Unprofessional staff. I would initially call multiple times to inquire over their DH program and would be sent to Voicemail. The DH admissions person finally returned my calls but I would miss them because I would be working. For this reason, I went on their website to schedule a call/zoom meeting for a time that worked best for me. I waited all day for someone to reach out since I had already booked a specific time slot, nobody ever did. A month later, I decided to call back AGAIN just to be met with passive aggressiveness from one of the ladies; basically insinuating that because they attempted to reach out to me in the past, they no longer wanted to give me their time of day. I say this because I left my info with the receptionist in attempts to finally meet and I have yet to hear back from them. So overall, it's okay for them to not pick up their phones and not check zoom appointments, but the moment we do it, we're not worth their time anymore. I fear this might be the only school that lets their phones go to voicemail regularly. read more

Hello Everyone, As of May 27, 2026 no one has reached out from SJVC to rectify the situation it's really been unnerving conserving I spent probably about $70,000 and three years of my time to get into the program which I did and because of my disability I had to miss a week. I was actually penalized for that. It was so funny because when I started my program, there was another young lady that had some kind of family issue that was able to start the next cohort but yet I'm still out here. I have my money out of my time with no resolution that's not right. Don't be fooled. It's obviously the AI that they're using because it's the same message that I keep getting. It's AI. read more

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My experience at SJVC Ontario has been nothing but stressful and disappointing. The lack of organization and communication in this program is unbelievable. I completed my clinical hours and had proof of it, yet the school still claimed I was "absent" and refused to let me take my final. Instead of reviewing the evidence or supporting me as a student, they chose to believe a clinic that gave inaccurate information. For how expensive this program is, the support is simply not there. When issues came up, nobody took responsibility and nobody advocated for me. I felt ignored, dismissed, and treated unfairly, despite doing everything I was supposed to do. I would not recommend this program to anyone. If you want a school that's organized, communicates clearly, and actually supports its students, look somewhere else. read more

I absolutely love this school!! I recommend everyone to do online! It's so much easier to handle and you don't have to meet in person at all! I loved it so much that now I'm going to take their HR class in March! I know I see so many negative comments, but I never had a problem with the college. As for people getting back to me, it did take s min so I kept bugging them but that was only because I needed the information for my new classes. Other than that, the online classes are great!!! read more

Amazing school people and staff very polite and clean couldn't see a better school to look into

Went for a free dental examination today. The facility is professionally run with about 25 students on the floor who are closely supervised by professional and experienced hygienists. Before you leave, you walk away with the student's examination, the hygienist's examination and doctor's complete, observant examination. It's a pretty good deal if you want to help out a student or get a free examination or procedure. read more

If you plan on going to this school to learn a trade, save your money and join the union instead. For $26k, the students deserve much better, like instructors who are present in class everyday. The quality of the education isn't great. I had to basically teach myself the material. I couldn't get an email reply from the dean of student affairs when inquiring about a book I needed for class. read more

It is an Awesome Hygiene Program! I feel so much support from the instructors! They really care about you and your future

The worst. They will not answer your calls, refuse to call back it seems. Very unfortunate considering a friend recommended this school. I called to inquire about their Respiratory program and I kept getting in this cycle endless cycle of phone tag with them. When I finally got a hold of them, I was transferred multiple times which took a few days to finally get the person who's in charge of enrolling students for the RT program. If ya'll are looking for programs, go to American Career College. They'll answer all your questions effortlessly and get you in asap. Also very supportive and attentive throughout your time there. read more

I attended this school shortly Spring of 2020, right before we were in a complete shutdown due to Covid. My experience at this school was terrible!!! I do not recommend this school. I was in the Dental Hygien program and had a poor experience with one of the instructors, Smith. Incredibly rude, condescending, demeaning woman. Admin forwarded some paper email asking me how the school could improve and "help" me. I mentioned my experience with Smith. After that I was her target. The very next day after I had mentioned her behavior, I had her for class and the look on her face. She knew and gave me the dirtiest look ever. After that, I was her target. Some examples of her passive aggressive behavior were: Harassing me in front of the class and patients, belittling behavior. If I had a question she answered with so much hate and disgust. This woman has a serious problem. She added to my stress and anxiety due to her passive aggressive behavior towards me. Long story short, I help care my autistic sister and we were in the middle of a pandemic, my sister had to be admitted to psych ward for 2 weeks. While she was in and out of the hospital, contracted Covid and got my entire family sick. I am a breast cancer survivor , with the stress of school, family, sisters health, I ended up failing anesthesia class , which Smith happened to be my instructor again. The school, Smith, knew of my family troubles and health. I was pushed out of the school: the administration knows this, smith knows this, and the Dean Cary knows this. I appealed my case, nobody got back to me , I was pushed from one person to the next, and they purposefully did this so I miss the new class. After I reach out to the President of San Joaquin, a staff member reached out, heard what I had to say and says to me that I can apply for the next cohort , but I am not guaranteed a spot, even though it was Dean Cary's fault as to me missing the opening that was available for me since 2 people had dropped. They did themselves a favor. I had sent my appeal 4 MONTHS before the new class was set to begin. So why? Not to mentioned, their computers always glitched and if you ran out of time , they still blame you for being slow. Things always changed over night, lesson plans, quizzes, etc etc and mind you, the first 2 semesters we were doing everything online. How do you change plans like that and expect everyone to be on board ? Specially when we are doing everything online ? The calendar and plans for the day was frequently changed by Smith. And they don't provide patients like they said they would and you will be charged later for your tools( which cost up to 4 k. They don't tell you that your 4-5,000 tools won't be included in the cost. The worst part is not only is the instructor the issue, the administration is worse! starting with Dean Cary lady and whoever is above her. Terrible people. I'm still reporting this school to secondary education. Just never got around it. They say we may forgot how people treated us, but you never forget how they made us feel. read more

