Florida Career College Reviews

"If have seen these post about the schools. I will not say nothing about the teachers due to all have been awesome while I was attending. Now the career center is another issue. They talk so much during an orientation that they will help you if you need to get a job during your time at the school and after you have graduated. Well it is all a lie. Went to them because i needed help trying to find something with better hours from what I was doing and I was told to go online that since I am currently enrolled they cant help me find a job. Then when i finish the jobs that I was given to go apply was a warehouse job. Why are you going to tell me to go apply at a warehouse when I finish a program. I have heard that other campuses and other schools that are not FCC help you betterRead Less"

"I started the PCT program in August 2012 and immediately started running into problems. The students you attend class with are a complete joke. They have no idea of what professionalism is. Their behavior and language regularly depict this. I complained almost daily to the dean about student and instructor content for the first few weeks. After having complained numerous times and finding that nothing was going to change, I stopped and decided to just sit in class with my mouth shut. The instructors are nice folks, don't get me wrong. Yet, they don't seem to have a lot of field experience to offer the student. I also understand that the teachers don't get paid well and therefore just barely participate in class and hardly ever gain control over a disruptive class environment.The information you "learn" in class is a joke. I have ZERO allied healthcare experience and I NEVER paid attention or studied for tests and I still passed with A's and B's. I never read the chapters, I never studied for tests, I was never challenged in my pursuit of higher education. A monkey with an unfortunate mental disorder could pass these classes with their eyes sewn shut! You will "learn" nothing. All the information you learn is nothing more than memorizing and repeating you you were told. The "tests" are nothing a 5 year old couldn't do. If you manage to stay awake in class and copy your homework answers out of the back of your book, you will pass with flying colors.I've been to a few places seeking jobs and these potential employers have no idea what a Patient Care Tech is! You are nothing more than a CNA or a HHA with some extended "learning." You will only be offered jobs in the $7.75-$12.00 range! I know damn well that I did not pay nearly $20,000 to make shit money. The loans I took out for this ridiculous course will take me 7-10 years to pay back. Seriously, if all you want is to be a CNA or HHA, take a weekend class for just a few bucks, take your state exam, and BOOM you will have your license. Don't waste 8 months of your life with this garbage. I told them before I enrolled that I did NOT want to work with geriatric patients, I said I wanted to work in an office helping a doctor. Well guess what, the admissions will tell you anything you want to hear just to get their numbers up. I mean it is a business, but they are not at all interested in your future whatsoever. After completing the course, I find out that all I can do is geriatric work for less that $12.00 an hour. I was told that this course was only aimed at geriatrics and nothing else. If I want to do something else I need to find another program to work on. So now I am studying to obtain my Phlebotimist license so I can make just a couple more dollars and hopefully get a better job. Even then they say they will have trouble placing me in a job for more than $10 an hour. I MADE MORE MONEY THAN THAT WORKING OVERNIGHTS AT A WAL-MART!!! Do your research before you allow someone to steal from you!!!Read Less"

"That certificate that you get...is a laugh!!!! No one knows anything about NCCT!!!! I am so dissatisfied with this school I could just scream!!!!! Now today, I find out that ECLIPSE went up to $216 instead of $50!!! I have no job, no way of paying this and I am screwed!!! Please research colleges!!! This is a bad bad place, do not enroll!!!! Please!!!!!"

"I am currently attending FCC. So far i love it!Let me start off with admissions. My admissions rep was so helpful and patient with me. I needed time to think things over and they actually gave it to me. They called me back in a couple days about my decsion and well decided to move foward. The professors are so dedicated and so far i am really liking it. I meet some nice students here as well. I love it."

"The teachers were good and I did learn a lot. However it was way to much money and the job placement (career services) is horrible. They created a resume for me and it had numerous spelling errors on it. They do not have any leads of companies hiring. They accept any student there, so there was a lot of fighting and drama there. Plus a lot of students speak very little English and it slowed the classroom learning down since the professors had to repeat the material over and over. The people about the loans call you numerous times wondering about the payment, they call me before my payment is even due claiming it is late. At least 6 times I have made a payment before the due date and they still call claiming I never made a payment and that because of this they are sending my account to collections. I have also got letters and email with other students loan information on it because they are very unorganized.Read Less"

"Hey people be carefull about a program call Patient Care Tech (PCT) that's an scam ..the only that you get from there is CNA Licese...I was a victim an now i owned 9000 to the de departmet education and working in a hospital making 10 per hrs i dod recommended FLORIDA CAREER COLLEGE to anybody....."

"Called FCC to find out about an EMT class. They told me to come in. When I got there I found out they don't offer classes that I asked about and tried to get me to sign up for some other field. Wasted my time and gas. Ask alot of questions before you go there.What a waste!!!!!"

