ITT Technical Institute Reviews

"I am in my 2nd quarter at ITT. I have been confused,anxious,overwhelmed,and down right ticked off. AND, I have been able to speak with the instructors, and head of the department without setting up an appointment. I have been treated with courtesy, patience and what I consider a heartfelt positive concern regarding my educational experience with ITT.Sure, the material hard. We meet once a week. What does anyone expect?, an easy road? ITT is not for the faint of heart. A student must be dedicated to putting in the hours it takes to understand the material. That's the same at any school anywhere!I have many years of experience with community colleges, and I graduated from a University. ITT seems on a par with my previous educational experiences. Many people complain about the cost of the ITT programs. Well, considering that the books are included, tools like a 500GB harddrive are included, access to software on loan is included, I'd say ITT ends up being about the same as other educational institutions. If a student wants to "save" some time/money, they might consider taking their GE requirements through a community college and then going on to ITT.My previously earned GE requirements have saved me from taking 6 classes. Plus, if I student doesn't want to continue at ITT, the GE's from community college usually transfer anywhere.Check it out. The bottom line is: ITT is what it is, a school. It has its pluses and minuses. For me, entering a new career, it works."

"When I first spoke with the reps at ITT they informed me that it wasn't difficult to drop if you absolutely had to, which it wasn't at all. They get a ton of money out of you if you complete your program or if you drop.Think before you ever sign any paperwork. Is $47K really worth it? When you get out you will be working just to pay off your loans.From my experience the instructors were really nice and knew what they were talking about. The problem arises when you have to drop after attending for 2 weeks (6 classes total)! You are then paying for 50% of the quarter and that equates to roughly $3,600.00. Ok, not the end of the world.What they neglect to tell you is if you drop that early on your loans are null and void and that they send your balance off to a collection agency. If that balance isn't paid off in 3 months it will have a negative affect on your credit report and you will have that burdon for 7 years. Now I am going to be stuck with this negative mark for the next 7 years because I cannot afford to pay them roughly $1,200.00 per month.My advice to anyone thinking of enrolling really think about the cost. You can go anywhere else and not have to pay that much money for an education. They are extremely overpriced and the financial aid department that I delt with was giving me wrong information."

"Hello, I'm 19 and I just enrolled into ITT tech. Now by now I should know when someone is scamming me. Every time I walk out of their building here in Arkansas. I feel a sense of accomplishments. But after that high goes down... It doesn't hit me until today... Is this school really worth 50k? I understand by now I should have been more question-pron before signing things. but I have a big question that i need answered quick? Is this college even serious as seems?First off.. I applied shortly after i graduated in 2010. We had to put their number on block due to harassment. I walked onto their campus with a purple folder with all my documents I needed to get into ANY college. they did not once ask me for my high-school transcript, shot records, or anything. as far as they know. i could be lying about graduating.im starting to get a bit scared now. can someone help me im reading all reviews and im so late on my decision i know but i need reassurance."

"I dont have much to say but I think ITT Tech is a good school. You just need to use all the resources they have. You cant expect to succeed if you want your career handed to you. I have been there 7 quarters and is now working for HP due to my dedication. I have perfect attendance and a 3.8 GPA.Yea I do agree it is expensive but I feel I will always be someway in debt in life so why drop out of school then be confused on what college is right for me. I just jumped in head first and plan to keep heading for higher expectations. You live life once and yea you dont want to be held down with high student loans but look at it as an investment into your future. Stop complaining and set your goals.Either you sink or swim. Review the school and decide for yourself. Reviews aren't going to make a decision for you."

"I attended ITT and graduated in 1999 with an associates in electronics engineering. I wouldn't say the school was the best but it was good enough to get me into Boeing, where I worked on the space shuttle program, c-17, f-16, f-18 etc. I have to say that for a school that many people complain about, that school also help me get a job that helps lead a comfortable life for me and my family"

