HCI College — Local services in West Palm Beach

I have taken some time & sat with the idea of writing this review & have decided to do so, so that others will not experience the same thing as I. After reading some reviews that were posted previously, some have had a good experience & others have not. My experience with HCI WPB RN program falls on the unacceptable & unsatisfactory side & this is the brief summary of such. I had an in-person meeting, alone, with the finance folks at HCI & later a conference with my wife in attendance & was extremely misled about the financial obligations. The financial aid was misrepresented, leaving my family & I in debt, after being told one thing, only to find out 5 weeks later it was false. Then I asked questions, in reference to, the contradictory information given at the beginning & was told “well you signed the paperwork.” (guess it's like buying a car, you have to read the fine print and not rely on the people selling you a lemon to be transparent & factual)

Doing further research, I found that HCI’s NCLEX pass rate, for the WPB campus, was a below average 41.91% in 2019. They are not ACEN (Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing) certified, which a lot of potential (worth while & well paying) employers will not hire you if you attend a school without this cert. This was a school I never should have attended in the first place!! This is a private, FOR PROFIT “college” and they are all about everything that entails. They are here to make money & will do anything it takes to get it. The education you will receive (for some), in return, will fall well short of the standards needed to be successful (including passing the state test (41.91%)). They will ignore your calls, emails and voicemails if you try to leave their web of deceit….leaving you disappointed, deceived, & in debt. $52,000.00 to be exact, if you stick it out to the end. That’s a lot of money to shell out for an associates degree (if successful). I am not writing this to be libel, it is simply what I experienced. You can make your own decision, but do your...

After reading some of the negative reviews on Google about this school I felt the need to weigh in.... Let me begin by saying I’m currently a nursing student, just finishing Medical/Surgical. Many of the negative comments posted are the thoughts of those who have failed and are upset that a B is a required passing grade. Any institution that you attend with any sort of reputable program is going to require the same. This is the requirement because without it your likelihood of passing the NCLEX is null. Teachers and staff are pleasant and want you to pass. They are always available and quick to respond to messages. HCI has recently upped the testing to attend their program and I think it’s the best thing they could have done. While the testing to attend is intense, after passing, it shows that the student will be able to comprehend the material and succeed. It used to be that if you could read and write in English you could get into the program and that set students up for failure. This is a shortened program for those that have to work while attending school. It is intense...requires self study and reading. This being said, any program will require the same. If you are expecting to come to school and have a degree handed to you than you are setting yourself up for failure. You will have to work for your degree and it will be hard but the sense of pride you will feel when it’s all said and done is well worth it! My professors, wether it be for Lecture or Lab or Clinical have been knowledgeable and always do their best to set you up for success. Professor Mar you are the real MVP and thank you for all that I have learned from you! Krystal thank you for taking the time to answer my thousands of questions! Professor Levy, I appreciate you more than I could ever express to you! This is a great program and a great school. I look forward to leaving this institution and saving as many lives as I can while delivering 5 star...

I went here for a little while for the EMT night program. I had to pull out after 2 weeks due to a new job I had started at the same time. I am glad I did at the time.

I really don't reccomend going here for the EMT program. You pretty much end up teaching yourself. Your paying the school to pretty much tell you "read this chapter" and then they grade you. The school seemed more focus on book work vs hands on work.

I still remember one of the instructors telling the entire class, "guys, I really don't care if you pass or not. I am still getting paid. So you are really going to have to apply yourself". Aka: "this is a side gig for me to make extra money. I have a primary job, so I am set. I will answer questions, and show you some stuff, but I don't care if you are doing it right in the end. I still get paid for making you fail".

And that was their general attitude. The instructors came in right after working their shift at the fire department. All of them had the look on their face like, "I want to go home and sleep". Most of the instructors really had no passion for teaching or shaping people to become EMT's. They were there for a paycheck. Nothing more.

If you still insist on coming here for the EMT program, here is what I suggest you do. Buy a EMT book. Preferably the one they use for this class. Study this book for a yr. Practice what is in it. Use online resources. Once you feel like you know the book well, then sign up for the class. By then you will know must of the material and you won't be struggling to try to absorb as much material as possible due to work hours, lack of sleep, and family life.

If you go to this school for the EMT program then you may as well take the time to teach yourself for a yr at your own pace before applying. Once you start the class, you will be teaching yourself once again. At that point you are just paying the school to take the tests. You will already know most of, if not all of...