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Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen, and future advance practice professionals
This Review is for the Online AGNP-FNP program:
The program is 24 months or more program depending on the track you choose and can be longer based on the time you take to complete clinicals or if you need to make changes due to life.
Lecture:
The school seem to lack the organization and structure needed for advance degree program. You will have a classroom professor, clinical professor along with a lead professor (whose... Read More lectures is the one being used to teach the class and who you are referred to if you find issues with lecture information) but if anything outside of the lectures power Points or exam content arises you have to go through the nursing Dean. The teacher who is assigned as the classroom instructor is just there, they do not teach, they refer you to the lead or the Dean for issues with classroom content or anything that you would have to deal with that could impact your class. There are like a facilitator-that is it. They might have a checkpoint meeting with you if they facilitate the clinical portion as well. So, in short, in one class you can have 4 or more professors/facilitators to communicate with and at any time and all can be messaging you and sometimes about the same thing.

Clinical:
You are finding your own preceptors and if you live in areas where availability of medical preceptors is low and you cannot get to a larger more affluent city that have access to a larger healthcare network and find preceptor, you will have a problem or be delayed in graduation. You must be will to drive or fly to another region as in my case.
If you cannot find your own preceptor there is clinical coordinator that does try to help and real kind and understanding. But please be prepared to fork out an additional $3000 for paid preceptor services on top of the 6000 or more for fees in the semester depending on year. If you are in a later or earlier year might be lower or higher because fees increase without notice. I will give the preceptor service I used credit, they were expensive, but more organized and efficient than the program I am in. I never had to ask for items twice.
You are not going to know if clinical site is approved until you begin class, even if you secure one prior to class beginning. This can delay you to 2 weeks or more. You will have paperwork that technically should be completed at the first day of clinical, but you will have to send the paperwork to the preceptor and get it completed before the paper is even signed. You will require two sets of approvals for clinical. One from the database they use for their compliance and the other clinical instructors. You cannot begin without both being approved.
Extenuating-Circumstance: DO NOT HAVE THAT WHILE YOU ARE HERE. IF YOU HAVE A FAMILY, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE SUPPORT. IF YOU WORK, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PLAN, THIS ONLINE PROGRAM IS GOING TO WRECK YOUR MIND AND DRAIN YOU IF YOU DO NOT. THIS PROGRAM IS NOT REALLY ORGANIZED FOR WORKING PERSONS.
Let me provide context everybody's experience is different, and no two-student will have the same views, but I will say this, the negative views on here for the school cannot be discredited and if I saw them prior, I would have made another decision. But I needed flexibility and on the offset it looked like it fit the checklist. But nope. I was wrong.
I am hard working student. I work full time and go to school. Academic wise I was doing well so I did not have issues until the adult classes. I recently had a loss and endured sickness and ask for a for the extension for a later time for the final exam which was denied because per their policy my situation is not extenuating. All this while dealing with my mental with the increase balancing of work, home and school. Therefore, I had to do a withdrawal pay to retake the class.
Their policy does not have a support for student that have extenuating circumstance. It does not matter what the ads or the page says, it is interaction that speaks truth. The most supportive person on the entire faculty was one clinical coordinator for the clinical portion, and one lecture professor who had no control over the class. My advisor was most supportive, and she was part of Boundless Learning, so yes, advisor is not a direct employee of Maryville and I am glad. That was the most stable part of my experience.
Are you attending:
Yes, I paid for this out of pocket and trying to finish. I just want to be done. I have no plans of even attending graduation, because there is no pleasure sitting a listening for two to 4 hours of people talking that I do not find embody care as it relates to nursing. I found out that nursing school does not teach the compassion that nurses are expected to give.
Many schools not just this one treat students like cattle, it is just a systemized organization with money on top of the hierarchy.
Now I know school need money, true and everything as a cost, yes, but when the cost also lacks the consideration for others no matter what, that is a whole different level.
Nursing school whether undergraduate or advanced or even after graduation is like a shark tank, you better know how to swim and be able to survive or you are going to be eaten alive.

