Lavonna Sdr
map-marker Liberty, Missouri

MBA, DBA, PhD, BBA

Notherncentarl university NCU.edu online, James Noi monydeng appreciate northcentral university NCU.edu communication completely support master of business Administration MBA, also Doctor of business Administration DBA, successful online business Administration in PHD, requires additional, Bachelors of Business Administration BBA all very important excellent quality education I doing online Northcentral university NCU.edu online always, by James Noi monydeng.

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User's recommendation: Certificate successful congratulation

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FA office sucks!

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NorthCentral University - FA office sucks!

The FAO waiting until I got to my dissertation phase to tell me I no longer to continue school because of my shortfall of 9150.00. They set their students up to fail and create a big debt with no degree.

They are worthless and do not assist student with grants and scholarships to finish school. I did my research and still allowed them ti sucker me into this school.

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User's recommendation: Stay away!

Kim H Dco

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Expensive and not fair practice

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I was a student there for years working towards my doctoral degree .

Mother took Ill begged for extension - no one cared - finally able to continue after fighting with them - had to take a leave and after all that $$ and time they wont take my already earned classes and let me finish ! Poor service -bad practice - took my money and wont let me finish !

Oh and last time I called said they would call back - still waiting !! Very upset

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Loss:
$40000
Pros:
  • Advisor was kind
Cons:
  • Will not let me finish

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Stay away !

1 comment
Miara Fdg

I am facing the same issues. There needs to be a class action lawsuit placed on this school.

They leave you with a ton of debt and no degree.

They add supplemental courses just to make more money. I have filed a complaint with DOE fraudulent division to launch a investigation on this school.

Anonymous
map-marker Gilbert, Arizona

Let People KNow how Shady this Company is

used to work for this company and what a *** show. All the way from the top with the President Pat Pendelton telling jokes about his time in mexico and a lady screwing a donkey to Angie Walker and all the other HR ppl that protect the comany by firing those who speak up or dont follow thier rules.

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User's recommendation: dont go to school here it is a very shady company and they lie to you

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Miara Fdg

I wish I had followed my first mind and not went here. They are lier and out to make money off the students leaving them with a ton of debt. But I am going all the way up to the DOE about this mess.

Karen T Gis

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Dissertation Chair

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I was an A student and when I got to the dissertation and my chair stated that I did not know the first thing about writing. If all of my previous professors gave me A's the dissertation prospectus should have been the collection of all the papers I had submitted as final assignments together.

However, I took the class three times and after being told I was not worthy by the chair of my degree program.

I changed my topic and was ignored by the chair teaching the class, then took it a third time and was not registered into the correct class. Don't was

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Loss:
$45000
Pros:
  • Flexible hours
  • Flexibility of being online
Cons:
  • Fraudulent practices
  • Failure to deliver services as promised
  • No stability and accountability for the mentors and chairs

Preferred solution: I would like a degree ABD for the fortune that I paid and the way the Chair treated me and set me up for failure twice.

User's recommendation: Don't go here find a real university

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NCU_Team

Hello Karen, We are sorry to hear you had a negative experience with your chair and during your time at NCU. Unfortunately, we cannot launch an internal investigation into these claims as we do not know your full name. If you would like to launch an internal investigation, please contact provost@ncu.edu.

Anonymous

Bad Professors and no advisor

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I have had two professors who teach at seven other Universities in the School of Business. My QN and QL professors were pretty hard graders with unrealistic expectations.

Their feedback was full of misspelled words and grammar errors. Also, usually, the material is outdated and over five years old.

In the QL class, the assignments are so hard to understand, disorganized, and you are expected to complete task that are not listed. Oh, and in 20 months, I had nine student advisors.

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User's recommendation: Look closely, the one on one professor marketing crap is a scam.

Rodriguez M

Can't get touch with anybody for a resolution

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I'm in the same boat with everybody here!!! I was in the doctorate program for sports and athletic management.

Everything was going smoothly until all my adviser was quitting. I was passing all my classes with b average or above and was on schedule to graduate on time. That was until it was time to redo my financial aid. I was told that I wasn't eligibe for anymore money.

I only had 4 classes left and on top of that fhe class I was currently in wasn't paid for. It didn't get an email or an call from my adviser that my class wasn't paid, so now I'm stuck with a bill for $2600 that I don't have.

