Porter and Chester Institute : Stratford
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old materials that is not used on the modern world we live in now. School buys out properties, but need to put into the material it’s very out of date…
Diana Parks left me for dead when something went wrong with my last payment from financial aid. They didn’t care about it… they just out to get your money any way how. I’ve been trying to reach her since I graduated which was October 9th 2020. Still haven’t heard from her just the bill collector… so please don’t make the same mistake
Job placement assistance included useful information such as “don’t talk bad about your past employer” and “don’t talk on your cell phone during an interview” with a sloppy PowerPoint presentation for effect.
I was sent on interviews to jobs that I was totally unqualified for and for positions that required more than just a passing knowledge of specific high end difficult to learn software that was NOT taught at P&C in Chicopee Ma in 2011-2012.
Example of job interviews I was set on with my one year of Porter & Chester Architectural AutoCAD were: CAD Administrator, Mechanical Design Drafter, CAD Technician/Project Set-Up and HVAC Designer.
Minimum Requirements of those jobs: Associate’s Degree in Engineering, Bachelors Degree, PDM Database Management or Mechanical Design – with real world experience.
A Porter & Chester Architectural Drafting Certificate:
1. Does not qualify one to be a CAD Administrator
2. Does not qualify one to train others in CAD or user support
3. Does not qualify one for PDM Database Management
4. Does not qualify one to analyze or make recommendations to engineers
5. Does not qualify one to be a Mechanical Design Drafter
6. Does not qualify one to produce mechanical assembly level drawings and illustrations
7. Does not qualify one to check technical correctness and adherence to engineering standards
8. Does not qualify one to review and approve Engineering Change Requests, etc.
9. Did not include exposure to AutoCAD MEP
10. Does not qualify one to “utilize RDK CAD Standards”
11. Does not qualify one in mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, etc.
12. Does not equal a Associates or Bachelors Degree in engineering or architecture
13. Does not give a thorough understanding of the principles of HVAC systems design \ HVAC systems for laboratories, higher-ed, industrial or other high tech facilities
14. Does not qualify one to perform site surveys and engineering calculations
15. Does not make one fluent in AutoCAD MEP or Revit
16. Does not give instruction on AutoDesk Inventor
17. Does not give formal training in Autodesk 3-D modeling software
18. Does not make one fluent in 3-D CAD
Round trip driving to these interviews could exceed four hours. It’s obvious that the “Job Placement Specialist” and the “Instructors” were not on the same page or didn’t really care.
Job placement seemed a token effort at best.
Many times as students we were told that if we did not get a job in the field then that meant that we were lazy or something to that effect. There was a real arrogance there.
So I with my Federal and Pell Grant loan deferments and no job in the industry, would not recommend Porter & Chester — to anyone.
He has promised his employees that we are going to get better yet we keep getting worse. He sends staff emails that say we are going to get through this downward spiral to closing but offers no proof of this.
Advice to Management: Take care of your current employees instead of filling the pockets of your investors and fellow corporate table. Give back benefits such as 401K match and periodic salary increases.
As many reviewers have mentioned they are in fact money hungry thieves who will try to sale you their education. Listen to your parents and friends. I wish I had never had an interview, her voice was annoying and she made me regret ever talking with her. I left with my wallet still full and my pride. Their demeaning tone is beyond offensive when they speak to you. Not all of us are at the second grade level. Please speak to us like adults with an education. That means not speaking to me like child, or someone who is mentally challenged. I can handle big words.
If I could go back and tell myself to listen to my father I would of never gone to that school. I learned very little and no longer even work in the field because of lack of growth, older techs aren’t leaving because they can’t afford to and businesses can’t afford to pay lube techs more than $10-$13 an hour which is not enough to live on for the type of work you do and the it doesn’t cover the cost of paying the loan back if you’re like most people and cannot manage money well.
I was suckered in the first semester because they lure you in with practical hands on assignments that will be of some use when you’re in a future career. They spend time telling about useful skills, such as managing an SQL database, which you will not get in the class. I would recommend simply learning on your own, there exist 2-3 hour in depth tutorials on skills such as SQL, Active Directory/Windows Server, advanced methods of anti-malware removal on youtube done by people who aren’t even be paid to produce the content.
