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While Niagara University was beautiful and the professors were good, I have found that, in general, my degree has not helped me meet success in job hunting; furthermore, private college's ballooning attendance costs do not merit the loans you will take out to attend. I think, in the long run, you are better off attending community college as cheaply as possible, completing a bachelor's degree as inexpensively as possible, and getting into a field that is searching for workers. All college programs... Read More should include coding--if they don't, teach yourself. Take that money you would have spent on tuition and take out a small business loan for an online start-up or kickstarter. Write a book. Do things you can talk about in interviews. Network, network, network. My generation got scammed into overpriced educations. Don't follow in our mistakes.

Over the past few semesters, I have learned a ton of information relevant to my future career, and feel like Niagara University is excelling at preparing me to be a school counselor. However, I do wish the technology in the library and computer labs were more up-to-date, as it takes me longer to actually log into the computer than it does to print multiple documents. While some of my professors (mostly the adjuncts) are not the best instructors, overall I am happy with the instruction I have received... Read More thus far.

Pros: The program is very affordable and is centered around data driven instruction. The professors make an effort to keep the students up to date with information and push them to not only be the best but to be the only logical option for a career choice. The programs are filled with valuable information and honest care is put into each course. The professors truly make the program worthwhile for any person looking to become an educator. The two day per week schedule is also wonderful because of... Read More work schedules. The networking between cohort members is a great tool, as more than half of the students are from Canada. Cons: The workload is intense, not necessarily reasonable. It is obvious that this program is an accelerated program, but much of the work became busy work. Also, with the repeating need for technology use in the classroom, the technology often failed in class at the University. Because of this, much time was wasted during the actual class segments. Also, much of the material seemed to be "common sense," although it is understood why this information must be repeated.