Testimonials

I'm a graduate of a community college, for which I'm very thankful. I selected Leighton as a place to complete my bachelor's degree program in economics. It has been a great opportunity for me and opened so many doors. My course instructors are very helpful. They are very good at instilling values in me that will be useful in my career thus far.

At Leighton University, my program has given me an in-depth curriculum to criminology from a broader perspective of understanding that includes how cultural, emotional, physiological, and experiential differences contribute to violence and victimization. With these skills, I'm convinced I'll be ready for the profession!

I think everyone should come in as an undecided major. People change their major multiple times throughout college and have to start over. As an undecided major, my advisor encouraged me to consider selecting a minor first and select a group of courses that I would be envisioning myself the business career path. I selected to take courses in the General Business minor areas soon I found out what I like. It’s nice to explore different majors by the classes you are taking. I found out that I love Economics. Overall I think being an undecided major helped me choose the major I am now.

Before seeking admission to Leighton, my educational and career background was in business marketing. I reached a turning point in my life when I decided I wanted a bigger challenge and to help people. My Aunt told me to write down on a piece of paper everything I wanted to do, and see what aligns with my skills. The first thing I wrote down was “lawyer”. It was a perfect fit for me because I would have the opportunity to utilize my research, negotiating and relationship building skills.

I chose Leighton because of the amazing opportunities to keep my job and attend my courses at my own time and that gave me time to grow socially, academically, and professionally as well as the inclusivity and love that I have felt from my online community."

All through high school, I always excelled at science, but when it came to picking a college major, my passion for Criminal Justice was undeniably stronger. With Leighton's online degree in Criminal Justice, I can marry both fields without having to give up or devote any less time to my innate passion for detail. For example, classes in the Criminal Justice major have aided me in becoming interested in details and clues. I should have taken more classes in marketing and especially enrolling in courses that broaden my perspective on equity research and manage multiple special investment projects.

Professors truly make Leighton excellent experience. They are approachable, responsive, ready to support students, and want to see them succeed. I had a math professor who was particularly instrumental in my success and in shaping my college career pursuits. I don't so much worry when selecting classes as I am confident that all the professors want to see you do well and they understand that you are juggling a full-time job, family, church, and school all at the same time.

At first, classes were hard, and so was finding study buddies. I just didn't try harder. In a class I took last semester, I became bold enough to interact with people in my class. This helped me tremendously, as I had a class last winter where we would often be assigned to read an article or paper about a real-life event related to industry or business and then spend the next lecture discussing game-theoretic models to explain why they made sense. Yeah, those assignments raised my self-confidence and found people to be ready to interact. Today, I found my place and have become comfortable at Leighton.

I never thought I could ever find a flexible college where I can pursue my lifelong dream to enter a career in a law office. As I was searching for a college to complete my degree, I remember thinking, 'this is what I want to do where I can find the necessary flexibility,' and I realized that Leighton would provide that accommodating pathway that I hadn't thought about before.