The attendance here is where they really REALLY suck you dry for all your worth. Universities offer a fair attendance standard compared to this POS school. Funeral of a loved one? Nope, you can’t be exempt. An actual illness or chronic disease issue? Nope. I wouldn’t be surprised if you wound up being forced into Jury duty and the attendance department still pinned that on you.
Let me quickly explain the attendance. each absence you get is a 1% mark. If you reach the 3% mark(3 absences) in the semester, you are issued a warning. Anything 5-6% is a probation period. This might sound reasonable on the surface, but this school brags how companies are seeking employees who will be available 365/24/7 and that is unrealistic. Now after a semester ends, those attendances RESET and your new semester has a blank slate, it still doesn’t matter because all the absences accumulate after the year ends, so I don’t know why they do this.
If you are interested in spending 5.5 hours a day, 5 days a week for a whole year being bitched at, then this place might be for you. And I can bet if you work 32 hours a week like me while coming here, then you’re in for a nightmare. The staff is incredibly unfair and the other students in HVAC, Electrical and Auto act like macho 9th graders.
I have a 3.9 GPA and have 2 absences, already being lectured. I have a vacation I can’t cancel and that’s another two days. What more do people want from you? I need to finish here against my will while working a bad job, just warning people who have a choice unlike me. I am against universities in general, but there has to be a better place for you. Avoid all PCI campuses. I reviewed the Woburn, MA campus.
Four(4) days later on October 24, 2014 professor Shaun Seckington requested a background check on me.
Two weeks after my start day at school. Nov 1, 2014 I was brought into the office and told that if I did not sign the notification of background check findings, I would not be allowed to return to school the next day. Mr. Clark said I could sign it and continue my education at PCI or sign it stating that I wish to not return to school, receiving a refund for my time there. I ask if I can take the paper home and read it carefully, he threaten me and said no that most sign it now or I can’t return to school the next day, out of fear I sign it.
On February 10, 2015 I was unable to attend school due to weather conditions. The next day I arrived to school and noticed in my grades that I had received 0 on four(4) labs that were due on the upcoming Saturday February 14, 2015. I brought my grades to professors Medved attention and told him that he made a mistake, he said that it was not a mistake that I should had not miss class. He also said I could not make it up even tho the lab wasn’t due until February 14, 2015. I was concerned about my grade, I went to get a hold of Kevin Clark, the Director of Education for the next 3 days. On Friday February 13, 2015 I was finally able to speak with him in his office about what had happened. Mr clark brought in professor Seckington and I explained the situation to Mr.Seckington and Mr.Clark. Professor Seckington then said the same as professor Medved, that I could not make up the labs. Mr. Clark then told professor Seckington that what they did was wrong and that they most to let him (Anselmo Hernandez) take the labs. Professor Seckington got mad and try to defend Professor Medved but Ms. Clark told him what did was wrong and that they needed to fix it.
The fallowing week On February 18, 2015 I arrived to school at 7:16 one minute late due to dangerous driving conditions, including black ice warnings on the radio that day and a vehicle accidents on my way there (that’s on record) . When I arrived I sat down, the professor Medved said I had to leave due to being late. I explained the conditions I went through to get to class. My attendance leading up to that day was never in Question and that I had nearly perfect attendance. However the professor said that those were the rules and threaten me, if I did not leave class he would call the police. I explained that this situation is not that serious and if he felt it was more important to call the police on me for being 1 minute late due to bad weather, than teach the class. The professor, got mad and left the room to call the police, so I thought. A minute later Professor Seckington entered the classroom and displayed an unprofessional and racist behavior towards. Not only was I verbally assaulted I was degraded in front of the hole class using abusive language. All in which another student Recorded while I was being Verbally and Emotionally Abused by Professor Seckington.
