Yorkville Scam Disabled Student
Ok. So I am 48 years old and have worked as a professional artist since I graduated Musical Theatre College in 2000. I have owned a successful performing arts school for 15 years, and I love it but I am very sick. I have Crohn's and various other chronic illnesses determined to kill me and I am permanently disabled. Since I've done so much work with various oppressed communities, and been a mentor to youth for so many years, I decided that getting my Masters in Clinical Counselling would put me in a better place both healthwise and financially. You have to work really hard to make money owning a business is 24/7 365 and I've spent over 300 days in hospital since 2019. Actually, I nearly died last month from my Crohn's, had major surgery that I'm not recovering from because I was determined to get the best grades I could. I've been enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Arts at Yorkville through their Ontario campus since last December. I chose it because multiple mental health professionals recommended it, it is 100% online, and the academic advisor I spoke to told me I would be going into year 3 of my BA, from my admissions package that was a combo of my diploma, nursing school credits, and 25 years as a professional artist. They gave me 6 credits. 6. Then I got a letter from Student Aid BC that as of next semester they will no longer be giving grants or loans for private out of province universities. This led me down a path to finding out that masters program has NEVER been eligible for student loans. Only private. I almost killed myself to get my 4.3 GPA and when I contacted Royal Roads (which holy crap is where I should have gone in the first place, never ever have I wanted a time machine this bad) maybe 2 of my credits are transferable. I have to start all over again and I'm 20 grand in the hole between my out of pocket and my student loan. Even with medical exemptions Yorkville does not give refunds.
Any advice?
If not I hope this post helps someone.
Posted Jul 10, 2026, 7:24 PM UTC