Originally Posted by
misterpretzel
Over 90% acceptance, incredibly conservative/Christian, zero prestige, huge student body. The school is not respected among the community (do a quick Google search and you'll see what I mean).
Basically, going to liberty will elicit similar response/reactions as going to a place like university of Phoenix, even though they are very different schools. People don't see either as a truly legitimate higher education experience.
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There is no way Liberty University is like a University of Phoenix! Liberty is very reasonably priced, especially for Veterans. For that matter, Utah Valley University used to be a borderline diploma mill. Although I've heard they have moved up a notch or two under new leadership.
In the end, accreditation is the big deal! To me, Liberty University is in a category of private religious schools like Oral Roberts University or Brigham Young University. Overall good accredited schools with a religious component but may or may not carry a stigma in certain circles because of religion!
As far as University of Phoenix (UOP) goes, they are simply way overpriced! I took an online MBA course from UOP for transfer credit and they are academically rigorous just very pricey!