I had an amazing experience at SJVC Ontario! For someone who never liked the dentist, I can honestly say this was my best dental experience I've ever had. The students are professional and knowledgeable and are ready to answer any questions or concerns you may have. They seem to really enjoy what they do and the services are complimentary which is a bonus. Sweta, one of the student dental hygienists, cleaned my teeth and did a wonderful job! I would highly recommend her services. Not only is she knowledgeable about dental care, but also very kind and engaging. I give her services and this place 5 stars for sure! read more

My process was amazing super smooth fast and easy. Caroline Hernandez was my admissions advisor, hands down the best, cap aside. It was all good energy answered all my questions promptly and made it feel like home and a no brained choice to start my career. I highly recommend her. read more

They suck ass! The vet tech program mostly Dismissive and Worse to the Staff. The teaching isnt better the teachers hardly even care if you pass. There is one teacher named Fove Hardy she was one of the best but you could tell how work was taking a toll on her plus the comments toward her were very two faced and fake. They could have treated people better over there. read more

SJVC offers many program career options. All you have to do is be committed to your success. The school has all the support systems in place to assist you in your endeavors. Find your program, and go for it. You won't regret it. All the staff are positive and kind. If you are serious about your future you should check them out. read more

Don't recommend this school. I am a parent of a current student. The school was told my daughter has anxiety and high functioning autism on admission. School assured her she would receive the support she needed to complete their program. Classroom work she excelled in. There were no accommodations needed. The last part of the program, the externship, became more difficult. When my daughter started having difficulty we met with the Dean. What was promised didn't happen. No interwiews, no options of where to go and no options how many hours a week or days of the week. Four hours a day will be spent driving for the externship. The Dean made a plan how to help, but, she never communicated effectively with her staff. In my opinion they could have done a better job. read more

They never called back for weeks. 2 months later they called and apologized. Well its kinda late for that. My son was able to enroll at west coast. Tried to call over 30 times, always the after hours operator that answers that doesnt matter what time you call. We even went to the campus and was given a calling card to call because no one can help. Its a really bad school i would not recommend. Turn over is high for the employees. read more

I would not recommend this organization the dean Justin is very condescending and makes this school unpleasant. Along with the lack of communication there is also lack of understanding with the students. Please look elsewhere! Not worth the hassle due to multiple associates being involved and more about their income and lack of involvement unless it is about their payments. read more

Free teeth cleaning! This review is for the dental hygiene clinic. The receptionists are super friendly and nice. You might have been approached by a student to be their "guinea pig". Don't worry because their instructors check their work after every step. (So sessions go up to 3 hours). If you want to try it out, they take walk-ins and sometimes assign you to a student. If you go in at 8 AM, you'll be done by noon. And the Ontario Mills mall is directly across the street!! read more

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I have been trying to get an advisor to help me sign up for pre req classes I need for the hygiene program so far it's been 3 weeks and I can't get no one to help me, I have been calling every day and all they tell me is that an advisor will contact me! read more

This school has a lot and I mean way too many bad reviews ! It doesn't look great to students who are maybe looking to enroll. I'm afraid that they don't provide you with what it takes to be successful after graduating from SJVC. My husband just recently applied and all I can hope and pray for is that he has an amazing experience here and that the school is everything that he imagined it to be. read more

SJVC has so much to offer the staff and instructors are outstanding make SJVC you next move for your new career! read more

I try to apply to dental hayein program I am A student I get reject with no reason I am qualified for everything the worest experience I had they weast my time I will not recommend they give people hard time . Theydo not help at all read more

