Star Career Academy Reviews

"Went to Star on Welsh Rd. In Philadelphia this school was horrible. I had 4 teachers in a 6 month period and honestly none of the students were where they needed to be! We had 2 teachers quit within 2 weeks of each other, we had 1 sub teaching 2 classes one night and then we had our extern coordinator quit because this school was giving her a bad rep. students fight daily and argue with teachers, they never have supplies, MA teachers are terrible don't follow course curriculum, MA course should be hands on from beginning to end along with course work. All their doing is taking advantage of students, proving them with a false hope. What a waste of time and money. Do not attend this phony school. What a ripe off!!!!! By sending the students out unprepared, hospitals dropped our school while I was attending SMH and they expected us to stay yea right!!!"

"Although I do not recommend technical schools, I would like to thank this school for saving my a** when my other school closed. They picked me up where I left off and they DID NOT charge me a penny more. Thank you for giving me what I paid for! The good thing is the school does come through with what they offer,but the bad thing is you just have to constantly harass them for it."

"This school saved my a**, my school closed a month before i graduated and this school, picked me up as in, didnt take any money, let me finish my education and graduate. it is the after graduation that i can not stand, when you need to contact the school to sit for your certification, none of the schools answer the phone, they make you leave messages, i left 15 messages and have not received one phone call back, i finally show up to the school to handle what would have been a 5 minute phone call and she makes me wait for hours for her, now another student who also was in the same predicament as me also can not get in contact in the school, and what she needs done only one person can do, she refuses to call back, and she refuses to stay late one day to help a student who cant make it on time because of work, her lack of responsibility has caused this student to miss a test date and wait for another. this school will only contact you to get you enrolled and to get your money, its a pathetic school, the teaching staff however are sweethearts, and are very good at teacher, i strongly recommend going to a college not a tech school, but definitely not this tech school"

"Despite having excellent instructors, I cannot recommend this school. My impression is that the campus administreation understands and supports the medical career portion of the school. However, the seem to have a complete lack of understanding of the culinary curriculum. I have been attending for less than a year and have already seen the coming and going of two Culinary Department Chairs. Also, there are approximately one dozen Chef Instructors, half of which have given notice or are talking about it."

"They lie to you to get you to sign up then go back on there word, they told me they have two ceramony graduations a year that mine would be in oct 2014 i graduated on september 2014 then they changed directors and the knew guy told us with just one week left that are ceramony would take place sometime next year no answer just that is what corp said , also still waiting for my diploma guess iam going to have to get a lawyer to get it stay away from this school thats all i can tell you."

"I attended Star Technical Institute in 2004 for the Medical Assistant program. I found the curriculum easy and comprehensive, the staff(at the time)very helpful. I admired my MA teacher and believe she was one of the best teachers I have had. I reflect back often and only have good memories and experience to speak of. I then attended Star Career Academy again in 2013 for a phlebotomy refresher course. My life since has been changed for the better- the current staff is extremely helpful, professional, understanding and attentive. I could not have asked for a better experience with the Instructor who taught me. He is a wonderful teacher, and just plain awesome! Again, one of the best! I completely would recommend this school to anyone interested in furthering their education-HANDS DOWN. This school has definitely helped me realize my dream of wanting to be in the healthcare field!"

"I went to Star on Welsh Rd. In Philadelphia, I did not get dropped, I left the school not because I wasn't passing, not because I didnt get good grades but because this school was horrible. I had 4 teachers in a 6 month period and honestly none of the students were where they needed to be! We had 2 teachers quit within 2 weeks of each other, we had 1 sub teaching 2 classes one night and then we had our extern coordinator quit because this school was giving her a bad rep. By sending the students out unprepared, hospitals dropped our school while I was attending SMH and they expected us to stay yea right!!!"

"I have a few degrees from a few different schools. Do not waste your time in the paramedic program at star. It is and absolute joke and the director of education and EMS director are both morons who know nothing about how to teach. It is pathetic"

"The school is very unprofessional. There is a lack of leadership at the school. When you go speak to them they tell you that you will make all this money in the program. The starting salary is not what they said it would be. You can go to a dialysis clinic and make the same amount of money without paying all the money to attend school. This program is not required to work in the dialysis field. The turn over rate for teachers is high. Brookdale offers the course for one third the price with an externship. If you are looking to work in the dialysis field just apply at a facility don't waste your money coming here."

"After taking a full time class schedule and $17,500 on school loans I have a degree that is useless. Graduated the top 2 in my class, 100% on every score at my externship and because of the schools poor reputation and the students that they allowed to pass programs prior to me and send to local hospitals to perform poorly and also found to have criminal records I can not get hired. School lacks professionalism and actual hands on training. Please, do not continue to find this abomination of an organization."

"I am a 2009 Graduate of this school. This school scam'd hundreds of people out of money. The education is basic stuff you can learn on your OWN from the internet. They DO NOT I REPEAT DO NOT!!! PROVIDE JOB PLACEMENT !! as advertised. The certifications are NOT I repeat are NOT !!! Required in NEW YORK. The financial aide program I would give it no stars if i could. NO ONE I KNEW HAS GOTTEN A JOB IN THEIR INDUSTRY HOTEL'S OR HOSPITALS. EVERY ONE FROM 2009 THAT WORKED THERE IS NO LONGER WORKING THERE. IT IS NOT WORTH THE TIME OR MONEY THEY CHARGE. I SPENT OVER $10,000 TO MEET PEOPLE, THAT'S HOW I SEE IT BECAUSE THE EDUCATION WAS VERY BASIC. YOU DO NOT STAND OUT FROM THE REST OF THE UNEMPLOYED WORLD BECAUSE YOU WENT TO THIS SCHOOL INSTEAD YOU FIND YOURSELF HAVING A HARD TIME EXPLAINING TO FUTURE EMPLOYERS WHAT IT IS THAT MAKE STHE SCHOOL SO GREAT THAT THEY SHOULD HIRE YOU. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO FEEL THIS WAY BUT I JUST WANT YOU THE PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE TAKING A MAJOR UN BENEFICIAL RISK IF YOU ATTEND THIS SCHOOL. YOUR WELCOME."

