Originally I thought it would be great to learn how much federal Pell Grant money I might receive…read moretowards an education because I figured my situation was ideal, since I would expect to "gross" just around 20k this year, and hadn't ever borrowed, nor was granted anything from the Feds or anyone before. The most ideal people will be granted up to $5,500 toward their tuition. When I entered my info into the F.A.F.S.A... I learned that I wasn't eligible for as much as I thought; I was eligible for nothing... $0. This is because they based my financial status off my tax returns from the previous year, even though it had nothing to do with the reality of today, and is the most I've made to date in a calendar year.. Once you take the federal loans out of approx. a $17,500 total course cost (which after 7/1/12 will sky rocket to 6-9% interest for each type)... it came out to about $8,500 left over that would need to be accounted for in order to go ahead with schOoL at all. This part would also have to be paid off with in the standard course time, which is a year (in Everest's case). This means that my monthly payments to Everest would be nearly $700 a month, and is almost what my monthly rent is. They said they would do this thing called "a professional judgement", which they're supposed to take exacting, current info. of yours to make light on what the facts are, but matters not... I couldn't have broke it down for them any clearer and in writing (via bank statements, invoices, E-mails, hand written full page letter, etc.), but found I was repeating myself over and over. Then ultimately, after more than a months time... their corporate office apparently sent the financial department back their judgement stating in around 10 words that my monthly income is about exactly that as the previous year. Am I missing something here? They really are just a joke..Everest people just don't communicate either, Pioneer to for that matter. They say one thing and completely do another. It doesn't matter how proactive you are, be it the admissions, financial department... matters not. I thought this was really unusual considering how much these trade schOoLs bombard us with this relentless onslaught of commercials. Pioneer is even worse. It's not only a smaller schOoL, but cost about $1,000 more for the same program, and on top of that... they want you to fork over $50 just to take that of what resembles a placement test. But they say they will refund it if you pass, yet the standards are set so low... you would pretty much have to have down syndrome or something not to. In my case... I wouldn't even be able to get my foOt in the doOr, to just talk with financial aid, and what will ultimately be the same out come listed above. So in this way... they charge you $50 for their time, and that's all you may get out of them. All in all... you would be a lot better off with these programs if A: You're female, B: You just came off the street, C: You just got some kind of employment (we'll say at Taco Bell), and D: You're living somewhere that is otherwise rent free, or has extremely low over head. Otherwise I wouldn't even bother. :O/

This is not an ideal school to attend. you spend too much money for a job that will not pay you…read moremuch out the door. This is directed at their Medical Insurance Billing and Coding program. it is over 16 thousand to take a seven month program, and at the end you must do a 5 week unpaid internship program before you can graduate. The MIBC teacher does not seem structured at all with her teaching, and wastes too much time making jokes and playing videos off youtube during class rather than teaching. The administrators also state that they will set up your internship for you, and get you a job at the end of the program...if you respond to their voicemails within five minutes. They seem to just give up and blame you for the reason that you do not get a job, rather than actually set up interviews for you. Pros: None Cons: Expensive for short program. Unstructured courses. Rude, unknowledgeable teacher and administration. Way too much class time is wasted. I would highly recommend looking at a different school for this type of education, or attend a regular college to achieve your certification, or degree.

Unfortunately this place is a scam. The idea of it is great but the execution just isnt there. You…read moredont need this school to get a personal training job. Just having the graduation paper from NPTI will NOT qualify you for a personal training job. For liability and insurance purposes you MUST have a nationally recognized certification. The students that I have hired from NPTI through Crunch, 24 hour fitness as well as my own gym are not at all prepared for the personal trainer job world like they should be for the amount of money they have spent on NPTI. They cover absolutely no sales skills (which is a GIANT part of training) Every NPTI student that I have encountered has been very surprised they have to do any sales when they finish their program. Their practical application of training isnt where it should be for the cost of NPTI. Save your money. Do your NASM or Precision Nutrition yourself. Find a trainer mentor instead. Having a mentor is free. PCC has an amazing nutrition program that is taught by people that went to college for nutrition and dont just have a cert. It breaks my heart and infuriates me that places like this take advantage of unsuspecting people. Go to Portland Community College instead so you have credits that you can apply to an associates degree or just get your certification and start applying for jobs.

Caleb has been very helpful and fixed my laptop in record time. He even met with me to make sure I…read moreunderstood how everything was set up because he added an extra hard drive space in for me from my other older laptop. He even helped me out with a new ethernet cable when mine turned out to be busted. He really knows his stuff and I would recommend him to anyone who needed their computer fixed up in a hurry and at a decent price too.

I bought a monitor with a kvm in it. I sent Caleb the brand and model number. He totally come…read moreprepared with extra cables. Rewired the mess that I created in short order. I would highly recommend Caleb and will be using him again.

My daughter had been struggling with math and going into 6th grade I knew we had to do something…read more We started going to Mathnasium and I'm so glad that we did. Chris and his wonderful team of tutors have really helped my daughter improve her math skills. I even overheard my daughter tell someone that she likes math. When school was closed due to the pandemic, Chris and his team immediately went to work on giving us parents a new solution for tutoring. Within a week they rolled out online sessions. With all of our extracurricular activities cancelled we were able to add more math tutoring sessions. I really feel that even with the school situation, my daughter will continue to improve her math skills. I'm so grateful to Chris and his team.

I can't say enough good stuff about this place. In two months our third grader went from being "a…read morebit behind" to being a classroom example with her work. Her teacher says she's doing a great job explaining her math thinking and that her confidence had increased. She actually really enjoys going to mathnasium and loves the instructors. We've found it to be a welcoming and supportive environment. The location is pretty convenient in that I can drop her off and do some grocery shopping nearby. If you're thinking about it, don't hesitate and enroll your child today!