I'm not a student here yet or maybe never considering the experience I had just trying to get information about the RN program. First off, it's nearly impossible to get a hold of someone here. After waiting a couple days after requesting info I finally got a call and scheduled my appt to tour the school. Two days before my appt my car had issues and was unable to attend. So for two days I was trying to get ahold of them and was always transferred to the after hours operator even though I was calling within hours of operation. I left a message with the operator to get them to call me back so I can reschedule. I waited a whole day after my appt and never got any call or response so I ended up just going to school. I was really interested in this school, so I was desperate to get info. I show up and explain my situation, and the front desk was very nice about it and got the nursing advisor. Out of respect I won't mention her name but she comes out and she already looks annoyed. I kindly ask her if I can get some information and the situation prior about the missed appt and if I can get actual info about the program and says "well I'm back to back to back with appts" very rudely but proceeds to take us to her office. She continues to say "what do you want to know". Well aren't you the advisor? How about you tell me? Fast forward I want to schedule a tour and she says why if you're not applying till 2023? I want a tour to have options open and she seemed to have a problem with it. Overall I would give this place a chance again but no longer want to go through applying this school through this rude advisor. Get a job else where if you're not here to help future students and dislike your job. read more

Don't go to this school it's a waste of time the professors don't care, the office staff doesn't help, they never get back to you even when you leave voicemails. Don't waste your time find a better school. They only want your money stay away! read more

One Of the best experiences in my life attending this College. Thank You for everything SJVC read more

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I am proud to say that i am a graduate of SJVC Ontario RN Program and now a Registered Nurse. I would say that RN Program is a hard program that needs a lot of dedication and focus. SJVC helped you in all aspect of your class endeavors, but it is still up to you as a student to manage everything. I enjoyed the laboratory simulation where you can practice critical thinking on what to do on a patient. We have tons of exams and quizzes, but those exams helped me passed NCLEX with ease. Overall, I recommend SJVC to any aspiring nurses out there. It's a great start to fulfill your dreams. read more

This school is a NO GOOD. They deserve to lose all accreditations. The RT program was terrible unprofessional, unorganized and all of their equipment is old and barley works. They are not a teaching school at all as they would just pass every students with bypassing CLOs and Stimulations. They do not have tutors and all they would say it email then your question and wont get back to you till days later. Save your money and go somewhere else. They have a terrible campus president shannon who just walks around eating snacks all day and has a smirk. Their Dean Davina walks around like she has a bad day everyday and looks like it. Talking to her she has no clue on what she's doing. Most of their RT staff leaves and doesn't come back. The educational part of this school from experience you will not learn anything. When I say they need to lose accreditations they really do. DO NOT GO HERE. This school is falling apart read more

If I could leave a worse score for anything else I would. Don't consider coming here, if you value anything about your financial status and your overarching development as a professional in whatever field you're trying to enter, you're better off dedicating yourself to a debt at a real institution that has facilities that will actually work and they won't staff a geriatric instructor who isn't even able to remember where they are or what it is they're supposed to be teaching you. Imagine dedicating your time to coming to class on time for months on end to be given instruction, only to be let down at the most fundamental courses that will be the foundation to your learning experience as you develop further. For months I, as well as other students, had to complain to the Dean of students, Davina Carry, about the instructor Terry Carver for his gross incompetence and inability to lead a reasonable course of instruction for our "First Wheel" courses. Fast forward to graduation and I am given a degree yet no palpable resources to find a line of employment without taking a massive pay cut for who knows how long before id be able to make a living wage again. SJVC claims to offer career services assistance when in all reality is they have someone surfing Indeed and will offer the first low income offering positions that reasonably wouldn't even provide enough income for the grossly overpriced tuition plans they'll enroll you on nonetheless feeding yourself, your family, or paying whatever other bills you have. SJVC is the place you go to when all options have exhausted themselves and you can't even find yourself a position under a Union anywhere. It's the option you go to when you need a certificate and already have a foot in the door somewhere. They will only ever work with you when you have the ability to give them an ultimatum and once you're no longer on campus for them to worry about, they will hardly give you a second thought. I highly implore anybody who hopes to build a better future for themselves to look somewhere where the facility provides operable teaching apparatuses, they will take student input seriously when it comes to staff members rather than having the assistant dean of students or other teachers hold the hand of teachers that clearly should not be teaching, ultimately where the institution will actually be inclined to teach you what you're enrolling for and not just pump a degree and hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt into your lap. read more

