14 Best Absn Programs In Kansas City, MO (2022 Updated)

The book rental service the school insists you use by building the cost straight in to the tuition cost is a nightmare. I have to contact customer service every time I have to make a return. Also, some of my textbooks are always late. I never have them all before the first day of class. I am having an ongoing battle with the business office about a bill for the classes I dropped. As per the refund agreement I signed, I had until the start of class to withdraw for a full refund. I did and I have emails (with date and time stamps) between my academic adviser and I where I asked to be removed from classes and was told it was handled before that deadline and I am still getting emails pestering me to pay for a portion of the class. When I call no one seems to know how to fix it. I am starting to believe this is all one big scam. I have also taken off work to go to the financial aid office with an appointment to be told the lady I was supposed to meet wasn't in that day and I should have received a cancellation email which I did not. I missed four hours of paid work and drove an hour and twenty minutes each way for nothing. Then she emailed me the next week and asked me to come in again to handle business which I could not do because I need to be at work to make a living. Lunatics are clearly running the place. Garbage institution. Would never recommend.Nikki Squirrel

This is an amazing school . I am studying here for getting my MBA . The instructors or employees are so friendly and dedicated .even if it is not large school .every student can be taken care much better than other school .hongmei zhao

I attended Avila for both undergrad and graduate degrees. I had a exceptional experience! The class sizes are small, the professors are dedicated to the students, and the campus is beautiful.Sarah Keto

If you are a parent thinking of sending your kid here, or a student thinking about attending….DON’T!! Unless you are a parent that likes getting calls once a week that they just heard gunshots or someone they knew was robbed or had their car broken into. Or if you’re a student that doesn’t want to leave campus without wearing a bulletproof vest. They might as well pick this place up and drop it in the middle of Baghdad. Your kid would probably safer. Oh and good luck hoping the KCPD would ever patrol the area around this place and risk their lives. Lol! They even know to stay away.Dominic Foley

Many of my professors didn’t take me seriously because I didn’t follow their beliefs. In one of their classes I failed because, “since you didn’t grow up in a catholic family you’ll never get it.” I was trying as hard as I could, SI’s, tutors, everything, but as soon as the professor knew I was atheist I felt extremely ostracized, not only from the student body but from the staff as well. Don’t go here.Taylor Kersten

Rockhurst has a beautiful campus in Kansas City. It is a smaller college campus and it is located close to the Plaza. Although I haven't personally taken classes, I have been told it is a good experience. They are partnering with St Luke's for the nursing program. The security officers that I've encountered have been super friendly and helpful. I would definitely recommend checking out this college.Kimber Mata

Sadly, like many formerly church-related colleges, Jewell has abandoned historic Christianity and its identity as a Christian and Baptist college. When I attended there, many years ago now, it was a wonderful, solid, mostly faithful school. I got a great education from caring professors and even was able to attend Oxford for a year. All this at a cost the same or lower than KU or MU at that time. Now it has become much more expensive, and much smaller, with the enrollment having declined by over one third as it has abandoned its Christian identity. I never considered it for my own children for those reasons. It certainly has much nicer facilities and lawns now. But I much prefer the old, humbler, Christian Jewell, which was affordable for ordinary middle-class kids. I would choose a mind and heart for God over fancy buildings and lush landscaping every time. Ironically, Jewell and its neighbor across the river in Kansas, Benedictine College of Atchison, have switched places. BC has re-emphasized its Christian identity and become more faithful to its church and heritage (Catholic), and has seen great growth and renewal. (And it also has a beautiful campus.) Jewell has done the opposite, abandoning its churches, heritage, and faith (Baptist), and enrollment has plunged. Jewell has about 800 students now and Benedictine 1400. In my time it was the opposite. I hope Jewell would do what Benedictine has done, and see the same revival and renewal. But I am doubtful that will happen.lancelotlamar1

