Best school for lock smithing ! Curt is very informative and helpful. He has jokes for days and…read moredefinitely makes it enjoyable to learn and make mistakes.

Excelent teacher, he showed me all the basics to start my locksmith business , always available to…read moreanswer my calls with questions, I truly recommend this school for a start in locksmith.

Con man ( others would say who know him best). Doesn't pay people. The owner is 80 or 90 years old…read moreand is always hustling someone. Don't trust. Get everything in writing. Ask him about the great state of Texas coming after and shutting his Houston school down in the 80's or 90's by the attorney general. Doesn't mention Houston on website?.. Ask him about the Michigan TV news coming after him and him leaving town. On his website he talks training 400 students in Michigan. Truth is if he could find 3 in Michigan Id guess 2 are lying about working for anyone. Check his accreditation carefully before giving him more than $20. Masonry training is often free in every city in the country. There's a Masonry company 3 minutes from Charlie's school who will train you for free and give you a job. He will tell you great stories but be careful throwing away your money. Masonry is hard work, not inside an air condition building like his school but outdoors doing very hard work in the hot or cold lifting very heavy materials. He offers a school franchise to every person he meets. Whether at one of his favorite bars or a gas station. No One accepts his rambling offers. You have been warned. All trades are great. Most are taught for free. Plumbing, Electric, Welding. All honest trades.

Very good training program. Fast paced and thorough. Great instructor, great equipment and tools. I…read moreenjoyed my time at VTI and would recommend anyone who wants to enter the HVAC field to look into the program. I'm currently at the Phoenix Rescue Mission in my last phase of a one year long recovery program and was lucky to be able to be sent to VTI for my HVAC training. I graduated from VTI's HVAC training on the 16th of December 2025. I'm very grateful to everyone at the VTI.

From the owner: Ready to get hands-on in the trades? At Vocational Training Institute, our Welding and HVAC/R…read morecertification programs prepare you for real-world careers by teaching you how to work with metal fabrication, pipe welding, electrical systems, refrigeration, heating, and air conditioning. Learn to build, install, repair, and maintain the essential systems that keep homes, businesses, and industries running. Established in 2010 by a U.S. Army veteran, we focus on short-term, fast-paced education and practical experience aimed at helping to solve the labor procurement needs of the HVAC/R industry. Our Phoenix HVAC/R program is built to meet the demands of today’s workforce. You’ll learn through hands-on demonstrations using real systems and components, and practice diagnostic and troubleshooting skills in fully equipped workshop labs.

I found this massage school online and after flying in the day before, the hubs and I needed some…read moreTLC. Luckily, they had some appointments available for 1 hr massages for the both of us at the same time. The room is a large room where the tables are separated by curtains, which is fine but the room is a little cold so when you're undressed, you definitely feel the chill. It would be helpful if they had bed warmers to help with clients feeling cold. I felt that my therapist listened to me and asked questions but at the end of my massage, I realized he didn't listen to me completely about what was hurting. I explicitly stated that my lower back, shoulders, and neck were needing work. Unfortunately for me, the student followed the order of what the school teaches completely and didn't deviate, which meant he spent time on my shoulders and lower back, worked on my legs, and completely skipped my neck. I thought maybe the curriculum was different from every other massage I have ever received in my life but as the student walked me out, he told me that he had to skip my neck because he didn't want to be late for the next appointment. I understand being timely but it a client states a specific part is ailing them, focus on that and skip a different body part that isn't hurting them. I understand that this is a school and these are students, but listening to your clients and working out what ails them vs following the order needs to be emphasized.

I really wanted to have a good experience at this school, but Career Services has been one of the…read morebiggest disappointments. Daniel Coady comes into our classroom almost every day and interrupts our lectures or lab time. I'm paying for my education, and I want to spend that time learning, not having class interrupted over and over. I understand that he's new, and he reminds us of that a lot. Everyone has to start somewhere, but I don't understand why our class has to be interrupted so often. Career Services should be helping students when it's actually time for externships, not taking away from our learning. On top of that, he comes across as rude and always seems upset or irritated. It makes students uncomfortable, and it doesn't create a positive environment. I wish I could work with someone else, but I don't think that would even be an option.