Westwood College

Westwood's Online Interior Design Program is a scam. I have $32,000 in debt from this school. They lied to me about being accredited and lied to me about financial things along the way. I have recently went back to school to an actual college in the same state and they will not even recognize one of my credits from Westwood. I am literally 45 mins away from the school in which when I was enrolled in their program I lived in another state and I could not transfer even my english let alone any design classes. I have had to start from the beginning which has been good because the education I am receiving is far superior to that at Westwood. But my student loan debt is increasing and I am quite angry that the government recognizes them and allows for students to be preyed upon by trusting that if you can get FAFSA there they have to be ok....WRONG! Stay clear and do not be deceived.

I, like many other reviewers on this site, fell victim to Westwood's horrible lies. I attended Westwood Online in 2007 and then moved down to the anaheim Campus in 2008, where I lasted about 6 months. I opted to stay in the the housing that the Anaheim campus offered, which were offsite apartments. I had to sign a lease sight unseen. I won't go into the horrible problems I suffered during the 6 weeks I lasted in these apartments, but I had to pay $600 to share an apartment with three other girls, who stole my food, had parties, etc, all of which broke the rules. My housing coordinator and the dean didn't give a shit about me or my problems and just said "things like this happen in college." ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! I had to pay something like $1500 to break the lease, which I regret and wish I would have taken them to court. But sometimes a 19 year old girl 400 miles away from home doesn't have a lot of options, and they will intimidate you as much as possible. I have a Chase Loan out for $27,000 from this FOR PROFIT, FAKE SCHOOL, and more in parent loans. I can't even transfer them into a JC because THEY AREN'T ACCREDITED! PLEASE don't buy into their bullshit. Your admissions reps are salesmen, trust me. Such a waste of time and money. Compared to other colleges, the price of tuition, supplies and books is extremely high, and the books CANNOT be found on any cheap textbook sites, I assure you.