American InterContinental University [AIU]
Reviews and Complaints

I was a student at American Intercontinental University. I was a Marine Corps sniper deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. When I got out I wanted nothing more than to further my education to support my wife and two children in a deprived economy. When I made the decision to go with AIU online it was a huge mistake. Not only did my student advisor call me at all hours of the day, seven days a week, but they refuse to give me my $5500 pale grant that I qualified for through the government. Instead of paying me this in a lump sum they gave me $1300 and told me that a few months later I would be paid the rest. That pale grant was for the 2010 school year. I received the $1300 on 4/15/2011 and was scheduled to receive the rest today. I pulled out of the college because I realized how bad their program is and they stopped payment to my account. Regardless of why or when I pulled out of this so called "University" that pale grant was supposed to be for the year 2010 so why do I not get the additional $4200? When I tried to contact them I was not rude in any way but they disconnected the phone call. When I tried to contact them through live chat, they stopped talking to me. I was being extremely sincere and professional while asking them why my funds were cancelled and was denied any sort of answer. So now I will pursue this in a court of law. I highly recommend that any student looking for a college to attend, for the sake of your future, do not attend this school. You will be harassed via phone and e-mail and probably lose money. I had a 4.0 GPA until I had to start traveling for work and the school refused to work with me on any of these matters, so for the thousands of dollars I spent to get ahead in society, they took it right back and my GPA began to fall. This is another reason I pulled out.

This company is a total scam. They lure you in by your desire to further or complete your education online. They tell you all this bull about how you can do this with your tuition reimbursement and how they need a $50 fee to process your application. They process you and then sign you up. You are supposed to have a financial counseling session, but the next thing you know, you are signed up and ready to go. They send you books, etc. in the mail that just arrive at your home. Then, when you think, ok, I'll try this...they hit you with a $4300.00 bill for 2 30 day classes. Yes, I said $4300.00 for 2 30 day classes. Then, when you question them about why you were not told that this was the charge prior to sending you books, etc...you are faxed your 'application' agreement which in small letters states that you agree to any and all fees! Is this not a rip off? I mean, they lure you in and then hit you with a big bill after you think you are only 'applying' to see if you would be approved. Get real. I only hope more people do not get lured into this school's(if it really is a school) crap. Also, when you tell them you are not paying, they tell you, well you know, you can't get a home loan, etc. because this is like not repaying a student loan. How over the barrel have they got you? Looks to me like it's no contest..

I have to say this college is incredibly wrong. I have been looking for an online college to attend for my vet tech associates degree. AIU called me to find out what I was looking for and when I told them that I had already chosen to go with Penn Foster, the representive proceeded to tell me that Penn Foster is NOT an accredited college. That raised some concern, or course, so I double checked. I found, using the BBB.gov website, that Penn Foster is an accredited college! I couldn't believe that AIU would actually lie about another college just to try to convince me to go to them instead. I wonder if they realize that by doing so, they committed a crime by slandering another college? To be honest, I don't think they care and I hope that they will be sued! I AM AN AIR FORCE VETERANAND I INTEND TO USE MY G.I. BILL BENEFITS TO GO TO COLLEGE. IT'S MY ONLY SHOT TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND KNOWING THAT THERE ARE COLLEGES SUCH AS AIU THAT WOULD CHEAT VETERANS OUT OF THEIR HARD EARNED BENEFITS JUST SICKENS ME! HOW DARE THEY TREAT THOSE THAT PROTECT THEIR FREEDOMS SO SHAMEFULLY!

I graduated from in 2004 with a BFA in Design. Prior to attending AIU, I attended a land based school with 3 years of undergraduate work in design. During my one year at AIU the financial aide process was suspect only when AIU told me that I had to come up with 1500 dollars or not graduate. Where this amount came from was strange because according to what I applied for I should have had everything I asked for in terms of monies to complete school. They told me Sallie mae was the only lender available and when I told them I would use my personal bank they said time was very limited (like the next day) and that if I did not pay I could not finish my degree program. I was very unhappy with AIU and Sallie mae and now I'm in rage reading all this stuff going on with AIU now. If AIU does not win its case and found guility then the right thing to do is pay back affected students only what we have paid in principle and interest to any and all lenders, allow us to transfer our course work to a near by land based school to get our degree and get the hell out of the education business. Seems fair.