"Do NOT, I repeat DO NOT go to this school if you are a veteran that relies on VA funding such as VRAP or the Montgomery GI Bill!! They do not honor it! They are NOT veteran friendly. If you are a veteran choose another school. These schools are a dime a dozen anyway! They basically lied about being a VA friendly school in order to get the enrollment. Now, several weeks in, we find out that they are not certified to approve veterans through ANY of the veteran programs. Horrible experience. Students are not being told the truth and after weeks of being there, being led on lies, the student has to come out of Star Academy and find another school to attend. Unforgiveable!!!"

"I am writing this review only for their CPR class for hralthcare providers because I never really attended their school except for that. But as far as CPR training, their is certainly the best, as well as the cheapest! I attended CPR training before, from my home country, from one in NY, and another one in NJ. None of the them compared to the class I had at Star Career. I learned so much more from this class than all other three combined. It must be because they have the most complete equipment and they are available for each student. The instructor also made sure that we understood and that we are able to do the CPR by ourselves. I am extremely pleased. It was the best $45 I have ever spent in my healthcare education."

"I love everything about starr career academy I went there in 2011 for professional cooking an loved it i love the teachers, students an fun an interesting everyday when i graduated i returned the following year for Medical Assistant an i had the same experience meet new people an had a ball would love to go back!"

"NO I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND STAR . THEY EXCEPT ANYONE INTO THE THERE PROGRAMS ,PEOPLE THAT REALLY SHOULD NOT BE THERE AND DONT WANT TO BE THERE BECAUSE SOME OF THEM ARE GETTING A FREE RIDE FROM WELFARE . THE OTHER PROBLEM IS THAT THE SCHOOL IS PUMPING OUT SO MANY SURGICAL TECHNICIANS INTO THE MARKET PLACE THERE IS NO WAY THAT THEY CAN BE ABSORBED INTO THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM .THEY SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON TV COMMERCIALS TO LURE PEOPLE INTO THERE VARIOUS PROGRAMS THEY REALLY PUT A LOT INTO THOSE COMMERCIALS AND SO VERY LITTLE INTO THERE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ."

"I went to the Clifton campus and graduated in 2012. I was the top of my class with an A average and a 100% attendance record.The teachers are excellent. The courses teach you everything you need to know to pass your certification tests.Unfortunately, this school accepts students who are disruptive, destructive and dangerous. They are permitted to run amok with no penalty. Be prepared for daily drama. Academically, they will pass anybody, sharply devaluing the diploma you earn there. This school is poorly administrated.Once you have graduated, there are no jobs in the field you have studied. There are no Phlebotomy jobs, Surgical Tech jobs, Medical Assistant jobs or Cardiology Tech jobs unless you have 3 years of experience. There is a person who's primary purpose is to find students jobs. I have not gotten one interview. Nobody else from my class has gotten an interview. If you need a job and are serious about the medical field this is not the answer. Go to community college."

"I read some of these reviews and had to laugh. These are from students who got dropped because they have terrible attitudes! What do you mean nobody got you a joB! Uh, thats right, it is YOUR responsibility to get a job like the rest of us in the world! You have to do an externship in the real world, and yes if you can't perform, keep your mouth shut, dress like a human in the professional world or stay off your cell phone, then I bet you will get kicked out! Because your the moron not the school! Star is great! You have to want to work hard in a short period of time and then you will get a job! Yes, I love Star!"

"I attend the evening class at the Newark Campus. I truly believe that my class i falling behind because the day class is a module behind us and has gotten farther in instrument training than we have. I feel as though as a teacher matter of fact as a person who has "experience" you should know what you are doing and what you are suppose to do and have and guide us in the right direction teach us mold us so we can be as good as you!!! Just like others we pay out of our pocket to get and education as well as you have received your own. So don't teach us BS and think its acceptable when its really not in no type of shape or form. Honestly i don't want to be the one sitting there like WTF when the surgeons ask for something and i'm just looking like he's speaking Chinese. I want to be on point and sharp with my skills to get a good paying job. Would i recommend this school, yes i would, but i recommend the school get teachers that are highly qualified and not just a little above average."

"This school in terrible. in the middle of my education my teacher got fired and they stuck us with the externship cordinator for a month who only worked in the field for 3 years. the teacher that posted a review on here melissa actually got my teacher fired because she was jelous of my teacher don being friends with one of the students, so she is a joke. When they tell you they place 90% of there students its only because they will drop half of your class. there changing staff all the time. and no one will help you get a job!"

"A bit of insight for all of you trashing the school. This is a secondary school. It is not the teachers job to hold your hand and baby you. I have been to secondary schools and have a college education. The truth is its up to the student after highschool to make the most out of thier educations. Most of you complaining that you are not learning anything do not show up to school or are just going to school to keep that acess card going. Show up be an adult and work hard you get what you put in."