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Find a Location

National University has 27 locations, listed below.

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    • National University

      11255 N Torrey Pines Rd La Jolla, CA 92037-1011

      BBB Accredited Business
    • National University

      2488 Historic Decatur Rd Ste 100 San Diego, CA 92106-6134

      BBB Accredited Business
    • National University

      7787 Alvarado Rd La Mesa, CA 91942-8243

      BBB Accredited Business
    • National University

      660 Bay Blvd Ste 110 Chula Vista, CA 91910-5200

      BBB Accredited Business
    • National University

      33077 Ping Pl Bldg Fleet San Diego, CA 92147-5202

      BBB Accredited Business

    Business ProfileforNational University

    College and University
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    BBB accredited business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1.44/5stars

    Average of 16 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    52 complaints closed in last 3 years

    24 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 7/1/1993

    Years in Business: 52

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Overview of BBB Rating

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    Overview

    This business offers educational services.

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    National University has 27 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • National University

        11255 N Torrey Pines Rd La Jolla, CA 92037-1011

        BBB Accredited Business
      • National University

        2488 Historic Decatur Rd Ste 100 San Diego, CA 92106-6134

        BBB Accredited Business
      • National University

        7787 Alvarado Rd La Mesa, CA 91942-8243

        BBB Accredited Business
      • National University

        660 Bay Blvd Ste 110 Chula Vista, CA 91910-5200

        BBB Accredited Business
      • National University

        33077 Ping Pl Bldg Fleet San Diego, CA 92147-5202

        BBB Accredited Business
      Headquarters
      11255 N Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037-1011
      BBB File Opened:
      12/6/1993
      Years in Business:
      52
      Business Started:
      11/22/1971
      Business Incorporated:
      11/22/1971
      Accredited Since:
      7/1/1993
      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Alternate Business Name
      • National University (Executive Park Center)
      • National University-Orange Learning Center
      Business Management
      • Ms. Michelle Bello, Associate VP of Finance
      • Ms. Carla Anthony, Member
      • Ms. Alecia Banton, Member
      • Ms. Julie Bazzo, Member
      • Mr. Randy Frisch, President
      • Ms. Karin Akerman, Investigations
      • Mr. Dave Lawrence, Member
      • Ms. Melinda Shapiro, Senior Director of Compliance
      • Ms. Amy Glynn, Manager
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Ms. Julie Bazzo, Member
      • Mr. Randy Frisch, President

      Customer Contact

      • Ms. Karin Akerman, Investigations
      • Ms. Amy Glynn, Manager
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (619) 563-2509
        Other Fax
      • (858) 541-7900
        Other Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Email Addresses

      Customer Complaints

      52 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      03/12/2024

      Complaint Type:
      Product Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      I intended to enroll at National University in the School Counseling program. However, I discovered I had to pass the ***** which I cannot do due to the mathematical portion of the test. I decided to not start the program. I then decided to give it a try and emailed the teacher who was going to let me into class late. I then failed all the practice tests and decided not to enroll. I never logged into class or turned in any documents or assignments. Their employee, the professor ****** my grade as Incomplete instead of indicting I never started the class or turned anything in. This is 100% an error on their employee and it needs to be corrected. Months later, I received a bill. I spoke to multiple people at the school and was advised it was resolved. I got additional bills for this class and called every time speaking to enrollment managers and the registrar. It has been two maybe three years since I received anything, and now they have sent me to collections. I attempted to call them, but the only people you can reach are their sales people they call admissions advisors. National University is VERY aware I never started classes at their school and never once logged into a classroom. This is detrimental to my credit rating and needs to be corrected immediately or additional action will be taken for fraudulent reporting to a collections company knowing full well I do not and never did owe them any money.
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      Customer Reviews

      16 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      David B

      1 star

      02/29/2024

      I was automatically withdrawn from the university due a financial aid system error. I was supposed to list it as Northcentral university on my FAFSA. I was placed in the returning student program. I waited for Three months. My advisor for re-entry was *********************. She rarely communicated with me and was almost never available. I called each week and could never get a straight response for any of the other re-entry team advisors. I was told there was a backlog and that they really had no idea when I would be starting classes. It seemed like they really didn't have it together and that there was a lot of disorganization. I am choosing to pursue my degree somewhere else. For the price the customer service was absolutely terrible.

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