New York Institute of Technology-Ellis College

As of today, I've earned just over 30 credits at Ellis. I'm a junior in the undergraduate finance program. I'll give you a quick breakdown of my thoughts: The vast majority of professors are excellent with great credentials. They truly care about the subject and seem excited to teach it. Response to questions is typically within a few hours. Though, I have had a couple professors that were real duds. As a fellow student put it, "they were absentee landlords.” I’ve also attended a traditional state university and they had their share of “bad” professors as well. I would suppose this is the case at every university. It’s the percentage of good to bad that’s important, and I’d say Ellis is 90% good. The online platform is very easy to work with provides helpful video clips. Though, with technology advancing the way it is, it would be nice to see them add even more videos and advanced interactive learning aids. Basically, what they have is nice but if they could take it up a notch or two it would be excellent. Six (6) week classes are awesome. Right when I'm getting sick of the topic…it ends. I can't imagine going back to the old 16 week semesters that drag on endlessly. I wouldn’t be able to take it. The very next day after a class ends, another begins. This has allowed me to knock out a large number of credits very quickly. Though, a one week break here and there would be nice (Actually, I just heard from my advisor that Ellis is considering adding breaks within the schedule). I chose Ellis because the degree comes from NYIT, a brick and mortar school with three campuses in NY and a 50+ year history. I didn’t want to graduate and then be nervous every time I had to tell people where I graduated from. I wanted to feel proud of it and know that it might not be Harvard (what is?) but it’s a solid, respectable college that no employer is going to question. Sort of like buying a Honda…your friends won’t be in awe of you but they won’t make fun of you either. It’s a perfectly respectful, solid car. Classes are on the expensive side if compared to other online schools, but, compared to a brick and mortar school, which the degree comes from, it’s not bad at all. From the other reviews I’ve read it sounds like most people really like the educational part of the school (the most important part) but are having trouble with the financial aid department. I’m not personally using financial aid but I can see how that could be a serious issue. I’m taking some courses outside of Ellis and had to deal with the transfer department in assessing the transferability of the courses. They were reasonably quick to accommodate my request. I truly value what I’ve learned at Ellis/NYIT. I have about another 50 credits to go and I’m very happy that I’ll be finishing them at Ellis/NYIT.