Career Point College Reviews

"I graduated from the LVN program back in 2011. The program was exceptional. I studied and put a lot of effort into the courses. Several things I learned in clinical I have used. I graduated Salutatorian of my class. I studied the ATI Materials the school provided and got my green light approximately a month after I graduated. I passed the NCLEX with the minimum number of questions on the first attempt. Those complaining don't remember that anything worth having requires hard work. The fact is Career Point is a challenging school. However it prepares you for a good career in the nursing field. There is no such thing as a perfect school. But Career Point is a school that will get you prepared. With my education at Career Point I have been able to get several awesome nursing jobs. I have held 1 state job, 1 federal contract job, and 3 federal civil service jobs as a nurse and several other part time and PRN positions. I have been able to buy cars, I have bought a house and am able to care for my family. I currently am holding a Federal position making over $55k a year with excellent benefits. With part time work I can make well over $64k annually. All thanks to Career Point College."

"Anyone who is considering going to Careerpoint is making a huge mistake. Do not waste your time going to this school. It's a waste of money and education. The teachers are a joke. I'm lucky I passed but I learned absolutely nothing. I've been In the medical field to long and nothing I learned there was useful. Teachers would read straight from the book, and nothing was fully explained. Clinicals were only nursing assistant level training. We had over 3 DON's with in the year I was there. And nobody was ever in charge. Teachers are very manipulative. This school goes through teachers monthly. There is no structure or organization. I made the mistake of going through this program. There are to many programs here in San Antonio. Go to any other nursing school."

"I was in Cohort 27. Yes, there were some problems. All schools have problems. i studied my butt off everyday and graduated with a 3.83 GPA. I PASSED my NCLEX on the first try (with only 75 questions). I was immediately hired at a skilled nursing facility with a 5K sign on bonus and a generous starting pay. I am a Charge Nurse and been complimented many times about my nursing skills. I even have co workers who did the LVN program at our local university who say I know more than they learned at Schreiner in Kerrville. We did NOT ever lack clinical sites to go to. My diploma has allowed me to buy a new car, new furniture,and now have 3 credit cards thanks to my improved credit score. I think that is pretty Impressive considering I didn't start working right away due to health issues. I've only been at my job for 18 months. It all depends on how bad you want it, if you are willing to sacrifice ALL YOUR TIME to study.. Staff issues happen everywhere. Stay positive. ATI is stressful. I got my green light and failed my first attempt by 0.01! I got my second attempt the Thursday before pinning and passed. It's not easy. But I am an excellent nurse. Now, I'm going back for the LVN to RN Bridge Program. I loved the teachers and staff. I am able to still work, pay bills, pay student loan, and go back to school....all thanks to Career Point."

"HORRIBLE...HORRIBLE...HORRIBLE school, do NOT and I repeat do NOT attend this school. If you have any other choices please choose them instead of Career Point College, they false advertise and tell you what you want to hear not what you need to hear. They make everything sound so good when they are trying to sign you up, because of course they want your money. I never ever would have thought that I would be writing a bad review for this school, because at one point I loved career point college. But they are liars and manipulators and only care about the money and not the students. There are a select few of teachers that truly care about the students and that's great if you get those teachers. They say one thing and then do another, they NEVER keep their word, they constantly have new teachers, and then when the teachers do leave they always blame it on the teachers and not the administration. You never have adequate clinical sites and end up staying at the school all day, which you aren't suppose to do. I could go on and on and on about this school, but one piece of advice I can give you is DO NOT GO TO CAREER POINT COLLEGE...PLEASE!!!"

"May want to pause if you're looking to attend career point college in San Antonio. Up till this term i felt great about this school, and felt confident. Now with this new DON there has been so many changes, and stressed out students and staff. We have to level 2 on ATI each term and 2 attempts. They took ATI away and decided to implement this in the middle of this term. They don't keep the students up dated, and had to guidance regarding how to use ATI. The DON even didn't come to speak to our class about our concerns until the day of our ATI test! He admitted that this was their fault, but we have to suffer the consequences. Also the instructors do not implement ATI in theory, so you have to self teach. If you are really wanting to go to this school i suggest you wait until they get there s*** together."

"This is the worst school by far...please.do not waste your money....not enough instructors...sit in classroom all day long with no clinical site experience ....and the staff is really rude...no organization...your best bet is to get on the ACCOUNT waiting list ...DON'T DO IT....YOU WILL BE MISERABLE AND DISAPPOINTED LIKE ME!!"

