I have been enjoying my online courses with SMU immensely. Today, I got to go to the Sac campus for…read morea class retreat. The building itself, as well as the furniture and equipment are nice and new. The outside campus is beautiful!

So I decided to wait a year before leaving a review for the school. Firstly, Samuel Merritt is a…read moreprofessional health school with this Sacramento satellite campus specifically open for nursing students. There are many different programs ranging from ABSN, to ELMSN (FNP and CM), to RN to FNP, and RN to DNP program's; the list goes on but we never actually know how many programs are going on at once. The campus is located on the corner of El Camino in a business-like building. It is one floor and expanding to two floors. A positive of the Sacramento campus over the Oakland is that there is free parking here and that there is no competition between different professions to utilize what campus facilities we do have available. Which brings me into the topic of facilities available. There is NO health center if you have school insurance, there is NO gym, there is essentially NO student extracurricular community, and the financial aid office comes from Oakland to visit every so often. So, as you can see, there are many lacking factors to this campus. The faculty is often changing as well as the administrative staff. We don't find out about a lot of things like preceptorship, NCLEX approval, or clinical placements until last second .... but without that disorder, it wouldn't be a grad school, right? The students here (in all cohorts I've encountered) are amazing though. Everyone is super nice and mindful of one another (:. Plus rent in Sac is a lot cheaper than in the Bay. Feel free to contact me with any questions if y'all may have any! As lastly, just keep in mind to "Trust the program!" I would probably rate the school alone as a 3.5 stars

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This campus is awesome! It's cute and small and everyone is super nice and makes you feel at home…read more The security is nice when you walk in the building, the building itself is nice and the location is perfect. The staff and faculty are all wonderful! If you want to feel welcomed and love that feeling of going to school keep this University on your radar!

Yet more incompetent, unprofessional behavior. After 3 appointments of endless painful poking,…read moreprobing, and xrays costing $90, now they want $75 to clean my teeth?! WTF when I can have it done for $150 with a real dentists' office?! What a ripoff!

I study here all the time. I have never seen the existence of dirt inside any of the bathrooms. The…read morewifi is great and super fast and really aids in my studying endeavors. The administration and faculty has been experiencing lots of change over the years but I've always felt well supported. The cadaver anatomy lab room is well equipped and staffed and I am very excited about it. There's also a simulation lab that contains lots of mannequins for CPR, ultrasound, airway management practice. The school also has dedicated OSCE rooms for clinical simulations with school-sponsored standardized patients. Overall, pretty happy about my experience here. We have a new Dean who is working hard to make sure that my classmates and I can make it through med school and achieve our dreams. I look forward to this school getting accredited soon!

So YELP removed my original experience because they stated I "crossed a line" when reviewing my…read morestatement about what this place is like. - kash career college does not teach you anything - kash career college sends you to a clinical place called Windsor Carmichael and you don't learn anything there. They have several bad CNAs who only want you to do their work not TEACH you - the instructor LVN Stovall was very rude and screamed "shut up" at clinical students. All reviews of this place are bad , believe them. Go to SAC MED LLC if you actually want to learn.

