Herzing University
Reviews and Complaints

I have been attending Herzing University's Practical Nursing program for the past year. On July 11, 2022, Herzing University at the Winter Park FL location decided to change our testing process from Kaplan to HESI. Herzing University did this for my entire course. The PN Exit Exam was added to the PN 127 course Syllabus. This was not listed in the addendum for July 11, 2022. When I asked (program chair) about it I was ignored. I requested to speak to the President and filed an Ethical Complaint. In the enclosed link is the proof that class PN 127 was not supposed to take the HESI at all. Herzing University used this to try and fail their students. By doing this they can get more money and defraud the students, Department of Education, Department of Veteran Affairs as well as other funding agencies when the students must reapply back to the program and repeat the course and pay again. This institution should be investigated for its fraudulent practices. Right now, Herzing University has stopped PN 127 students not passing the exit HESI exam from graduating. The students were told if they don't pass the exam after the third attempt, they would receive a grade of an F. This exam wasn't required in the first place. The students will be placed on "Approved Break" for the remainder of the semester, during which time they must remain actively engaged in formal remediation. This will cause a delay in program completion and graduation. Students should discuss the implications of being on "Approved Break" with their financial aid advisor. This is how they can defraud the students and the Department of Education and keep getting paid. Everything added to the syllabus wasn't even part of the addendum on July 11, 2022. In this way Herzing University has demonstrated fraudulent and misrepresentation of the Practical Nursing Program.

Enclosed is the link to the most recent catalog from Sept 2022, which is an updated May 2022 catalog. It will show the students enrolled after July 20, 2022. It clearly states NP 280 http://catalog.herzing.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=57&poid=6184 , is assigned the PN HESI Exit exam. For students enrolled prior to July 20, 2022, click: http://catalog.herzing.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=57&poid=6179 , this is the link for my class PN 127. There isn't a PN HESI Exit Exam required. The requirement is for the future course of NP 280. Even when you look in the May 2022 catalog, it showed PN 127 is not required to take the HESI exam. PN 127 should have been allowed to remain with the Kaplan exams.

In 2008 I was looking to go to school so I could make more than minimum wage. I heard about Herzing through a friend. After contacting them, they pressured me to signing documents when I wasn't sure what field I wanted to study. They told me it didn't matter, and I could just change majors later and their career department will help get a great paying job after graduation. I was only supposed to have about 40-50k in dept from the start. I really wanted to study art but was scared there wasn't many jobs in the field, so I started business management. However, I wasn't happy with my classes and thought the field wasn't for me, so I changed to computer science. They didn't tell me of the extra costs for changing etc. After some classes in computer science, I was finding myself not doing well in coding. I tried to get help to be able to continue but the teacher would not help explain any of the algorithms so I could understand better. He just told me to get in touch with peers for help. Unfortunately, it just became too confusing for me to do well in computer science. So, since I wasn't doing well and not getting help, I thought it would just be best to study graphic design since that is what I really wanted to do. I talked to Herzing about the graphic design courses and my concerns about finding a job in that field but they again ensured me they would find me a great paying job after graduation before I had to start paying back any of my loans and that I would have no problems after graduation to pay the loan off. So I changed to graphic design. Again, they didn't mention the extra costs or even of any supplies needed, like a digital slr camera for the photography course. So I ended up being completely unprepared for some classes. When you are in classes online, you teach yourself. The teachers in all the classes barely teach anything and when you try to get clarification or help from them, they cannot even explain anything to you. They do not help at all and it's basically like your bothering them because they don't work out of a classroom and some work from home. After I graduated in 2012 (4 years of school and 100k in dept!) I went to the career counselors and all they did was pull jobs off indeed and send them to me. They had no other job opportunities and all of the ones they were sending me were minimum wage and some didn't even require an education. This is not helping me get a career. I can look on indeed myself for jobs! They told me they would have much more than that but never sent me any. I always had to call the career dept to always ask them to send me jobs. Herzing preys on people hoping they do not understand the financial aspects of college and once they get you hooked and your money is set for them, they don't care or help in any way. They told me I would be able to start a job for at least 50k with a BA in graphic design. I was only able to start at $12 an hour! Even looking for jobs in my field today, company's start people out at $14 an hour. So, I can basically make minimum wage for my $100k education where I taught myself and I graduated with honors! They lie just to get your money and make people end up having a very large amount of dept that they will never be able to pay off. You end up making the same amount of money as you did before your education! SCAM!

Teachers are giving certain students "secret" second chances on quizzes in the teachers office. Policy states that if the student fails free third attempt on specific quiz they automatically fail the class. Teachers are cheating and giving some a fourth quiz behind doors. Doesn't give everybody a second chance. A student was witnessed to verbally and physically abuse an elderly patient at clinicals. Teacher and director did nothing at all when told. Not a fair and safe school to train future nurses. They just want money.

