Please, DO NOT give your money or your time to the Charter College AAS-DMS degree, Associates in…read moreDiagnostic Medical Sonography. I am a June 2025 graduate of the first class, cohort 1, in Oxnard, California. This program, based on my experience, is educationally inadequate, clinically deficient, and does not properly prepare students to graduate as qualified, competent, skilled, employable, sonographers/ultrasound techs. Sadly, my experience included the following: NOT having consistency in teaching due to the revolving door of management and instructors that quit or got fired, combined with a lack of required, critical, hands-on scanning time in the lab. Sonography/Ultrasound is the only radiology modality that is 100% DEPENDENT ON A SOLID ANATOMY FOUNDATION COMBINED WITH HANDS ON SCANNING SKILL OF THE SONOGRAPHER. NOT having established clinical sites or sites that wanted to help grow students' skills on real patients. My personal experience is that I was sent to a clinical site that never let me touch a patient. I immediately told the program manager, clinical coordinator, all instructors, and everyone that would listen this clinical site was never going to let me scan. The gaslighting I experienced from Charter was unbelievable. I was repeatedly told, "watching someone scan is just as good as hands on scanning." That is not true! So, I spent two months at that clinical site losing my limited skills all because I was a top student in the class and a good scanner rewarded for all my hard-work by being ignored by Charter College and not being allowed to scan in clinical. I have never recovered due to the limited scanning time offered in the program. Charter still doesn't have enough qualified, contracted clinical sites with hands on scan time; All of which is required for accreditation, graduation, and national registries and is not disclosed to students. NOT providing enough ultrasound machines for a 2 student to 1 machine ratio for maximum hands-on scanning time or fixing broken machine(s) quickly or at all. When you are told that there are hundreds of hours offered in scanning labs that is a general number. It is not the actual hands-on scan time that you will get. NOT providing enough weekly scanning labs for required hands on training and muscle memory creation to be successful in the field. We had 26 minutes per student, per week, and Cohort 2 only had 10 minutes per student, per scanning lab!!! NOT offering daily, guaranteed, open scan labs for after hours practice desperately needed to keep practicing due to the lack of scanning time provided by this accelerated program and lack of machines. NOT offering an official post graduation open lab scanning program. Other schools provide open scanning labs seven days a week and some schools offer open labs 24 hours a day/7 days a week to accommodate students diverse schedules. NOT having consistency in the hands-on scanning due to the revolving door of instructors and management that quit or were fired. No instructor ever knew what the previous one had taught or not taught us. NOT having real job placement help as promised. Online job search sites will provide you much better job information. NOT having a good reputation in the medical and ultrasound community which translates to not having the required clinical sites for students or sites that have no interest in properly training us in the real world before graduation. This message is a PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT to help protect current and future students that come behind me based on my experience of: spending almost $40,000 on a subpar education, wasting 17 months in school plus 3 months in a post-graduation, out of state externship, at my own expense, having to teach myself the information during school due to the deficient materials and/or instructors, not being provided a good educational foundation to pass the required national registry tests, not being qualified in my scanning skills or anatomy, and competing against qualified graduates from other schools in a completely saturated job market with very limited jobs. Ultrasound/sonography departments are small. My opinion is RUN! I wish I had because I'm unemployable and have almost $40,000 in school loans that cost me $600 a month. If I can help please email at: divaarizona@gmail.com

I just graduated from their Rad Tech program. I can only speak for that program. I have heard from…read moremultiple people that the sonography program has been a hot mess, but I would strongly recommend the Rad Tech program with two HUGE and I mean HUGE caveats. The program is about 5% teaching and 95% memorization and practice. And you do in 12 months what you have two or three years to do at a traditional college. Traditionaly you do the pre-reqs, then apply, then if you get in, the program, it's a snails pace and two years to learn everything. Charter is 12 months, no days missed and no holidays. Second, the local hospitals are totally saturated with SLCC and Weber students if you are in Utah. So you have to be willing to travel out of state now or arrange your own clinical through a local connection. Is it a scam, nope. But it is going to be one of the hardest things you ever do if you attempt it. The only reason I don't give it five stars is because admissions didn't give me even close to any idea of just how much work it takes to succeed. And secondly, as much as I loved the teachers there, I felt like they were forced to make homework which was just a hurdle while I was trying to get the lame assignments out of the way so I could actually study and prepare the skills that we needed.

Joe Esparza is Amazing! He is one of the counselors there and he helped me from start to finish. I…read morenever went to see a counselor and after speaking to him he was super informative polite and respectful. I definitely recommend him. I give him a 10 out of 10. Thank you Joe for all your help.

I never leave reviews. But this college has got to be a joke, I originally attended Cerro Coso…read morebefore moving here. I decided to go to Oxnard college instead of Cerro Coso to further my education to someplace close by me. I have been calling for the past 2 weeks every single day leaving voicemails to the school counselor to schedule an appointment to enroll in classes and no one picks up the phone or returns my voicemails. Because of that, I'm 1 week late into the semester. I've even tried contacting the education director to find out what's going on, again he doesn't pick up. Now I'm behind, thank you Oxnard College.