I enjoyed my time at Kash's, but I also understand some of past reviewers frustrations. Having said…read morethat, though, I will absolutely use Kash again for any future CEUs I might need and I would HIGHLY recommend them. I will only speak for myself with this review and what I saw. I also think it would be helpful to touch on what I know now, compared to at the beginning of my courses, when I didn't really know what I was getting in to. I started with the CNA course offerred in Sept/Oct and also took the weekend Nov HHA course. Both had an online lecture portion and in-person Clinicals. I think it goes without saying that I was with Kash for a while and in a variety of experiences, so I think I can speak to alot of different aspects. And I will also say that I JUST completed my CNA Skills Exam yesterday and passed on the first try. Lecture: Yes, the lecture Instructor, Mr. Steven Moe, goes off on tangents during class, but he's such a sweet man. He really is there because he wants us to do well. But there are expectations with anything... showing up to class on time, no talking out of line, or students yelling. Yes, that did happen a few times on our Zooms and it was awkward. Generally speaking, if you go in with an understanding that you'll just have to jump through some hoops, then you'll be fine. You get what you want out of any experience and just find the nuggets that are medically relevant and move on. Clinicals: I had both Ms. Linda Williams (for CNA) and Ms. Mavis Stovall (for HHA) and they were both excellent Instructors. If you are willing to put in the work and be a team player, you'll do just fine. I did overhear some students complain that what we are doing is 'slave labor,' because we're working for free, but giving the benefit of the doubt, maybe they just haven't had experience in the medical field. As a med student, a student nurse, training to be a CNA, or HHA, anything, you name it... you HAVE to put in hours in a Clinical setting and you're not going to get paid to do that. How else will you learn? Just jump through this hoop. You CHOOSE to be there, so just make the most of it. Every minute you're there, you're learning something new that could potentially help a future patient and THAT is the most important. WHAT I WOULD'VE DONE DIFFERENTLY, NOW THAT I'M THROUGH THE COURSE (the CNA course specifically): Credentia website: Credentia.com is the website that you will schedule your Skills exam, once you have completed the course. And it also contains the resources and step by step instructions for all 22 skills that each State tests on. We were told to not go on to Credentia to look at anything related to the Skills during the Lecture portion of class. I wish I didn't listen. You can go on and create an account to get a look at the Handbook anytime. We generally discuss the skills in Lecture in the book, but, again, it's not specific to California. I could have been waaaay more efficient in my studying, had I just gone on to Credentia and looked at California's Handbook right off the bat. But playing devil's advocate, I can see why Mr. Moe would say to not look at the Handbook, because one might get overwhelmed. I have taken college level coursework for years, so I have had the time as a student to know what works for me. I'm sure some folks taking this course might not have been a student for long and might get overwhelmed if they look at the Handbook too early. But if you feel like you know yourself well enough, know what works for you and you study well and efficiently, you might benefit from this tidbit. Hartman videos you will be watching: Don't get me wrong, these videos are invaluable, because we were online and we didn't have each other, or mannequins to practice on. But, this goes back to knowing that there are State specific Skills... the Hartman videos are not specific to California and I would've liked to have known that earlier on. MOST of what the videos touch on is correct for California, but I'm weird... I would've wanted to know the specific details of what California wanted to see alot sooner than we did. Hence... why I discussed the Credentia Handbook above. Practicing the Skills themselves: You will NOT be able to practice the Skills correctly while at your Clinicals. There is simply no time for that. The CNA employee has enough to do. Get what practice in where/when you can. Just understand that you will HAVE to study outside of class, at home. Treat it like ANY other class you would take... you sit through lecture and then study at home. There seemed to be alot of unnecessary pain caused in some students, where they expected that all Skills practice would happen on the job. I just wish we had access to a mannequin, somehow, but that's just not an option and I had to be ok with that. Overall, just go with the flow. Be on time and just rise to any expectations. If you resist/complain, this experience could be pretty challenging. I hope this helps! Good luck all!!

So I attended a two day meeting in the conference room of this building. I have to say as a nurse…read more(I didn't attend UC Davis or any school in the UC system) this was a very nice building. You could tell that it was relatively new based on the structure. Besides the conference rooms there were rooms for nursing labs, which for those of you who haven't had the pleasure of attending nursing school, they're designed to give you somewhat of a realistic experience of what you might encounter while in an actual clinical setting dealing with patients/families/other providers. The facility was clean, temperature control was just fine, I wasn't hot nor was I freezing while in my meeting. In the conference room we were housed in its set up in sort of a pod formation where people sit in smaller groups of tables. One of the faculty from the university did have a specific term used for it but I don't recall what they called it. I was very impressed with the facility itself and the staff where also very helpful.

Higher education in the U.S. can be incredibly expensive. It's possible you may not choose UCD…read moreconsidering the price tag. Some of their programs are heavily supported by grants and scholarships, making them affordable. The education I received in my masters program at BIMSON hasn't been perfect- it's kind of a one-size-fits-all approach with not a huge selection of electives. BUT generally speaking, the content is top notch and the professors are engaging, well prepared, and highly qualified. Sure, I took classes I wasn't especially interested in. But now, in my new career role, I'm well prepared because of each class in the MS-L program. Writing a yelp review seems like an oddball way to review a school or program, and I stumbled onto this accidentally while looking for something else related to BIMSON. When I saw the extremely negative review below, I felt inspired to balance out the low star count. I feel grateful to be a student at UCD, regardless of its few flaws.

Even though I ABSOLUTELY LOVED how the AWESOME Dean: Mr. Inglet of Heald's Business College in…read moreRancho Cordova, CA'd come walking over to my BMW & told me how he'd helped me be AWARDED the $ to buy it WAY BACK in 1994... I would've NEVER imagined in a ZILLION YR'S how EVERY single 1 of the so-called JUST US Judge's, 12-15 DIFFERENT Attorney's & 9-11 DIFFERENT people who've been hired & PAID to "CONSERVE" MY Estate for almost 25 YEAR'S now's OWN FAILURE to E V E R get that EXACT SAME NEW LAW passed that LEGALLY REQUIRE/DEMAND that there be a Balance Sheet provided at the end of EVERY single 1 of the 297 DIFFERENT 30 day Accounting period's that've ALREADY passed AFTER the state of CA'd ALREADY KNOWINGLY allowed the EXACT SAME xXxXx'd band of people who'd been hired & PAID to ASSIST me w/establishing a Living Will/Trust I'd intended to PROTECT MY Estate from any & ALL of their PREMEDITATED SCHEME'S from E V E R even being LEGALLY permitted to continue for MORE than 30 calendar day's & now I'm HOPING & Praying I'll be able to find: Mr. Inglet, Ms. Fowler, Ms. M= Computer Instructor, Mr. Hays & ANYONE else who'd been working w/me at Heald's who can STILL remember me from whenever I'd been attending there BEFORE I'd even gotten run over & would like to do a recorded telephone interview w/me about what I was like BEFORE I'd even been run over by that pizza delivery guy who's CRASHING RIGHT INTO me as soon as he'd passed the car I'd seen in 11/1991 for me to include in "Healed by Jesus' MIRACULOUS HEALING GRACE" I'd REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S assistance w/FINALLY ASSISTING me in doing this ASAP & thanks SOSOOSOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH for ur help in advance!!!!!!!!