I asked about a scholarship to cover my remaining classes but was told that I must pay for the class that is $ 2600. Please don't apply to this school

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Loss:
$2600
Cons:
  • Dc lack of focused realistic feedback and mentoring as promised
  • Lack of support for the dissertation process
  • No stability and accountability for the mentors and chairs

Preferred solution: Take this collection off my report and give me a resolution because all my classes should've been paid for and if I was running out of financial aid money, somebody should've call me and I'd drop the class so i wouldn't owe any money

User's recommendation: Please pick another school

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Miara Fdg

I am facing similar issues. I was forced to take a LOA due to shortfall I.

Funding. All they want is money and no degree. They do not assist students financially. The FAO suck.

We need to come together so that the DOE can launch an investigation into this school. I have filed mines already.

Tawni M

For Profit - not education

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I was promised a 15% deduction in tuition because I am a certified educator with an Ayurvedic Medical Association. After reading all the terrible reviews online, I began to question signing the financial agreement NCU emailed to me.

Then I noticed that the discount was not included on the form. When I asked about it I was instructed by Paul to sign the form and the discount would be given to me later. Now, I am told that I will not receive the discount I was promised. I also see that the school has a class action lawsuit filed against them for dishonest behavior.

Seriously, all I wanted to do was get through the Master's program and go on to my PhD.

I was willing to pay the tuition, minus 15%, which was still more expensive than many online programs. Geez!

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Loss:
$4000
Pros:
  • Sounds good
Cons:
  • Dishonesty about degree cost
Reason of review:
Poor customer service

Preferred solution: Price reduction

2 comments
Miara Fdg

They are going to face another CA lawsuit. I have file a complaint with the DOE on wasteful spending.

Guest

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Jackie M Ayz

Comprehensive Exam (subjective grading) UNFAIR

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In 2007 I retired from the U.S. Army after 30 years of active duty service.

I was recruited by your (NCU) military advisor to review your Industrial Psychology Doctorial program. Your advisor assured me (before I agreed to start a lengthy program) that your team would be supportive from start to graduation. I completed all academic requirements and selected with approval of my dissertation committee. In 2011, after over four years of studies, I learned of a COMPREHENSIVE EXAM requirement to proceed to dissertation data collection.

Grading was based on one instructor's subjective interpretation of written response.

Only two attempts allowed before termination (which I was) from years of study. My only option was to start under the new program that no credits earned could be used for the Industrial. Psych. program.

I unsuccessfully appealed the decision to no avail.

Essentially rending all my 911 G.I.

Bill Education funds used void. All this occurred once my G.I.

Bill funds were exhausted.

My complaint is, I was not supported as assured at the beginning of my studies with your school. Please advise regarding fairness and options available to me at this time.

Jackie

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Loss:
$500000
Cons:
  • No stability and accountability for the mentors and chairs
  • Fraudulent practices
  • Faculty
Reason of review:
Problem with delivery

Preferred solution: Let the company propose a solution

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Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about your NCU experience. Based on your review, we are unable to identify your name.

Please feel free to contact us at learnerservices@***.edu so we can specifically address your concerns. Thanks again and we look forward to hearing from you.

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Changed my mind about considering them

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Anonymous

Northcentral University is a high priced SCAM!!!!!!!!

Northcentral university is a scam. I was in the Marriage and Family Therapy program to obtain a masters.

I asked my advisor and many other staff members if it will be hard for me to find a practicum or internship in my state and the reassured me for three years that I would be able to find placement and they also stated that they would help me locate placement. Now that I am unable to find placement they told me I would have to take a program that I am not interested in to transfer my credits or that I would have to withdraw and come back, when I can find placement. So I asked about changing my program to a Masters in social work and they are telling me I can, but I have to be treated as a new student and start all over. None of my credits are going to transfer and I have to pay new student fees.

They do not care due to that is more money they will receive. I would not advise anyone to take their MAMFT program online because they are not going to ensure that you can complete the program, but they are going to rake in the dollars.

I feel that I should have been advise to leave the school in the beginning, when I brought my concerns to them about finding placement instead of being told that I will get placement. Well all I can say if you wanna rack up thousands of dollars in loans and not be able to complete your program Northcentral is the school for you, but if you want quality education and actually complete your degree please go somewhere else.

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Loss:
$42
Cons:
  • Failure to deliver services as promised
Reason of review:
Program completion

Preferred solution: Justice

2 comments
Miara Fdg

I agree but they have to be reported to the DOE or this will never end.

