Warren National University

My experience was great with the university I got alot out of the books and staff. I think that it has benefited me in my present and future career in business.

I can honestly say that the negative press regarding Warren National University is not true and possibly politically driven in the State of Wyoming. The online student chat room dicussions about the topics relating to the subject of the class are very educational. The online final exams are open book test but time restricted, therefore, you have to know and have read the subject of each book in order to answer the many questions of the final exams. All my professors at WNU were all teaching from an accredited universities. My Masters Degree thesis research paper were reviewed by professors from accredited universities. I had several revisions to my thesis paper because the content did not meet the specifications of WNU thesis writing protocols. My approved masters thesis paper had to be submitted to a program that electronically reviews the content of the paper for plagiarism with other written thesis from other universities. WNU graduate programs are tough and demanding. I did not have a life for 2 solid years because I was working full time and working long hours. I had to be reading, studying, and researching for my masters degree in health administration after working long hours. It was all worth it. I learned a lot from all the classes I took at WNU and I am using them in my profession. It is too bad that politics in the State of Wyoming and the school's inability to prove financial stability resulted in WNU not be accredited by WACS. This in turn caused WNU not to be approved as a regionally accredited univiversity from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). So for those people who kept writing about WNU as diploma mill, I say they are ignorant of the reason for the university's closure.

Tough courses at master's and doctoral level. Hard doctoral dissetation to research and write; reviewed and approved by three tenured professors...two from PAC, one from Big 12. Took two other grad courses not as tough and demanding, one from U of Phoenix and one from Kaplan. WNU (previously Kennedy-Western) let several thousand BS/BA, MBA/MA, and PhD/DBA down in 2009 by failing to attain WACS. WACS officials said K-W/WNU had the courses and texts, tests and papers as difficult as resident universities, but fianancially ran the school into the ground (transparent to the students and graduates) and couldn't prove solvency needed for WACS. Earned degrees by many should be honored by all, but fire throwers will want to lump this school in with diploma mills, which is 180 degrees opposite of actual reality.

The DBA was the PhD when I completed the program; diploma is PhD under KW, but DBA under WNU. Texts and tests, and dissertation was demanding. Graded by PAC 10 and SEC tenured professors, the dissertation was especially tough to complete and be accepted by reviewers. Other three degrees were resident Tier 1 and Tier 2 schools. KW-WNU degree equaled them in amount of good info I learned and now being used in industry. WACS should have passed them for accredidation, but politics as much as anything was against KW-WNU. This degree is definately not one of the diploma mill degrees as some very ignorant critics claim, but quite the opposite.

To those who try to compare the KW-WNU degree with something out of a crackerjack box, these people are nuts. If the owners of KW-WNU would have invested some of the money made into an endowment program rather than take all profits for personal use, WACS would have granted them accreditation. This was the major reason for KW-WNU failing to receive regional accreditation. The courses, books, tests, etc., were just as demanding as many resident programs, certainly as demanding as what Phoenix offers. Besides the classes and tests, my dissertation took me 2,100 documented hours to research and write, and resulted in some proactive changes being made to federal programs.

I was a lawyer in a third world country more than 20 years ago where money may speaks not your lips. I was a CEO of few successful corporations in America whom under estimate the study even I am ready for my dissertations It took me more than one year to finished this programs HLC might want to start a program for those whom are legitimate for accreditation.

It is truly unfortunate that WNU closed down. Despite the fact they were unable to obtain national accreditation, they provided an excellent education. The PhD process was much harder than I thought it would be. I am actually very proud of my degree and it is accepted by the Project Management Institute for CEUs.

This university is shut down, will not return calls or emails or refund money. Initially referred us to Preston University, which is also shut down. They claim to be looking for another University for us to transfer to by 3/31/09, but I am highly skeptical.

I started the PhD prorgram with KWU before the name change to WNU. I had several problems in my personal life which kept me from completing the program in a timely manner. I have read several of the negative comments about the program and really feel it's unfair to WNU. Frist if you are in the teaching profession you must have a degree from an accredited college or university. If you are using WNU for an advanced degree in corporate America WNU it is acceptable. The school is in the process of getting accredited. I hope everyone kept in mind that ALL colleges and Universities have to go through a process to become accredited at some point in time. Please contact WNU and talk to the people there before making a decision based on some of these comments. I have two degrees from highly respected and accredited universities and I can honestly say that I worked harder for the WNU degree than I did for the first two degrees. No one at WNU is going to give you a grade. I am hoping and praying that the accredidation process will be over soon but regardless I decided to enroll in KWU and my employer paid 75% of my tutition. The experience was a challenge and I am very proud of completing the program last week and will be adding D.B.A. to my resume and business cards.

In Mid-2006 I applied to this college for my doctorate. I have been out of school for awhile and have been watching online programs for a few years, as it is my only avenue to go back to school. This school was prominently featured on ClassUSA.com, which I thought to be a reputable service. The student services person asked quite a few questions about my background. Due to my professional license, I have requirements for continuing education each year and was told that would suffice to take care of some course requirements. End result is that at the end of the initial call with a student services representative, I was presented with a "degree plan" that said I only needed 5 courses (of my choosing) for my doctorate, and could be done in about 18 months. Keep in mind, this isn't a doctoral review committee or faculty assessment, this is one enrollment office person making this decision. Obviously, there were red flags everywhere, and further investigation on my part showed how little rigor this college provides, and the many negatives articles about people getting caught with this "degree". Also, their "dissertations" are not cataloged, which is one of the biggest red flags for a doctoral program. I assume "dissertation" here = some minor research paper. They've since changed their name to Warren National University. The "new" University has contacted me multiple times (same employees), but I am driven by interest in learning and getting a quick, easy, unaccredited, partial degree is of no value to me. Shame on ClassesUSA for not screening them out initially, but I do see today, that they are no longer listed.

KWU with lipstick on it. Still a diploma mill IMHO, and you cant use the degree in many states, as it's illegal. Finally, the states are assisting this effort by making it illegal to use a diplomam mill degree on a resume or for business credentials.

Completed my DBA last April and immediately benefited from it through a promotion in July. My company paid for all the tuition and books and they've already earned their money back from their investment by what I've done from what I learned from my classes at Warren National University. Like anything else, a piece of paper is only good for what you do with it.

I applied to the DBA (Doctor of Business Administration) so that I would be able to move from my current corporate employment to teaching at a local community college part time, then eventually full time. The intake call was very helpful and I spoke to admissions on several occasions via phone and email. They said that their University has never been accredited, but held some type of state business license, which sounded fine to me. However, I later found out that for the community college employment, this degree would not qualify me to teach at a University. It also does not meet my employers requirements for tuition reimbursement. It also did not meet my employers requirement to be used as a credential for advancement and would not be considered in any hiring decisions. I am currently looking into Nova Southeastern, Northcentral University, and Walden University, which are also completely online and meet the requirements of the community college and my employer.