There are just no words to express how I am feeling for being courageous and confident in taking…read morethis approach. Signed up twice and backed out twice. My bff took the evening class and he shared his experience but I kept procrastinating. Finally my sister and bae pushed me to my limit because I've got nothing to lose. My employer will reimburse me a certain amount back for the tuition which I could not pass up. Second, having an additional cert will open up more doors in the medical field for me. As much as I hate blood, I stick children and teens every day. Lol... I chose the weekend class which is 5 Saturdays from 8am to 4:30 pm. Just remember you aren't too old to go back to school to make that dream of yours come true. My first day was absolute amazing. Our teacher was amazing. Her name is Lindsey Kline and she is full of positive real spirit, humor, honesty and direct. Lindsey works at a prison and her skin is thick. She is there for you every step of the way. Lindsey provides the guidance and support during Q&A and your blood draws. She's very responsive. I've completed my class yesterday and I know I will miss attending class. We had an awesome group of people that were always joking around, laughing and helping each other make our goals. Lindsey makes you feel comfortable and I loved her style of teaching. There aren't no shortcuts. It may seem like a short time of learning to get certified but she had given us all the knowledge we need and carry us through to prep for our NHA exam.

Their training is second to none! If you think learning phlebotomy in 5 days albeit not…read moreconsecutively you will be proven wrong, and that's a good thing! You get some lecture time and it's hands-on from there. The instructors are great and very good at what they do in and out of the classroom. The tuition you pay is worth every penny! You may be nervous to actually stick a needle in someone but after your first successful stick it gets easier from there as your confidence sky rockets! Student services is great and they're fast with their responses and they are very accommodating. I highly recommend this school if you're going into phlebotomy, EMS, PA school, Nursing school or jobs that require this skill. In 5 days I got 65 successful sticks in via straight needles, butterfly needles and capillary punctures! Great program for anyone!

I had the opportunity to take Product Marketing Manager class with Kareen Okaka through Product…read moreSchool. The class helped me prepare for Product Marketing in the future as I am transitioning. Kareen was very thoughtful and helped answer all of my questions during the five day course along with providing feedback. Thank you Kareen and Product School for guiding me every step of the way. I really appreciate it. It helped create a space for me to grow as an individual as I worked through day by day.

Product School offers several course offerings for Product Managers at various stages in their…read morecareer. I took the first of these, which I believe is the Product Manager Certificate, in July/August of 2020. The COVID-19 situation meant our class met virtually, I try to take that into account into my review. I feel like I need to separate my review into two parts, the instructor and the curriculum. First our instructor, Adithi: 5 stars, only because that's the maximum number of stars I'm allowed to give. From the beginning she has been incredibly generous with her time, knowledge, and resources. She's passionate about product management and eager to share that passion with her students. She also brought in guest speakers with extensive experience in the field, which added a lot to the conversations. I cannot recommend her highly enough. Second, the Product School curriculum: 3 stars. It ticked all the boxes for what I would expect from an introduction to product management--personas, product discovery, minimum viable products, roadmaps, etc. But it didn't seem to offer any value differentiation above reading various Product Management books, which I've done. Furthermore, the curriculum railroaded us into several pre-defined class projects. These were confusing and placed arbitrary constraints on our project development. And while I enjoyed working on this final project as a team, I also would have liked to build my own project from start to finish, for a real company of my own choosing. I believe Product School has recently overhauled its curriculum, and frankly I feel a little cheated because our group was one of the first cohorts to use this curriculum, which I don't feel is ready for prime time. I'm sure Product School will use this feedback to improve, but sadly I won't benefit from these improvements. Still, the chance to learn from Adithi and work with some amazing teammates still made the overall process worthwhile.

That's a lovely testimonial already. Here's a polished version that keeps your warm, personal tone:…read more "Great Beauty School is an amazing place to begin your beauty career! I had the most wonderful experience as a cosmetology student and learned so much, including professional hair-cutting skills. The instructors and overall experience were incredible. I highly recommend Great Beauty School to anyone looking to start a career in the beauty industry!"

