Trident University International

The school presents itself as a wonderful one but they make a lot of mistakes, my supervisor wrote English very poor with lots of mistakes, she would forget from one email to another what she had told me and was not consistent. It was a "guessing game" for me totally inconsistent. The courses are easy to do but the dissertation is a trap and a costly one. The online platform is very old and doesn't work, allays full of mistakes and things that do not work. It feels like a business and not a university. I just ow hope the money (huge amount) and time I put into it will be worthy now that I finally got my PhD

I have a BA and an MA from two of the toughest schools in the nation. Soon beginning the dissertation stage of my PhD in Higher Ed Leadership. I can tell you point blank that if you follow the program and do as you are requested, you will work you butt off. The program is rigorous, the professors are excellent (had only one who was so so) and you have to produce at a high level or you will not get through the program with a decent GPA. Many brick and mortar schools would be proud to be half as good as TUI.

I am in the dissertation phase at TUIU. I must say that I have been pleased with my education, because I put in a lot of time and aimed to learn from the materials. The structure of each course is awesome. However, the quality was sometimes an issue (broken links, typos). I like that the materials get to the point, for the most part. I was only impressed with two professors. However, I have high expectations. If you are the type of student who wants to be given the material, assignments, get in and get out, then TUIU is the school for you. If you need coaching, prodding and handholding, then you may want to look elsewhere. I loved the fact that everyone has to have at least a 3.5 GPA (not 3.0) to be accepted into the PhD program. The students were higher quality and committed. I did not want to take entrance exams, as they do not prove that I can or cannot succeed in the PhD program. Like anything, if you put in the time, READ, do the work, manage your time wisely and strive to earn your degree (not to be given your degree), then you can and do well. TUIU was the right choice for me. It, like any institution, is not for everyone. If you want to learn, you can and will. TUIU is very different from other institutions, personally, but that's the difference that I was looking for. I would hold the value of what I learned in this program up to any other institution and believe that I can compete with the best of the best! You can obtain quality education from “non-name brand” and there is good and bad that can be said about ANY institution. None is perfect and you have to go where you feel most comfortable. Let’s face it, in today’s economy, you must know your stuff to compete, regardless of where you decide to earn your degree. If I had to do it all over again, I would choose TUIU and my dissertation chair, again and again! TUIU has served my purpose and met my needs.

I completed my PhD and would say that I worked my butt off. Those who criticize this school don't know what they're talking about. This school is challenging, and will fail you if you don't know what you're doing. I recommend TUI for anyone looking for a credible degree. Top notch.

Just finished PhD in Ed Leadership (Dec 08). Took me 4-5 years total counting all courses and dissertation. Was well worth the time and investment. Material was rigorous, but appropriate. I do not feel that I "bought" my degree. If you make it through you have earned a legit PhD. Faculty & Staff were very professional and worked well to accommodate professionals that are taking courses on the side. Would recommend to anyone.

I had a good learning experience at TUI University! I am completely satisfied because the doctoral dissertation, as a final outcome of this process, reflects an adequate scope and quality for the Ph.D. degree. I personally reviewed more than 15 dissertation from prestigious universities and I believe that TUI university's dissertations are in a high-quality level.

I am very happy that I chose TUIU for my PhD. I was nervous that it would be diploma-mill-ish but they really make you work and I have learned a lot. It is very self-regulated and requires a lot of research. They take it seriously and it is a very, very high quality program. I'm surprised that more people don't know about this program. It's very well structured and organized. Heavy emphasis on academics...moreso than other institutions that I have studied with.