I am not understanding all the negative comments.
If you are a hard working student, you will succeed in any program, and if you are not you will not anywhere!
I’ve been a Maryville student for almost 2 years and graduate next year. My instructors have been great, they are all responsive and caring. Super knowledgeable. The only thing I’d say I don’t like is that I do not have breaks at all until Christmas. It is super rigorous. But DOABLE. You are responsible for finding placement but guess what?... Read More Now, even on campus universities require that. For example, Emory started doing the same thing even though they have their own hospitals.
Thank you Maryville !

Dear fellow online students,
Please avoid Maryville University practitioner programs unless your area has available clinical programs. In my area, an instate university has a partnership with local hospitals, making it almost impossible to get clinical hours. Maryville wants me to travel 7 hours from my home to complete 250 hours of clinical experience a semester (multiple semesters). Maryville wants you to find your own clinical partnerships with zero upfront communication about this when the program... Read More started. I wouldn’t have started the program had I knew this upfront.

I attended Maryville University for a one year certificate program and was put in a compromise position as they did not have the courses available for me to complete the program which affect financial aid and has created a spiral effect in my life because I initially had a job when I started and would have been able to transition, but because I don’t have the certificate, I don’t have the opportunities I should have. They are not taking accountability and I have fallen on hard times in a financial... Read More crisis. I have contacted higher education, ombudsman and students.gov etc. no help anywhere

I've had a disappointing experience with Maryville University's nursing school. It feels like the focus is more on financial gain rather than providing the necessary support and resources for students. The professors don't seem to help students effectively; they often just read from powerpoint without offering any explanations or deeper understanding. This lack of engagement and support has made my educational journey more challenging than it should have been. I’ don’t recommend and will not go back... Read More for my NP.

Avoid Maryville! The graduate program I attended at Maryville does not care about their students. They do not support them beyond basic aid in classes, otherwise you are on your on your own. The curriculum is minimally taught, and the tests poorly correspond with the lectures that are given. If you have any issues with your classes, the program admins will absolutely NOT help you, leading to repeated courses, delays, and failures that should not have been. They do not work with their students, even... Read More when instructions are poorly conveyed. They never take circumstances into account if problems arise, and only want their students to be herded through without issues. If you make problems you will get slammed and left behind. Professors and admins take forever to respond, even when urgent responses are needed. You have to arrange your practicum, which they make a horrible ordeal with the amount of paperwork they require and the snail's pace that information is returned. One time I submitted paperwork to have a preceptor, and did not hear back for 3 MONTHS. I felt like professors wanted little to do with their students, only talking to them when necessary for specific assignments. There are so few good things I would say about this school, and so many things that left a bitter taste.

I regret not delving deeper into Maryville before enrolling, particularly by exploring the firsthand experiences of other students. Despite holding two degrees and being accustomed to academic rigor, Maryville presents challenges unlike any I've encountered before. Many students are departing for alternative institutions, a trend that hasn't escaped the faculty's notice. Unfortunately, most professors are unhelpful, and the exams and assignments seem unreasonably difficult. While I'm achieving decent... Read More grades, I find myself largely self-teaching with minimal guidance. Exam outlines are nonexistent, and we're expected to take proctored exams without prior review. Thus far, my experience has been profoundly disappointing. In my Advanced Patho course, I encountered a student who admitted to retaking the course for the third time. The faculty's lack of support and assistance is glaring. I unequivocally do not recommend this university to anyone I care about. My advice to prospective students is to join relevant Facebook groups and inquire about their experiences before committing. Personally, I would have transferred already if it weren't for the risk of losing credits.

