The Academy of Art University

DO NOT go here!!! The college has the WORST customer service skills ever. You are not and will never be important to them. You are only a number. They do NOT work with you like they say they will. Thanks to the Academy of Art I'm stuck paying $6,000 worth of classes I didn't attend because they told me they would help me and then refused to. The college is a big rip off. You are not allowed to talk on the phone to whoever you would like to help solve your problems. Worst finanical aid department ever. They told me, "it's not their job to notify students when there is a problem." If there finanical aid and customer service wasn't so useless and crappy I probably wouldn't be in this mess! I'm pissed that I have to pay $6,000 because they refused to let me drop all my classes before it was too late. There are only a few good teachers there. One teacher ripped me off on a grade and was too arrogant to write back to me. A good amount of the classes you were tested on information that you were not taught and couldn't find the answers to. I did online so pretty much the only good grade that this college is getting from me is A on the campus cause I have no clue but I'm sure the safety and what not isn't bad. The online students are horrible. Out of my year at this wasteful college I only made one friend. Everyone is closeminded and rude. I have never been in a class environment where just about everyone is rude. If you feel like getting screwed over then this is the perfect college for you. Please go to a better photography schoool! This is the biggest mistake you could make!! I'm no longer attending here and going to a better college that I'm luckily going to be done by next year (2011). I feel like Academy of Art could careless in making sure people succeed.

1st Year Female -- Class 2011

Campus Aesthetics: A, Education Quality: F

I would say that you are treated like a number here.... There are WAY too many students that go here (and that just live in the city) that you're just another face in the crowd. Teachers are rarely available outside of class, and the admin office just wants you out of their face....Some of the teachers are really good, but I find the good ones to be rare. Overall, a decent school but just too crowded. Don't expect any special attention unless you're a ROCKSTAR from the beginning. I'm looking to transfer somewhere else, after my third semester....

1st Year Male -- Class 2011

Surrounding City: A, Individual Value: F

For the love of God don't go here! The whole school is based around property acquisition and not much else. They have no job placement program and they don't publish any stats on job placement or salaries of graduates. Nearly every one of my friends I graduate with are under/unemployed. I was an A student and graduated early; and now I'm looking for work in another field... ditto fro my friends. For the amount of money the school charges, and the debt you'll have, you probably won't be able to pay it off.

4th Year Male -- Class 2008

Surrounding City: A+, Education Quality: F