My biggest regret is not doing the "Medical Assisting & Phlebotomy" program sooner. Admissions: Nicole and Elaine were stars when it came to my last minute enrollment (spoke to someone on a Friday, started classes the following Monday); Instructors: Mrs. Turner is delightfully irreplaceable; Program: Goes by faster than you think. More comprehensive than I was expecting for such an accelerated course (coming from a medical background); Culture: Everyone here has a goal and is on a mission. Welcoming. Kind. "First day of school" nerves dissipate quickly. read more

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Worst place ever to work. They do not respect you as an employee even when you bring valid issues up to the director. They belittle you and make you feel insignificant and they have no idea what they're doing compliance wise. Director has no medical experience and does not know how to run any medical lab or medical school should not be there at all worst employment of my absolute career and I've been a nurse for over 23 years read more

I am in the Pharmacy Technician program and I enjoy it, Ms.Bedford is a good instructor and knows her knowledge. Each instructor in every program cares about your education and wants you to succeed to have a better future in your career. read more

This place is awful.horrible! This school experience has been far from ideal for several critical reasons. The program's director displays consistent rudeness and evades questions rather than offering clear responses. Communication from most of the staff is lacking, and their replies often come off as defensive, offering no valuable solutions to address issues. Perhaps the most significant and concerning problem is their apparent lack of accommodation for individuals with disabilities, fostering an unhelpful "deal with it" attitude. This issue is especially problematic given my current participation in a rehabilitation and vocational program supported by the Department of Economic Security, designed to assist people with disabilities in re-education. The faculty's performance leaves much to be desired, as they frequently fail to fulfill their responsibilities and respond to inquiries, errors, and concerns with resistance, deflection, and an absence of accountability for their mistakes. In the nine months since I started, more than seven educators have quit without notice, and those who remain take vacations at inopportune times, crucial to the transition into new courses and externships. Proper planning and consideration seem to be nonexistent when it comes to student placement, and overall, there is a conspicuous lack of professionalism. I strongly advise against enrolling here, as you will likely regret the decision later on. read more

I'm here for Medical assistant and phlebotomy and I enjoy it but it is an accelerated program so being in my first term has been hard but Dr.Hendon is such an inspiring and pushing director towards your goals! Everyone is very encouraging and helpful too if you need fasfa or anything like that :) read more

This place is such a joke and a scam. Completely overpriced compared to a community college. Their classes are outdated and did not prepare me for externship at all. The externship sites that they brag about are at some of the most shady and run down offices in the city. I learned absolutely nothing in those weeks because the staff obviously did not want to teach us students. They told us if we complained about the way we were treated on site, they wouldn't sign off on our time sheets. had issues with the school that I could not get resolved until I threatened legal action. Off the top of my head...Charging me more money than agreed upon for tuition, Preventing me from completing the program, withholding my diploma & transcripts. There is literally no reason to go here over a community college unless you have some kind of fetish for being taken advantage of by money hungry scammers. read more

So far my experience at Arizona college has been spectacular all the teachers are absolutely wonderful they are very motivating and are inspiring me so much so happy I choose this school I especially want to shout out Thomas for being so helpful and making the process so easy when I applied!! read more

I am currently enrolled at this school and I absolutely love it here the teachers are great and very supportive. My fellow students are great I love the atmosphere and the vibes that I get from being a part of this great school read more

Look. This place has its flaws. But no one here is going to hold your hand. The medical field is a ruthless, cut and dry field, that has high expectations, and the program condensed a two year program into 7 months. The work comes rapidly and the pace is brutal at first, but that is simply not their problem. It is a program the weeds out the weak and only the dedicated survive. It's up to YOU to find the answers. YOU make your own study guide. It is 10% instruction and 90% YOU. Show up every day. Ask questions. If you don't get an answer you want, ask someone else. Ask every single person in the whole school before you give up and believe that the school is the problem. Use every available resource. And if nothing else, use google. This is not like college even though it has it in the name. You get a syllabus, 1 hour of lecture per class, and then you are on your own. This program is for people that simply do NOT have time to go back to school. Do not have time to mess around. And are here to WORK THEIR ASS OFF! If you lack the self discipline, you will fail. If you lack the motivation, you will fail. Every teacher here has the knowledge but they are not educators. They are individuals who have worked in the medical field for 20+ years and believe that they can impart their knowledge on you. That's why I only give 4 stars. They are not the best teachers. But they have a ridiculous knowledge of their field and it shows. Many of them aren't used to computers. That's where you buckle down and do it yourself. It's an accelerated program. From Day 1 it is ALL located in the online program and it's not on them to give a "review" to study with. You read the chapters, do the homework, review the homework, write extensive notes and study your notes. Sounds like a lot? It is. But it is doable. The price seems steep, but medical school will set you back hundreds of thousands of dollars that you may never pay back. This is about 1/10 of the price. The students are all in it together and all help each other build a sense of comradery and look after each other. You might not apply everything you learn here in your career. You will learn even more from the externship. The teachers are strict, rigorous, and professional. It may or may not be that way in your career in the field, but right now you are here to learn and figure it out using critical thinking skills. read more

