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Academically, I had a pretty solid experience at the University of Arizona. I learned a lot and got a great deal of hands-on experience in literature, pedagogy, and teaching. My professors were, by and large, fantastic and incredible resources in their fields. However, the University was plagued by financial issues. The main cultural resource center that I used for support, resources, editing/writing support, and community was systematically dismantled by administration who made it very clear (in... Read More action and literal statements made) that the university was not concerned with my community's needs. I felt incredibly ostracized and I know I'm not alone in this. All-in-all, I believe the university targeted 7 or 8 different resource centers - all for marginalized groups. I would not recommend the University of Arizona to anyone.

There is a heavy greek presence and party culture on campus, but if this is not for you, don't worry, there is a lot more to the UA. Within a science major, there were many engaged students and fantastic faculty that were always available to me. This was when I needed extra support, whether it was related to class or an extracurricular, or just personal. I can't speak to the experience of going there for gen eds since I was a transfer student, but I was genuinely surprised by how great it was to... Read More finish my degree at the UA.

My son was a 2020 high school graduate who went to a four year college. With Covid, that meant fully online for the first year from home. By the second year he was used to this and wanted to continue to go online for the flexibility it offered. Midway through his sophomore year he transferred out of state to UofA online as the four year college couldn't see him through to graduation online. UofA was great at first, very helpful with the application process and the first semester of counseling. And... Read More then the great advisor switched positions and he was left to a new advisor who was terrible. After 2 months of back and forth with her via email (and looping in the previous advisor after a month of this craziness) he still didn't have answers to very basic questions (which class to take to satisfy a particular requirement needed - she told him it changes each semester but not what it was for the current semester!- and being told spots were added for a class he needed but weren't there when he looked. She told him to go take it at a Phoenix community college instead!). Certain classes are only offered in the first or 2nd half of the semester (they run two 7 week sessions of classes per semester), which left him with a gap where he could only find 1 class to take for the first 7 weeks. They claimed he would get through just as fast as a 4 year school, but he lost almost 2 semesters worth of work when he transferred, and was only allowed to take a total of 4 classes each semester vs. 5 at a university. By our calculations it would take him 6 years (not going summers) to graduate after being in school already for 2.5 years. When faced with a $6K tuition to take only Spanish 101 the first 7 weeks, then Spanish 201 and another class the 2nd 7 weeks, we decided to go the community college route. That Spanish 101 class was not going to be worth $3K! We felt like it was more about stringing him along to get the tuition than helping him find his way. As a parent I am VERY disappointed. While this may be fine for working adults, they are not set up to help younger students looking for an online option. I would think twice about throwing your money away on this program.

I'm currently enrolled in the online Digital Marketing Science Program, which upon academic success and completion awards you a Certificate from the U of AZ for the Program, as well as 3 additional Leading Industry Certifications (2 Google, and 1 HubSpot.) You do have to take each certification test and pass it. So this course technically falls under the U of AZ professional series programs, but it's part of the overall academic umbrella of U of AZ. The Instructor for this April-June Cohort, is Steph.... Read More She is an amazing instructor. I've had programs before at other facilities where the instructors aren't up to speed on current thoughts in the industry, but she really is highly-qualified to teach this program. We will have 2 more instructors - I believe a new one each month, and for that I'm a little apprehensive, but for now, the experience with her has been amazing. She is able to answer and communicate to the class technical information, and you know she is just not winging it. I'm submitting this review anonymously as well.

Overall I would say this school is ok. I had some professors that were quite helpful and engaging and others that seemed like they wanted their students to fail because the class expectations seemed quite unreasonable. I was in the honors college so I can say that from my experience. In terms of the other aspects the financial aid office was pretty helpful but my advisors were pretty worthless. I had to tell my advisors what was going on so that was frustrating. I also felt the books were ridiculously... Read More expensive so I would suggest trying to find somewhere else. I did actually enjoy the different extracurricular activities available so that is a plus. Overall I think it is not a bad school but it is not that good of one either.