Highly recommend Santa Clara Beauty College -- and stylist Gia!…read more I just moved to Santa Clara a week ago and was able to walk over for a shampoo, haircut, and style. The whole service cost only $15, which is an incredible deal. Gia was fantastic. She was professional, courteous, and really listened to what I wanted. She cut my hair exactly the way I asked, gave a wonderful scalp massage during the shampoo, and did a great job with the styling. The instructor was polite and helpful as well. The salon itself is very clean and better ventilated than most places I've been to in Palo Alto and Santa Clara. One small note: the listing says walk-ins are welcome, but when I arrived they asked me to make an appointment (you can book through Yelp or by calling). I'll definitely be back for more services--nails, color, facial, and more. If you're looking for quality work at a great price, give this place (and Gia) a try!

Both of my kids have been doing abacus with since first grade. They are in high school and middle…read moreschool now. Learning to use the abacus and mental calculation has helped them with critical thinking as well as their math classes at school. The teacher is very great and cares very much about the kids and their learning. I would highly recommend this class for kids as young as kinder age!

My son has been with this abacus school for a few years and I have only good things to say about…read morethis school. He has advanced a lot in his abacus training and he can perform advanced mental division and multiplication fluently. Supermath teaches students to develop precision and accuracy in mental calculations while also helping them improve their speed of computation. In traditional math, where my son is studying algebra and geometry, he is fast and accurate because he uses anzan for all arithmetic computation. I highly recommend this school for authentic Japanese style Soroban abacus training. They have a few locations and their quality of teaching is very high. The instructors are very experienced and motivate the kids to do well.

Despite being Filipino, I never was taught Tagalog growing up. I recently was inspired to learn…read moreTagalog, and I was super pleased to learn there was a place nearby that teaches it! I wanted to better connect with the language associated with my heritage, so I decided to invest the time and money to learn Tagalog. I took the Level 1 hybrid course with Rhya in early summer 2026. Overall, it provided a great foundation for introductory grammar and vocab for Tagalog. By the end of the first course, you quickly become comfortable being able to ask simple questions (like where are you from? what's your name?), answering with affirmative/negation statements, and even being able to ask "how much/how many" with Tagalog numbers right off the bat. The class structure felt perfect, with the small class sizes. The course was very interactive, as we were constantly engaging and practicing the language throughout each course. And of course, it provided a safe space to make mistakes and grow with the language. If we made a mistake, Rhya would walk us through our mistake to help understand where it was and why the correct answer was provided. The class structure was also perfect for my work schedule. There were times I had to travel for work and miss a lecture. Because I was signed up for the hybrid course, I was provided class recordings after each session, allowing me to catch up and not feel left behind. The sessions are definitely catered to working adults, with all courses being offered in the evenings. Each session was 90 mins long each week for 7 weeks. I learned a lot from Level 1, and I'm excited to continue on to Level 2!

SJLC (San Jose Learning Center) has a great number of language classes - online, hybrid, or…read morein-class - and a variety of schedules, esp. for busy adults. The instructor that I had, Keiko is great. She is very patient and always willing to help. (The courses can be fast though depending the language and the books being used). The other people there are always very polite and helpful as well. The facility, while basic, is clean and conducive to learning. They seem to use a mix of media (e.g. slides, Quizlet, etc. which is good). FYI - it is near SJC - San Jose Int'l airport and the jets taking off can be somewhat loud at times.

Great experience for our girls. We were able to sign up our children to multiple sessions because…read moretheir curriculum is constantly changing. Would highly recommend teacher Nicole she is great with all ages! We also received a discount for multiple children and the pricing was very reasonable.

Mr. Sankus and Mr. Gomez are very talented and supportive instructors. They seem to have a knack…read morefor generating great drummers and focusing on the truly important goals of self-development. Thanks guys.

