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Out of Date course materials
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Rating: 1/51

FLINT, MICHIGAN -- For those studying towards Computer Science and Information Technology Degrees; those who are studying for the CompTIA exams, please be aware.!!! The books and course materials are not up-to-date. In fact, they are obsolete!!! The number one Certification that gets student's foot into the door of your future employers, is the CompTIA A+ certification. Baker College has courses that train you for this exam, however, one probably will not pass the exam based the curriculum of the course. Reason being that 100% of the objectives of the exam no longer are covered. New material has been added to the exam and the books used to study for this exam don't cover those objectives. There is a book that does cover all of the objectives for the exam however, Baker College chooses not to teach from that book. The book is even written by the same author! So basically what I am saying is, Baker College does not put any effort in keeping up with computer science material for the students. This in turn will cause you to fail the CompTIA A+ Certification Exam! Sorry to share this but it is true. The students have to go to outside sources to learn the rest of the material that is not covered in class just to learn all the objectives to successfully pass the CompTIA exams. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS!!! In addition, I personally have found that most of the teachers are either lazy or just don't know the material of the class they are teaching. They usually don't have an answer to questions I have asked. Usually they just refer the questions to other classmates or send you to an online website for instructions. The online Baker College instructors DO NOT TEACH THE COURSES! If you want to learn the subject, you teach yourself. And the other reviews I have read about Baker are also true. If you are comfortable learning the subject on your own efforts, you will do well. If you do well being instructed on the material including hands on practice, best not take courses online thru Baker College. The greatest difficulty I have had so far with Baker College instructors have been their lack of interest in the students and just plain refusing to answer questions. The subject matter is hard enough by itself, much less not getting any answers when I am struggling. If I have presented to my instructor my work and ask for confirmation or ask for some help, I never got an answer to my questions from them. It kind of made me wonder if they even knew the subject matter they were in charge of teaching. Incidentally, the instructors don't write the course nor do they chose the books. So usually they don't know anything about the books nor the course they are supposed to be teaching. I believe that if they did chose the books and wrote the course, they would be knowledgeable enough to answer my questions. I would like to end on a positive note however. My academic advisor IS AWESOME and very interested in my success at Baker College!!! Ask for T. if you decide to attend Baker College online after all.

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Difficult to Learn the Course Material
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Rating: 3/51

ONLINE, MICHIGAN -- For those studying towards Computer Science and Information Technology Degrees; those who are studying for the CompTIA exams, please be aware.!!! The books and course materials are not up-to-date. In fact, they are obsolete!!! The number one Certification that gets student's foot into the door of your future employers, is the CompTIA A+ certification. Baker College has courses that train you for this exam, however, one probably will not pass the exam based the curriculum of the course. Reason being that 100% of the objectives of the exam no longer are covered. New material has been added to the exam and the books used to study for this exam don't cover those objectives. There is a book that does cover all of the objectives for the exam however, Baker College chooses not to teach from that book. The book is even written by the same author! So basically what I am saying is, Baker College does not put any effort in keeping up with computer science material for the students. This in turn will cause you to fail the CompTIA A+ Certification Exam! Sorry to share this but it is true. The students have to go to outside sources and pay extra money to take courses to learn the rest of the material that is not covered in class just to learn all the objectives to successfully pass the CompTIA exams. PLEASE BE AWARE OF THIS!!!

