ECPI University

Date: Oct 08 2015
Major: Computer Science (This Major's Salary over time)
I will start with the negatives; BS in Computer Science is not a degree field to get into at ECPI unless you have good working knowledge of the IT World. The fast pace and sometimes less than ideal quality of an instructor or two can throw you off. Even I had to struggle a little when I had a couple of poor quality instructors, and I had 14 years' experience at the time. If you are in a new program, expect it to be chaotic. I was in the Healthcare IT program and my curriculum was not well thought out, nor properly planned. As an example, I had a Power Shell class and I should've had some Unix before that, which I did not. Honestly, the Power Shell shouldn't have been a requirement for my concentration. Also, with the exception of the Medical Terminology, the rest of the Healthcare classes were not properly designed. Two of them were almost identical. But this doesn't matter anymore since they decided to delete the program.

Now for the positives; if you have IT experience, and are retired from the military, this is the place! I didn't care about summers off, and after retiring this was my new job. Though there are some instructors that shouldn't step foot in front of a class, there are some that I have felt privileged to learn from. Career services helped me get my internship which turned into my first job. Having students from culinary work in the cafeteria was another nice perk.

They are starting a Masters of Science in Cyber Security someday. It was supposed to start in Sept 2015 and I am writing this in Oct 2015 while still waiting for my first class. Another problem with ECPI, they rush into something without having all of their eggs in the basket. I was notified a couple weeks prior to the Sept start date and scrambled to get all of my paperwork done, only to be told the week before that I was delayed.

Overall a good school. There are other programs available in technology, business, electronics, medical, and culinary. You can always find something to interest you. Just research the classes to see if you can handle four 5 hour class days a week, all year 'round.