Virginia College has a long and successful history of offering new direction to its students. The College was founded by the Atlantis Group, Inc., in 1983 and then purchased by Career Futures, Inc., in 1989. The College opened its first branch campus in Birmingham, Alabama, in February 1992, and this became the main campus in 1995. In April 1993, the College opened its second branch campus in Huntsville, Alabama. In 1997, Virginia College received senior college recognition from the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), which now accredits all programs at the school’s campuses. Education Corporation of America acquired Virginia College in mid 1999. The College opened its third branch campus in Jackson, Mississippi, in January 2000. Medical Career Centers in Pensacola, Florida, and Mobile, Alabama, became part of the Virginia College family in July 2001. A fourth branch campus was opened in Austin, Texas, in January 2002. Virginia College Technical opened in Pelham, Alabama, near Birmingham, in January 2003. Virginia College Online continues the tradition of giving lives new direction, fulfilling our mission statement to students wherever they live and offering the chance to pursue a degree while maintaining commitments to work and family.
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The Virginia College Online Mission Statement
Virginia College is a private, proprietary institution of higher education committed to offering associate degrees, diploma programs, baccalaureate degrees, and master’s degrees that strengthen the student’s ability to enter or maintain a chosen career. The student’s learning experience and placement opportunities are enhanced through studies that provide a balance of general academics, technical skills, and personal growth. The goal of Virginia College lies in its responsibility to its students, the technical and business communities, and the general citizenry. The College provides educational opportunities through curricula in business, business-related, administrative, management, technical, and professional programs that are designed to prepare a student for direct entry into the job market or to enhance his or her chances of advancement within a business hierarchy.
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I enjoy the online classes VERY much. I just finished up my first quarter at VCO and so far the teachers have been very good.
The biggest problem I’ve experienced is not with the online school itself, but the people actually running the school. When I decided to attend VCO I had a man contact me from the school to help me through the process of registering. He was VERY helpful.. gave me so many reasons Virginia College Online was a great school and so right for me and blah, blah, blah… everytime I would email him, he replied almost immediately.. same with phone messages. After classes began it was almost impossible to get ahold of him! Like he got me to sign up, collected his commision for “recruiting me”, and then said screw her. I decided to change my major, that was a mistake. I sent an email to one of the deans requesting the change and he sent me a bunch of forms to print out. He said I needed to fill them out, sign them, and mail them back to him.. and to expedite the process I could also fax him a copy. “No problem,” I thought, and did it the same day… Well I mailed it to him over a week ago and still haven’t heard anything. And for some reason they never get my faxes, although other people do with no problems.. Anyway, so I faxed it to him like 7 times. I finally emailed the guy yesterday asking if he received anything from me and he never responded. Also I requested a letter to verify my enrollment to the school as a full time student to give to my employer and I got a letter stating I was only half time, which is wrong. The people that work in the office seem extremely unorganized, unintelligent, AND ignorant. The communication is TERRIBLE! When you finally DO get ahold of someone, they act like its such a pain in the butt to answer your question.
I really wish I wouldn’t have signed up at the first college I saw.. I got FA from them and everything so I’m pretty much locked in. If I would’ve known that my local community college offered online classes, I would’ve chose them instead.
I thought, and did it the same day… Well I mailed it to him over a week ago and still haven’t heard anything. And for some reason they never get my faxes, although other people do with no problems.. Anyway, so I faxed it to him like 7 times. I finally emailed the guy yesterday asking if he received anything from me and he never responded. Also I requested a letter to verify my enrollment to the school as a full time student to give to my employer and I got a letter stating I was only half time, which is wrong. The people that work in the office seem extremely unorganized, unintelligent, AND ignorant. If you have had negative or positive experiences, please be as specific about each experience as possible without bias. If we feel that you have provided a review purely to gain competitive advantage for any reason, your review will not appear on our College & University Reviews section. Our staff will approve ALL reviews prior to posting them on site. Thank you in advance for sharing your experiences with this School.
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