This college is a joke. The program is honestly insulting. So far it has been a complete waste of my time. The professors involved are incompetent and should not be getting paid to *link me an outdated textbook and link me to a youtube tutorial from some random guy back in 2014* and literally nothing else. They also can't seem to use common sense and provide clear instruction, such as course assignment due dates ANYWHERE- which you would think is the bare minimum a student could ask for. That, and I don't know, any communication in general from the actual professors, most of which have been radio silent and don't even answer help forums/questions from their students. :) Do not waste your money, effort, or time. This might as well be a scam. read more

LA program: If I could give them ZERO STARS, I would! AWFUL school that charges too much for programs that deliver terrible, inadequate, out of date, and inaccurate content. They clearly do not review course content or instruction or assignments. I would NEVER hire anyone who has a certification from this school after experiencing it for myself. They also extort money from students after they withdraw due to terrible instruction and course content not being as advertised, claiming exaggerated hours of instruction and attendance and without providing evidence to that fact. STAY AWAY!!! They also do not allow work experience equivalencies or allow students to challenge program content. No formal means to file complaints about program content or quality of instruction. A formal complaint to the government is being filed as a result. Lawyers are also being involved. read more

My experience with Robertson College was better than I ever could have expected. The recruitment process, staff accountability and support was stupendous. Not only did I receive support from start to finish but the course delivery worked perfectly for my life. The capstone was modified due to COVID-19 and the instructor (Mrs. Bliss) offered an amazing capstone delivery. She was supportive, understanding and thorough throughout every portion of the course and I couldn't ask for a better experience. I look forward to re-enrolling in January for my next diploma course. If youre looking for awesome online delivery - this should be your pick of schools. read more

Do not subscribe to this college they only want your money most of the instructors are really good, but some are really bad do not waist your money here. They information they provided comes from a third party and it either from the USA or UK. read more

Poorly organized. VERY overpriced. Poor to ability to transfer credits. Profits are the only motivation for this "school". Not sure all their programs are properly accredited with the licensing bodies. Unhelpful and unmotivated staff. Go anywhere but Robertson college. read more

Is it possible to give it a 0 star or -1000 because that's exactly it. Very unprofessional and disorganized. the professors r amazing! but that's not worth at all with what you're going to go through if u go to that college. They charge you for your courses and then delay the dates and they don't care about students at all!! i was given a week early deadline than my classmates due to that I had to drop out and re enroll a month later but I found out about the week early deadline after I had dropped out why was I told to drop out in the first place if my classmates were given a week later deadline of the same documents that I was given? anyways I still enrolled a month and a half later to start my practicum But then that one was delayed- in all of this I am a student who needs to money to pay her bills and I should've been done mid September so I can go to university Still for nursing. But because the second practicum was delayed I started August 30 and as we all know fall term starts September my university starts September 6-8 but I was not able to go since I had to finish the practicum and now it will go up to end of September and that will cause damage to my GPA If I'm too tired to study or do homework. I still said whatever and kept going but then they split the locations of the practicum site... and not just that at this point I have told my workplace I'll be a part timer down from full time. financially not okay because by now I should've been earning pretty good instead I'm not earning enough and paying a lot for bills All because Robertson College make the schedule on their terms and you just have to live with those decisions. Back to the splitting of the practicum site which professional place does that? Which place makes a mistake of the scheduling and starts the practicum 2 weeks later than it was suppose to start?? Not just that fine 2 locations whatever but for the first 4 weeks I'm doing 7 am to 3 pm shifts and then all of a sudden the last 2 weeks I have to go to a different site for 3 pm to 11:00 pm shifts? My workplace which is already annoyed by me changing my info and schedule because of this stupid college literally don't want to give me shifts! During a freakin pandemic it's already hard to get hours and because of the college not giving enough information or confirmations it puts my entire plan on hold! LITERALLY advising you to please do not go to this college they are so disorganized and do not care about your situations at all! They work on their schedule. I should've been done with the stupid college July 16 and it's now September 21 and I'm still not done and not just that I'm suppose to be done October 8 but that I'm not even sure about. they'll end up making a mistake again and extending the practicum because that's how they are. They don't know how to work at all! do not pick this college yes professors r nice but it's not worth the struggle you're gonna go through if you ever need help or get in contact with authorities. They don't even reply! And when they do it's never clear. stupid college and regret going here so much. read more