Very detailed instruction and helped with areas I needed to improve in. Only had two lessons and…read morejust passed my driving test. Friendly as well!

Great instructor, he was patient and did a great job at teaching me how to drive. I just passed my…read moredriving test.

Absolutely 5 stars and highly recommended. Coach Audrey has the patience, skill and plan to teach…read moreyoung kids swimming in the right approach. Best of all, she also makes the whole experience fun. Our kid looks forward to the lesson every week, and we can see concrete steady improvements after every lesson.

Thank you Audrey for being such an AMAZING swim teacher and swim coach! You have such wisdom and…read morecompassion for new swimmers!

I am stingy in review, so I'll put 4.5 round up to 5…read more I did a thorough research in the area for Korean learning. I have a busy schedule at home and at work so committing to a weekly in-class session on weekends or weeknights is almost impossible. I wouldn't be able to catch up on homework in addition of my business travels. Besides, a lot of local schools are for younger children. For adults, a lot of them are tailored to college enrolled students or business travel. Very few are made for recreational study, and offered in-person classes. 1. Flexibility - zoom classes Luckily, Adroit College offers online zoom classes mix with in-person sessions, which solves half my problems! I can call in zoom anywhere in the world. My quizzes and assignments are handed in online. Most class work and notes are shared in Google classroom. If you miss a class ? there is the zoom recording where you can rewind the dialogue many times! This helps studying in my own time. Flexibility is the key! 2 Focus on fundamental Dr. Koo is a traditional teacher. If you believe most teaching these days says 애 and 에 are the same pronunciation, you will definitely get a different perspective here. Dr.Koo is solid in her knowledge. She is flexible in her teaching but meticulous in her standard. There are many online courses preaching the easy way out, which ignores small differences because people will 'understand'; but I find that knowing the fundamental of words , pronunciations and expansion of some simplified forms of writing, helps expanding my gramma structure and easily pickup new gramma without coerce myself remembering all these rules. They are indeed very systematic if you understand the basic. Thanks to Dr.Koo 3. Friendly , small classes I must admit the progress is rather slow with a bunch of easy-going learners like us. You need to be discipline and review your course every week. Homework is not heavy. Quizzes are take-home style. You work on your own pace which is perfect for my circumstances as a mother of 3. If you are expecting spoon feed highly stressed get it done style, this won't be for you. My classmates ask a lot of questions and so do I. I try to practice a few lines of causal conversation every class randomly to my teacher or classmates. In other Korean schools, you will not have these opportunities.. Their focus is to rush through the curriculum so you get your exam or TOPIK1 soon. Learning is rather secondary in those Korean schools. I find here is friendly and teachers are patience. 4. Anything bad? yes, that's where the .5 is. The school is not as nice as you see in De Anza college. The cultural activities are not as vast as some of other ones. That's mainly due to the smaller enrollment and smaller Korean community here compare to SoCal (Irvine, OC). It is a chicken and egg question. I believe when the reputation grows again , there will be more participants and after class activities will be more fun. I look forward to this day! Overall, I highly recommend Adroit if you truly want to learn Korean differ from traditional schooling. They offer kpop, conversation only, and many special classes fitting for your learning goal. This is not a dry boring school where my kids will deter from learning their mother tongue. Come for a trial class and you'll be the judge !

An experiential learning environment where students practice dialogue, learn Korean culture, and…read moredevelop reading/writing skills. Their schedule caters to working professionals (ie evening classes) and you'll see a range of motivations - everyone from folks who do business in Korea to those married to Korean spouses, to fans of Korean dramas and K-pop. You'll have a good time learning Hangul here with this eclectic mix of students and teachers. I've only taken one class so far (with Hyewon) and she was excellent. Going above and beyond to bring in resources outside of the text book like restaurant menus and quizzes from other curriculums. Most classes are less than 4 students, so you'll get an intimate setting and lots of individual attention and help. I look forward to taking more classes here!