At first I was very excited to being my adult education at Ashford. Now, I am kicking myself wishing I had researched a bit more. I knew about the sales pressure. I knew about the financial complications. I knew about the technical fee. I thought to myself, "I know it is more money, I know I may not get my funds on time, but I will be able to have a full time job, and graduate in a shorter time." So, I went for it. What a joke. I am not learning anything. All of the material I am reading has been written by the Ashford faculty. I have checked out the books for the next classes and the same applies to almost all materials. Some of these so called teachers are very young, and have no teaching degree. Why, yes, I have researched it! In one of the books it has a word in bold, and then it gives a definition for it. Words like, "Profession, Craft, and Fictional writing." This is sad. If you don't know simple words such as these you shouldn't begin college, you should be in pre-course classes. Classes that help you prepare for college courses so that some day you may use the knowledge you have learned in a career field. I tested a theory. I have been skimming for the last three weeks, and completing my writing discussions in less than five minutes. My grade did not change, it remained at one-hundred percent. I'm not learning anything. The books are also filled with page fillers. Material we have covered already, and have to re-read for a second, third, and sometimes fourth time. I am so sick of repeats. If I stay at Ashford there is no way I will be able to use this information in a career field, because I will have learned nothing. Oh, and during the second part part of my second class I was notified that all books are now going to be electronic. I find it funny that the same book a week before was eighteen dollars electronically, and now is seventy-five. I was told that I would now be paying seventy-five dollars for each individual E-book. Yes, E-book. Something that has been poorly scanned, filled with spelling mistakes, text repeat, and missing data. I am still waiting for my disbursement funds as well. A single class costs over one thousand dollars. These are five week classes, you do the math! A course at a city college? The average runs a little under three thousand per semester. Do yourself a favor, get a part time job go to a regular school and live off grants and loans. I am convinced through my research that there is no safe, and sane online college. I'm transferring, wish me luck. I know there will be complications.