Then I left the class room into the hall way (where there was a cameras), Professor Seckington followed me closely as I walk out the room. Feeling uncomfortable and threatened with how he insulted me and how close to me he was I turned to him and told him, that he better not put his hand on me and I get on walking. After that Seckington called the police on me at 7:32am. Then I waited in the lobby for Mr.clark and the police to arrive. When the police arrived they told me to leave, I said I wanted to talk to Mr.Clark before I left. Since Mr.Clark was late him self to school I reached him by phone. He told me “ leave and he will call me later.” he also said “not to worry about it.” Later that day he called and said that what I did was wrong and what the professors did was right and that am no longer a student at Porter and Chester and if I try to return to school that I would be consider a trespasser and that I would be put in jail! I have that in recording too. I feel that because I told Mr.Clark what had happen with my grades on Feb 13,2015 that Professor Seckington and Professor Medved Retaliate against me and because of my Criminal Background I was Discriminated and lost my Opportunity to learn at Porter and Chester. My attendance leading up to that Tragic day was never in question. Also all assignment and work was completed in a timely manner and my grades, most importantly, were one of the best in class. Now am required to pay a $28,000 loan for a Education not received. Please help me for I am in great despair due to the Physical, Emotional, and Financial burden this has brought me and my kids. For I needed this not only for my future but to help my kids with there.
Professor Seckington states on the recording that I had bin nothing but a pain in his ass, the 4 mouths I was there. I have witnesses stating Professor Seckington and I had a typical student teacher rapport in class before this tragic day. I have been physically sick due to the depression and anxiety of this entire ordeal.
Course material at Porter and Chester seems to have all kinds of errors. Power point presentations have spelling errors, grammar mistakes or poor word agreement, at times have missing information and are poorly out lined. Lab assignments have questions that do not relate to course material. The same problem occurs with various home work assignments, weekly quiz questions and on exams. Practical exams are less likely to have this problem because they are made by the instructors teaching the course.
For instance I had several labs this week that have questions. The questions for these labs that were due this week have more to do with what we are learning in the next coming week. Wrong planet kind of thing.
Finally the class rooms. I have seen it all in these class rooms. Many of the students have no education and take a lot of extra instructor time. Some are just lazy and laid back. Others are very disruptive and also lazy. They never do home work, are constantly violating rules that force instructors to stop lectures, come in late, ask questions that have nothing to do with the course, get up in the middle of lectures to show instructors something on “YouTube” for instance, walk up to the board in the middle of class and point things out because they are unable to articulate what they are saying. Sorry to say the list goes on. Many of the students have no idea on how to be a student.
Needless to say, there is no order in the class rooms. HVACR is a very technical course. You really need to use your noodle. So class room behavior shouldn’t interfere with one’s ability to think.
If you’re interested in HVACR I strongly suggest the evening programs or on-line courses instead. If you have lived in Massachusetts for long you know that Worcester is the arm pit of this state.
So maybe its just Worcester. I can’t really speak for the rest of the schools associated or affiliated with PCI.
Don’t bother with the ghetto school in Worcester you will find yourself frustrated by hoodlums or more appropriate called class clowns.
The administrators will try and sweet talk and BS you about job opportunities, career training and a great learning environment. Do not fall for their cockroach-like ways. It is all lies. They want your money and nothing else. You are better off spending it on left handed coffee cups or polka dot paint.
In conclusion, this place is a giant pink sock. DO NOT WASTE YOUR VALUABLE TIME AND MONEY!!! You are only on this earth for around 75 years, don’t waste one of them here. If you do enroll. you will be disappointed. You will be getting F’d in the A constantly.
PCI can eat my shorts..
Porter and Chester is a for profit business. They will admit anyone willing to pay the tuition. Many of the students were recent high school graduates who brought with them the same work ethic that they displayed in HS. I felt bad for everyone. The students with a real work ethic never got the education they deserved and the immature students learned nothing except that they were responsible for the student loan money they wasted.
Thankfully I found a job in a different field that pays way more than medical assisting ever would. Their financial aide department is less than helpful and full of people who don’t know how to do their job and cause unnecessary stress and frustration. If you’re thinking of going here, think again.
However, it simply wasn’t remotely worth the money and other depressing things that came along with it all.
In a nutshell I feel as if I paid 27,000$ for a narrator to the books/power points.
I was shrouded into believing I was going to work with “top of the line technology” and all of our computers in our wing (Computers!) were probably the slowest/oldest in the school.