I began my undergraduate career as an on-campus student. I found living in on-campus in Tucson wasn't really my sort of scene, so after I semester I moved back home. After becoming an online student, I did better academically than I had when I lived on-campus. Resources such as the ThinkTank can be very beneficial. I personally found advisers to be very wishy-washy. When I transitioned from on-campus to online, I met two amazing advisers who I only spoke with briefly. After I finished my transition... Read More my first adviser was fine, but during my third semester, my adviser changed and I there was absolutely no reciprocation in contact whatsoever. I tried multiple ways of contacting her, but ended up graduating with no contact at all. I am grateful, because it allowed me to find out a lot of information for myself. I do think it would be greatly disappointing if this happened for someone who needed more help than I did. As for my program, I found all of the classes to be very engaging. There are teachers who will bother you, but my biggest piece of advice would simply be to figure out what each teacher is looking for. Don't mind the low grades, you can still have a bad day, get a bad grade on a test or quiz, and pass the class with flying colors. I had a teacher who could not spell and tried to be viewed as cool by appealing to things that are popular today, such as memes or fortnite, and unfortunately many of the classes in my program were taught by this person. In this situation, I recommend looking for 7 week classes, or keeping in mind you are only in these classes for a while.

The University of Arizona Architecture program was a great fit for me because we as students were encouraged to create our own field of focus for our studies. My specific focus was a combination of Architecture and Behavioral Psychology. This exploration was further developed with a semester abroad in Denmark. The school was a unique place that encouraged students to find their individual path forward in a profession that can lead to so many careers. My one disappointment was that there were no female... Read More faculty members while I was there. However, that has completely changed.

The College of Nursing at The University of Arizona was a great beginning to my career in Nursing. The professors were largely compassionate, experienced nurses themselves. I believe their combined experience and passion for nursing inspired me to be better. The practicals were easily arranged in various schedules to fit around work. The community health program encouraged our cohort to make a visible difference in people's lives. That being said, I felt a little shocked as a new graduate nurse and... Read More did not feel prepared practically for nursing. I am sure they have changed this by now, but learning how to do IV starts was on a unrealistic mannequin where the technique did not translate to an actual arm. The Professors who taught our clinicals were inspiring and the debriefs after our shifts greatly helped my understanding.

The College of Nursing at The University of Arizona was a great beginning to my career in Nursing. The professors were largely compassionate, experienced nurses themselves. I believe their combined experience and passion for nursing inspired me to be better. The practicals were easily arranged in various schedules to fit around work. The community health program encouraged our cohort to make a visible difference in people's lives. That being said, I felt a little shocked as a new graduate nurse and... Read More did not feel prepared practically for nursing. I am sure they have changed this by now, but learning how to do IV starts was on a unrealistic mannequin where the technique did not translate to an actual arm. The Professors who taught our clinicals were inspiring and the debriefs after our shifts greatly helped my understanding.

I loved the community at UA. Everyone was also very helpful and I had several mentors, people who took my under their wing to teach me and mentor me. Not only was the college community like family, but the Tucson community was amazing as well. I also believe that the financial aid office was amazing. They were always attentive to the students' needs and did everything to ensure that focusing on school, and not worrying about how to pay for things, was the priority. Even to this day, I believe that... Read More the financial aid office took really good care of me. I will always have a love for UA and the Tucson community.

I completed my Bachelor Degree at the University of Arizona several years ago. Therefore, on-site classes were the only types of classes available to me at that time. Unlike today, where online classes are growing in popularity. I lived off campus and commuted several days per week to attend classes. I found the advisers to be very helpful. When I attended, there was a high ethical standard and academic integrity was expected. The campus was easy to navigate; however, parking was an obstacle and... Read More expensive. However, that may have changed after all of these years. I found the professors to be knowledgeable and were able to incorporate their life experiences into the coursework. I felt the staff could have been more helpful in educating me about scholarship availability and the application processes. Overall, I am pleased with my experience at U of A and would recommend this university to others.