Shakayla Hpd

I am also in the same boat. Paying thousands of dollars toward school loans for this place and no degree to show for it because I work full time and also trying to fit there impossible criteria for "in person meeting" with a supervisor for an entire year.

There was a reason I signed up for online program and had I known how difficult this would be and how much they do not care about their students success, I would have never signed up for this school. Now I am stuck and no degree to show for it.

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Anonymous
map-marker Kigali, Kigali

No recommendation

I trying to apply for scholarship and asked to indicate "zip code", my zip code of Ruhango District in Rwanda is being refused by the system. I need the help how I can apply for " You have what it takes scholarship". My email address is: athanasekanamugire@***.com.

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John G Fgx

Terribly Disappointed

After finishing my PhD at NCU in General Psychology I applied for an opening as an adjunct professor. I spent a lot of time filling out the application and writing a narrative of my experience and submitting y vitae.

I never heard yes or no.

I inquired and after several attempts was told I did not have enough experience. I have been teaching at the University of Baltimore for 20 years and have a distinguished teaching record.

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Reason of review:
Work Experience or Job Application

Preferred solution: apology

Amber L Zir

HORRIBLE/PISSED!

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I enrolled in Northcentral University's Master Program. Once enrolled in my first class I encountered the poor quality of the program.

Upon further research, I see many of the problems I have encountered are regular problems at the university. The program promises one-on-one with faculty, though the faculty frequently has issues connecting with students due to internet and phone issues (the professor's phone line at the university is frequently down and they are unavailable, even during office hours). Students are given reading and writing assignments, but no further engaging activities are provided. The program does not seem stable.

Speaking with other students who are currently in the program or have dropped out, these are all regular occurrences. They were unable to get assistance for clinical placement while in the program, which is a requirement to graduate from the program. The university does not provide information on the number of students who have graduated from the program, and from what I have found in my research, it is not a reputable university. The university has not done anything to address these issues.

Upon my withdrawal from the program, no one has contacted me to follow up on my issues with the program. The only follow up I received was pushy sales/marketing trying to get me to re-enroll in the program with the chance to win a scholarship. The university's scholarship program is a scam, requiring students to enroll in the program before they can apply. Scholarship winners are not announced.

Overall, I do not recommend this program to others. It is not a quality educational institution.

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Loss:
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Reason of review:
Poor customer service
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We are very sorry to hear you were unhappy with your experience. I have passed along your input to the appropriate departments, but please feel free to contact us at learnerservices@***.edu if you would like to share more about your experience. Thank you, Heather, Community Manager

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anthony g Kff

NorthCentral University- Prescott Arizona- Unprofessional/ Unethical

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This was my last chance to get the IRB appllcation approved before being dismissed from the PHD program at Northcentral University- Prescott Arizonia. When the class started in October 2018 I submitted my assignments on the portal for two consecutive weeks, and didn’t hear any feed back from my mentor (Dr.

James Jones). When I emailed and asked him did he provide feedback he claimed he didn't see my submissions. I sent him screen shots of the assignments submitted that he claimed he didn’t receive. When he saw the screen shots of the assigments and repleid back he was oh I will have you feed back tomorrow.

Another week passed, didn't hear anything from him. I talked to my academic advisor (Matthew Cormack) and expressed my cocnern to him that I havent heard form Dr. James Jones and this was my last chance and time is running out. (Between the revisions and feedback to get approval before the semester ends.) I sent an email to Dr.

Jones and academic advisor, which were forwarded to Dr. Scheg (Assistant Dean School Of Business). After a telephone converstion with Dr. Scheg, magically Dr.

James Jones sends feedback back on my work. (imagine that!!!!) (The course is halfway throuhg the semester now). When I called him and he answers with an attitude (because I making him do his job, and got called out for sitting on my paper work, and sitting around collecting a payckeck at my expesne $ 3,000 plus dollars) . Finally, the IRB Application gets submitted to the chair.

On December 24 2018, Dr. Jones asked me (via email and text messages) to fill out a incomplete grade form so we it gives us an extension to give us time to receive feedback form the chair and submit the necessary changes). (I have text messages, email). Fast forward the chair claims that feedback was sent back.

(to it was sent back who I don’t know) , but I never received any feedback from them or Dr. James Jones since the incomplete grade form was emailed to Dr. James Jones on 24 December 2018 . I checked the message board and email and no feedback was sent back to me.