A brand new desktop out of Walmart for 400$ would easily dominate any computer in our lab.
Not cool, not cool.
Their job placement was another trick they pulled me in with, but now after knowing the 3 previous graduating classes, I know that will not happen, regardless of my performance in class.
Recap, you’ll be paying 27,000$ for a few books, maybe a flash drive to wow you, certification vouchers that total to about 6-700$.
Honestly, I’d suggest reading up on the internet and taking the A+ test BEFORE enrolling, then you’ll see how you would’ve wasted your money.
– Sincerely, Someone who doesn’t want the boot.
Im currently attending PCI, i have a few months left before graduating. My experience so far has been disturbing to say the least, here’s a few things I’ve witnessed so far. Teachers taking bribes from student to get out of class early, and to get better grades. I’ve also witness a teacher harass a student to the point where he dropped out. The same teacher started a fight with a student and threatened the student saying he’ll be waiting for him at his car after school. This school is the BIGGEST RIP OFF EVER!!!!! If you are planning on attending, do yourself a favor and move on…
We have one instructor who is extremely spiteful and the most unprofessional grown woman I have EVER met in my life. There was a delay earlier in the year but she told us that delays didn’t apply to us so, the entire class (except 3 people) showed up at 8:30am when we were informed by reception that class didn’t start until 10:30am due to the delay. So, 17 people sat in the classroom, angry about what we were told by the instructor. The instructor walks in around 10:00 and says something along the lines of:
“What, do you think you are all wonder students and delays don’t apply to you?” Several people told her that she told us they didn’t. “I never said that. Do you guys shovel faster than everyone else that you can show up at 8:30? Well, I guess they shouldn’t have even called a delay since all of YOU were able to show up on time.” She was very rude, VERY sarcastic. I could see if 1 or 2 people showed up at 8:30, then it would be a misunderstanding. But, 97% of the class showed up thinking the SAME thing.
We were also informed at the informational session that clinical started at 1 to 2 days a week and towards the end of the course we would be going 4 days a week. Class starts at 8:30am and clinical starts at 8am. We started clinical in November. We had one week where we went 2 days and that was for orientation at the facility. We have been going to clinical 4 days a week for 2 months but, we weren’t informed of this at start. We also just learned (through accidental means) that in our 3rd and 4th term clinical starts at 7:15am. We were then scolded because we were angry that we weren’t informed of this from the beginning. We have two people in class that come from Massachusetts to go to this campus, both of them have young children. The supervisor (who accidentally told us, and was surprised that we didn’t know) then asked “If you knew about this, would you have chosen a different school?” To which she heard many answers of “yes” or “maybe”. No one was angry just about the 7:15am start time, we were angry because we were NEVER told from the beginning.
Also, if you are in clinical and it is your lunch hour, don’t go sit in your car. Apparently if you sit in your car the employees will think you are on drugs or drunk, according to the teacher’s thoughts. And then you will get your lunch hour cut down.
These teachers are spiteful, rude, mean, and treat you like children even though EVERYONE is an adult. They are trying to teach professionalism but, they can’t even manage to demonstrate the proper way to act professional. They only pick on the negative things, they favor students who have former medical experience (CNA’s, MA’s).
Bottom line, I completely, COMPLETELY regret going to this school and I will never recommend it to a loved one, or a complete stranger. If you want to get scammed out of your money, then go right ahead and apply to PCI but, my recommendation to you is, save that money and go somewhere WORTH IT.
they only way i would recommend this school would be simply the instructors who would be mr. k and mr . whitney who’ve actually had many years of experience and know how to teach you both from the book and what you are expected to know.
I attended PCI in Branford in the electrical program 2011-2012. Probably one of the best years and most productive educational decisions I’ve ever made.
I was lucky to have had such a good instructor to guide us through the inevitable environment that was well simulated in the practical end. Theory was well informing. My instructor was determined to make our career goals a reality for us. And that’s what he did for me.
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make it drink. Some will make it, some won’t. You have to dedicate your time in cramming 2 years of education into one, pay attention, be there 100%, dress appropriately, be an individual, and don’t engage in illegal activities on the campus.
