Their system was downed during my Pearson Vue exam (L & E). As a result, I failed and had to wait more than a month till they established another term. I was shocked Pearson Vue let this happens and to reinstate the exam back was very painful mischievous process.. The personnel was kind but didn't seem to know what she was doing as she failed to log in from my brief break. read more

Hector in admissions is great! He's thoughtful, diligent and follows up. Even when I wasn't able to get into the scheduled classes he and I wanted he was caring. read more

This is a real review. Notice the reviews are very far and in between, from 2 weeks ago, a year ago, and six years ago? Not good. Very poor reviews on other forums. I spoke to Charlie myself, and was surprised at how far behind he was in terms of testing, as I had to take the security exam 3x myself to pass. One exam. Out of six. I know the strategies but now, and his tips were far invalid. He also claimed if you failed an exam, you could study it again during the ten day breaks they have in between courses in order to keep up. Folks that is utter bs. Not realistic at all, and these exams are not for the faint of heart or nearly simple at all. Imagine taking an entry exam into Harvard or Yale on math and Greek with little to no experience; it's a process, and not a simple one. Basically, Once you get behind, it will be easier to stay behind and never have a break in 7 months. Let's cut to the chase: They will contact entire lists of recent military veterans , and they will claim they are government endorsed. No: CompTIA is government endorsed, not the school itself. They will try to convince you that you can do it all online, 7 months, 6 certifications. I am telling you, Just the security + alone takes weeks or months to pass alone. They claim to have an 80% pass rate, but have nothing to back that up. They teach from the CompTIA books and materials themselves, and claim they can narrow down the course materials and get people to pass their exams, though the exams are near impossible to pass now, and yet compTIA is its own entity and highly secretive; this school comes across as if they have back-stage passes to testing strategies. Charlie convinced my friend to take the cyber security route. That's great. What he failed to explain is that although my friend could do online classes from his East coast time of 9pm-1am, that's completely impractical. Additionally, he said there would be another class starting February to work with his schedule, so my friend signed up. The syllabus received is an entirely different program of which I reviewed, not CompTIA and more vendor specific for networking , NOT security + and NON-vendor specific, and told my friend they were virtually the same thing. No, they are not. Networking and security are in times interchangeable in terms of testing, but different target aspects in the real field. Also, CompTIA A+ is useless. Employers want people with at least Network +, but more likely at least security +; case by case scenario. Sure, other certifications are added in top of that that are not CompTIA, but then your job choices are pretty much chosen for you at that point. WHEN THEY MAKE CLAIMS, ASK THEM HOW, AND HOW AGAIN. They do a lot of explaining "how" without really explaining "HOW." Folks, these recruiters just want your GI Bill; another post stated that ABCO billed the GI bills for all they were worth. They don't care about your success; they want the GI BILL MONEY. It's just a mock school built around another company's course material, basically. read more

They scout for veteran GI bills. My whole class was veterans. Way too fast learning and not enough time to study for comptia tests. Jobs want compita security + at least!! That takes at least 6months learning not 3 weeks of online classes. read more

Called to talk to an admissions rep and had to listen to a 5 minute political screed about the Newsome recall before being told that I could only get a 5 month abbreviated program instead of the 9 month program advertised. VERY UNPROFESSIONAL. read more

I just completed my HTML Photoshop and Dreamweaver classes here. I must tell you this place is excellent. The training was very systematic, and step by step. I loved the project idea, which helped me a great deal in learning photoshop and web designing. I'm going to continue to sign up for the CIW. I'm very picky about training , and I'm usually the one asking many questions. This place is really the best secret in town. It helped me in getting my career started. I must say the instructors were very helpful. If you want to learn web designing or IT, I would enroll at ABCO for the best training. read more

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My time here at ABCO has been a good experience. I don't come from an IT background, but I was looking for a career change. Initially I was concerned that I may not be able to keep up with the class because my job experience had been on a different field. However, the instructors are have been encouraging and always there to answer my questions. What I really enjoyed about the classes were the hands-on labs that allowed me to visually see and walk-through the scenarios, and in my case, I learned much better this way. In addition, the study guides for the certification exams were very useful that I felt comfortable walking into the test room and taking the test. Long story short, with the help and guidance of ABCO Technology, I was able to complete my Oracle DBA certification. read more

