Southeastern College - Miami Lakes — Attraction in Miami Lakes

The Medical Assistant Program this institute has to offer was a great way to jump start my career. Enrolling was easy and everyone was really friendly and helpful. Here we learned skills that I then applied during extern & can benefit from overall. I would definitely recommend and encourage those interested in MA to get informed and start!

I really want to write this big amazing story but I do want mostly for people to know that this is the steppingstone to change your life. All of the promises you hear within, are obtainable if you’re willing to work hard enough. Being in the military your shifted and moved around a lot sometimes without enough notice and you have to adapt to the change. While uncomfortable confused and out of place I decided to take a tour at the school and see what programs and course would be best suit my career goals. Mr Dickens was more than an amazing instructor. He motivated me to become the top student in his class by constantly challenging me to answer questions about clinical procedures sometimes going as far as letting me draw blood on him everyday for a week to prove that I was more proficient when I was confident. After working with Mr Dickens for only a month I can honestly say that he not only wore the hat of an instructor but many times as a mentor after class. He was readily available at anytime to answer any questions. He made sure that we all were aware of the open door policy and that we used it. He would send daily reminders for attendance, he would also allow you to see your GPA at the even of each course so that you were not surprised on where your grade was. I honestly couldn’t thank Mr dickens enough for all of his help, he was dedicated to each and every student, to see that they succeeded. He was truly a blessing, I can honestly say if it wasn’t for him I don’t think I would’ve completed the course as successfully as I did. At the end of the course I was the top of the class and the only one hired from externship!! Latoya sat and helped me with my student loan and explained everything to me in detail so that I understand, she also assisted with resume help, interview questions and securing a job WHILE attending school. The school helps you with experience because no job will look at your resume without necessary experience. You will draw blood 30 times successfully, take blood pressures, do EKGs a certain amount of times before you leave to ensure that you are ready when you graduate with the physical aspect of medical assisting. The atmosphere with other students was amazing upon entering the school there were seniors that were getting ready to finish and they showed the way and were very friendly and answered all and any questions any new student could have. I just got hired after my internship at an amazing place with amazing people that work there with benefits after 60 days that are more than affordable a 9-to-5 schedule Monday through Friday if that isn’t success I don’t know what it is I will forever be grateful.

I couldn’t be part of a better group, as my classmates set the bar really high. The instructors at SEC are very knowledgeable and genuinely committed to helping us pass our boards. I honestly believe that by being exposed to all these different modalities, I am a far better healthcare worker than I was entering this program.

And if he tells you “this is why teachers quit” he just didn’t have his...

Warning you now NOT to attend this school. From the beginning they hound you with calls and emails to get you to come in for a “tour”. I never received a tour. Instead I was asked to come in and instantly bombarded with information on programs based on my previous student record scores. I originally went for the sonography program and ended up in the radiology program. Once classes start your “advisor” wipes there’s hands and forgets about you. Any questions you have you’ll need to go straight to the dean of the school. Communication is terrible at this school. Professors teach by reading off a pretyped PowerPoint. Literally just reading. I could do that at home or online. When it comes to the hands on lab side of class your expected to preform correctly the first time or “you didn’t do your homework and read the chapter”. The program director for the RTA program is extremely unprofessional and treats students like they’re stupid. She curses in class and will call you out infront of everyone to embarrass you. She has favorites in her classes and she has no issues expressing it verbally to the class. Expect for the unexpected. You’ll be told things last minute and then be told “did you not read the handbook”. The outline they give for the program, half the time nobody knows what’s going on. They’ll stress to you to get your vaccines, flu and covid done asap as if it’s super important. I suggest waiting until right before clinicals to avoid being rejected. Make sure you know ahead of time EVERYTHING you’ll need for your program. I ended up dropping out of my program and it took over 2 weeks just to reach someone to withdraw me. I know they were stalling so they could get my FA disbursement. It took my New school to call and speak to the FA director to stop my FA disbursement then it took several calls, messages and emails to even speak to the dean. Not until my new school called did I even get a call back then I had to call a week later non stop to make sure my withdrawal was completed properly. Not sure how this school is even open with the terrible system they have going on currently. I was a university advisor for 3 years and I know for a fact the way this school treats students is unacceptable. I’ve attempted to submit my complaints to the dean and they were just brushed off. I still speak to several people from my class and nothing has changed since I’ve been gone. (I withdrew 1 month ago). Nobody contacted me about my withdrawal or anything. Terrible school. You won’t succeed in it there teaching...

This campus is accessible to students who have cars. So if you can afford one... This is the school for you. When I mentioned I would be transferring - I received judgment + snarled attitudes from some of the staff, even a smirk. I enrolled in the school because of their schedule. The commute is the ultimate reason I am deciding to relocate. I was overwhelmed with transportation and unforeseen circumstances. Monica from student services, is helpful!! Mr. Carrington from the bursar’s office is also informative + helpful. The dean is also very passionate about helping the student’s succeed.

Administration is a mess + I’ve even experienced judgmental comments about “Why would I put myself in position to be a single mother.” As if that was expected?! I felt judged and disregarded as a statistic or number. And school motivated me to commit to class fulltime. But the commute was what was causing me to burn out.

Another decision to withdraw from the school because I was already discouraged from my initial interview with my admissions coordinator(Elias) when I came to view the school. He took a long time to allow me to enter the program. My new admissions rep, Sarah was amazing but she is no longer employed with Southeastern. I was discouraged as I had no one in my corner but my children. I was discouraged after the comments from the front desk representatives at the school. And I was discouraged when I saw the bus routes and commutes after waking up at 5:00 AM, taking my daughter to daycare at 6:00 and arriving anywhere from 10minutes-1 hour late to school. I believe the campus needs to be more accessible to students who cannot accommodate a car financially fulltime. At the moment - the night schedule wouldn’t work until next year, because of my childcare.

Some people are even saving to be able to attend school so they can pay their bills. We pay the schools and they can’t show some courtesy?! Southeastern is NOT. A.BAD. SCHOOL.But some of their staff just has to go. I don’t expect empathy or compassion. But the pandemic is shifting the center of the modern world + it has affected many. Just hire a student counselor because leaving your job and putting your family at risk for eviction, starvation and homelessness to further your education is a big sacrifice to come to school fulltime to get minimal support from some administration and get more organized administration. I recommend this school. But only if...