Last Updated on Monday, 22 December 2008 18:46 Written by Administrator Monday, 22 December 2008 18:45

After over four years of attendance at Strayer University, I'm really sick of it. The school is not bad, and neither are the courses, but the tuition is getting out of control. Every semester there is a substantial increase. In those four years, tuition has risen 22% per semester. The overall effect of this is that my company's education reimbursement, which is a bit antiquated, isn't keeping up. At only $7500/yr ($5250 tax free), I used to be able to take six classes a year. At the new tuition rate of $1510/class, I just went below the 5 class/yr ratio. This extends my school time out an additional few semesters and guarantees that I'm paying over $800 out of pocket each year just for tuition.

And what happens when you extend your degree out too long? Strayer forgets about you, cancels required classes, and leaves you in limbo. It's been a year since I finished my Associates Degree, but they still can't figure out the paperwork to reward it to me.