Western International University

I enrolled at WIU last April. So far my experience has been good. I am working on my 4th class now. My major is Accounting. The teachers have been great and I feel like I'm learning a lot. I like the fact that the courses I need are broken out on their website along with the schedules and how full the classes are. This enables me to prepare my schedule and submit it to my academic counselor. Word of caution if you are using student loans keep track yourself of the cost of the classes and how much... Read More money you have spent. Don't rely on others or you could get burned.

I took a six year break from higher education because I was just burnt out from going to community college, and life events did not allow me to continue in that traditional learning format.

I started back in February at WIU and I have to say I am pleased with the whole enrollment process going smoothly. The enrollment, finance, and academic councilors were all super attentive and helpful in making sure I had my classes that I needed and an education plan to meet my target graduation date. I was even... Read More able to transfer most of my general ed. classes from community college.

The on-line format is interactive with classes meeting once a week in the evenings. You can attend class live and interact with the instructor and students or view a recorded class session. The course work is like any regular university, a lot of reading and making sure assignments are turned in on time. There is a lot more writing required but this is good practice.

So far my experience has been good. I feel I can honestly achieve getting my bachelors degree this time around.