I want to stress to new coming students that you have to understand this school is a 1year course strictly for your foundation. Your best education is on the field and employers understand that. You will indeed leave this school with enough knowledge to find a job, because that’s what I did. I did not rely on administration / job placement to do the foot work for me. I sent out approximately 50 resumes and cover letters to contractors and kept it moving! If you can do that, and you can conduct yourself in a positive manner as where an employer can see that your motivation, maturity, and respect they are seeking will actually pay off for their company… You’ll be good. Who wants to hire some brainless burn out to make their business look bad?
Some people think the trade is an easy alternative to escape “real work”. Truth is… Its real work. Wether it be physical, mental, and just common sense…
So you’ll have a bunch of dopes out there who went to this school, and are just simply incapable of understanding the standard of what it takes.
Then they’ll write a negative post about the school. And apparently on this bulletin, it’s hip to write a negative response about Porter Chester.
So dont be one of these whiney little gossipers that are worse than your mommas hair dresser! Take a chance. Learn something new! And dont give up!
Life is too short to surrender your soul to the retail industry!
Sincerely,
Gavin E. Cyr
Thank you PCI!
Term Grades: April: 94.61, July: 95.03, Nov: 94.56 and Jan: 93.84. Attendance was good, projects were completed on time and all were signed off on, not just the few required to pass the course.
Grades and CAD work can be seen at: laxemedia.com/grades.html
Six months after graduating I have no job prospects. Poor job placement assistance is definitely a problem. I had hoped P&C had useful connections with businesses that consider hiring entry level graduates. I guess not. Sorry Charlie, temp agency bots don’t qualify as connections.
In the real world a two year engineering or architectural degree trumps a one year Porter & Chester AutoCAD certificate, contrary to what is preached. Some “graduates” decide to pursue a college degree after dumping 20k on a certificate when their initial job hunt fails. That makes no sense unless you’re gaming the system or have mommy and daddy footing the bill for a reliving of the old high school days. Maybe adult classes are needed to help separate the grown-ups from the kiddies.
I went to Porter & Chester hoping to catch a break but it looks like I caught nothing more than a 20k loan deferment, a bad credit rating and a headache. Bear in mind that some employers do a credit check and will make hiring decisions based upon a bad credit report, the lack of a formal education or degree.
By the way, I never did get that job interview at the Dennis Group that I was specifically told I would get. Just passing it along.
First and foremost, I do believe the instructors care a great deal for their students (at least in auto). They feel a great deal of frustration when something in the shop goes missing, loses parts, or gets broken. The tools in the shop are a little like a harlot in that everyone has had a shot at them, meaning that they will break, wear, or miss critical parts. Yet they continue to do the best with what they have. I personally enjoy when an instructor calls b.s. on the book because their life experience in the automotive field has taught them otherwise.
The students are definitely a mixed bunch. There is a wide range in aptitude among my class mates which, at times, can be extremely frustrating if you are quick to process new concepts. I believe there should definitely be different tiers based on technical aptitude. The silly (and very basic) entrance exam made me laugh as it was extremely generalized and presented no challenge at all.
The administrative staff is another matter altogether. I often find that admin staff is very difficult to reach as they tend to leave about an hour before the night class starts. The recruiters, of course, are paid to present the school in the best light possible(see old adage about something being too good to be true). The administrative staff could do a much better job of actually listening to their student body. Their attendance policy is extremely unforgiving and a little ridiculous. I have seen no evidence to support any statement that the administrative staff has any kind of feelings towards the students who attend the school. Got in a serious care accident? Out for more than 7 days in ICU? Your education with them gets terminated. Have multiple family issues during a semester that require you to miss school? If it requires you to miss more than 7 days you’re out of there. No feeling. No remorse. Just done.
On to the career resource center, a room with 2 chairs, 2 computers(one of which doesn’t function despite many attempts to have the issue resolved, and a printer. The “job placement specialists” seem to be very out of touch when it comes to the students needs. E.G.: A job listing in West Hartford for an Assistant Manager for a shop probably doesn’t apply when you have students from New Milfrod, Naugatuck, Waterbury, Danbury, Bristol, Wolcott, and Plymouth. Never mind that the course is designed to give us a working understanding of how basic automotive technologies work and in no way qualifies any of us to be running a shop even as an assistant. Yet the “specialists” seem to think otherwise, which in turn might give some who are hopeful and naive a sense that they are quite accomplished when in fact they may have a novice level of understanding.
