Trident UniversityReviews of trident.edu

The professors were knowledgeable and the courses went smoothly. The problem I had was that as I was developing my idea for a dissertation each time I approached potential advisors I was informed it was not time. Now being an associate professor teaching graduate courses I knew from that experience and colleagues I should have already been developing my chapter 3 at a minimum by the 3rd or 4th class in. That never happened. No specific guidance I pursued research in the subject and collected data to support my primary thoughts. It was the last class when we presented our proposals and that is when I found out it would not be approved. Thinking it was only me I find out that a number of fellow students complained about the same. I really failed to do my research on how the institution focused on the program and if I could have done it over I would have gone with a different institution.

It wasn't worth it. I now have over $100,000 of student loans and I'm not working in my field. My degree is unfortunately not worth the paper it's printed on. That's not really anyone's fault but this is now somewhat of a bad memory. That said, I really did like a lot of my professors. They cared.

It was okay. I'm disappointed though for not helping us find a job. I asked if I can volunteer on any committee in TUI and wasn't offered any. I feel my PHD was a waste it time, effort and money especially that I'm not utilizing it is any doctoral perspective.

The program itself is rather expensive however, there are some basic things I believe a program of this nature should offer to its graduates commensurate with other top schools. First, I find it disheartening that you can only receive a standard 8.5 X 11 degree. When looking at other large institutions, they offer a large scale degree with proportions similar to an 18 X 24. Given the level of degree (PhD) this seems feasible for Trident to offer, especially considering the cost of the program. The offering seems elementary and without prestige. In the same vein, the Class Ring offerings are terrible and less than desirable. The jeweler used in my opinion is below average on service and offerings. I have contacted them multiple times asking why they do not offer a large or Jumbo size signature ring (again like other top tier universities). To that, they have only answered that they are the exclusive dealer for Trident. That is ridiculous given the number of students attending the school and he cost of the degree programs. I recommend entering into an agreement with Jostens or Balfour to develop more legitimate ring options for men and women as well as over-sized diplomas. This is not much to ask for given that classes for Doctoral Students cost $2,400.00 - $3,600.00 with a program easily costing $4,000.00 - $80,000.00. I want to be proud to say I attended Trident but unfortunately, I am not.

I had to pay for an extra term because my Touro faculty member was too busy to focus on my dissertation in what should have been my last term. My educational experience went well overall, just ended on a bad note by extending my degree by one additional term. 12-1-16 Regarding Trident's reply to my review-I am glad to hear that you have better processes in place now because I filed a complaint about the situation immediately and asked for a refund of the extra term of tuition I had to pay for. My request was denied.

When I attended Trident, it was called Touro University then. The univeristy did not have formal processes for a PhD BA program. I went thru five chairs durling my stay with Touro. Our class was one of the first attendees for the PhD program. I felt lost without guidance during my program. I wasted a lot of money and time. Eventually, the university cut me loose due to time. I transferred to another university and was able to complete my PhD in business there.

PhD-BA, if not accredited by AACSB or other B school accrediting agencies, is not that valuable globally. Especially, for students who work in the academia. Even if the teaching quality and experience are regular, on campus academic activities will add value to the PhD since 100% online PhDs are looked at skeptically in the academic world. TUI Trident University must gain and maintain national and international ranking and accreditation. My business school has AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA accreditation so they do not accept degrees from non accredited shools to teach with them master´s level and phd level courses. Sometimes it is difficult to understand and explain after spending 6 years and investing substantial amount of dollars on PhD and not being able to get recognition. I wish success for TUI Trident University, and suggest that TUI should invest a bit more on branding and prestigue.

I found the program director to be a very helpful person. The issue was she did not become involved with my PhD until there were problems. Part of the problem was the number of part-time, random people assigned to help me through the dissertation process. I was a student at Trident from 2007 - 2016. Several times, I was assigned different people. In one six month span, I was assigned four different advisers. That wasn't so bad given that I knew what I was doing at that point, and I had been around for awhile. What became bad was one adviser tried to call me out for what he called "inconsistencies." He went as far as emailing the program director and stating my PhD topic wasn't actually researched and he didn't want to work on it anymore. Although I had been attending as a student for almost 6 years, and had passed all of the required courses and drafts, he felt that he alone would judge my work. I also had people who actually participated in the research willing to tell him when, where, and with whom I completed the research. He didn't want to hear it. The other part of the problem was my fault. I let several semesters lapse between dissertation drafts, and I had honestly forgotten relevant information. Ultimately, I had to drop two variables from the study. This also caused that same adviser to have a hernia. But, after talking to several people with PhDs, this kind of think happens all the time. It's the real world and real life. Well, after talking to the program director, he was replaced with the program director. Then, things went smooth. I received regular feedback on my draft and completed the PhD in basically three months (after spending years lingering). They only get serious when you approach the deadline and their accreditation statistics might change if you have been in the program for that long and don't obtain the degree. All in all, if you seek out the right people and advisers, you will be successful. But, it takes a lot of work to get to the right people at this university, and the university is content with letting you keep on paying for semesters with no support, or partial support from random, part-time faculty who do more to discourage than encourage you.