I was a student at ABCO back in 2012 and finished the Certified Internet Webmaster course. ABCO actually got me a job after I finished. It was only temporary, but I found another, permanent job a couple months later. I work in a different industry now, but I still make websites on the side for some extra cash. I've gone back to Arif a few times since I graduated and he's always been willing to help me out. They go over A LOT of information. My only critique would be that maybe they could make the course a bit longer because of all of the information to absorb. But I learned a lot there. I am naturally more of a designer, and some of the more advanced coding was tough for me. But I can now confidently create a website, and know enough PHP/MySQL to make it work. I've only had good experiences with the staff. It was well worth it for me to go to ABCO. read more

Yessssss, before I joined ABCO, I saw all these reviews but I never wanted to base my judgment on hear-say and I gave it a shot. From the hustle of being a security guard, shuttle driving, Uber-LYFt and Warehouse grind....Every other day was grey. ABCO has illuminated my future with hands on experience to manage and administer Networks. Without an IT background i just got hired as a Systems Administrator and all this is because of ABCO. From Robert(A+),Henshaw(CCNA)Arif and Ralph(MCSA)I owe you ONE!!! read more

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We are contacting you in regards to your CompTIA exam scheduled on 07/22/14. We have completed a technical review. ​ After a full review of your exam specs, we have found that your exam was administered correctly with no system errors or loss of time. ​ If you have any questions about content please contact CompTIA. Please also visit link http://certification.comptia.org/getCertified/certifications/network.aspx for information regarding this exam​ ​ Regards, BJ Sr IT Program Coordinator Pearson ? Always Learning Learn more at www.pearsonvue.com​ my exam specs was not in question. the system malfunctioned.. the proctor verified this. i want a refund of my money paid for this exam or another voucher to use to retake the exam. read more

Took their course a few years back for web dev, complete waste of time and money. I had grant money to use and wanted to get in to the field. I did a sit through of one of their networking class and it seemed legit and informative, but I can only speak on their web dev course. Completely overpriced and all they did was go over chapters of these cheap $30 text books that you can buy online, but they marked them up about 3000%. Dreamweaver Class consisted of the teacher coming in and reading from the book and going over exercises chapter by chapter. We were left in the room by ourselves for loooong periods of time to do the 'exercises' from the book, which took about 3 minutes, so it was a lot of sitting around and doing nothing for an hour or so. Many students left and never came back. Probably had like 10 minutes of actual instruction per class and sitting around for an hour and a half each 'class'. The software that was supposed to be included with the course... were just pirated copies that they used a key gen for, I saw it with my own eyes and asked them about it, they just said 'oh it's a software we developed to get our students legitimate keys'. Please I know what a keygen looks like. I never received a legitimate copy that I could use after. They (Arif) offered me a gig to debug a website they developed after, I took it so I spent a few weeks debugging and reporting issues to their dev team until it was finished. Then they stopped responding to me all together and never paid me. I'd avoid this place. read more

I attended the CIW program at ABCO technology to learned the fundamentals on e-commerce with the purpose to getting into the online sales industry. I had a great time there, and learned so much. Because of this training I was able to get a job as an e-commerce sales representative in a large well known auto retail company. I highly recommend the school. Do not expect miracles, expect to put in time and work. Instructors are very clear from the beginning that it isn't easy and that you have to practice. Thanks ABCO. read more

I had a very bad experience with, they just suck your money and let you fight by your self with the exam. The exam questions are totally different than what they teach you. A waste of money. read more

