Regis University

I was recently asked about Regis and here is what I wrote:
Thank you for your question. I wanted to let you know that Regis was great for me. The big draws over CU and DU were price, ease of schedule and values. There were a lot of great professors who made it well worth it. I think it was a fantastic career move for me as it has really given me the opportunity to interview for higher profile jobs. Since Graduating in 2012, I have had three new jobs — each with increasing responsibility and pay.
The degree definitely helped in getting the interviews; however, the education at Regis prepared me specifically for selling myself and my skillsets, succeeding in a work environment and leading others. The education there is more life skills based than book and knowledge skills. Some classes will challenge you on both ends tremendously. There were times where 20 – 40 hours of school work was normal, but they were short class intervals of 8 weeks. I made sure to schedule the tough ones after a break.
I competed in finance competitions against DU and CU and found that Regis students excelled in presentations, and how they carry themselves while the students at DU and CU excelled more in analysis of problems. I was surprised on how poorly DU students actually lacked interaction and presentation skills — those are so important in today’s working world. If you are a working professional who is looking to enhance your career and make that next step, I would highly recommend Regis.
During my time at Regis, I felt it was important to also stand out academically, so obtaining a high GPA was a priority, although it is not something people necessarily look at. I did because Regis does give honors designations and has an honor society called Alpha Sigma Nu (only the top 1% at any Jesuit University). To stand out from my peers, I made sure to work hard towards the honor society which was based on community work (I did over 100 hours during my time at Regis) in addition to high academic performance and self reflection. It taught me so much and looked great on a resume. Entry is not guaranteed!
I also recommend that you know what your end goal is. I studied with others who felt they did not get anything out of the degree because they were expecting to land a high paying job outside of their field of expertise without much work. I stayed within my field and have improved the way I market myself and my skills to land those jobs, including paid speaking engagements. There is no straight answer on what you get out of any MBA program, just make sure you know what you want.
My degree from Regis has ultimately shaped me into the person I am professionally and personally today.

Regis has been a big part of my life since 2002 when I came on my recruiting trip. I attended Regis as a traditional student, playing Softball on an athletic scholarship. For the most part I did enjoy my time and I even met my husband there. However, there were some surprises along the way that put a bitter taste in my mouth. I found for the most part that the statue in the center of their quad (Jesus) was not the center of their values. While they have many options for faith based experiences I felt the academic side did not parallel well with the beliefs of the school. I became bitter and frustrated by my senior year. I hung in there not wanting to transfer. The summer I got married and my husband began working at Regis. I was still bitter but I felt I needed to support my husband. After two years he encouraged me to go back to school. Since I had not really wanted to, and with previous expectations I had a bad attitude and didn’t think I would enjoy myself. I was now an adult and was going back as an adult learner on their College for Professional Studies. I would have to say that I was taken by surprise and I had a great time. I loved their adult program. It was night and day different and I would recommend this program above there traditional college. Now it has been a long time and maybe things are different but in my experience the adult program was wonderful paralleling the values of the school much more efficiently than the college.

Best School ever! Proud to be an Alumni!

I have been a member of Regis’s online school and am very upset with this school. I would never recommend this university to anyone.
First, it is expensive given the programs offered. There is very little, if any support for students. Academic advisers do not respond to emails or telephone calls. Outside of the academic advisers, there is no other support for students. Academic advisers are either too busy doing other things or will support the school and staff and not the students. As a student, if you have a problem, you won’t find any empathy, sympathy here. This school could care less about its online students.
One of my online instructors didn’t grade assignments for weeks. There was very little communication with him. He would not respond for days to emails or requests for information. Two other instructors did not fully post assignment details, which means that by reading the syllabus, it is impossible to figure out what to do. Evidently Regis is ok with this action. All my collegiate life, I have been told that the syllabus is a binding contract between the school and the student. When the contract cannot be fulfilled as written, when there is no meeting of the minds, that should make the contract null and void. When I have attempted to reach out to personnel at Regis about a lack of execution of the contract, they instead point the finger at me and blame me. When I have contacted instructors about more details, I get riddles instead of direction. How hard is it to write read chapter 2 and post a worded discussion? If these instructors are taken from the workplace, it’s no wonder that customer service no longer exists. I would expect with their careers and degrees, the instructors would have perfected their communication skills, but I am wrong. How can someone with a Doctorate not know and understand how to ask for something?
I have had some good teachers online and I have had some horrible teachers. Currently the percentage is about ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. The lack of support for the student is probably the most undesirable trait of this school. On campus they may be better at supporting students, but if you are looking at the online program, I strongly suggest you look elsewhere. Online students are largely ignored by staff.