In addition, I personally have found that most of the teachers are either lazy or just don't know the material of the class they are teaching. They usually don't have an answer to questions I have asked. Usually they just refer the questions to other classmates or send you to an online website for instructions. The online Baker College instructors DO NOT TEACH THE COURSES!!! If you want to learn the subject, you teach yourself. And the other reviews I have read about Baker are also true. If you are comfortable learning the subject on your own efforts, you will do well. If you do well being instructed on the material including hands on practice, best not take courses online thru Baker College. The greatest difficulty I have had so far with Baker College instructors have been their lack of interest in the students and just plain refusing to answer questions. The subject matter is hard enough by itself, much less not getting any answers when I am struggling. If I have presented to my instructor my work and ask for confirmation or ask for some help, I never got an answer to my questions from them. It kinda made me wonder if they even knew the subject matter they were in charge of teaching. Incidentally, the instructors don't write the course nor do they chose the books. So usually they don't know anything about the books nor the course they are supposed to be teaching.
I believe that if they did chose the books and wrote the course, they would be knowledgeable enough to answer my questions. I would like to end on a positive note however. My academic advisor IS AWESOME and very interested in my success at Baker College!!! Ask for Tiffany if you decide to attend Baker College online after all. I can only give Baker College a rating of 1 out of 5.

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Read what your getting into before you do it.
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Rating: 4/51

AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN -- I guess I decided to post a review due to the ones I read on this site. Let me explain some things about the school that might help you decide on going from someone who doesn't have a grudge or a undying love for this school. These points should be researched by anyone looking to go to any college...

Baker college is a non profit private college. Although it is cheaper then a large University, it is going to be double the cost if not more of a community college. You can use college grants and loans, and baker offers a credit incentive of a certain dollar amount for those taking 14-16+ credits a semester. If you are looking to get a degree you could receive at your local community college, the community college will most likely be the cheaper and more convenient choice. But that is a decision you need to weigh yourself.

Baker college is regionally accredited by the North Central Association. This means yes your credits are good. Your degree is good. This does not mean every school has to take it. The transferring of credits and degrees to other schools are based solely off the school you are transferring to.This is something you need to look into before based off the career you are planning to enter into. I could get a basic degree going into education, but I might not be qualified for the following program in the next school because they required different prerequisites. Simply, the school is accredited but the school you want to transfer to has final say. This will be the situation with every school so look ahead.

They do talk about their job placement rates. They have a school average, and a program average. If you listen carefully, most of the averages are based off the previous year and they do include part time employment. My program had a 100% job placement last year, but my program is only open to 12-14 students yearly. If the number is what interests you about the school, ask for specifics.

Baker states they are flexible/ have flexible schedules because they are a college aimed at working adults going back to school. When they say flexible, it really means they have both morning/day, and evening/night classes. Not every class will be offered at all times of the day, but usually you will have a day and night opening. The more specific your classes are, the less openings there will be because less people will need them. If you need to take an internship (such as the medical programs) you aren't going to have flexibility. That is going to be the same for most colleges. The college is going to have you doing clinicals or other things pertaining to the job you are looking to get. Its crucial to your degree, training, and desirability to be hired. The school doesn't make these hours or schedules for the most part, the company does. If you are going into a career that will require these types of classes, you should expect it anywhere.

They say they help their graduates get employed. Although this is true, every school does this differently. Some schools offer you a website full of listings and help get your resume together. Some schools actually call employers, some schools keep a list of qualified and looking candidates on file when businesses call looking for employees. I have been to schools who do all of the above. If your school does offer a more advanced job placement (the advisers actively selling you as an employee) you will have better luck if you make yourself known and do well in school. They don't put the same effort in for every student unless they are offering minimum help. Once again, ask your adviser how this works at your school.

Most of Baker Colleges classes are 10 weeks or less. So you are looking (depending on the class)at going 10 - 20 times or less to a class. If you miss a single class, it is on you. Different professors have different rules and regulations when it comes to absences and makeup work as they do in every college. Research your professor before you register if you think this is going to be a problem. But if you are paying thousands for a couple classes, I suggest trying to make them all.

*No waiting list for certain programs that traditionally have them* This is true, as it would be false advertising if it was a flat out lie. These will have limited enrollment though. Translation, they take the top however many they accept into the program. In most cases it is based off grades and a simple entry test (specific to program, may vary).I think its a 70/30 breakdown in points. If this is a competitive program, you need to be in the top of this to get through. You also should make your presence known to the program advisers and teachers. If you know you will be unable to get mostly 4.0's and similar, you might have a hard time getting in these programs and might consider the same program with a simple wait list.