They over charge you on everything; books that cost $20 bucks on amazon, they charge over $200 for. The supplies that they charge you over a grand for are pirated (burned from their server). And you, the student, have to pay $$$$ for it. Materials that cost them less than a hundred dollars, you pay $800 for. And it gets better! Classes are constantly canceled, sometimes within a couple hours from when it's suppose to start. The "Instructors" always seem to be sick every other weekend, or have a family emergency. Better still, they're not even certified by the vendors to teach the material that they overcharge you for! You pay for everything up front, however, you don't get your books, supplies or materials until the day of the class, and most times, a couple weeks after its already started! The equipment is NOT "State of the art," like they promise, they use old computers that are not able to handle the pirated software they have installed on all the computers. Out of the 8 computers per classroom, only 5 work. And because the hard drive space is so limited, when you save your work on the hard drive or the desk top, other students from other classes can access your files, edit them, or delete them; and you then have to start all over again. There's more! When you get fed up and ask for a refund, they take 30 business days, which is really 2 months, for them to give you a break down of what you paid and what you owe. THAT'S RIGHT. WHAT YOU OWE! And if god forbid, they admit to owing you money, you don't get it right away like they did when you initially paid, you get it in $500 checks that are: 1) Always late 2) And you have a 50% chance it will bounce 3) You have to call them to remind them they need to pay you 4) You'll get a post-dated check that has to be cashed a week after the date written on the check. 5) When you call the school, either Ambreen or Fathima will tell you that the "refund is processed through the accounting dept and I have to wait till they give me an update." ABCO Technology doesn't have an accounting department! That's some BS they tell you so that you don't blame the incompetence on them. PLEASE, PLEASE, don't waste your MONEY, and most importantly, you're TIME on a scam school that will only take YOUR MONEY!!! Check www.ripoffreport.com and as for them becoming an Accredited school - forget it, it isn't going to happen, ever! If they say they are any time in the future it will be a lie. read more

If you are like myself and looking for a career change into the IT world, ABCO Technology is the best way to go! I am currently wrapping up my Web Development program and I am already certified! With amazing instructors like Mr. Pascal, to lead the classes, and an insanely supportive staff, success is inevitable. read more

ABCO Technology is a RIP OFF!!! DO NOT GO TO ABCO!!! The positive reviews on this site were all written by ABCO. When I first started my classes at ABCO I was asked by Fatima to write a positive review about my experience at ABCO, in the past tense. The quality of service at ABCO is very poor. If you want to advance your career, you are wasting your money with ABCO. They promise classes to begin at a certain time, but they don't. Their instructors are not qualified, and their class rooms are very low tech. It looks like they found their hard ware at a yard sale. If you really want to know what ABCO is really all about, ask them to give you a tour of their classrooms. They will probably have many reasons why they can't give you a tour. The first thing I noticed about ABCO is that they do not have a class schedule. They will tell you classes begin around a certain time, but they are never specific. My classes began three to four weeks later than when they were supposed to. They gave me different excuses for the delay of my classes, but it turns out they were trying to find an instructor to teach the class and were having a hard time. In the end they found an under qualified instructor that simply read out of the book in class. My instructor had told me that by teaching the class he could be prepared to take his certification exam, the same exam I was going to take. The second thing I noticed about ABCO was their facilities. Their class rooms were of low quality. Their chairs are falling apart, only one classroom has a projector, so they move you around if another class needs the projector, and their testing station for certification is in the dirty kitchen. Who can take an IT certification exam in a small, dirty kitchen? And the final thing that I noticed about ABCO is that once you have paid for your classes, they will not return any phone calls. They will not notify you if your classes will be delayed. I called them many, many, many times, and all they could do is tell me to call Fatima. Once I spoke with Fatima, she told me to check with the administration department. They have you going in circles and hope the student will get tired of calling. I also have it under good authority that the federal government will no longer be sending anyone in unemployment to ABCO for training. If the government won't be sending anyone there, why should you go? read more

Rip off school. no hands on and extremely expensive. They just want your money. I went in for the first class and realized it was a waste of time. DO GO THERE!!!!!!!! BEWARE! read more

Hello all I attended Abco Technology in 2016 and earned a certificate as a programmer by completing CCNA, MICROSOFT, A+, and LINUX courses. I am currently going to enroll in Security+ and proud to say that because of this education and training I was hired to work in cyber security. Thanks Abco read more

ABCO is a great choice when wanting to enhance your skills in the IT field. My experience at ABCO was great. Not only did I had an instructor that cared about me learning the material, but also took the time to explain and showed me visually with the lab. They prepare you from beginning to end so that you can succeed when taking the certification exam and when going to look for a job. read more