I sent the docuemntion sent the supporting documentation to my academic advisor (Matthew Cormack and his Team Lead. (Lori Demiski) Lori mentioned she would bring this up to the Dean but would not guarantee any outcomes. In the mean time I have been kicked out of the Phd program at Northcentral University. In my email to Matthew and Lori I, asked could them to get from the chair/ Dr.

James Jones docuemntation to show that the feedabk was emailed back to me or posted on the NCU Portal. Yesterday, I talked to my academic advisor (Matthew Macormack) and he metioend that I was officially being kicked out of the prorgram, and even he could email the feedback was supposeldy sent to me and even if I received it, that there wound not be enough time for me to fix the dicsrepancies from the chair during the period that the incomplete grade foem coeverd. That statement Matthew Cormack from him proved that THEY LIED. They should have at least told me they would act like this so, we would not waste each other’s time.

How is some going to tell me that I wouldn’t have enough time to make the corrections etc? Being a Military Veteran who honorably served and defended this country, this is a slap in the face and total disrespect on how unethical this situation was handled.

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Loss:
$3
Pros:
  • Flexibility of being online
Cons:
  • Failure to deliver services as promised
  • No stability and accountability for the mentors and chairs
  • Fraudulent practices
Reason of review:
Poor customer service

Preferred solution: I want a refund/ Given the chance to make changes on feedback I never received.

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Tony Krq

Update: After sending a email to the President and Provost of NCU I was readmitted into the PHD Program. I recently graduated with my Doctorate Degree.

Marleena Uge

This school is worst than unfair politics, they did me worst by changing chairs and SMEs, then dismissed with no support and guidance

Tony Krq

After talking to Dr. Sheg (Assistant Dean School of Business) She emails the copy of IRB application reviewd by the IRB Board allegedly emailed to me by Dr.

Jones. We agreed for me to make the corrections from the IRB Board and get approval within 10 days along with collection of data. According to the IRB approvers no data can be collected that is for Chapter 4. So why am I being asked to collect data from Dr.

Scheg? Fast forward, one of the remarks from IRB reviewers was to get the CTTI certificates from Dr. Jones. They are not getting approval unless they have them.

I metioend I a text message (I have documetation of that) asked him could he supply me a copy of CITI certificates so i can attach them to the supplemtal package of theIRB form. He told me he wasn’t going to going to give them to me. I metioned to Dr. Jones that my previous chair had given his as to include in the in the submission to the IRB reviewer.

Dr. Jones replied that he wasn’t going to give them to me. (I have text messages). Finally I email my changes (along with the text messages, that he wasn’t going to provide me the CTTI certificates, I provied a example of the CTTI certificates from previous chair as an example) from Dr.

Jones (cc’d Dr. Shecg , academic and his lead advisor ) from the IRB review board. In my email I mentioned I execpt that withholding document from me could become a legal matter, grade my work and submit in reasonable time given the deadline. Fast forward Dr.

Jones admits that he had never been asked before about submitting his CTTI ceritificates from the IRB as part of the application. Few days later I get a email about a student code of conduct. Why is it ok for the mentors to lie yet I get a slapp on the hand because im standing up for my self, and know what was going on was wrong? After that email Dr.

Sheg, was my chair replacing Dr. Jones. I made the corrections the IRB reviewer and now making additional corretions, which is stalling the process even more. I emailed Dr.

Sheg and asked her why are we making additional corrections, is this stalling the process. (re inventing the wheel). Here repsone was each chair has there on take on it. I emailed her the corrections she was out that Friday.

Monday I get an email stating I am dimissed from the PHD program. To me this was insulting and done deliberate since we all knew there was a deadline to meet., and I had to make changes on top of changes.

NCU_Team

Thank you for taking the time to provide us with this information. We wanted to let you know that NCU has reached out to you.

If you have any additional questions or requests go ahead and contact us at learnerservices@ncu.edu. Thank you and have a great day.

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Dawn J Dxt

Financial Process Landed Me In Hot Water

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NorthCentral University - Financial Process Landed Me In Hot Water

On May 2nd, 2019 I received a letter stating that two of my student loans serviced by Navient were defaulted. This action forced me to take a LOA from Northcentral University because I lost mt FA.