"I should have realized that any school that advertises at 3 am is not going to be a serious school. I'm nearly done with my associates in Software Development and when I am done I will be nearly $40,000 in debt. I knew that it would be that much when I signed up but I also believed that I would be attending a school with the latest technology and information. That is the exact opposite of what I have recieved. EVERYTHING is out of date even FREE programs. And the curiculum is from about 5 years ago (which is rediculous when it comes to software). They JUST got optical mice for the labs!I've got a lot more...I have had several (not all, but several) teachers that are sickeningly bad. They are unprofessional, unapproachable, and uninterested. In a recent programming class, on the last day after our final, myself and several other students were still struggling to finish our final projects. We were asking the teacher to help us to get them to work. The TEACHER could not get them to work AT ALL. So I asked him if this was the first time the school had done this project, he said no. I asked how it was possible for him to not know how to do it if he had to deal with it in past classes, he said and I quote, "I think in my last class no one did it."It was the final project and no one did it. This did not surprise me as he was giving answers like that all quarter. That is a serious symptom of poor teaching ability. What really bothers all of us is the fact that every quarter we're supposed to fill out these teacher evaluations but despite ripping these teachers apart for their inability to fulfill their basic job requirements, they just keep popping back up quarter after quarter, year after year.And keep in mind that for every 100 students that graduate (just with an associates degree) they make $4 million, which does not include all the people that dropped out after a few quarters. They can afford better instructors.For the love of god please do NOT go to this school for a computer course if you are not comfortable with computers. SEVERAL students that started up the same time I did had literally NEVER touched a computer before going there. I don't know why they thought they could jump right into programming but DO NOT FALL FOR IT! They have ALL flunked out, many without jobs, and are now struggling with thousands of dollars of debt.Here's something that's really crazy... You don't actually buy books, they include books in the tuition and every quarter you just pick your books up. Except every... EVERY quarter they run out of books! My friends and I just figured out why this is (we believe, no evidence obviously). I think they plan on a certain percentage of students failing or dropping out every quarter and undercut how many books they buy for the next quarter. So when people DON'T fail we don't have enough books. A few friends in my math class right now are trying to keep up without books!Don't think I just have a problem with the school because I'm not doing well, I'm a 4.0 student with perfect attendance. I wish I had the energy to go into all of the other reasons not to enroll but I hope this is sufficient for anyone reading this. It is a horrible rip off. As soon as I'm done with my associates I am out of here. I'm just hoping I can find a decent school that will let me transfer some of my credits. AVOID ITT TECH!!!"

"I can't imagine why ITT Tech is getting all these bad reviews! I am in their ASNursing program and I love it. My professors are all very experienced and knowledgeable. I have found along the way that if we have trouble with something (me in particular with IV placement) the instructors will stay with you after class or on weekends for as long as you need until you get it.My instructors are all veteran RN's. I can't find enough nice things to say about this school. I noticed a couple of people complaining that ITT Tech is not accredited by the NLN and there is a perfectly logical reason for it.I attend classes in Tulsa and UNTIL the 1st class graduates you can't get NLN accreditation. I have spoken with reps from the Ok. St. Board of Nursing and the program is approved and believe me that is no simple feat, Ok. State Board is very tough on the programs and their nurses in general.This school enrolls you on merits instead of forming a waiting list. We were all required to take the HESI A2 exam prior to being accepted, if you are one of the top 30 scores you are in, simple as that! If you want to be a nurse I would definitely recommend this program.To the other complainers remember one thing. The instructors don't do the work for you and it is not their responsibility to see to it you make it to school or take your education seriously, thats on you; you have to show up and you have to roll with the changes.If you are truly committed to your education you should have no problems at ITT Tech. It does cost more than a traditional college but all private schools do. You either want to wait in line or get to it. The extra money was worth it to me to get started right away. There are scholarships available for all programs but YOU have to see to it you apply for them, the instructors don't do it for you."

"Went to ITT for 2 semesters. I was not allowed to test out of classes that I already had knowledge in. I have over 10 years experience with computers and I was forced to take nearly all my beginner classes. The only reason I agreed to attend school at ITT was that they offered to pay for any certifications you wanted.After the second semester started I went in to schedule my NET+ test and was told that they no longer offered the certifications. I went to the dean and explained that that was the main reason I was there. I was told more or less oh well. The certifications where stopped the day after you could get your money back for the semester.I learned absolutely nothing going to school here other than its a waste of time and the teachers that are hired have no idea what they are doing. 2 semester at this school and I now owe 12,000 dollars. Never once received any paper work from ITT about my loan through the school. I just found out yesterday that ITT sent me to a collections company. Our programming teacher could not even spell "end", over and over through out his demonstration for a computer program he used "in". Later he had no idea why his program would not work.20 students myself included left ITT's St. Rose campus due to these issues and tons more. Do not go to this school unless you are looking to pay for a degree. You can pay your tuition and just show up every 3 classes and make an A."

"I'm sorry that people don't give things a chance. I have gone to a community college and I didn't like the students or the teachers. At ITT I feel comfortable. No pressure, I get one-on-one help, and I don't have to worry about an 18 year old that is straight out of high school that dosent know how to act. I don't have to take a bunch of bull shit classes I don't need.So if you wanna get in and get out, maybe give it a chance. If you don't like it, don't go there."