In November 13, 2017 I was attending AIU on campus Weston Florida. I got injured inside of an one out of four elevators they had. As a heart person was born with "WPW" they new my health condition, after the accident took place I was temporary blind for 48 hours. AIU never called 911. Rather they put me in this room for 45 minute and made me signed a bunch of papers that I didnt know what I was signing, since I was temp blind. Anyway after every paper was sign they told someone to drive me to the clinic that was 5 minute away, yes this is how AIU treated student who have a heart history, when I arrived at the clinic they called 911 and I was rushed to the hospital and was diagnosis with a lot of stuffs. I suffered Major headache and back pain becaused when I felt inside the elevator that was shacking very fasted with me there was no handle/ nothing to hold on too. I passed out. I suffered serious damage and AIU refused to take responsibilities for the accident and the way they handle it, to this day I am fighting AIU to pay my doctors and hospital bill that is 1.2 millions. I want to know where's the justice. AIU is one of the worst school ever I honestly regreated attented there. Now Adding to my "WPW" heart conditions I have other conditions that I did not asked for.. American Intercontinental University Inc.
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2250 North Commerce Parkway
Weston, FL 33326
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http://www.aiuniv.edu/South-Florida

AUI will not stop calling me. I've told them numerous times that I was not interested. I don't know how my number got passed along to them. I had been on Careerbuilders most of the day looking for employment. All of a sudden I am getting calls from every online university that you can think of. I asked AIU to take me off their call list, they said they would, but still just keep calling. I have about four messages a day. I told them again last night. I am going to have to report them to the DO NOT CALL list.

My complaint is about a college that has a lot of complaints against them right now and I think they should be reported the Better Business Bureau. The School I'm talking about is AIU (American InterContinential Univeristy. This school is a money hungry [censored], who sole purpose is to get people like myself, that are in the active military to take online classes to obtain a degree whether it is an Associates or a Bachelors degree. This school sucks really bad. I enrolled in this school while I was deployed in Iraq. While I was there I had enough things to worry about, but getting my education online shouldn't be one of them, especially since I'm in the military. Anyway so I'm taking classes online to obtain my Associate in Business Adminstration. I'm passing each classes and it only took me about 11 months which is outstanding so I graduated and so forth and so on and I'm thinking to myself when am I going to get my degree and my transripts sent to me, so a month pass and I call the college and they told me that I owe a balance of $4, 400. A balance of $4, 400.00 that's insane. How could that have happened I had military Tuition Assistance to pay for my college which made my tuition free, and now I owe the school money how is that. They went on to say that Tuition Assistance only pay a small portion, which was bull...t. I did my resource. The school adminstrator sent me and email and it show that the school tuition rate was $250.00 per semester hour so how could that be. This school is full of it. I don't have $4, 400. to pay this school, furthermore now I can't get my diploma or my transcript release until I pay this bill off. Is there anyone that can help me. I fully regret taking this school online. This is a public service announcement for all the military personnel, and civilians as well, do not sign up for classes at AIU online. They are a ripped off and they thrive on hardworking people like myself to gain a prophet off of you!

I attended AIU Online a year or so ago. Due to family complications I had to drop out and am I ever happy that I did.

I recently re-enrolled in a school nearby. I requested a transcript to be sent to my new school. AIU has been on probation for YEARS! Credits won't transfer, this school is going to close because of this. I wasted time and money, I'm still paying for my student loans from this school and the classes I took mean nothing...I want answers why was I told this was an accredited university when they are and have been on the verge of losing it?

Don't waste your time on this school!