you enjoyed my experience at westwood.
-elSandy

#1 UPDATE EX-employee responds
Fight Westwood!
AUTHOR: Sj - (U.S.A.)
SUBMITTED: Tuesday, April 04, 2006
It started with only a handful of students....and now over 250 former students in Texas are suing Alta Colleges (Westwood College)...Their suit is based "deceitful trades and practices", and they are supported in their case by former employees and teachers. The fact is, the corruption and immoral business practices of this school are system wide (in 6 states & on-line).
In order to seek retribution...join forces with current/former students and employees...there are many people who know what Westwood is a scam! Please consult with an fraud attorney and check your state laws to see what your educational/consumer rights are.
CHECK OUT these Dallas News reports from WFAA-Ch. 8
Best of luck!
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