Look at the job market for the specific job you are looking to get. It is very accessible. You will be able to find the job market, hiring trends, median salary, job requirements, hours, stress level, etc. If the job you seek has a low employment rate Baker isn't going to be a magical answer to this problem. If your job has a low salary, maybe look at going somewhere where the tuition is lower.

No school is going to be loved by everyone. The point is to make smart decisions based off things that are important to you. Look at all your options and ask important questions rather then take things at face value. Baker college was the best choice for me but it won't be the best choice for everyone.

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Baker College In My Opinion Is A Rip Off!
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Rating: 1/51

AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN -- First of all, I'd like to discourage anyone who is even thinking about going to Baker College in regards to the medical field. All of Baker College medical programs sucks, and require ridiculous GPA requirements and has inadequate externship training. You're not going to learn much that will enable you to find employment.

The Registered Nurse program is 5 years, with at least a year wait list. Echocardiograph program have ridiculous GPA requirements, and during your last year; you can get kick out of a program just because a worker at one of your clinical sites complain about you, be it justifiable or not. They will kick you out and then investigate later. So, any bad word from anyone about you is your ticket out the door.

Secondly, Baker College's Career Center is another joke and sham. They won't help you find a job. Only teacher's pets get this privilege. They will help you pretty much only with resume editing. They will make you depressed and feel like it's your own fault that you can't get a job. They will tell you a bunch of lies to make you feel like you're the only one that doesn't or can't find work in your field. Total waste of life here.

Current students, you need to figure out a way to leave! The "Career Advisers" they are all salesmen and sales women, advocating for Baker College. If you don't have a clear vision of what you want to do or study for, they will manipulate you into picking useless degrees, such as their Bachelors of Health Service Administration degree, which has NO core business classes like Micro and Macroeconomics, and Accounting I and II. However, they still charge you the 4-year degree price. Really? They will steer you towards a wreck in the end. A lot of student debt, and living in poverty.

I have 2 degrees from Baker College. I spent 6 years of my life at this worthless place. Baker College sounds like a bakery school. Some place that makes cakes and creme puffs. Believe me, they'll make a cake and creme puff out of you. No one respects or even knows anything about "Baker College", especially outside of Michigan. It's a creme puff place to employers, so it ought to be a creme puff place to you too. Ask yourself, would you hire someone with an engineering degree from a place named "Baker College"? Please! LOL!

Many colleges won't even accept Baker's credits either, that ought to tell you something. That's because your so-called education is unacceptable! It's crap, they've just told you, that you'd better throw that degree in the trash and start all over! Go to a community college and grab all the cheap credits you can and can think of, and then transfer those to a reputable four year university. That's the only way to go, folks.

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Nursing School
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Rating: 1/51

OWOSSO, MICHIGAN -- Baker College Nursing exists for one reason, to enrich the college, and to weed out as many candidates as possible before you actually have a chance to graduate. The instruction is an absolute joke and in some cases hostile and demeaning. Their teachers don't teach. They expect all material to be learned outside of class and give sketchy instructions as to what they want. As far as classroom teaching goes? Forget it! None of them know the first thing about properly presenting material in a classroom setting. I would love to give names, but I probably shouldn't. Just make sure that if you want to be a nurse, go to a REAL nursing school.

Baker prides itself on its NCLEX pass rate. Yeah, because that's all that they prepare you for how to take a stupid test after you've wasted thousands of dollars on their useless school. The only thing that is worse is the incredible ARROGANCE among the staff there. They are God's gift to nursing, and don't you forget it. Petty, hard, vindictive, the absolute worst. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES GO TO BAKER COLLEGE FOR NURSING!!!

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Experience With Baker College
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Rating: 1/51

AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN -- DO NOT GO TO ANY BAKER COLLEGE! None of your courses or a degree that you obtain from Baker College will transfer to any other College or University. Your degree from Baker College will not get you into Michigan State, University of Michigan, Oakland University or any out-of-state school. The Government needs to stop lending money to students who attend this and other "diploma mill" schools.