"Which school location are they not implementing level 2 required to proceed to the next course? I'm at the San Antonio campus and the new don made it mandatory. Im looking to transfer to Austin campus if its not mandated to progress through the program. My class was originally told eventually before you green light you have to go back and level 2 if you already haven't. Which is fine but now this new guy wants to come in and make changes that aren't in the hand book. It says you'll have 2 level 2 as a graduation requirement not to go to the next term, even if you score a 100 in the class. Which is ridiculous. ATi has a lot in it that we haven't even covered yet. Hes trying to set us up for failure. Im so stressed and made a hue mistake by coming to this school. I should have just went to Galen program for part time 21 months. So please if the program in Austin doesn't have it mandated to level 2 to pass the term and go on to the next please to tell me.I will transfer in a heart beat.. Sincerely a stressed out student"

"The classes and instructors at (with very few exceptions on the instructors) unorganized, the clinical sites... what clinical sites? Our class has been sitting in a classroom for 12 hours on Saturdays doing case studies instead of getting any kind of hands on training at a facility. If you fail a class, not only do you retake that class but all the others in the same term. We have to green light the ATI exam, books should be given to start studying in the second term....we just got them in our 3rd term and have had little time to study for the exam we take in 2 weeks! Everyone is emotionally drained. They promised we'd be given an unlimited times to green light the ati but as of Tuesday (new rules come into play weekly) we will only be given 2 chanced to pass...of not retake the last 6 months of school and pay about another 15k on top of the 30k we are already paying. Most if the time they dont have enough equipment in the simulation lab for everyone to try hands on what it is were doing at the time. My sister has had a huge problem with their financial aid. The last 9 months in this program and her forms were never submitted to financial aid by her representative. We've gone through 5 DON's in the last 9 months, each coming in making big changes that in turn leave is getting the crappie end of everything. I wish I had known how inconsistent this program was before I entered it."

"I will admit that I had heard a lot of negative things about the school even before I decided to attend. Needless to say, I decided to go for it any ways. I'm sure that everyone has had different experiences, but as for my own personal experience, I'd say it went pretty well. I worked hard and accomplished much more than I had planned to. I began with accounting and decided to double major in administrative assisting as well. The instructors were great. They helped when needed and were able to explain things in a way I found easy to understand. I will say that were were a few issues as far as scheduling, but for the most part I think that was mainly my own fault because I was going through my classes at a faster pace than expected. Anyways, I finished out my degree program with the extern as required. I did mine at a small CPA firm and it was great. The experience really helped me get a better idea of the field outside of the textbooks and labs. I finished my extern on Monday, filled out end of program paperwork Tuesday and talked to career services, had an interview on Wednesday, and started working on Thursday. I make enough money to support my family and things are really coming together. As for the credits not transferring, I heard that too and I was worried when I graduated. Fortunately, I talked to someone at DeVry and they were able to run my transcript through to see how many credits would transfer over. Although not all of them transferred, many of them did, and I'm now working on my Bachelor's degree through DeVry."

"I see a lot of people complaining on this site and it really irks me. For one thing everyone that has gone to this school has done it because they chose to. This school isn't easy but the nursing field isn't a walk in the park. Not all of the teachers are perfect and some are better at teaching than others. Everyone has a different style you just need to learn to adapt to it. If you can't then don't even bother becoming a nurse because you will have to constantly evolve and adapt to your surroundings and environment. As for people complaining about having to take the green light exam prior to being able to take the NCLEX that is for a very important reason. I kept up with my ATI and read the ATI books that were given to us all the time. I green lighted a full week before we were done with school then I took the NCLEX 2 weeks later and I PASSED with the minimum questions. You will get from this school as much as you are willing to give. This isn't high school and the teachers won't just hold your hand and tell you everything is going to be ok. You have to put the work in if you want to become a nurse. It is hard and I recommend this school and program to anyone who is serious about their studies and won't moan and complain about how they are giving them $30,000 and its too hard and the teachers aren't very good. Truth be told IT IS HARD! Before you apply think about it and make sure you can make the commitment to study and do a lot of school work. The administration does have a high turn-over rate but they are able to get by. Also, always make copies of any important papers- immunizations, and copies of exam/ATI/HESI grades because accidents do happen."

"I am thankful the Career Point College, Tulsa Campus, has a program that helped me receive my high school diploma. I was unable to pass the math section on the GED (trig and calculus) and thought there was no hope of graduating. I heard from a friend about the diploma program and was able to graduate with the Penn Foster diploma and now have a better job. Great teachers in the classroom that helped me one-on-one everyday."

