Investigate yourself and ask tons of questions! This is a very very shady company. I went in because I thought they had a good reputation and wanted to ask a lot of questions. Jason Holt was my advisor and he left me waiting 2 of my appointments to begin with. I was uncertain which road to go so he suggested medical coding numerous times, even though the income at graduation is minimal and work difficult for placement, along with paralegal course. When I finally expressed an interest, he reluctantly gave me information on the IT program. He directed me towards more traditional female careers when I have no interest in them initially. He suggested I talk to the IT department head john and when I spoke to him he made me feel unwelcome and then I shouldn't pursue computers unless I was super passionate. I've been talked two the career Department people one named Chelsea and someone else athey each spoke about me behind my back to the others in the career center because I asked them very specific questions. she knew who i was having never spoken to me prior. What I asked them is how many people enrolled at each of these courses, how many people successfully graduated each of those courses and then because I was the career center, I wanted to know the three, six months, and one year for career placement numbers of those same people.
I was then given a lecture that they couldn't give me guarantees and that I was on my own to have a good resume and be passionate about what I wanted to do. They refuse to answer my questions because I wanted to know real numbers. Not the padded ones they give you to make it look good when signing up.
I was then transferred to Amy Draeger director of admissions she took down my questions got them all wrong but said she would call me back in a few hours. She never bothered to call.
So I did do a sit-down in the IT program and the two professors I thought you were very nice. I then went and dealt with the financial aid office for admissions. So then Jason decided to tell me he's done more for me than anyone who is applied to the school and got very angry because I was upset when I wanted to find out the cost versus income ratio of my investment to go to school there. So then I did call back to try to arrange another sit in which he said I could do in the legal department. He never called me back. So now after doing the enrollment I now have a rejection letter because I am a forward-thinking questioning human being that wants to know what is worth spending my money on going back to school.
They refused to give honest answers they will deflect anything back on you. If they can't answer real honest legitimate questions about how they do their business and then reject you for it doing so, tells you that their business model is not good for legitimate education and career skill goals. Don't waste your time and don't waste your money they only want your money not questions about how they...
Read moreI took the medical billing and coding program. My time as a student was mostly during the 2020 pandemic. The teachers I had over the course of 2 years were all very good teachers. The dean was very accommodating to my needs when I was diagnosed with cancer and had to take leave from my program. At the very end of my program, I had to unexpectedly temporarily become my mothers full time caregiver, and needed to take another leave from school. Being that it was the very end of my program and I only had one class left, which was a make up from my 1st leave of absence, the school basically pushed me out the door. They didn’t want me to take that last class which was a very necessary course to prepare me for state testing and for a career in the healthcare industry. Not only that, but they said I was considered a graduate of Campus. Even though I was one course short. I never have received my certificate, a diploma. Nothing. No phone call from their offices. Or career services. It’s almost like I never went to this school at all for 2 years. This school cares about their ratings and their stats and their money above anything else. They don’t care about the students. They want to push you out the door as fast as they can. Like sheep. The only proof that I was a student here that I have, is the $10K student loan I’m still paying on in 2024 and for the foreseeable future. I should note I maintained a steady 3.8 GPA throughout my time here. Now I find out that I could’ve taken the exact same program for FREE at the community college by my house. Absolutely a waste of $10K. And a whole lot of waste of time. Consider your options before going to...
Read moreAnyone who is serious about their education and careers DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT go to this school. I graduated from this school in 2016 with an AA in B.A. and wanted to transfer to SAC state, boy have I been rudely awakened. I had to take business law, and several other classes at ARC to even be admitted. So there goes two more years I have to extend on to my schooling. What's worse I could of gotten the same education and a guaranteed transfer to CSUS for a fraction of the price. DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL!!!!
Also, their Career Center is a massive joke. I went to them many times looking for employment I've been lied to and totally dismissed. All they do is send you email every other week with job listings that are the SAME job listings on every other job site out there. There's nothing special about their services. They don't have any path ways for employment if you're not on the IT OR paralegal track. Apparently business students only qualify for admin assisting. In fact I was denied a job working for them!!!! I do not know where they get their placement numbers of 90 percent. I can't wait for the government to sue these private for profit schools out...
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