This is a nightmare of a school. It is the cheapest option and accelerated, but DO NOT ATTEND. I…read morecannot speak on the quality of the other programs, but if you were considering OTC for surgical technology...run far away! The surgical tech program here only gives you the AST certification...not an AS degree or the national board certification that most hospitals and surgical centers look at for their new hires. Besides that, my instructor MELISSA RODRIGUEZ was extremely unprofessional, lazy, and more childish than most of the students attending the program. She would gossip about all of the students and if you did not try to be best friends with her and kiss her butt every second of the day, she would turn incredibly rude and give you no guidance whatsoever. There were so many things that I needed to learn that she never showed the class. A month before my lab final she excluded me from practicing in the OR with her simply because she had negative, personal feelings towards me. I witnessed her enabling cheating from my other classmates and the list of unprofessionalism just goes on and on... Unfortunately, the director of the program, TIMOTHY LAMB seems to protect her unprofessional behaviors instead of doing the right thing by the students and hiring a much better, and qualified instructor. The social environment of the program, and especially my own classroom became so toxic to me that I made the decision to withdraw halfway through this program in order to protect my mental health. If OCPS knows what's good for them and the success of the attending students, they would do a complete overhaul of the surgical technology department. I am currently enrolled to start a much better program at another school in the near future. I can't say I didn't receive SOME type of learning experience from my time there! Now, onto better and more positive experiences.

Yes, the cost is cheap but DAMN is the professionalism lacking! The admissions office NEVER answers…read morethe phone! There is absolutely no sense of urgency at alI when they have to complete something on their end. The website is super sketchy. I graduated there in 2019 and I have lost out on 2 jobs because they couldn't get a hold of these people to verify my course completion. Even taking into consideration the lowest of the low price, this school follow through and customer service is a freakin' joke. I can't speak on curriculum for every course obviously but for the nursing course the quality of the instruction you get is questionable honestly.

An institute that frequently advertises how capable it is working with veterans to secure…read moreeducational benefits , as well as veteran dependents. Yet has completely dropped the ball on multiple occasions. After receiving all of my information , being a dependent myself whose beneficiary was considered KIA/Disabled after august first twenty twenty three they repeatedly tried to tell me due to my age i am ineligible to receive chapter thirty five benefits. However , if your beneficiary is considered disabled or killed in action after august first twenty twenty three , there is no age out for the benefits. Meaning in theory you can still use it when you're sixty years old. The housing by far is one of the worst things things I have ever experienced in a scholastic environment. Collegiate Housing first and foremost prioritizes profit rather than the student's well being. They are charging $900 a person for a dorm shared with 4 people, you dont even have a private bedroom. Ontop of the many hidden fees and stipulations that they do not tell you about nor do they reach out with you with a representative. Emails tend to be sparse lacking in need to know information. At the time of writing this this would be my first time in florida as well as the orlando area as well as my first time attending this campus. I was very exited to travel and learn a trade ive always been interested in however. My optimism was quickly crushed by the lack of experience UTIs VA assistance department. So much so that if you told me none of their personnel were veterans I would believe you. Even if I were to be accepted and have the opportunity to train and learn about a trade I am very much interested in i would never recommend this institute two friends, family or even acquaintances due to how needlessly stressful, they make the application process for veterans/dependent benefits.

School material is ok. You can absolutely learn a lot here if you apply yourself. That does not…read morechange the fact that the school holds the students hostage and makes constant contradictory statements regarding their mission. The school states they are trying to mimic the industry however do nothing to curb blatant cheating and dishonest behavior from students, fail to remove students that are obviously under the influence of drugs, and require you to stay in the class for hours even though course work is completed. Instructors are solid but are forced to implement highly restrictive policy to enable students that have no business being in a shop to pass classes. Making honest remarks on course surveys will negatively impact instructors to the point they will give the class the final exam answers to get all 5-star reviews.

This school sells a big package, but doesn't stand behind their word. There is no support for the…read morestudents and near impossible to get a live person when we had concerns. This was an extremely expensive mistake.

This review is to off-set Ari D's ridiculous review. He sounds like spoiled, disrespectful whining…read moreloud mouth whom the school did not want to associate with. To kick him out before he even attended one class speaks volumes. Ari, you admitted that you annoyed people around you... why didn't you simply stop being a clown and respect the people around you? I have heard nothing but positive things about Dave School, which is likely why Ari decided to attend in the first place. Yahoo Answers has reviews from people who actually attended and graduated from the school. As you will see, they all have quite a different perspective than Ari. http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110709121430AAfGtvk

Under-qualified instructors in the dental hygiene program. Students will spend their time buried…read moreunder so many assignments it's impossible to breathe and actually grasp the information. Outside sources for board study is a must such as student RDH. Certain staff members are within the program directors favor and infamous for lacking knowledge, consistency, respect, and compassion. Our cohort, #6 were repeatedly told by staff members how disliked we were and called emotional when we voiced concerns related to our preparedness for exams and level of respect we received from instructors. Pinning ceremony was ghetto and insulting for location and decor. We were initially told we had to decorate for the ceremony ourselves. Nice for 70k right? Enroll in this program if you want to hate becoming a dental hygienist by the time you're done. This place is soul crushing and where the dream goes to die.

They are TERRIBLE, 2026 review do yourself a favor and RUN AWAY. I attended the MA program after…read morebeing lied to about the program itself and the duration it was going to take to complete it. I was on a recorded line when she lied to me and instead of helping me the staff looked me right in my face and told me they could not offer me any help and they didn't find the audio recording, both lies. They kept me in there for over a week after I'd already decided to cut my losses. They are money hungry trolls, do yourself a favor and go elsewhere. Cambridge offers the same program for 14k while theirs is 20k+. They want money for EVERYTHING. There are maybe 4 good people out of their ENTIRE staff, the president of the entire school is no help either, all blood suckers and I've talked to others who've had the same experience. It's sickening.