"I completed the 6 month skin care program here. If I could do it all over again I would have gone somewhere else. My course was 600 hours compared to the standard 260 you get at most other schools so it was two to three times the price of other institutions. The quality of education was below par. A lot of the equipment was broken or missing. I was supposed to get 100 hours of advanced makeup artistry but the problem was the instructors are not trained in makeup artistry so that month was a wash. We were supposed to learn lashes and we spent little time on that and got nothing. We learned lymphatic drainage but never actually did a service with it. Our teacher had a lot of personal issues that affected class time and the school had no backup plan nor did they make it up to us.The disappointment for me is that I spent more than twice the amount of money on this school thinking it would knock out continuing education classes for awhile. Now I have no extra training in the advanced classes and cannot afford continuing education because I owe a crippling amount of debt to these people. Oh, and as far as the license. The lady who heads the department is responsible for sending off our applications to the state and she refuses to tell me when she sent it off. I graduated three weeks ago and still no license. She probably didn't send it off right away...and why should she? She is working and making money. It is no big deal I am sitting here waiting to go on with my life.Read Less"

"To whom it may concern:If you are thinking in applying for this school please think twice! Almost all professors are not well qualify to teach the material. Second, they harrass you more than a collection company to collect the 50.00 a month for their loan. I been taking exams in class when a lady knocks at the door to interrupt me and take me out of class to pay the 50.00. Guys don't be full by the advisers! My advisor even cried in the interview to sale me the program. They sold me this program for 15,000 when is not even worth 10,000. Guys do not commit the same mistake I made! This school is the worst I have ever attended in my life!!!!! Do you you research and believe what people say. God BlessRead Less"

"Personally, I loved my experience(s) at the Boynton Beach Location. (Can't speak for any other locations)Just about every module I had some sort of conflict with my work schedule and the school was flexible.Most times I couldn't make it on time or even stay for the full class. The teachers, excluding one, were very insight and willing to help me pass each course with the materials and knowledge that I would need once I left the classroom. Hell, even Career Services did their job and beyond. (I can name about seven interviews that I went on.) At the time I wasn't really focused on landing said positions because I already worked in the phenominal field of transportation. I mean in all honsety, the opportunity is what you make it. I believe that FCC provided me with an adquate enough education to become and stay certified in the field of Medical Billing and Coding. Read Less"

"Florida Career college is an institute of so- called higher learning designed to exploit the likes of students who wouldn't be accepted to traditional college's or institutions. Florida career college has under developed curriculum and programs that are excessively over priced and not current. The schools sole purpose is to recruit students from lower income and social structures and sell them a pipe dream of success to basically rob them for financial aid funded by the US department of education. Their advisors are trained to use manipulation and deception to paint a unrealistic picture of success based off the students current struggles and failures. This is highly unethical and dangerous. The advisors are also under extreme pressure from management to either enroll students or be fired. Management will even go as far as to threaten advisors personally and financially for not bringing students in. Florida Career college also trains it's staff to do whatever they can to get a minimum of 4 days out of their students so at least the financial aid payment is received from the US dept. of education. It is highly immoral and unethical to recruit students who will not benefit from these programs or who don't have the ability to complete these programs all for financial gain for the institution. There is so much pressure applied to these advisors that they will do and say almost anything to enroll students. So before you consider attending FCC you might want to travel down to your local community college for half the cost and twice the accreditation and receive actual college credits towards a degree that can actually benefit you. So remember if you go in to a FCC campus and you hear the advisor showing you sympathy trying to constantly remind you of all of your pain and struggles that they have been trained to make you feel inferior to simply get your MONEY.Read Less"

"My review is pretaining to this schools barbering and cosmetology programs. Ive only gone for a visit to speak to a recruiter and have a walk through and all seemed ok until I asked about job placement rates and successful graduation rates,, then things got very cagey.. And basically I was directed to do my own research. Even the director of the school couldnt find the figures for me onlne! But whats more disturbing is, I was mislead, in order to upsell their tuiton. They told me I needed the full on cosmetology program to open a barber shop in Florida. Im only interested in barbering, not nails etc.. Well the Florida State Barber Board says you need to complete a Barbering program. Not cosmetology.. So they lied out n out. I mean wouldnt they know at this school? They had to. I am not impressed, if this is how they treat people looking for basic truthful information, then what are they teaching people? It smacks of very little credibility to me. I will tell you.. Think twice before you choose a healthcare course program with a school thats also teaching how to do nails and makeup... It behooves you to go to a school specializing in your chosen field, does it not? Not some career clearing house. This is your life people.Read Less"

"Usually the competition, students who do not honor their financial responsibility and have consequences they dont like..students that did not get along with an instructor because they wanted the degree handed down to them. X employees that were fired or could not handle the pressure of everyday work and quit. My advice- go to the school you are thinking of enrolling in, talk to the instructors and the current students there. Listen to your gut instinct. Its nothing new that the internet is full of fraud so why would you put so much faith on a review that's on here.Read Less"

"I recently graduated from this school and still do not have a job in the field i went for which was medical billing and coding. I can't get my diploma from them because they say you can't get it if you owe any money to them what kind of crap is that. the career services was no help at all only with putting together a resume but for finding u a job no way. and it gets worse now i have theses student loans to pay back and only working at a minimum wage job part time which barely pays my bills i thought i was better myself instead i just got myself in debt because of this i really wish i didn't listen to that recruiter.Read Less"