I LOVED attending Heald back in 1991-1993 bc after taking a couple Accounting Fundamentals &…read morePrinciples classes with Ms. Fowler & Business Math with Mr. Hays I learned SOSOOO MUCH that after doing so, I was provided an AWESOME opportunity of working as an Accounts Payable & Receivable Assistant under Sharon Bird in the Finance Department at the City of Davis, so I thank ALL of them VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"EXEMPLARY PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROVIDED THROUGH SAC-STATE"…read more SIT REP In one of my roles for my employer - the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) - my training-section provides a training opportunity for our licensing enforcement officers & investigators who work in the Community Care Licensing Division (CCLD). These officers must go out to state-licensed Community Care Facilities where they investigate complaints about facility-deficiencies, neglect or outright abuse on the client-populations residing in these facilities. For those officers entrusted to the specific investigations of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs), and for the Chronically Ill (RCFCIs), California State University - Sacramento (CSUS) provides important subject-matter information that allows our officers to investigate these cases with a far better understanding of the demands placed on the licensed facility, on the staff, and what minimum standards for acceptable care should be maintained for the elderly client population residing at these facilities. In addition, there is a training requirement mandated by the State Legislature that our officers go through so many hours of training on these specialized subject-matter areas. THE SET-UP & CURRICULUM For the last five (5) years, I've enjoyed the experience of working with Dr. Osborn of CSU-Sacramento's School of Gerontology. She and her instructor staff have provided our CCLD officers with great curriculum and in-class training that has helped them get the knowledge base and hands-on skills they need to better interact with the facility staff and the elderly client populations. The various modules in this 40 HR training provide a lot of specific information that deals with the health needs of the elderly, better understandings of mental handicaps and deficiencies, minimum standards for residential living, and better communication tools for interpersonal action with elderly populations. Other specialized modules also discuss dealing with family members of the elderly and being sensitive to their frames of mind, as well as other related issues dealing with end-of-life scenarios. THE LOWDOWN The CSUS School of Gerontology can provide excellent program knowledge on the elderly populations of our society so that greater understanding of their unique needs can be provided.

I had signed up for a CPR class for job purposes a month in advance. Less than 48 hours before my…read morescheduled class I get an email saying the class will be cancelled. Unfortunately, I needed to take the class on that date and could not reschedule. I had to scramble to find another CPR class (and the money to pay for it) in order to be hired on time for my job. I called in order to get a refund only to be told that it would take 6-8 weeks to receive my refund and they seemed perplexed as to why I could not reschedule. I found another class that was shorter, cheaper, and I didn't have to pre pay in advance. After spending 5 years at Sac State, struggling to find work after graduation I was extremely disappointed that they would take so long to refund my money when there was little to no notice that the class was cancelled. I DO NOT recommend taking CPR classes here as instructors are unreliable and their refund policy is unacceptable. Go to NorCal EMT in Roseville for cheaper, reliable classes.

My son just graduated from NP3 High. They do graduations at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium…read morebecause their classes are not as big as the other high schools. Unfortunately, because of that, there's very limited attendance available, and you're unable to buy more tickets for graduation day due to the limited seating. The education there is top notch. The office staff is extremely nice and personable. Teachers are great at communicating. They have an "advisory" class, whereas they learn life skills and am with the same "advisor" the whole middle school years (6-8) and another "advisor" the whole highschool years (9-12), so you always have a liaison who's looking out for your child. Seniors do a "senior project" that is community-based and they eventually present to a panel of teachers and community volunteers. There are several college prep days for both students and parents throughout the years. Because it is a small school, their proms, homecoming, and sports teams are not prominent, but their academic classes are rigorous and one of the best in the area. Unfortunately, it is definitely a hard school to get into, so consider yourself lucky if your child gets enrolled here. This was our first highschool experience and hopefully won't be our last (hoping to someday get our daughter into the school as well).

My daughter graduated from this school. Could not say a bad word for her education. My son is…read morecurrently at this school with an IEP. The school has been very supportive and has gone above and beyond in my opinion. The staff actually cares. Downside, This school always has a waiting list. From kindergarten to 12th grade. It is not easy to get into. A very sought after school. One thing to consider, it is a rigorous curriculum and not for every student. But, they accept all students. The curriculum is law based. The promote leadership and independence.