New York Institute of Technology-Ellis College
New York Institute of Technology-Ellis College Reviews:
Avoid Ellis if Financial Aid is a Must for you
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For the most part, the classes and the convenience of the English literature program was enjoyable. HOWEVER... federal financial aid was a MUST for me to pay for my education and Ellis does NOT have its act together in the financial aid department! There is little or no communication between yourself and the financial aid office. Not only was my aid continuously processed wrong, but on a number of occasions my funds were returned to the lender with no contact or notification as to why. The most recent case occurred on the Friday of my last week of classes (classes end on Sundays). $3500 was returned to the lender with no phone call or email as to why or what the problem was THIS time. To make matters worse, I did not see the new balance on my account until I logged in to submit my final assignment on Sunday morning. Of course I freaked since this was the very last day of my very last class with Ellis, but of courses all offices were closed. I checked and rechecked all voicemails and emails and not one person with the financial aid office contacted me to tell me money was being returned to the lender and why. Had they contacted me, we might have fixed the latest problem. However, when I called on Monday, I was told that there is nothing they can do to get the $3500 back because as of midnight the night before (just eight lousy hours prior), I was no longer a student because I had completed the program. I was told I can make payments to them but they will not confer my degree until the money is paid off - which for me will take a couple of years because not all of us can qualify for that kind of loan or credit card – not with the housing market the way it is right now! Not only have they screwed me financially, but they have ruined my future career and academic studies. I had been accepted to attend grad school at a state university for the fall but I've had to cancel my enrollment because Ellis will not relinquish my final transcripts or confer my undergrad degree. Their poor financial aid management has literally cost me my future career. So....unless you have the cash to pay out of pocket or a credit card with a big fat balance - DO NOT ATTEND ELLIS COLLEGE.
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