I Would never recommend this college to anyone. They are not the college they use to be years ago. Reasons I give such a low rating. 1. Dorms are very expensive and required the 1st year. Heaters and airconditioner broke down numerous times. Water heater not working and only cold showers available. Brown water coming from faucets. 2. Advisors do not do their jobs. Will not return calls or emails for days, weeks if ever. Will not help you with selections to best map out your course to your major. Recommend changing your major even though it is the only thing you want to do. Will even recommend going to a different school if you dont. 3. Make you take classes that are not transferable. 4. The teachers do not care about the students. Just there to collect a paycheck not actually teach. If this does not make you look into other colleges and you choose to go here. You will soon experience what a lot of others have. I have heard more bad than good from others I have discussed these issues with that have had very similar experiencesTina Coonce

I first visited William Jewell twenty five years ago and was positively impressed with its reputation and grounds. Last year I toured William Jewell with my daughter as we were college shopping for her. We were impressed with the quality of the place and the friendly, helpful and open people that we met. We were surprised at how small the student body is. We were scared by the cost of tuition. Fortunately they worked with us with academic scholarship and athletic scholarship, making it still costly, but tolerable. My daughter has now been a Cardinal for five months and is very happy. Her largest class has 25 students. Her classes, dorm friends, classmates, professors, teammates and coaches all have been great. Because of it's petite size, William Jewell isn't for everyone, but we highly recommend it. Quality over quantity.Jeffrey Parrish

I had a really good experience at Concorde. It changed my life a lot, I didn’t start at concorde first. I went to MCC just across the street from the campus and I honestly feel like it was a mistake to go there, feels like I wasted time and I did. I was going for the same career Medical Assistant and I was there for three years, not even learning the things I needed to become an MA. I loved that starting here I was learning and doing hands on. Which for me I learn best and I’m just glad where it has me now, I just finished externship and got offered a full time job where I’m at which is great. I just need to do the boards test and then graduation I finally feel like I am doing something in life.Stephanie Gonzalez

Hello, mine is not really a review/comment but more of a question (in which I will contact the college directly and ask) but I feel like if I post the question here, I would get more of an open objective answer and opinion, as calling the College, they could give me the perfect answer that I want to hear 🙂 How good/bad is the nursing program for adult learners? Does anyone have any experience of being in their 40's and going back to school? How difficult/easy/friendly and helpful was the school? Any honest answers will be greatly appreciated. Ruben rubenu888 @yah00,comRuben Useche

Concorde is a really great place, I would recommend anyone looking to start a career in dental, to start with Concorde. The instructors and coordinators are amazing people and they’ll make sure your experience is everything!Tia

Taking my 1st class I'm doing the nursing program. I actually like it the teacher I have is great and willing to help you anyway she can if you show that you are actually trying. My class is small so that's a plus! I would recommend national American university to anyone.Hayley Lindberg

I applied for admission and provided transcripts from my prior colleges, military training etc. I was given 65 transfer hours which were displayed on my web transcript. I had to leave town for awhile because I'm still in the reserves. When I returned i got online to enroll in classes when I noticed that 18 hours had been taken back and I only had 47 hours on my transcript. When I engaged the college, they told me I could have those hours back, but only if I paid a certain amount per hour to have them returned to my transcript. When I asked why they were given then taken away, my concerns were simply dismissed as I was told "I don't think that's what happened", even though I had a printed web transcript to prove it. I never received a good explanation why my hours were taken away and why I was being extorted money to have them returned. Because of this shenanigan, I chose to go to school somewhere else. Bottom line; the integrity of park university is in question, it has been in question for sometime and remains in question. This doesn't seem to bother the college one bit as I'm sure they're still utilizing their less than ethical practices to admit students under false pretenses of transferred credits. I gave them 3 stars out of benefit of the doubt because of their good reputation for providing quality education. Due to their deceptive admissions practices, I never took my first class and cannot verify anything beyond the botched admissions process.Jimmy V