The problem here is that I notified Navient in February, 2019 that I was enrolled full-time at NCU and had been since December, 2018. They emailed be back a letter CLEARLY stating that it was the responsibility of NCU to certify my enrollment status through the National Student Loan Clearinghouse, and once they did that my loans would be approved for an in-school deferment.

Now, I have to complete a rehabilitation program for these two loans and I cannot attend school for six months. NCU dropped the ball and I am paying for it. I asked, begged even, for NCU to aid me with an institutional grant or small scholarship to help me stay and finish my MA (only six classes left and I have a 4.0 GPA) and they could not have cared less about helping me.

They clearly do not care about retaining good students only "recruiting" new students and gaining more profits.

Not a good look for a "non-profit" school. I plan to escalate this to every governing authority there is until they correct their mistake.

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  • Course work portion and mentors
  • Class structure
  • Flexibility of classes
Cons:
  • Financial and academic advisors
Reason of review:
Poor customer service

Preferred solution: A scholarship to remain in school and cover my classes (3) until I am eligible for student loans again.

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Miara Fdg

I having issues with them right now. I filed a complaint with the DOE on the school wasteful spending and the debt they placing on student and still don’t have a degree.

Take actions! I am also getting an attorney

NCU_Team

Hello MsJax, Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback about your NCU experience. Please know that your situation was an exception, and we are working to make sure this does not happen again.

We are looking into this issue and hope to resolve it promptly and accurately.

Would you please reach out to us by email at learnerservices@ncu.edu. Thank you.

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Tony Krq

Retaliated against for Standing up for My Self

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After talking to Dr. Sheg (Assistant Dean School of Business) She emails the copy of IRB application reviewd by the IRB Board allegedly emailed to me by Dr.

Jones. We agreed for me to make the corrections from the IRB Board and get approval within 10 days along with collection of data. According to the IRB approvers no data can be collected that is for Chapter 4. So why am I being asked to collect data from Dr.

Scheg? Fast forward, one of the remarks from IRB reviewers was to get the CTTI certificates from Dr. Jones. They are not getting approval unless they have them.

I metioend I a text message (I have documetation of that) asked him could he supply me a copy of CITI certificates so i can attach them to the supplemtal package of theIRB form. He told me he wasn’t going to going to give them to me. I metioned to Dr. Jones that my previous chair had given his as to include in the in the submission to the IRB reviewer.

Dr. Jones replied that he wasn’t going to give them to me. (I have text messages). Finally I email my changes (along with the text messages, that he wasn’t going to provide me the CTTI certificates, I provied a example of the CTTI certificates from previous chair as anm Dr.

Jones (cc’d Dr. Shecg , academic and his lead advisor ) from the IRB review board. In my email I mentioned I execpt that withholding document from me could become a legal matter, grade my work and submit in reasonable time given the deadline. Fast forward Dr.

Jones admits that he had never been asked before about submitting his CTTI ceritificates from the IRB as part of the application. Few days later I get a email about a student code of conduct. Why is it ok for the mentors to lie yet I get a slapp on the hand because im standing up for my self, and know what was going on was wrong? After that email Dr.

Sheg, was my chair replacing Dr. Jones. I made the corrections the IRB reviewer and now making additional corretions, which is stalling the process even more. I emailed Dr.

Sheg and asked her why are we making additional corrections, is this stalling the process. (re inventing the wheel). Here repsone was each chair has there on take on it. I emailed her the corrections she was out that Friday.

Monday I get an email stating I am dimissed from the PHD program. To me this was insulting and done deliberate since we all knew there was a deadline to meet., and I had to make changes on top of changes.

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NCU_Team

Hello StripedGorilla948, we’re disappointed to hear that your experience was not entirely positive. Please give us the opportunity to look into the situation and take the necessary steps to correct it going forward.

Please send us an email at learnerservices@ncu.edu with the best way to contact you, so that our team can reach out directly to discuss this in greater detail. Thank you.

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NorthCentral University was founded by Dr. Donald Hecht in 1996. The University offers to its students such programs as Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral, School of Business and Technology Management, School of Education, School of Behavioral and Health Sciences, Degree Finder and Course Catalog. NorthCentral University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. It is a pioneer of 100% online learning and also offers different kinds of online degree programs. University's library offers searchable databases including full-text articles and abstracts of leading publications in fields concerning all the degree programs. NorthCentral University offers scholarships for employees of federal, state, county and municipal agencies in the U.S.

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