"ITT IS NOT WORTH GOING TO, BECAUSE THEY SCREWED ME OVER AND APPLIED ME FOR STUDENT LOANS WHEN I DID NOT NEED THEM. SO THEREFORE IM NOW $3,300.00 IN THE HOLE BECAUSE THEY STARTED TAKING THE LOAN MONEY WITH OUT MY PERMITION. I WOULD "NOT" REMOMMEND THIS SCHOOL TO ANYONE. BECAUSE I DONT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO ANYONE LIKE IT DID ME."

"Personally, I think if your going to a technical degree for anything except what the school is founded on your not that smart.I completed a A.S. in Software Application Programming, right out of high school, I didn't know a lot about financial aid or schools for that fact. I went there solely because I thought computers was a good all else fails degree. I don't know.Everyone is right, the ITT I go to is one of the best ones in the nation in Henderson, Nevada. I like ITT for the fact that your able to have a 1 on 1 experience with the teachers, and the good thing is to be honest they do pass you which is really good if there is only 10 students in your class and there is only 3 that want to learn, bc the teachers have a lot of knowledge and I can only speak for myself, but I love to learn and I spend most of the 4 hours every class asking questions. You can't do that at most colleges.I then went into the military for 6 years. Now know good colleges will except your degree or credits but mility schools will, which is awesome, but I decided to get out of my job in the military with a top secret clearance go back and get a B.S. in information system security, when I decided to from programming to this degree I had to take 6 months of prereqs which I thought sucked at first, but then I found out what I didn't know and it definitely paid off.I can say if you don't know what you want I wouldn't recommend this college for the fact if you dont want to do this.lol Your going to be paying out the ass for something you dont want to do, but if have read books maybe take a community college course with computers and love it. You will learn a lot.The grades are not just given to you, trust me I wish they were, so I could just focus on the certification tests bc if you want a job in the it field you need certifications but you don't know if you dont have the degree you wont get more than an entry level job without the degree bc they look for well rounded people, unless you plan on getting every certification there is you need a degree, now to get a M.S. its a little harder, but there is colleges that will take the degree and go straight to the M.S. degree.If any of you are reading comments from bitchy people that can not read and write. Well your in a world of hurt. Life is a bitch and then you die. All you can do while your hear is make the best of it. Hope you all the best of lucky, because now adays thats what you need to survive is luck or work harder than 20 times harder than everyone else to make it. Good Luck!!!!"

"I am 56 years old and two quarters away from getting my degree in electronics. I worked for 32 years for the Postal Service and this is my 5th time in school. I went twice to Devry for the same subject, and ITT has proven to be the best fit. I needed extra help since it has been 40 years since I did math, and it was made available. They have extra help daily, open labs and work stations, and lab aids that know their stuff.My counselor (the lady who signed me up) follows up and seems genuinely concerned about my life and progress. My teachers don't get paid a lot, and they are there because they WANT to be there.The dean is always easily accessible and moves mountains to get us the best learning environment possible. I have had bad experiences at the University of Texas where they use "GTA" teachers that are Master's students who teach freshmen to help them pay their way. They are busy, don't know the material, and won't even grade papers. Any one who says "real" college is better has never gotten a "bad" instructor who is full of themself and doesn't give a hoot if you learn or not.Our teachers bend over backwards, even giving out their personal emails to help us succeed. I am keeping a 4.0 average by working hard and am really learning useful information. I would recommend this school to anyone who wants a personal touch and helpful teachers."

"I have been going to ITT for about 2 years and 5 months. when i got my associates degree a lot of opportunities openned up for me.I have heard lots of negative stuff but they are mostly from people that are not involved or simply do not care about school or from employers who get all the bad students from ITT instead of the good ones. I was able to do work study through a program that ITT tech offers. then i got an internship, then i got a job.all this with the help of ITT Techs Carrer Services those people are great so if you go to this school get to know them and they will take care of you. this school has been good to me. The only people i see that do not like this school are the ones who think they know everything but that is understandable i guess. At itt you will learn if you want to learn and if you do not want to learn then you will gain nothing from tis school. Like i said for me tis school worked out."

