Keiser University Jacksonville — Attraction in Jacksonville

BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE BOOKSTORE! As a student there, I love the University, the business program and all my Professors, yet I purchased a few books, with COUNTLESS concerns that I documented with the University staff and college professors, without resolution. The latest is a rental that I purchased on line, fulfilled by the Jacksonville bookstore team and sent to the Fort Lauderdale location for pick up, since the closest location to me (Palm Beach Flagship) location has a manager that shady is the best way I can describe it. So back in MAY, I checked with the bookstore by calling on the 11th when the order was ready and was told that it is open on Saturday from 9 AM to 2 PM. I even checked on Google to get the directions and verified the hours again. Stopped at the campus around 12:30 PM on Saturday, after driving from Delray Beach (about 40 minutes), and was also told by the front desk that they are open until 3 PM, but then went to the door upstairs only to find a locked door. I then checked with the library person that verified that the door was closed. When I went downstairs, I was given the excuse of "They were open only during the first week of the summer semester, and that was last Saturday." When I asked if they were aware that the semester started AFTER SATURDAY on 05/08/2023, the Monday after the weekend they mentioned, oh no that is not how we have it on our calendar....I felt I was treated like an idiot because the from desk personnel argued my position. Now, June 22nd, the rental is returned because since I never picked it up and had to buy from another vendor, I contacted the company that runs the bookstore, Follett, responsible for the return. As expected, the Keiser bookstore customer service has not refunded any funds and they keep closing the tickets sent from Follett, and cc me on double emails in order to confuse or forget the concern. I did mention that I will review publicly their treatment, but it seems they LOVE upsetting people that are professionals and do not just throw money at them. At this point, a BBB complaint is going to be sent for them and let's see how they support students (that have 3.91 GPA by the way, in Presidents List of KEISER.) This was a simple cautionary tale for all you future students out there. Remember, WE pay for our education and pretty hefty if you consider the college loans, THEY nickel and dime for a return of an item never even picked up or used?...

I absolutely LOVE this school (Jacksonville Campus). It was an easy transition from Bethune-Cookman University. The staff are PHENOMENAL!!! from Vicki at the front desk, Brundrick in admissions, Mrs. Bennett in financial aid all the way to Dean Steele! & the professors are GREAT! If you aren't one to study effectively, prioritize and actively participate during class lectures, Keiser may not be the school for you. It's by far worth the investment. Most people invest thousand's and million's of dollars in purchasing homes, fashionable cars & perishable material things. If you make your education your biggest investment, you'll have an asset that cannot be foreclosed nor repossessed. Perhaps one class at a time could be equivalent to time spent on social media. I initially started day classes and they were from 9:00 am until 1pm. I then switched to nights and class was from 6:00 pm until 10:00 pm, one class at a time. I graduated with an AA in Paralegal Studies in Dec 2014. I was accepted as an upper class transfer at the University of North Florida where I was a just a student number. I felt so disconnected & discouraged. Everything was a "process" you go there to do that with this office, run here to do that and somewhere else to speak to this person. Everything was filled with complexity all while being extremely concerned with taking on a heavy load to be considered a FT student and graduate on time. 5 classes, from Aug 2015 until Dec 2015. Core classes for my Political Science major & that major REQUIRES a minor. The great thing about Keiser is, you get to fullfill your 5 classes from Aug-Dec ONE AT A TIME! BUT STUDY STUDY STUDY bcz each class is 4weeeks long so you're covering what you'd learn in 4months in 4 weeks. that could be challenging for procrastinators. BTW, ALL OF MY KEISER CREDITS TRANSFERED TO UNF WITH NO PROBLEMS!!!! I dropped all 5 of my UNF classes & is currently pursuing a BA in Legal Studies at Keiser University....

My experience with the PTA program Keiser was great. Though the beginning was a bit rocky due to change of core instructors, the ending turned out to be great due to the efforts of the great professors that put in the extra time and effort that it took for us as students to succeed. I appreciated professor Edwards’ willingness to stay late hours at the beginning of the program to work on covering the bases for the class material in our first class and his willingness to exchange ideas about the course material and help the learning process for both him and us. Dr. Hill had a great way of engaging with each and every student and did not miss a single point in any of her lectures, always covering everything that we needed to know and answering any extra questions even doing the research and getting back to us if she didn’t have an answer. Dr. Barksdale did an amazing job as our clinical coordinator, she always kept us prepared for our clinical rotations and board exam preparation with perfect timing and pacing throughout the whole process, and she didn’t let us fall behind even at times pushing us to the finish line. Dr. Barksdale also did a fantastic job with preparing us to enter the workforce with information about potential employers and the hiring process. Dr. Hernandez in a similar way was always picking our brains and helping us plan for the the future so that we knew what our path may be later on down the road, she made sure that we would be just as concerned and engaged about our plan for the future as she was. I can’t speak highly enough of my time at Keiser, at times it was tough and it can be scary for a lot of new students, but I can say that if you are willing to put in the necessary work, the core instructors will reward you for it in a far...