Alaska Pacific University

LOVE LOVE ! Extremely hygienic! Clean atmosphere, overall general hospitality and always an experience worth my patients!
Overall probably the best area for my obgyn to be stationed. Lots of medical clinics in this area.

APU is a World-Class University. It offers excellent course choices for new students locally and internationally. Exceptional instructors. I would highly recommend Alaska Pacific University to those that are serious about getting the best education that is tailored to their needs and professional goals. Keep Up To The Great Work APU

I graduated from APU in 2014 with my Bachelor's in Earth Science. I was beneficial enough to "stumble" across the university during my university search shortly after high school. Coming from a small town in northwest Georgia I was worried about traveling across the country and attending a small liberal arts school in Alaska, but after arriving the residence life staff and the university were beyond welcoming. The school offers "active learning" courses that give students a perspective to learning that goes beyond the confines of a classroom. During my studies, I was able to study earth science first hand from the volcanoes on the big island of Hawaii or the gold mines of Alaska. I would highly recommend the university to any perspective student that wants an active learning experience and true faculty engagement.

After spending 4 years at University of Alaska in various campuses, I am in love with Alaska Pacific's teaching style. UAA was frustrating because I felt like I was just cramming junk into my head to pass, which I did and stayed on dean's list while raising a family and working. APU teaches me not how to pass a test, but how to apply what I have learned to real world experiences that will help me in my career. The teachers double as mentors and WANT you to come to them.

I give it 4 stars just because while enrollment was initially fast, it gave way to confusion because it went through too fast. Required items on my end were not met and they waived them to get me into the semester. This was not adequately communicated to me and set me back the next semester in that the items needed to be met or I could not continue. Unfortunately by the time I knew what was going on fully, it was too late for me to enroll in classes for that semester.

All in all, I have WAY more gripes about UAA than I do about APU despite my one (frustrating) experience.