This has been a very interesting site I was looking for complaints on Herzing because I'm now in process of finishing my program and the lack of communication, organization has been a pain. I was missed informed on several occasions about graduating dates and internships. I can agree with one of the post of they don't help with interships and require you to do 180 hours of unpaid work which I was ready to do until I was missed lead on other things such as background checks, drug test and shot records to my expense of about $200 dollars then to turn around and not be placed, having to be put on a waiting list when schedule have been previously made so that the instructor could get interships on time. My overall experience at Herzing has not been a walk in the park which I was ready to do what I needed to do to earn my degree. Now I can complain about the instructors, dean, and other staff because they walk around with no idea on how to run a educational organization. I thought in the beginning that this was one of the best schools but as time went on I learn that its only about money and not helping students achieve their goals of earning a good education. I wouldn't recommend anyone to attend here for that fact that you will be very disappointed, stressed and frustrated to a level you will never know go to a real school UNO, Tulane, or Delgado. I'm only speaking from my experience and location.

At Kenner Herzing NOLA the " students " run the "university". They have chronic problems staffing instructors and teachers. Competence is in short supply. Half-truths and misleading statements are commonplace. Learning is not why you are paying. Help with job placement would not accurately represent why you pay. You give them money and they give you a piece of paper. People who are trying to keep their existing jobs go there to buy some job security. Kids whose parents push them to attend some institution of learning go to this place. The desperate and ill informed attend this moderately legal pyramid scheme. Don't be taken in by this modern day snake oil salesmen and their helpful staff who will happily process your paperwork for the fast track to debt. Places like this and I.T.T. are a waste of money and where your hopes come to die. If you want an education that is worth anything go to a real school ... U.N.O. or Tulane School of Continuing studies. It requires a more real effort and willingness to improve your life. IF the school pitch sounds like a drive thru menu then your gonna get greasy food. Herzing is also a holiday camp for central Europe. HERZING NOLA is staffed by European expatriates and their friends from back home earning their work Visa's by "teaching". Throw a dart at a map of central Europe and at least one instructor visiting the U.S. comes from within 50 miles of the location. Ask about the circumstances surrounding the previous half dozen Deans "stepping down/retiring" i.e. being forced to leave under scandal involving strife between staff teachers and students. The misdirection of funds and equipment used for private enterprise OVER the needs of the students and ENTIRE CLASSES cancelled so the facility could be rented for meetings with private enterprises. I stress the I.T. Dept at Herzing does this with permission from the School for extra money. Students labs were cancelled AND student projects destroyed and weeks of class erased as a result. Irresponsible and no form of acceptable professionalism by the staff is the order of the day. With the economy suffering as now I WARN ANYONE CONSIDERING THE NEW ORLEANS HERZING CAMPUS TO STEER CLEAR AND INVESTIGATE BETTER ESTABLISHED TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS BEFORE FINANCIALLY CRIPPLING YOURSELF FOR EMPTY PROMISES. With that said the staph is VERY friendly and helpful. Highly recommended for studying a European language or being lectured by a lawyer with spare time on their hands.

I was going to be attending Herzing University in July 7th 2010 for their IT / Networking program which is 8 months long, so i got all my financial aid paperwork and i owed the school after my student loans around $2, 000. i was ok with that i could cover it while i was in school but, around the end of june i got a call saying they had to postpone the start date to september so i said ok it gets me more time to get ready. So today, i received my new financial aid paperwork which i was expecting it to be the same and i find out they raised the tuition almost $5, 000 and i ended up owing the school almost 7, 000. to me it seems like they moved the start date to change to tuition because they didn't give me a reasonable answer to why they had to change the date. Is this legal? i had already signed an agreement to start in July for the first amount.

I attended Herzing Online for 3 terms in the Medical Coding and Billing program. My recruiter told me that the school only cost $7, 000 for the entire program and that since I am receiving Full Pell Grant from FAFSA, school would be covered and THEN some.

I attended a community college before this and my Pell Grant covered everything (including books) and then they sent me a check for the remainder of my grant for expenses. Since I've gone through this before, I figured that I could believe what this person told me.

Anyways, during my third term my fiance's Grandpa passed away. He passed away in our house after my fiance performed CPR on him for 30 minutes waiting for the Emergency Response team to finally show up. He kept him alive until they got there, and they gave up and let him die. This was very traumatic for our whole family, especially my fiance, which put a strain on me.

Due to this fact I missed one of my finals. I figured 'No big deal, I'll just retake it. Worse case scenario I'll retake the class so no biggie, right?' Wrong. They expelled me.

The FREAKING EXPELLED me. I called them up after I realized that I was locked out of the system and asked them what was up. They informed me 'For a fee we'll allow you back in our school'. At that point, and with everything I just had to endure I couldn't deal with it anymore. I just logged out and never came back. I was so upset/heartbroken. How could they be so cold?

A few months later I got a bill for my loan. I was like 'LOAN?! What are they talking about?!'. Apparently they took ALL of my Pell from the Government, and the money they were sending me was from a LOAN. So now I have $9, 000 loan hanging over my head and marring my credit score. (Yes, you read that right. $9, 000. Not even the $7, 000 he originally quoted me. They took ALL my Pell and then stuck me with a loan of MORE than they said the whole program cost).

I can't believe they can justify charging me (and the Government) all that money for only 2 1/2 semesters. It just doesn't make sense.