This is a very difficult program in that it is completely self-taught. You get very little feedback from instructors and definitely not in a timely manner. The tests are extremely difficult, proctored, and you must have 80% average on all tests to pass the class. The exams have a significant amount of material that was never covered in any of the lectures or extensive readings. The amount of work on a weekly basis felt more like it should for an 8 week course than a 16 week course. I did gradate... Read More and pass boards so that is one good thing about completing the program, but it was not without significant/excessive effort and worry. If you a better option at all I would recommend you go elsewhere.

A big ripoff. Horrible school. Students using loans will accumulate debt very fast and no feedback like other students indicate. You are on your own to learn and pray you pass with the 80% average with is 70% of your grad on top of discussion, 2-3 page minimum papers to write and reading 3 chapters in addition to studying for you exam on 3-4 chapters every 4 weeks. Do not go to this school because all the work you do with homework does not get factored into your gpa until you have 80% or better on... Read More your exams

So far, this school has been more of a headache and stress. I just started a summer 16-week pathology course and am expected to write weekly discussions and/or papers on top of reading and taking the four exams. You have to get an average of 80% on all exams to pass or you automatically fail. This school is not worth the time, money, and mental stress. I am fairly good with online learning and self-teaching, but I do not think it is appropriate to be requiring masters students, who usually are working... Read More full-time and doing school part-time, to be writing lengthy papers and discussions, study and take exams only open in the middle of the week. I wish I could go back and find a better school that isn't as much stress. STEER CLEAR if you do not want to be writing 24/7, doing projects, and taking exams.

I have nothing against Maryville but this is my opinion and for students thinking about entering the Masters in Cybersecurity online program. I graduated with a 3.6 program GPA. The program is approx. 85 readings and quick quizzes. The other approx. 15% is a labs. The terms are accelated 8 weeks with zero breaks in between terms (end of term is on Sunday, next subject starts the next day). The instructors are ok but how much extra time can they spend on difficult subjects with 8-week terms? Labs... Read More are short with not much practice happening. Again, how much can you do in 8-week terms. Some course have tech issues but they're solved by a 24/7 support time. I graduated Aug 2021 and had like 3 interviews in cyber. Two of the interviews went horribly as I couldn't remember all that I'd done in the program. In my opinion, I think that's due to the short 8-week terms. I work for a top 5 bank, and the majority of my cyber job submissions (14) were ignored (8 of those were rejected outright with no interview). I'm internal and still couldn't get a cyber related interview. I'm not really sure of the exact number of outside resumes I've sent but I'm sure it was over 15 (13 rejected with no interview) throughout the year of 2022. Conclusion: In my opinion, I would save the 26k-30k debt and take a quality cyber security boot camp instead. Bootcamps are mostly (75-85% hands-on labs and projects. Despite the supposedly high demand for cyber security professionals, employers appear to want candidates with experience over degrees and certs. Bootcamps give you that hands-on experience and practice with systems and projects that are required for these jobs instead of quick homework assignments. A lot of bootcamps come with CompTIA cert (e.g., Security+, Network+) prep and exam. Also, boot camps are half the cost of master programs. P.S. I applied for a CISA apprentice program with my company in Sept 2022. After months of not hearing anything, I emailed the recruiter and hiring manager multiple times and my emails were ignored. I'm an internal candidate and I was still ignored. Finally, in December after receiving the rejection email, I emailed the recruiter for feedback and advice. She told me that there were a bunch of qualified candidates and although I've been in financial services for over 15+ years in different lines of business (e.g., financial crimes, investments, trust, audit), my resume is impressive, and to get some cyber hands on experience and try next year. Go with a boot camp which is mostly hands on experience that comes with CompTIA prep and exam voucher.

I liked Maryville University's post-master's nurse practitioner program. It is a self-taught program, and you must be smart and motivated to graduate. This is not an easy program. If you're not serious about learning and your education, this program is not for you. I also liked that they weed out the mediocre nurse practitioner students because prescribing medication is serious business. Ps: If you want an easy school that doesn't care about quality, you should attend a substandard school like Walden... Read More University.