Reported By: Jesse Nickles Jesse Nickles
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University Canada West (UCW)
It is one of the worst-rated institutions in our entire database at CollegeTimes, and we have over 15,000+ schools.
Despite primarily advertising their MBA program, it is not AACSB accredited, and the school functions largely as a student visa mill for international “students” looking to [illegally] find jobs in Canada (which the Canadian government is apparently okay with, more below).
One of the answers on this page written by David Mike, a fake person that does not exist (a hired spammer from India) was also posted word-for-word on our CollegeTimes profile too, from an IP address in India. Two other fake “positive” reviews of UCW were posted on our listing from that same IP address just minutes later, using the fake names “Sunny Stokes” and “Irvine”… blatant consumer fraud, which is par for course with UCW. Within 24 hours his answer here had already 11+ upvotes on Quora, also quite suspicious.
UCW was founded by Peter Chung, a Korean businessman who fled California to Canada after being convicted of 10,000+ counts of consumer fraud there and being banned from the higher education industry (he’s never returned, nor served out the punishment ordered by the court). His company, Eminata Group, have been repeatedly sued and investigated by local and national government agencies in the United States and Canada. However, because Canada’s higher education system is teeming with fraud due to lax regulations (designed to attract international students and boost the Canadian economy), it has allowed — incredibly — UCW to continue their scam, even after newspapers revealed that UCW was paying millions of dollars in bribes to Canadian officials in order to retain the inaccurate “University” title for their campus.
If you think the new owner of UFW, Global University Systems, is any better, well refer back to the fraudulent reviews they are posting on Quora, CollegeTimes, and other online directories. (For years now, their staff has attempted to bribe our team, and post fake reviews on our site.) The truth remains that their “University” title is illegal and inappropriate in Canada, their programs are not properly accredited, and the school remains primarily a visa mill, which is why some students never “complain”…
Please be careful with this school. This is not an actual university and it is a private school under the business act. In reality, the actual school (including the physical location and standard of education) is totally different from the picture they were given back home through presentations and on the school website. Most of the school staff are also not qualified to answer student questions. The course duration and tuition lessons are also not standardized. The educational background of the teachers is not clearly shown and they have not attended recognized universities. Some teachers have language barriers and some act rudely. They don’t even have a library, study room or a bookstore. The school offers $4000 as a scholarship and you think it’s just for you, but it is for everyone. And when you are going to attend the school they have a clause clearly mentioned that you have “Unconditionally Accepted” their conditions.
I applied for their MBA program in May and on May 2nd I received their offer letter forcing me to submit fees and other stuff asap. Additionally, the coordinator mentioned that the program will start in July and the funny thing is in the offer letter the program start date should be in May which is the standard term followed by all the colleges in Canada. They also added an MBA foundation program without my knowledge and also mentioned that I can only do MBA once I complete this foundation program.
Same thing happened with me as well especially the date/ month change part BUT I thought thats okay as long as everything else is fine. Have you take the admission in UCW?
This complain about university Canada West from Jesse Nickles should should have been reviewed before being published.
This whole complaint is conspiratorial. She is not a student and has not been part of the administration. You should show official credentials to issue this type of judgment.
University Canada West (UCW) is a private, for-profit university in British Columbia, Canada, which offers a range of career-focused programs including Bachelor of Arts in Business Communication and Master of Business Administration. It is worthy of note that the university has Education Quality Assurance Accreditation (EQA) and Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). UCW has also been ranked among top ten online