"I attended the ITT-Tech in Baton Rouge. What a joke. In one case, a textbook covering Office 2003. Included with the textbook was an Office 2007 disk. The instructor had never used 2007 and didn't know anything about the differences. In 3 other classes, I literally had teachers stand in front of the class on the first day and announce that they were, "Learning this right along with the rest of you". When I complained, I was told that the school was having trouble finding qualified instructors for the CNS classes, and to, "Bear with us". This from an institution that advertises classes, "Taught by Industry professionals".If you want to, "buy", a degree, this is the place to go. If you want to actually learn something, try another school."

"I am enrolled at the ITT Tech Oxnard, California campus in the IT program. So far I am enjoy my time here.It is easy to get straight A's and learn nothing simply by coming to class everyday, and easy to be very knowledgeable about the subjects and get poor grades by not coming to class and not participating. Basically your education is what you put into it. If you are hungry to learn, and are a good student, I don't see how ITT is a waste of money.All of my teachers are very knowledgeable about the subjects being taught, and aren't apathetic and ignorant like some other people have said about their teachers from other campuses.The textbooks could be a little better, but so far, I haven't had any serious complaints about the text.People need to realize that ITT is not a university and should stop comparing the two. Yeah tuition is pricey, but tuition is pricey for every other trade school and institution of higher learning. I suppose one could get a similar education at a community college (and that only goes for a two year degree), but good luck getting the same hands on experience and assistance that ITT provides.ITT gives more attention to each student than a regular college does. They have a great career services department that helps students with creating resumes, practicing interviews, and job placement.I know several people who were able to get good jobs after graduating from ITT Tech with small companies such as Verizon and General Electric, maybe you've heard of them? :)I can't speak for all the campuses, but the Oxnard campus is operated very nicely with competent staff. If you are in the Ventura/Los Angeles County area, I recommend ITT Tech in Oxnard."

"I can't speak for every ITT campus. I can, however speak for the Knoxville campus. I am in my fifth quarter and working toward my associate's degree in CNS. So far, my instructors have been highly qualified and very helpful. Of course, if you sit around and goof off during class, they are not going to hold your hand and say, "please pay attention." If that's what you mean by "they don't care" then who do you think would? These people are not your parents. They offer you an education and it's up to you to take what they offer.As far as transferring credits, big deal. You should know going in that these credits don't transfer, the people who are surprised by this didn't research anything and says a lot about their motivation. My girlfriend goes to a "real school", in fact she's switched schools many times. They have all been regionally accredited and still not all of her credits transfer. In fact most of them didn't transfer. If you want to get a master's degree, you probably shouldn't go to ITT.By the way, these community colleges everyone raves about don't always have the classes available you need for your program, so it can often take longer than two years to obtain your associates. ITT always has the classes you need available. It's two years, straight through.As far as job placement, no, they don't promise to place you. They do, however keep you constantly notified of positions in your field as they become available. They find out about these positions because the employers contact them. So employers aren't laughing at ITT, they are looking for competent potential employees. They also give you a better understanding of a professional interview process by staging a "mock interview" at the end of your final term.I went to a community college here in Knoxville before I came here. Contrary to popular belief, not all ITT Tech students are "real college rejects." During my time at this community college, a sit-down with financial aid was nearly impossible, I never once was able to find my advisor, and my two of my instructors were totally unqualified. I've had none of these issues at ITT.This school is not perfect, there was an issue in my structured cabling class where we didn't have enough tools to go around. To my knowledge, the instructor made a request to be given more tools and received them this quarter. Out of date material has not been an issue here. They just switched the XP class over to Windows 7, because Microsoft just recently released the handbook and the powers that be needed to go over it and develop appropriate cirriculum.People can fail out of this school. I have seen dummies share classes with me, so it's not hard to get into this school. These fools usually don't make it all the way through though. Who cares? I don't feel sorry for them. If you have no capacity to retain information regarding a competitive field in which you want to be employed, don't go to this school. At no school, ITT, community college, uneversity, whatever, will you get a good job just because you got a degree. Take what they give you and learn everything you can. It's like learning to play guitar and expecting everyone to think you're great and get a record deal. Just because you know how to play some chords doesn't mean you're great, and if you don't network and meet people, finding a job can prove difficult."