I am an alumni of CCI. I literally just had my graduation/pinning ceremony last Friday…read more For those that are curious, want to change to a different career path, one that is stable, rewarding and let's face it secure? CCI has various health care related options, all fast tracked and have both day and evening options so you can still continue to work while attending school (granted that there are enough enrollees to facilitate both options) They have caring and knowledgeable staff who are experts in their fields, and give honest insight into the field that you selected to pursue. They have externships to actual facilities where you get real world exposure and training. You get out of this what you put in, so by no means are the programs easy, but you learn a lot. There are also financial aid options available to those who qualify. Most fields of study can be completed in less than 18months. I finished the Vocational Nursing program which was about 14months of actual school, and already am receiving job offers from several sites. If you're unsure, just stop by the campus and ask for Micheal Boyd. Take a campus tour, ask as much as you can before committing.

I don't recommend this program. I paid in full for the first X-ray class, but we never even had an…read moreX-ray dummy to practice on and had to share one with the Moorpark class. We also went through several instructors during the course. Although I passed my final exam, the school promised they would arrange an external clinical site so I could complete my required hours. Unfortunately, all of the available sites were already contracted with other schools, leaving me unable to finish my hours in time to take my state exam. Overall, it was a very disappointing and unprofessional experience, especially considering the amount of money I invested.

Go see Juan, the guy is legit. I am on my 5th class, it is a lot of work but well worth it.read more

Extremely slow service and employees who are incompetent... I've been waiting for over 4 hours to…read morebe seen by academic advisors and still waiting... f\/ck this campus

Even after paying fees I still have a hold on my account. Also had to take a multicultural art…read moreclass where the instructor was always making fun of my drawing ability and saying I suck. I was on the honor roll at Ventura college but I have not liked attending here at all. My sister did not like attending here either. I would recommend Ventura college but definitely not channel islands.

Horrible. I have been working to apply to this school since January. They lost my transcripts, gave…read moreme a hard time about my completely legal identification and straight up lied to me. Today they told me they did not have enough people for their cohort in September so now they will not even offer classes in the fall!! It's too late for me to get into another program from another university now! Hours wasted. Money wasted. They completely screwed me over. Renee Rivera straight up lied to me time and time again. I suspect they purposely sabotaged the fall semester by losing people's documents so they would have less to do. Unprofessional. Unethical. Incompetent. Impossible to even apply to get in! Stay far away and don't waste your time.

I recently contacted the Oxnard campus to get info regarding continuing my education. I spoke to a…read moreyoung lady named Christen she gave me a brief rundown of the programs and degrees. I went to one of their info sessions and got the picture how they work and the class schedules, etc. This works with my life in every possible way; close to home, evening/weekend classes. Christen has been there every step of the way to answer my questions. I would highly recommend them to anyone that is looking to further their education while still being able to work a day job.

Wanting to share my expirience during my time at Laurus College, I felt it would be appropriate to…read morelet others who might be looking at taking their next level of education at one of the Laurus campus'. When I started back 4 years ago, little did I know I would be able to take on this new chapter in my education, starting with the goal of earning an Associates degree, let alone walking away with my Bachelor's as well. The staff at Laurus helps one from start to finish, answering questions and offering support to ensure you not only are at ease, but also with the intention of you succeeding in the goal you have set. Flexible classes, locations and programs is just a few key factors that led me to take on this challenge, and with myself finally reaching my goal and then some, I must say that this was a far better expirience than I ever expected. If you are looking at broadening your resume, personal goals or to set an example for your children, and feel like you are not up to it, too old or not capable, DO YOUSELF A FAVOR AND TALK TO A LAURUS COLLEGE represenative and get started. You have no idea how easy the process is and how it can work in your favor.

Don't waste your time or money literally they will rip you off not only that they they say they…read morehave student tutors, but they do not have tutors at all. You will be paying for something extra. Don't go here!

While VC offers affordable and convenient classes, it falls short in every other department. Every…read morecounselor my family has met has given false information and limited choices where there were alternatives available. In addition, the teachers are highly unmoving and do not even allow a late assignment when an immediate family member has been in the hospital or even passed away. Most recently, a teacher stated that it would not be equitable to treat students differently in such circumstances. Equality and equity are not the same thing; equity is giving people what they need, versus equality which is giving everyone the same thing. The fact that she did not understand that concept was especially frustrating and alarming considering it was a COMMUNICATIONS CLASS. I strongly urge any and all attendees to research the teacher's name and history on MULTIPLE sources, not just the college's. This institution depends on the ignorance of students in order to pass themselves off as "experts." I use the term "teacher" rather than "professor" since they are clearly not at that caliber. In this particular case, the teacher is Stacy Sloan Graham. We are required to take multiple courses in equity to obtain our degrees. However, this college does not seem to require their educators to practice it.

Hello, I started out at Ventura College without a pot…read moreto piss in. I was living in my Jeep, I just broke up with my family, I was a mess. Ventura College does more than just give you your education. I was on bad terms with my whole family and achieving my degree opened up the door to talk to my mom and dad, again. Nevertheless, I am now back in my family again. I have achieved homeownership; since, college. I also have all of my needs met. Thank you Ventura College and my other schools for opening doors and feeding a broken man, literally and figuratively; via, education And real things. I am now whole once again. Lastly, after receiving my degree, Ventura College is still here to help when I need It.