The facilities are adequate for a beginning in auto tech. The lab is a great place to practice, while the shop provides a place to put that practice to actual customer, faculty, and student vehicles. The class room is exactly that. A place where lecture meets with Power Point presentations and training videos to help the students understand the theory and practices they are there to learn.
Is it for everyone? No. If everyone could do it then everyone would be doing it. It takes a passion for vehicles and a commitment to the knowledge you will gain to be successful. Is the automotive course going to teach me everything I need to know? Certainly not. As technology changes so do the vehicles we drive, but it is a good foundation to build on. Is it a waste of time to go to this school? Everyone will have a different experience of course, personally I believe that with the proper motivation and a commitment to one’s education it can be quite a rewarding experience.
i realized too soon but then it was too late to quit, that i had made a major mistake by attending this school. i am now stuck with an enormous debt to pay off but fortunately found a job. i agree with all the other posts that p&c is a money mill and that the higher ups don’t care about the students, just their money. I will be paying off a loan for the next 25 years for a crummy education but will most likely go in to deeper debt to go back to college and get a real education. i signed the dotted line believing the bill of goods that wasn’t delivered.
i am not proud that i graduated from p&c because anybody can as long as their money comes in. do yourself a favor and run, do not walk, away from attending this school. pay the extra money and go to college. you will be grateful that you did, and you will probably be much safer on a college campus. p&c is a danger zone.
btw, we all can’t be wrong.
What is the HOTNESS FACTOR and why would I rate something that I have no idea about?!?!?
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Im very disciplined and can tell you this school is a complete waste of my time and Money. Please please please I BEG YOU do your research before even thinking about attending Porter & Chester. Look up reviews and you will see what i am talking about. Ive never quit anything in life and coming here i almost quit multiple times. If i was to list everything wrong with this school it would take 500 pages and be a very interesting article. How this school has not been shut down is amazing! Obviously they are paying off the right people because it took me all of 2 weeks to figure out that this “for profit” school only cared about my money. DOnt be fooled by the hands on lies they tell you to get you to come here. We have done barely any hands on and
Like i said just look up porter & chester reviews on google and you will be simply amazed and honestly you will probably laugh at the reviews. I dont know how but somehow i missed the reviews when i was looking into coming here and must have missed the reviews. I was dumb, PLEASe dont be dumb. It cost me 30,000 Dollars and i will be paying for this mistake for a long long time!
Myself? I went to Porter & Chester 10 years ago. Job placement back then was basically nonexistent as well. I’m almost through paying off my loans but never did get a job in my field of study. I guess that puts me in the “loser” category.
Total mess and very disorganized. There would be multiple group levels taught in one class. Why should I, as a beginning classmate, sit and listen to course materials for students that are ahead in course reading materials?
Job placement doesn’t work there.
I went to Porter and Chester for the job placement assistance more than the paper I would receive in the end, and they said they would find me something. Throughout the term there was only one solid interview that was 1.5 hours away from home, Groton CT, to be exact. I went to the interview and didn’t get the job because of my lack of experience, and the cost benefit factor commuting there. That was the last interview Porter and Chester ever set me up with and apparently Porter believed I didn’t present myself well enough. So, they called the interviewer to verify what went wrong. First and foremost, its not rocket science to see that commuting a 3 hour drive back and forth each working day, would be a financial burden for $11 an hour.
So what happened? I never got a job from them, and they wondered my negativeness even though I graduated with a 4.0 average, BUT, graduating took some challenge as well. Five different dates were given to me. It became so ridiculous that I didn’t even go to my graduation, I was fed up with them.
I am not done yet.
Just before finishing, Porter and Chester had the nerve to say that I owed them $1600.00 dollars out of pocket, even though I had financial assistance to cover everything. So I questioned them where the $1600.00 came from. “Go see (will not mention name)” So I did and no answer was calculated to justify this $1600.00. NEVERTHELESS, right in front me, I did see something so very interesting during their failing attempts to calculate a $1600.00 figure. Turned out they owed me $3300 dollars.