The school has one of the lowest graduation rates in the Country, they cannot get decent internships, the school will promise you the moon, they just want the money. Please do your research if you want to attend this school. It sucks! And if you borrow money you will owe a lot and you won't have a decent job.

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Awful! Never Attend!
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Rating: 1/51

MUSKEGON, ILLINOIS -- I attended this college for a year. The on campus housing is overpriced and overall awful. The teachers are even worse! The Muskegon campus only has one instructor for the mandatory intro to food service class, if she doesn't like you, you're screwed. She purposely downgraded me on group assignments, giving me 35% all while giving my teammates 85% and up.

When I attempted to report this, the secretary of the dean of the culinary department told me it was my fault I failed, that I needed to take responsibility for my failure, and that she wasn't going to allow me to apply for another chance at the class. When I spoke to one of the counselors at the school, they said it was either switch my major or uproot my life there to move hours north to Allen Park, where the only other one of these classes was held.

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Horrible Experience Especially Accounting Class
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ONLINE, MICHIGAN -- DO NOT GO TO BAKER. I attended the Baker college for about 3 years online courses. At first, they had six weeks accelerated program then just recently they changed it to eight weeks and raised the price to about $520, from 1K to $1520. Since I only have 6 classes left to complete the degree I figured, why not? I was very excited to finish my degree until I signed up for the Accounting Class with Michael ** (instructor). Michael loads the class to the point that no one in the class is able to finish all of the assignments regularly.

He releases two chapters every Sunday night and his expectations are that you already participate in the discussions (pages of discussion) and the first assignment is on Wednesday (usually 2 pages) second on Friday (homework) and third on Sunday research. As a working people taking online classes there is no way anyone can keep up with the amount of work.

Michael also grades homework on the basis of English, not Accounting and if you missed in-text citation or APA or even a or your grade will go down drastically. After we raised the issue with the Baker College the Director online Ame ** is not going to take time to talk to you, her (I called it) secretary is blaming class instead of researching of what is going on. The Dean of online program answered he can't help after I asked for help. All in all, Baker is no no no. People if you want to sign up for this school you will be making a huge mistake.

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Total Nightmare
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Rating: 1/51

FLINT, MICHIGAN -- Baker College has a total nightmare admissions department. Despite having a High School diploma that want me to take a "FastTrack" math test which actually a class through Khan Academy. First the class doesn't even show up on my class list so I have to access it via a direct link. The name FastTrack is totally misleading. You can only complete 1% every 16 hours. Factor in sleeping and you will progress at 1% per day or 100 days!!! Most college give a simple math test that can be included in anywhere from 10 minutes to 4 hours. Totally ridiculous. Whoever heard of a 100 day math quiz??? If you go to Baker College you will regret it. I promise you!!

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Do Not Go Here!!!
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OWOSSO, MICHIGAN -- I came to Baker for a new start, when I got the tour of campus I fell in love, at first it was not a bad school. When classes started my hopes quickly dropped. I went for the Ultrasound program and I was told that my grades for Anatomy (B) was good enough to get into the program, and I was set. When the time came around for getting accepted into the program I was told I had no chance at all of getting in because of my low Anatomy grade. When I scheduled my classes I asked many time if I should retake the Anatomy class and get a higher grade, but they all said the same thing, "You are going to get in with that grade, all you need is a B-."

Well let me tell you this is a lie. If you do not get an A in the Anatomy classes you will not make it into the Diagnostic Program. They will tell you your grade is fine just to make sure you keep attending, but when the time comes around for acceptance you will not get in, and then you will be sucked into spending more time and money on retaking the class. DO NOT GO HERE.

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1.4 out of 5, based on 14 ratings and
22 reviews & complaints.
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Baker College
1116 W. Bristol Rd.
Flint, MI 48507
800-469-4062 (ph)
www.baker.edu
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