"RUN!!!!!!! do not come here, a waste of your time. they lie and lie some more. go to hallmark, gaylan, anywhere but here. dont even think about being able to pin unless you get their green light which is so inorganized that only a few do before pinning so all your hard work is thrown away and your 31000 dollars"

"This school was probably the worst decision I have ever made! I strongly recommend going ANYWHERE else! They can't keep staff or administration personal longer that a month without firing them. The professor named Dr. Swanson is probably the worst human being alive! If a complaint is filed against her and and the possibility of being linked back to you watch out she will manipulate lie and con in an attempt to get you removed from the program (this happened to a friend of mine), and the director and assistant director are to ignorant to realize how horrible this woman is. It says something when other professors wish you luck with a feeling sorry for you tone when they find out she is your professor. They steal your money and leave you high and dry! This place is a joke! If I could give it negative stars I would!"

"Very unorganized. Administration doesn't get along. You go through 2 teachers in one semester. Highly unorganized study material. Don't use hardly of the books. Teachers aren't interactive. Highly recommend looking into other programs and this one last."

"Bad bad bad and very dramatic. I feel like I'm back in High School. I would Not recommend this school to anyone. If you have the opportunity to go somewhere else do it! There is absolutely NO organization. The kids here are young and VERY immature. !!"

"The Paralegal associate degree was suppose to be a great program. It wasn't organized at all. I got sick and had to take a leave of absence but when I tried to come back there were no teachers to help me. They were cancelling the program but they lied. I now have to pay for money that they received for degree that they didn't let me finish. The sad part is that I got my first degree there in 1992 and graduated 2nd in my class. They have just wasted my time and money that I could be saving for my son in college just not this college. Most people who had negative comments were correct about the changes were constantly happening and for the better of the school or students. They don't pay good money so people leave."

"Pay $30,000 and use 2 books for 5 classes. They are usually good about giving breaks, but only 10 minutes. You may be able to go urinate in 10 min but anything else hold it. Because if you take say 15 min. You get locked out until the next break. So you end up paying them 30k to tell you to hold it and lock u out? Newsflash I am paying you, not the other way around."

"THIS SCHOOL IS SO BAD. THERE HAS BEEN I BELIEVE TWO LAWSUITS THAT HAVE HAPPENED WITHIN A MONTH. THE TEACHERS ARE PRETTY MUCH THERE JUST FOR A PAYCHECK. NO ONE EVER KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON BECAUSE THE POLICIES ARE ALWAYS CHANGING AND THE TEACHERS SEEM TO COME AND GO. THIS IS THE AUSTIN LOCATION, AND IS LOCATED IN A BAD AREA: YOU CAN TELL NOT ONLY BY THE AREA BUT ALSO BY THE STUDENTS. NECK TATTOOS..ETC... BUT I HEAR THAT THE SAN ANTONIO LOCATION IS THE SAME. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME COMING IN.. YOU ARE GOING TO BE OUT 30K AND BE VERY UNSATISFIED. I WOULDNT BE SURPRISED IF THIS LOCATION CLOSED. IF I COULD RE-DO I WOULD GO FOR MY RN AND NOT WASTE A YEAR OF MY LIFE. ALL THE GOOD TEACHERS THAT WERE THERE HAVE ALL LEFT BECAUSE THEY COULDNT STAND IT THERE EITHER. NOW ALL THATS LEFT ARE TEACHERS THAT HAVE NO KIND OF EXPERIENCE AND DONT EVEN KNOW HOW TO TEACH. THE WHOLE PROGRAM IS BASED ON PASSING THE "ATI" BUT YOU HAVE TO DO THAT ON YOUR OWN TIME, BESIDES ALL THE HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS THAT YOU TURN IN THAT ONLY GET COMPLETION GRADES. THE REASON THAT THEy ARE NCLEX PASSING RATE IS SO HIGH IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GET A GREEN LIGHT TO TAKE THE EXAM AND MAYBE 1 OUT OF 5 WILL ONLY GET THAT LIGHT. SO GOOD LUCK IF YOU DECIDE TO GIVE THIS PLACE A CHANCE."

"Everything is bad, there is no structure what so ever. The instructors are the kind that just read powerpoint slides and refrain from answering questions. You could probably learn more from opening a book and teaching yourself than what any instructor will. Also they lose instructors/ administrators like every other week. It really feels like that place is falling apart"

"Attending this school was my biggest mistake! Unstructured, some of the instructors don't know the curriculum themselves but have these high stipulations for the students! It's over priced, it's just not worth it! Go ANYWHERE Else or simply just don't attend school at all if career point is the best place you can do!"