Last one I promise
So $3300.00 was reinstated back to my loan institution and this caused a backfire on my income tax return for the following year. My accountant arranged some leeway with the IRS and thankfully it was settled.
Going to Porter and Chester institute is absolutely not worth 25K. Its a high school environment playing college, and the people running the show are a bunch amateurs playing Pro. Today I am still paying the tuition for something that was a complete waste of time. NEVER AGAIN will I even think of going back to school unless tuitions are covered by the company I work for. If an investigation occurs that promotes a national lawsuit for all graduates to be reimbursed, I want to hear about it. I need to get rid of these useless loans. Thank you very much, Salvatore Randazzo of Hartford CT.
Life is good.
The electrical teacher is a fucking pussy with big ass hands. He makes you want to beat his ass daily. And he loves giving out suspensions.
you begin to realize your gettin robbed. It dont matter the grades you get or if your
there for every class. The financial aid department at the school is there to help
but they have to follow the rules set forth by the schools board. Which sucks plain
and simple. You sign papers over a year ago and they act like things dont happen
in peoples lives which can change financial situations. Constant threats of being tossed
out of the program your attending if you fall behind on ur in school payments. Which is
about 50 dollars a month for the average student. Even though they get paid from the
goverment which is alot more money. Good lawsuit though if they kick you out mid term
and they dont give back to the government. If you go nights no one is there to help you out
either. Director of pupils waits till class begins then happily leaves the building for the night.
Understaffed finacial aid department leaves fairly early too. If you have money to blow pay up
to go and you have yourself a nice place to hangout and meet new people/friends. But the school
dosent care about you just the money. You can have a great GPA and perfect attendance and your
just another dollar sign to them. Instructors do the best they can but you can see frustration in their
eyes. More students then instructors to help you out to learn. Who ever runs this school needs an
intervention because they have no idea whats really going on with America these days
And the job placement guy is a joke. Types you up a resume thats on standard computer paper
shows you how to look for a job yourself. Using the internet. Lolololool. Most of us are grown ups
we know how to find jobs using a computer. If your lucky to get placed you will be somewhere that
you wont even be able to live and pay your student loans back. 10 bucks an hour or less in some cases
By coming on here and attacking students, many of whom will be paying on school loans for years, “The Man” sounds more like a small insecure instructor afraid for his job and thus willing to sacrifice the future of others so that he may have a paycheck.
Welcome to Porter & Chester. You’ve been warned. BOOYAH!
The other issue I had was the equipment, some of the local trade schools (high schools) had better computers than we did. And there were constant issues with them, while the IT students did their best, it seemed they were in the class every day, mostly patching them up. Computers are cheap today and for 25,000 dollars for the course, there were probably 25 to 30 of us using them between the day and the evening course that they could upgrade and replace them every 18 months so that the students were working on the latest equipment.
Also the director would come in and have us do surveys, which by your 3rd term most of us felt were a joke. I understand that they are a business and they can’t do everything that is suggested by the students, but come on how many months do you have to complain about adding more RAM to the computers, so that it would minimize crashes (it’s not that expensive).
Any way I could go on and on as to how I feel I was sold short, in all areas from start to finish, so I’ll just stop here.
Thing is, the job placement assistance they ADVERTISE is really just a nifty Power Point presentation. WHEW! It was a beauty too! The experience left me breathless. I shouldn’t say negative things about my last boss at an interview? Really??? Who knew…I gots da skills now and it only cost me “twenty large”.
i should have reconsidered.
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This school sux! After 1 year, I still cannot find work. I am working as a waitress instead. I have called the school in Enfield Ct and never had any of my calls returned. False hope is right, once you are done… so are they. They should be reported to the Better Business Bureau. I am shocked that they have not been investigated yet. If sombody could afford a lawyer than I would def jump on and start a class action law suit!
My fathet went there many years ago when it was ran by the original owner
He cant beleive how different it is ..stay away from the scum bags
Advising any parents to have their kids stay away from this one!!!
Hello the career placement person was fired last !