"I went to ITT and received my BS in ISS. I currently have a great job with the Feds and am loving it.For me, the labs werent what I expected. Hacking Techniques did not show us how to hack. I was expecting to actually break into some stuff, ring a few door bells, and then get out. nothing illegal since this was all for learning purposes. None of this happened. I was very disappointed.The instructors were good and had experience working in the field. They would give us real world problems and solutions.The major downside to this school is the cost. A 4 year degree will cost you 80k. Had I not gone to this school, I wouldnt be working for the DoD.The Career finding department did little to find work. I got my job on my own and they wanted to take the credit. Uh, no.Classes: B Labs: D+ Instructors: A Career office: D- horrible at finding jobs. Cost: D- way too expensive. I had other colleges that would not recognize my ITT degree when I was applying for Grad Schools. Financial Aid department: B+"

"I have been reading all of the reviews regarding ITT Tech. I agree that it is an expensive school. However, no one twisted my arm to make me choose this school. Also, it is providing me with the tools for me to advance in my careet in a very short amount of time.To the fellow on here who started out his message with "Hey peoples" and was complaining about not getting a refund back like you do a community college, let me say this. "Hey peoples" is not the way to address an audience. Secondly, if you were more interested in your education than getting a quick check (as most who take the community college route are) then ITT would benefit you.I am currently paying almost $50 grand to attend ITT. I am already working in my field of choice and I am looking to better myself. However knowing that it is my money makes me work that much harder at obtaining my education. Why should an instructor give a darn about me when he/she can see I don't care about myself. While it is true that I have found some less than desirable instructors at ITT, the same hold true for any institution for learning, from elementary to junior high to high school to college. So people please wake up!! Stop being lazy. ITT isn't going pass you just because you paid the tuition, they aren't going to give you A's when you show up for class late, don't attend at all or want to horse around during class hours.I am currently working two jobs and carrying a 4.0 in ITT's Computer Networking Systems program. I am living proof that it can be done. However, you can't slack and expect others to do the work we should be doing for ourselves.If I do have one complaint about ITT, it's that it is full of young people who have not yet left the juvenile ways of high school behind them and they bring their childishness into the ITT classroom.ITT is like anything in life . . .you get out of it what you put into it. We as Americans (not all but enough of us) tend to be lazy and want things handed to us. So to all your whiners, grow up!!! Life is hard and if you don't want to better yourself, them practice this line: "Would you like fries with that?" Here's to seeing Big Boi and his followers in the drive-thru taking my order."

"This will be the second review I write for Itt Tech, I am procrastinating because I should be studying for a test I have tomorrow for NOS2 at Itt Tech.Most of the negative reviews are from people that never gave it a chance. The best I can tell you is that ITT Tech, gives you the tools to be successful, it's up to you to take them. A lot of the teachers are awful and don't care. It's entirely possible to graduate from the school and have learned nothing. If you want to be constantly told you are doing right or wrong, this school is not for you.The classes are easy, but the real challenge is actually motivating yourself to learn the material. If you enroll, pay money, they are going to do everything in their power to make sure you get out, or can keep paying them money. If you have the drive, you'll look past this, take the material, read it, learn it, and retain it for yourself, because the teacher's don't really care if you know it or not.In my year there, I've had 4 teachers that quit (3 mid semester), and 2 separate deans. Does that matter? Not to me, because I still have had access to Cisco routers, Linux, networking WANs together, and countless other things that I can't get at other schools.It's true the teachers are a joke, and classes are a joke, whats no a joke is how much you can get out of your 45K that you've spent there. I'm taking everything that's give to me, whether it's handed to me or if I have to physically take it for myself.It comes down to how motivated you are. My program (CNS) is very hands on, and while our labs are never checked, and some people surf the internet all day, the truly motivated spend their time wisely and get the most of it.I feel that I've at least learned enough to sit down in a job interview and have a shot, which is more than I can say before I enrolled in school. The grades will be handed to you (in As and Bs) but the real education is something you're going to have to work for."

"I was enrolled in the CNS program and did complete my degree. Only because I was over half way through before I realized just how bad this place sucked and figured I'd at least get the paper that says AAS on it. Your ITT Tech degree is fairly worthless except to get you past the HR filter. Its not respected like a real 4 year nationally accredited university.The teachers for the most part sucked at my school in Murray, UT. There were a few really good ones, but most sucked and there was a high turn over rate among them straight up to the President of the campus which changed 3 times in the 2 years I went there. In one class "Network Management" we literally just sat there and did nothing. The teacher just gave us the answers to the test. I didn't learn anything, not even basic SNMP.If you want to get out of school being anywhere from 33,000 to 66,000 plus in debt without the skills to show for it then ITT is a great place for you. Luckily I'm a self leaner, switched fields to Software Development (completely self-taught) and am making a reasonably wage and going to the local community college for Computer Science working my way up to a real University.Unfortunately I am doing freelance development on the side just to pay off my ITT debt and will probably be doing this for the next 10 years.ITT sucks, please don't make the same mistake I did. Just go to a community college. You'll save money and respect!"