After having been around this place for nearly thirteen years (for my traditional undergrad degree and my CPS graduate degree as well as with having worked here for the past 6 years), I would give it this rating. There are plenty of excellent faculty and staff here and good curriculum, but it still isn’t without its flaws.
Another factor in the one less star is the cost-​prohibitive price/​cost. If one can’t afford it, I would recommend other places in order not to incur high levels of debt for an education.
My motto is to try to get the best education without it being too heavy on the pocketbook.
If you find good financial aid (scholarships, grants, and/​or tuition assistance) to attend Regis, go for it. Even look to transfer in the most credit before transferring in so that you can pay the least amount should you desire to get your Bachelor’s here. I know a lot of the adult-​program (CPS) advisors will give this particular advice, so that is a plus. The CPS advisors try their best to optimize the student’s finances should the student desire to have their education come from this Jesuit institution.
My three cents. Happy searching and many blessings.

Love the College of Professional Studies. I am in the MFT program. LOVE IT and LOVE the diversity.

All right, I graduated from Regis last Summer with MS in Software Engineering. I had mixed experience from instructors, some where really helpful, where as some where just jerks.(that includes the CHAIR of Software Engineering Dept also, I didnt took any class taught by him, but he came to teach one session since the facilitator for that class was out of town that week. i felt like this guy (chair) was a total jerk that all he cared was about boasting about his PHD in Mathematics. he told that like 25 times during the 4 hour class session that he has a PHD in mathematics).He even said that he is smarter than the rest of the people in the class since he had a PHD. that might be right, does that mean he has to boast about it in front of poor students. unfortunately he was the head of my dept and I had to deal with this jerk during my academic year. He was not really that helpful when it comes to giving advice or suggestions either.
Also as another reviewer said, the books were just a joke, they recommended some books and in some cases we don’t even open them during the entire 8 week class period. may be they get commission on the sale from the author.
Anyways, if I had an option, I wouldn’t go back here.

My good friend Brendan went there so props to Regis. Also was partying at Uptown Tavern and Regis was having a little reunion. Guess who was there gettin’ jiggy with the ladies??? The one and only Bill Murray. Not sure what the real story is but I heard that he finished up somewhere else but attended Regis a couple years until he got asked to leave. I’ll do some research.

just to let you know, i didn’t actually attend school here or anything. i came here for my super good friend’s wedding :). he had met his wife here at regis while the two were completing their undergrad. because the school was definitely a huge reason why they met and fell in love, they decided to have their ceremony here in the regis chapel and their reception in the student union cafeteria.
the chapel was absolutely gorgeous. situated on a hill, the chapel looks very inviting and full of light. the (i believe) north side of the chapel is all glass so you can enjoy the fantastic view of colorado’s rolling mountains and greenery. the inside is pretty small and configured to where the whole congregation can see if you leave early. i think they did that on purpose. in case anyone decides to slip out early, they can get a bunch of evil eyes from the «good» catholics. i guess i was stuck there for the long haul :)
after the ceremony, a bunch of us walked through the beautiful botanic gardens to the student union cafeteria. i expected some grey walls, tiled floor, and scary lunch ladies but instead the cafeteria was actually REALLY pretty. it had beautifully painted walls and art everywhere. it was really vibrant and fun. the school had also done a great job of decorating the place for their wedding and even installed a dance floor for the occasion. the place more than comfortably fit the 150 people or so that attended. it made for a really fun atmosphere.
this campus is definitely beautiful and the perfect place for my friend and his wife to get married :) congrats you two!