"This school is alot better then everest ... there has been soo many people coming from that school because they are not a good school at all!! Fcc is a great school, I have been attending this school for a few mths now and I really enjoy this school, when I can to this school i didnt have a high school dip or ged but this school has a test that you can take which is quite easy it you passed the 7th grade.. well after i had taken this test and passed the new mod was too start in 4 days by the time it was time to start I had recieved everything I needed. Any school that you attend is going to be costly you cant expect everything in your life to cost hardly anything..if you actually added up your books your supplys the dummies that you use the uniforms and etc it pretty much equals out to the money to go to school and its really sad how people can bash a school for the money if it wasnt for these kinda schools people like us that couldnt go to college or graduate from high school what kind of jobs are really out there for us? These schools re out to help you some are going to cost more or less then others but you cant just hate a school because you get one bad teacher or whatever... I think this is a great school and with us having a new dean ms. w. which i find a wonderful teacher and also some new teachers mrs.r. ms.B.! you def have to come down and check us out cause when you leave I bet your gonna love it!Read Less"

"Few years ago I had attended Florida Career College, while I was a student there things were going fine, I had earned my A's and B's, made the President List a few times also made the perfect attendance list for I did not miss one day of class. At the time I had enrolled in the Medical Billing and Coding course.Things started going wrong as graduation was approching, the Career Services had set me up for interviews that were not related to Medical Billing and Coding, I had taken the initiative and spoke to the Career Services admistrator at the time and had asked her as of why the interviews were not related to what I had went to school for I had also told her that I was not going to the interviews the reply to that one was that I had to for it would make the school look bad I told her that was not my concern for they should have kept there word.So as you guessed I was not able to pursue my so called new career, I was the one that had set my interviews with potential employers, I would pass the interviews but did not get the jobs for the simple and idiotic reason that Florida Career College held my diploma hostage and all for the insane reason that this "SMART BRAINS PEOPLE" have the idiotic idea that if the student DO NOT FINISH PAYING the out of pocket portion of the tuition which they call "ECLIPSE" the student is not entitled to the diploma. This is the most insane, dumb, and a-- backwards excuse I had ever heard.Few months after I had graduated Florida Career College was on the news, in the news the reporter stated that Florida Career College was under Federal investigation for mishandleling Federal Grants and Funds. If you are thinking of attending this bad school my advice to you is to please rethink, and if a recruiter ever get in contact with you from Florida Career College just hang up do not allow them to fill your head with so much trash and empty words for it's a scam all they worry about is about the Federal Grants, Funds, your money out of pocket, and the Private loans.The logo that they use "The College That Cares" it is misleading, yes they do care they care about the money that comes from you, your parents, private lenders and of course from the Government. Read Less"

"I know some one that is going to Everest they just started actually. I want to get in for Medical admin. but after coming here no way! So many bad reviews my god and i sure believe it. I also went to the florida career college reviews "the college that cares" also so many bad reviews and it's funny I go to the miami dade comm. college and it's five and four stars I rather go that and be there longer and know in the end it will be all worth it! Thank guys for be honest and posting those reviews of everest u save me money and time Thank you!!!Read Less"

"graduated from this piece of crap school. Mind you with an A.S. degree in MOA no one has eva heard of the school especially people who are in the business of education. personally it was a big waste of my money. Now I sit here typing this review wishing I had done my research firsthand. The teachers really made a big difference and alot of the good ones have all left because of what the administration were promising students with no regards to their backgrounds financially,criminal, etc.... Just as long as they kept their jobs. Now what about the rest of us that are stuck with an enormous and unnessacary debt which by the way could have gone towards purchasing a home for my family. I hold a degree that is not working at all for my family.Read Less"

"I WILL GET RIGHT TO THE POINT. THE TEACHERS DO NOT SHOW UP FOR 4 DAYS,COME BACK TO THE SCHOOL AND SAY YOU HAVE A TEST. THE GOOD TEACHERS THAT YOU ACTUALLY LEARN FROM THEY DO WRONG. ITS A FASHION SHOW, THEY MAKE ALL THESE PROMISES TO YOU BUT WHEN YOU GET THERE THEY DONT KNOW YOU OR HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THEY YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT. SOME OF THE INSTRUCTORS DONT SHOW YOU ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT QUALIFIED IN THE AREA THAT THEY ARE TEACHING YOU. BASICALLY YOU ARE LEARNING FROM OTHER STUDENTS!!!!! MONEY HUNGRY,INSENSITIVE, AND EVEN THOUGH I SPENT ALL THIS MONEY I DID NOT GET CRAP OUT OF IT.Read Less"

"I am not a student. I have no intrest in this school. I just want the Admissions Dept at West Palm Beach to leave me alone and stop the constant harrasing phone calls. They have been calling me for the past two weeks asking for a person I do not know. I have told them repeately they have a wrong number. Still the calls keep coming. Obviously someone gave them a wrong number to get rid of them, unfortunately it was mine. What kind of a school is this if they are so hard up for students they hound strangers just because they have a phone number. How do I get out of their system? If I were looking for a school it certainly would not be this one.Very unprofessional.Read Less"