This is a horrid school for computer science and they do not care about the students' education at all. The professors here seem to be horribly unorganized. They seem to bounce around with who will be teaching you within the same semester, leaving you with a mess of grading expectations and teaching lectures. The grading is done sporadically. In fact, in my current programming class for the spring semester, I have not received a single grade. It is beyond me how you are expected to improve if you have no idea how well you are actually doing on any of the material. Classes can be taught by legitimate students, something I have never had happen before (I am a transfer student). I would not mind this as much if they were at least knowledgeable about the topic they are teaching or able to convey the lessons in a decent way, but they cannot. Referring back to my programming class, I am completely convinced this school hired someone who is not only completely unqualified to do this but does not actually know the programming language this individual is assigned to teach. In addition to being a student, this individual is never prepared, has yet to write a functioning program without the students walking him through what to do, and will "cover" a topic for about 15 minutes. I could go on, but I feel like what's been explained here is enough. Every CS course I have taken at this school except one has been like this. I have complained to this school's administration about my concerns with the professors and the department to be met with essentially a shrug. If you are going for a CS degree, pass this place up. You will most certainly receive a sub-par education and poor teachers. This place does not care and , frankly, you will be paying thousands to learn nothing. *note decided to edit this to be more specific/grammarIamme Me

If your looking for a clean,respected and open school look no further. The staff here are amazing people who I know personally work hard everyday to help those they teach. They make sure you understand the criteria. Too many schools out there are like education mills where the mentality is ship them in and ship them out but not here. Here you will find teachers who do it for way more than just pay. Here you will find educational heroes who are leading examples of what it means to be a teacher. Also I must give a shout out to the janitorial employees as well for keeping amazingly clean grounds as well as rooms too. Also management or principals and dentention officers here also deserve a shout out as well so overall five ⭐'s and a must attend if in the need for this type of serviceBelieveInYourself AndIfYouFailTryAgain

MONEY is the only incentive at this college. I tried & tried to hope but no matter who you deal with, they are on the offensive on simple questions like how can you charge housing for a student not enrolled🤣. Seriously Crazy Experience at Every Turn. Love MO, but in my opinion that’s the worst college I’ve ever dealt with & as a dad of 3 I have dealt w/ plenty. Believe me they aren’t all this difficult & void of personality, cooperation, and communication:). Most places make taking thousands of dollars from you easy but even when you go to just be rid of them it’s somehow hard to even get them to take the money. Just a broken link in every link of the chain. Actually that’s just it, there is no chain of anything???David Joe Norman

I did the CMT program. Miss Mary, is a great teacher, as well as role model. Of being a professional working in the health care field. Brooke and Mary, truly care about you learning, and learning correctly! Not just about turn over. Taking time, to make sure, you understand & why it's done that way. Don't give up on your self. Because they won't. And thank you guys. Beckie Good luck! Had to Edit and add, went back to get my insulin certification. And they made me feel very, comfortable and confident in insulin. As well as administration of it. ( Was nervous at first. Knowing the smallest of error, can literally be life and death) But I have a solid understanding of it, and completely comfortable checking and administering insulin. Again thank you ladies.Beckie osborn

I absolutely recommend meds If you are wanting to get your foot in the door within healthcare. Ginger the program director was so supportive and was there if any student had questions or concerns. Tracy , my classroom instructor was amazing and made sure each class was informative and didn't move on until you understood. And last but not least , my favorite clinical instructor was pam who made sure all her students came first. I will forever be thankful for ginger and her staff !! I am now on my way to becoming a cna/patient care Tech and level one med aide and couldn't be happier with the tools and knowledge I have.Courtney Marie

I think it is an excellent place to learn, and appreciated Tracy as an instructor, and Leslie's help was invaluable. I had to abruptly drop the class after only 3 sessions (without being able to provide my explanation). The Director made an attempt to reach out to me to see if they could assist me, truly showing that they are committed to helping their students succeed! I recommend them as a great training agency, and have a new found appreciation for all who are CNAs (who are definitely undervalued & underpaid)! They are just as important as any member of the healthcare team. Thank you all so very kindly!!!Mimi Wilson