SJVC is a great private college. The teachers are knowledgeable about their subjects. There are systems in place to ensure you have the tools needed to successfully graduate. If you are not committed to learning don't apply at this school. It is fast paced. You must dedicate many hours to reading, doing assignment and taking test. I love That the school has a variety of programs to choose from. Classes in every field which when chosen and completed gives you a jump start in Your new profession. The classes have options for day and night classes. SJVC doesn't disappoint. read more

I highly recommend this school! I am currently doing the Respiratory Therapy program and I LOVE it! Every teacher so far has been so helpful, knowledgeable, and organized, and impactful. I have learned so much in such a short time and look forward to the final 2 terms. Thank you to the entire respiratory faculty, you are very much appreciated :) read more

This school as a whole is a great school. They demand excellence and that makes you push harder to be better. I just finished my first term as a respiratory care practitioner, it was hard and I have a lot of hard times ahead of me, But I'm pushing through it and all the staff and teachers are so helpful, they want you to succeed, so they give you everything they can to help facilitate this. In the end this is MY career and MY education. So what I get for grades is all on me. Peoples lives will be in your hands. If your on the fence about this school you should come visit. Everyone even the students are helpful. read more

Computers and printers are always broken. As a "resource" that is supposed to be available to students for printing and research, the computer lab lacks working computers, working printers, and the staff that is supposed to be present always seems to be somewhere else. It's been a chronic issue for the last 6 months. Many students have complained. Nothing has been done. read more

I was nervous going back to school after 17 years being out of school. But after months of debating on going back to school I went. After my very first MOD I got a Job as a maintenance tech. And I can honestly say I LOVE MY JOB!!! Everyday!!! You get what you put into your education. Invest in yourself. Currently I am working and back in school at San Bernardino Valley College for more education in Welding and going to continue my education for years to come. Everyday is a new adventure working on machines and fixing things!!! read more

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I'm a new deans list graduate from sjvc and i want to say they have Terrible counselors that give no care to the students once they get them to sign don't fall for the antics and false admiration, career services also lacks the information for students such as transfers and deadlines for students looking to continue their education after SJVC but if your well aware of what is needed for your college path then you might be okay, my teachers were all really nice well informed and would try and challenge my capacity of learning and offered a lot of great advice in the CMs I thank Ms marrs, Mrs Thomas and Mrs spikes for the regime they had in place i felt i learned and wanted to strive SJVC you need to work with your counselors and career services if you want more people to continue to come here read more

The electrical course is a scam. Its completely useless for industrial tech ,1 month. I taught the teachers more than they taught me. 2 teachers quit while i was there, one after fighting a student. Each part of this course tells you what different electricians do in their respective jobs, but you will not get any actual training. The PLC course is a joke. Zero work on troubleshooting. I feel like i spent $18000 to learn how to install a light, something i could learn from reading the directions on the box. read more

This school was amazing.The teachers were incredible. Under the COVID circumstances they did a great job with distance learning.The financial officers worked with me to get loans and other financial assistance. I would highly recommend this school to people of all ages. I had young students still in high school as well as older seniors in my classes, all were taught equally and did well if they were willing to put the time in. read more

I want to say thank you to Rachel and Araceli from the dental hygiene program at sjvc. These girls were wonderful. Rachel recommended Araceli to clean my little brothers teeth which were bad. He has not seen a dentist since he was little due to no insurance. Araceli did amazing work on him. On top of being gentle she explained everything and also has great communication skills. She is going to do great things in a dental career. I also want to add the staff up front was super nice and helpful. Thank you everyone. Especially Rachel and Araceli. read more

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Not sure where else I should go with this, I don't want to be involved but just FYI. Let's just say sometime this week during class a certain instructor absolutely destroyed and embarrassed a student in front of the class. What was unusual was the fact that the student successfully completed a lab, rather than getting a "good job" and a signed lab sheet to be submitted for credit, the student was put on the spot. Keep in mind no one up until that night was asked to explain how, what and if they could explain what they had just completed. It was complete silence and the awkward silence was troubling. The student was calm but you could clearly see they were bothered. quietly gathered their belongings and left the class. Darn shame to see that, maybe the instructor was having a bad day but there's no excuse to do that to someone. You can bet your behind once this program is a thing of the past, I will not be returning. read more

This school has been my pathway to my dream of becoming a nurse! The RN program is fairly new and has had some bumps along the way and thing s I felt as not just a student but an adult that should be more enforced as far as rules but they are doing a great job. I am so thankful to have been able to complete my program here! The staff is different from when I first started and I loved them but the staff they've brought in has a passion for this field and that's what will make good nurses! Every place of business including schools needs some fine tuning here and there but overall this has been a good school for me. read more

First part of the course is good. Second part is a different story, no hands on teacher. They said it's due to Covid. Maybe they should lower the price of school since they don't have hands on teacher's! They advertise a hands on teaching. read more