So, I really debated on how to rate this school. I was a graduate of the veterinary reception and assistant program. On one hand I had fantastic teachers, a great learning environment, administration was lovely and it was all round a good experience. I thoroughly liked being there. However, this course made me a believer that not all industry jobs should be offered at technical schools. Especially ones where the entry level salary expectation is minimum wage. If you have any financial obligations (car payments, rent, another mouth to feed) and you don't plan on paying tuition up front, paying back your loan is nearly impossible. Or it will take forever. I loved being there and I feel good about the education I received. But the experience was tainted by knowing those industry instructors that I liked so much were very familiar with the salary their students will be earning at the end, and still chose to be part of what I consider, a money grab course. It was especially frustrating that I was reprimanded for having quite a few absences due to the need to work (to pay for the course), yet I had the marks to pass easily. I understand the importance of attendance, but attendance doesn't trump needing to provide for myself. I didn't feel like administration was very understanding in that aspect. At all. They were very much "policy" and very little "let's talk about it". This course is suitable if you are fresh out of high school, still living with your parents and want to gain knowledge and confidence before stepping into the industry. For anyone else, I wouldn't recommend it. read more

I completed a Pharmacy tech course at Robertson College. They give you false promises of better gainful employment but given that the entry level is only minimum wage for an expensive course it is not worth it. I've seen colleagues being paid more than I did without even studying as a Pharmacy assistant they only learned on the job. If you wanted to take this course go to MITT or another cheaper school that is accreditted by Colleges of Pharmacy. read more

Edmonton Location: I took the Network Systems Administration course and it was extremely disappointing. The course costs about 15k and the instructor knows little to nothing about IT and doesn't even teach, he sits on his laptop and takes attendance. I priced out the software they use for "teaching" and it rang in around $2500. They sign you up with a testout account and that's basically it. There is zero hands on, the hardware demo equipment is all wrecked and the current infrastructure in the building is embarrassing. To earn my certifications I had to go out and purchase text books and go way outside the scope they want to teach in class. Absolute joke, this program is criminal. Buy the testout bundle for $900 and save yourself the hassle of this place. read more

I pursued the pharmacy tech program. The good teachers don't stay too long in this school and when they hire they chose the cheapest available on the market. While I was there three teachers left and a low-class pharmacist was hired who was eating all day and left us alone in class and spent more time flirting with the front desk girl. We filed out patient s' papers for Donald Duck and Mikey Mouse for the patients names and counted beans, rice and peas in our practice of dispensing RX medication. Although in the contract their obligation to provide practicum is clearly stated - they sent us to door-to-door pharmacies to beg for practicum. One pharmacist took pity on me and explained that no pharmacy will agree to let a student start practicum at their facilities unless the school requests it. He said - "we need to know that the person starting practicum is indeed a PH. Tech student and your entry in the pharmacy is legitimate". When I went back to the school they smiled like played a successful prank on me and gave me a practicum. It felt like this school is not even real but is rather a scam business. Do not apply here - find a real school to spend your money and get a real education. read more

This is a low-level diploma mill college. Admissions staff work on commission. Level of education is years behind. Tuition is way too high. Why is this place even around? read more

I completed a Pharmacy Tech program in this school and it was the best choice that i made. It is a very small school where you know your teachers on a first name basis. The pharmacy class was basically the same people for over 8 months and then a few months for a practicum. It was well worth the time and effort. I really liked that the teachers were very caring and wanted every student to do well. They put a lot of their time and effort for everyone to enjoy what they were learning. Even though it was very fast paced I really enjoyed the atmosphere and going to school there. read more