Very disappointing experience at the enrollment centers. Ive been to the Blue River and the Penn Valley campus and the academic advisors do not live up to their titles. I'm trying to go back to school to better my situation, I havent been in a school setting in over 8 years I need direction and guidance and I was treated like I should know how the class schedules work and how to get myself enrolled. I was mislead on the prerequisites for the program I was interested in. I was given the run around going from person to person when I even selected that I was there to meet with an advisor right from the moment i signed in. College is intimitading and even more so when you're going back after so many years of being out of the game. Have some patience and compassion. To you advisors, you do this everyday its second nature but you have to remember its someone else's very first time and we are all lost on our first day. I wish any future MCC students a better experience than I had.Rachel Scruton

I do have to praise Penn Valley for a situation that had occurred with one of my classes. The instructor we initially had showed up hungover the first two days of class (almost reminded me of Jack Black in School of Rock). He bragged about how he was a veterinarian and held a doctorate and just his overall attitude was more of a washed up rockstar than a doctor. Thankfully, Penn Valley handled this situation quickly and fired this guy and hired a pediatrician, who was a fantastic teacher and seemed to care about his students’ success. I’ve had several other fantastic teachers here, as well. The campus is easy to navigate and, for the most part, very clean and near Westport, so it is easy to find something to do if you have a long period between classes.Kimberly H

The staff works hard to get "the ball rolling," but I'm afraid a lot of the students come to school expecting zero hoops to jump through. Students need to realize that there is so much that needs to be done to prepare for THEIR OWN education and getting frustrated for our lack of preparation as students does not mean that frustrations need to be directed toward the staff. Most loans are Governmental and if you have never dealt with the Government on ANYTHING – you are in for a rude awakening. KUDOS and thanks for all the staff at Penn Valley – I know you all don't hear it enough – so my first ever Review posting of this nature goes to you all in our overworked and underpaid educational system!!Brian Damron

Not impressed by this school, classes are still online when they really need to be in session especially to practice skills. Had non-stop issues. If the nurses don’t want to teach then you need to move along. Need instructors who care and want you to succeed and help you to improve. Teaching yourself is extremely difficult and not what I pay for, I pay for a service. The instructors don’t follow the schools values and missions. Disappointed to say the least. One of the worst customer service interactions. I was given a code from my school to purchase some materials. The code ‘malfunctioned’ according to APEA since the price was lower than what they charge normally. According to them and my school it was my fault the code I was given gave me a bigger discount. I politely responded stating as a business owner I would never track down a customer and harass/threaten them that unless I received the full price I will cancel their order. But my school stated it was my fault thus I have no choice to but pay whatever price or I will fail my class. As a disabled veteran I am deeply hurt of the result of this company and my school.Kimberly Stanfield

University of Kansas Medical Center (affectionately called “KU”) is the region’s major health care institution. It is a very busy hospital providing comprehensive and highly-specialized services. They are a go-to institution for complex medical needs including cancer and stem cell transplant. We predict that KU would continue to grow and gain stature nationally. By the way, there are some beautiful glass art displays in the hallways! Also, the cell phone connection is consistently poor inside the buildings and should addressed .Rakesh Goyal

I was recently a patient here and on the 6th floor in the med unit the nurses were so amazing they were very efficient and caring. The doctor "Doctor Brown" was so awesome he really knew his job and how to treat me ive never had a doctor ive felt so comfortable around I personally have mental illness and I dont feel comfortable in alot of situations I would recommend dr brown to anyone hes amaing at his job. Great job ku at putting your patient first. If I could give this hospital 10 i would.KRYSTAL YOUNG

I received both my BSN and MSN from Webster. They have big classrooms and good teachers. The nursing program has went more online from St Louis but they have great programs in Hospital Administration, counseling, teaching, Etc.Kathleen Bennett

A wonderful University for continuing your education and learning out of the Box thinking while maintaining focus in your degree.Dusty Whitworth

I have been here 3 times in the last month, and hope to finish my dental process here. The staff, students, and teachers have been wonderful. Parking is a little crazy. Get there early.Eileen Craig

I am a returning grad student and was looking for an online program, you cant beat the cost and the once a semester for 2 days on campus is great, instructors are fair and experiences, learning platform is great to work with.David & Tiffany Arnold