I applied here (and attended) because of the accelerated program and cost. After graduating I highly recommend to anyone looking to be a medical assistant to steer anywhere but here. The school teaches just for working in primary care and even then it is minimal at best. They say it is teaching you real world experience but you will not receive it here. For medical terminology it was basically biology all over again and nothing regarding med term. The "wound care" and "injury care" they teach is outdated and not what you will use in the real world. We were taught with a triangle sling that you would use in emergencies and not like you would use in a doctors office. You also get taught how to ace wrap and how to wrap a head in a gauze bandage. You are not taught proper wound dressing that you would use in the work setting either such as cleaning or dressing a wound. When they teach the insurance section it is "good luck and fend for yourself" and teaches absolutely nothing you will need to know in an office setting as a medical assistant. You don't have an autoclave (unless they finally got one) to see how they are used and cleaned. Most of the vacutainer tubes for phlebotomy were expired which caused issues such as not having the best seal and not getting blood out even when you hit the vein. You get ridiculed for your uniform and what you MUST have because ALL hospitals are the same. No one will hire you with visible tattoos (I have three), no job will ever let you wear a smart watch (I wear mine on a do not disturb setting at work), you MUST wear black shoes (mine are varying depending on what converse I am wearing). The externship I was given was raved about as "the best" but I had a medical assistant who constantly talked about not wanting to do her job or how to cut corners (such as not cleaning rooms after every patient). And when I did not accept the job to go where I am now I was told "we'll leave the position open for you because no one makes it very long where you're going." I now work for an urgent care where I learned more in six months then I did in six months of school. If you want a decent education where you will learn a lot and get hands on experience with the best equipment I advise not going to Arizona College. Some of the teachers were amazing but most will talk down on you and ridicule you. If you like hearing constantly "no one gets a 4.0 in my class" and how everything you're doing is wrong with no guidance then this is the school for you. Most form little cliques with their students and if you are not part of the cool kids crowd school will be difficult as they will make sure it is difficult for you. Oh and when you graduate they don't care about you. I graduated in the June ceremony and have yet to receive my diploma. I do not need it for work purposes but I want it to put in a shadow box with my cap, cords, and medal for being valedictorian (because yes, if you work hard enough and study you can get a 4.0). I have reached out numerous times and have gotten different answers including that sometime this month I should receive it or get a call regarding it. No one has ever replied to my follow up emails either. Communication is lacking at best. read more

Where to begin, I was just dropped for a missed payment 2 weeks before externship. Maintaining almost a 4.0 GPA the entire time being on the deans list 3 times very good student, especially when your paying 17,023 dollars to teach yourself the material. Its ridiculous that they pretty much hire anyone off the streets that just wing it with teaching. The material is definitely outdated, IPAD outdated, Stethoscope from dollar tree and cant even afford supplies for you t complete certain things like taking blood, because they cant afford the right supplies for that. Program Director and Actual school Director having a Doctorate In Education, but assuming they should go back and redo their entire schooling because it doesn't seem like they should even have the right to say they have a Doctorate with the attitudes and unprofessional lack of support students and using the correct way of approaching certain situations. It was an experience that I will never forget and next time ill make sure to choose the appropriate school with providing the correct education material to allow someone to learn and retain the correct information that is needed. I will say i was able to get my HighSchool Diploma from this whole experience and have learned to make sure they can give you the proper materials and education that you deserve, so that way you can graduate and become successful. For those that are going into this school please please rewind yourself and check out another school that has what it takes to ensure that you as a student will gain and retain what is needed to ensure when you graduate that you know what is needed for you to become successful. Sorry if i could not give them any stars i would because they do not deserve to be rated not should this school be back by any accreditations with lack of standards that they portray. Thanks for allowing me to actually be attending a University with a minor in Information Technology and ending it with a Bachelors in Cyber Security with a full Scholarship which allows me to be successful when graduate!!!!! read more

Current BSN student here. I usually have the tendency to just walk and wander around and touch things everywhere even at my own home. I was doing that one day at school and Stephanie said it was suspicious and kept watching me. She also told me that I shouygo to a small study room where there are only a desk and chairs. Everybody who works here wants their money. Like a lot of my classmates tried to take it elsewhere but the school people told us that we can't cuz previously, the students liked the other school's nursing program and left school or they were taking classes at community colleges and here but failed lot of the classes. My close friends at this school, my family, and I think that they are making up random stories to keep their "customers", aka students. I think that the school is hiring terrible teachers to teach with no previous teaching experiences. They don't even have proof to back those up. Only thing that's good that you'll get out of this school is that your classmates are great. They are always going to be there to help you and each other succeed throughout this school. But I say that the school's employees (teachers, front desk, administrators, and everybody who works here) has to be caring and nice to the students. Cuz if they keep being rude to us, then the words are gonna spread and those who want to be part of the healthcare in the future will not come here. read more