I recently attended Robertson College, Calgary campus, in the online Veterinary Office Assistant Program. The online program does not meet the needs of employers in the veterinary field. The following is a listing of the program, its content, and its deficiences. 1) You will not be able to login into your account and begin your studies immediately. May take up to three weeks before you can begin. 2) You may not receive all of your textbooks at once. May have to wait for some of them. The textbooks may be new or may have been used 3) There is limited support. If you have a problem will have to solve it yourself. 4) The program is suppose to focus primarily on the skills that receptionists routinely perform. Instead their program focuses primarily on advanced medication information (theory) and no applied application of this information. (Only a licensed Animal Health Technologist is legally allowed to perform these tasks.) 5) They do not teach you how to use office equipment. 6) They do not teach you business telephones (You will have learn these things on your practicum site. That is, of course, if the receptionists want to help you. If they don't, then your out of luck!) 7) The online computer component part of the program consists of simple tutorials and then a test on each tutorial. There are no applied assignments. This is not the best way to learn Microsoft 8) The Animal Restraint program is inadequate. The course consists of reading and looking at pictures in a textbook and their printed modules. They do not use, nor do they provide live animals to practice animal restraint positions. Again you will have to learn this during your practicum. You will go to your practicum not knowing how to properly restrain animals. 9) They lost one of my exams. I had to review the course material and rewrite the exam. If they lose one of your exams they will not give you the option of either rewriting the exam or automatically giving you a passing mark of 70%. 10) They use a software called Cornerstone.They only teach you a few simple tasks. For example: how to make an appointment, bill, etc.Most vet clinics do not use Cornerstone. You will have to learn another software program during your practicum. (Again, you will have to rely on receptionists at the site to help you. If they want to, well good luck!) 11) Each patients electronic file is a legal document. You have to enter information about each client, the content of each conversation you have with them. This medical info must be typed into their file. This program does not you how to write these notes, and what to include. You have to learn that for yourself. 12) Tuition for program is very high. You can enroll in similar programs at other colleges for the fraction of the cost. 13) Most veterinary clinics do not pay their staff well. Starting salaries are from minimum wage to $15.00 an hour. Most jobs are only part time. 14) Industry is not people friendly. It consists primarily of "animal lovers and people haters". Most vets I encountered act like dictators towards their employees. They are the boss. They don't have an open door policy regarding problems. They have a way of solving staff problems and it goes like this: should you have a problem, they are not interested in hearing your side of the situation. Instead they will remove you from your receptionist position and you will assigned other tasks such as cleaning a cupboard, frig, cleaning the floor, watering the plants. When they think you have learned your lesson you can back to the reception desk.This type of disciple is the norm in this industry 15) Their website states that the practicum is used so you can practice the skills that you learned in their program. That statement is incorrect.Much of what you do during your time at the practicum site is either not taught properly or not taught at all. Summary Of My Practicum Experience: Vet wanted me to learn the Software program.The receptionist assigned to help me did the exact opposite. She ordered me to answer the phones and left the front desk. Phone range and I answered it. A client wanted to make an appointment. As I was making the appointment for her the receptionist runs back to the front desk and yells at me. The vet blamed me for her behavior. The receptionist just laughed. l found myself treated like crap at the clinic and left. Contacted college about this. Robertson College assigned me a failing mark in this program because I had removed myself from the practicum site to eliminate this abusive behavior. I later found out this vet had called my present employer and harassed them. If you think you still want to work in this business, do your homework. Not all schools are created equal. The best programs are at Olds College in Olds Alberta. Most vets in Alberta only want to hire graduates from this school. Do not complete your practicum at the following clinics: Western Vet Specialist Emergency Center, Rocky Ridge Pet Hospital. read more

Please STAY AWAY!! This school is all about getting your money. I recently completed a course and the education was a complete joke. The teachers were nice and most of them had experience in the field they were teaching however they were not teachers and that was obvious. They provided textbooks and references that were out of date and we were required to teach ourselves most of the material. The teachers would read directly out of the book, you could teach yourself at home!! It was a complete waste of time and money. They do not live up to all the education standards they promise. They are very good at sucking you in to register and when you have a complaint it is dismissed and you can't get your money back. The only reason I stayed to complete the course is because I couldn't transfer to another school or get my money back. The building is terrible as well and the classrooms are not big enough to comfortably fit all the students in the class. Save your money and time. Get a proper education elsewhere!! read more