Summit Academy OIC — Local services in Minneapolis

I’m currently going to Summit, Now Summit is amazing. It truly is, They will try and help. However, I don’t think that this is the BEST option for most people with children, or bills or that have to overall deal with not being able to work 8:30am - 2:50pm. I’ll explain why.

First, Summit is free. That’s not a lie. They do provide you with steel toe boots and a computer to start. That’s it! See, Summit is only free because they only take part in grants from FAFSA. You cannot apply for loans, Summit doesn’t take part in FAFSA loans. This is conflicting with schooling. You’ll have to pay $2.50 every morning (RUSH HOUR) to get to campus if you don’t have a car and take Metro Transit. The 19, and C-LINE run directly in front of Summit. It is also $2.50 to leave campus, (RUSH HOUR) totaling $5.00 a day. Good luck! So, they give out discounted bus cards also….discounted. You have to pay out of pocket to get it. They do give out grocery cards I believe $400 worth. That is week 3, same with Bus Card. They will not give you notebooks, backpacks, pencils, or the required pants they tell you to have. Did I mention they do not allow for you to apply for FAFSA loans? So if you’re following, after they take your Grant money you get $0.00 for start up help. You get $0.00 to pay rent with, buy groceries etc. things that a college would normally give to any 18 year old. In other words, there’s a 18 year old getting a better education than you at the community college (Minneapolis Community & Technical College) less than 1.5 miles away, and of course. They do get FAFSA, Grants & Loans. Easily over $3,000 just to help you focus on SCHOOLING.

Now, I’ve shown up to classes and the teachers are on Thanksgiving break. That’s FINE! But if the student doesn’t show up for that class no one is teaching, You’ll get a tardy or whatever they call it. Splendid!

2 stars, because it is FREE, it is a trade school. No you will not get FAFSA loans while schooling. They give out $2,500 week 18. 18 weeks and you’ve made $2,500. That is a joke. My rent alone is $1,145.00. They will offer you work study! It’s 2 hours a day at $15.00 an hour.

When applying to Summit do not even think you’ll get any financial help from the government that goes directly to you. You will have to pay for transportation. You will have to pay for all your materials. You will have to pay. Pell Grant clears for $6,045 at most. Summit used all my Pell Grant and I didn’t get a penny to help with expenses! Thanks Summit! Glad to put myself in a hole so deep, it’s hard to see light. Thanks for lying to me about Financial Aide during my FAFSA appointment. Had I known I wouldn’t get financial help to sit in a classroom from 8:30am-2:50pm, I would’ve directed my wife and Newborn daughter to a different path. Not this one, Not by a long shot!

One last thing, for you women out there with kids. I know one with 7 kids, when she expressed how she needed extra help and that after 2:50PM she’s completely done with schooling because she needs to focus on her kids.This was the response she got;

“Don’t excuse yourself with...

Go to a real school if you want to get ahead somewhere. I'm telling my people not to even bother going here, to go look at these community colleges. They after your FAFSA money. They say it's free to you but they after your FAFSA money. They want to keep as much other money they get as possible. This isn't an educational institution, it's a business. There's places, jobs, that straight up don't recognize this place as a school or don't see any value in what they doing. You better off going somewhere else.

Then you might have to quit your job to come here for like 5 months and you might not even get a job in that field? I looked at this place because somebody told me it was alright for a free school and man, ain't nothing worth having for free if free run like this. Go here to learn something so you can end up working at some Amazon warehouse with somebody who didn't waste 20 weeks to get here. Don't say DW...

The instructors here really care.They will make sure you understand that. One on one when needed. This place will help build friendships and a family like influence. Go Summit. Your staff rocks. The learning is made fun, challenging, and inviting. Makes you want to learn more. The very best part for me was The Community Health Fair. Awesome way to meet people learn from others and research the topic of your choice. Your instructors are Awesome, Caring and Love what they do.

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