I withdrew from the program in June as I wanted to pursue a different career path. I completed the Exit Counseling the same week I withdrew and the student loan was adjusted to reflect what I owed. After months of trying to get a straight answer from Student Payments Department, they still can't tell give me a straight answer as to why I am paying an Additional amount of $500 on top of the loan I have paid off? I have been given the run around from the Student Payment/Financial Aid departments. I have also reached out to Tuition Options regarding this matter and they have stated I would need to directly speak to the school. How am I supposed to do that if the school won't return my emails or calls? But how quick they are to reach out to me about my payments/possibly returning to the program. I have considered taking legal action but that will put me more in a financial stump. Arizona College will end up getting extra money from me just so that I can get rid of this headache because if I don't, the credit bureaus will be alerted of the missed payment. Very unprofessional "college". read more

This place is more like a used car dealership then a school , really nice at first but once you pay or get approved for the loan your just another number their whole focus is getting as many to join as possible they don't care you could be mentally handicapped knowing you would never get hired by a dr but they are just trying to get revenue My gf wanted to try this school, she didn't have a job at the time so she had no income , so we told them we would go here if we could qualify for financial aid and not pay she was approved , but it was actually a student loan , they said the only thing we have to pay out of pocket was like $500 , alright cool I thought if that's all we had to pay ,then let's do it But when she started school over 10k in debt added to her credit I've tried to talk to them politely about it but they are very rude and just transfer me around Also my gf learned mostly everything by her self from the books and she had to learn injections from YouTube because her teacher didn't have all the supplies like ms price did , her class all the students knew how to do injections and could draw blood everyone in her class was clueless and couldn't even draw blood , the teacher said basically you learn by your self because that's how she learned , but when they did a class switch with ms price was awesome and helped and explained everything like a real teacher The teachers also give out cheat sheets for the test with all the answers so they can have a higher graduating rate (so if you like to cheat this is the school for you read more

I don't know where to begin. Being frustrated and feeling as though I am giving the runaround, trying to get my diploma and trying to get my official transcript from a school that never answers a phone call during business hours. I never had to rely on a voicemail message to get back in contact with me due to miss understanding of phones calls. I have set up a payment arrangement back in May 2021, and I was told that if I miss a payment out of six months I will have to start all over again. I have been making payments and unfortunately was told that I missed three payments but look at my account and I see they're taking money out of my account. But still won't give me my diploma. The staff is very rude and have not sympathy or compassion about the students other are trying to make something out of themselves in life. Talking to the staff is like hopping and excepting. Staff that not willing to work with you to try to help me. I've been only help by Miss Sherry, which I was told no longer works there. She's been the only person helping me getting my diploma and trying to get everything situated. I feel frustrated disappointed disgusted and hurt that I can't even depend on the school that I thought would help me succeed in life. This is hurtful and I would not wishes upon no one else. I work so hard live alone have no family here and you're telling me that I can't get any of my transcripts or I can't get my diploma because you guys messed up on your end and you're making me suffer which is not right and unacceptable. As much as I talk about you guys school and the staff that helps me and for someone to sit there and make me feel as though it's my fault is unacceptable. Question would you want to recommend a school to someone? For me at this point I will say no because I see that they're not even trying to help at all but take my money and won't give me my diploma or my transcripts I need to speak to someone and the corporate office as a CEO or CFO that can help me in this matter and I understand my frustration.. read more

Doesn't look like much from outside but once your in there it's clean, cdc guidelines enforced, and everyone is so kind and helpful. I'm happy to be attending here. read more

My experience so fas has been awesome! The representatives are all very helpful, patient, and nice.

DO NOT. I REPEAT DO NO WASTE YOUR TIME & MONEY GOING TO THIS SCHOOL. I graduated a year ago & they still haven't gave me my diploma. What does that have to tell you about this school? This school is a fraud and only want as many students as they can get, they're so nice when your THINKING about enrolling & once you become a student they could care less about your "future" honestly just go to Brookline college or something, I know it takes longer but it'll be worth it in the end. read more

I have found Arizona college to have a amazing staff, and a great nursing program, if you apply yourself you will succeed.

This is truly a great school I've never felt so supported in my life if it wasn't for the support of the staff here I honestly could say I would've gave up again with all the obstacles that was going on with me outside of school they really help you find a job after school too I've been sent jobs and I finished just two days ago if you're looking to get into the medical field this is your best option to start at the instructors are great and everyone is welcoming and if you ever have a situation don't be afraid to communicate there always there to help you're not alone when you go to Arizona College read more

Where do I start?? When I decided to go back to school to do the Medical Billing and Coding program I was all hyped up because the people here made the school sounds so amazing. But, as I started my program I was noticing that the teaching staff were only there to get a paycheck and did not give a crap about the curriculum or the students. There was one teacher that was let go for having relationships with some female students. And also found out that if you don't keep your grades in the A's and B's your pretty much screwed. This all pertains to where they place you when it comes time for your externship. They place you in facilities according to your grades. If you are a student who didn't do well in your classes you can forget about being placed at a good extern site. They show you all these hospitals they are supposedly working with, but you don't actually get placed in these hospitals. I wanted to work with Banner, but was told my grades weren't good enough for me to work there. So if you are ever looking to go to an accelerated school choose any other school and not this one. They make it look and sound Fantastic but really it is not all it's cracked up to be. I would most definitely not recommend this school to any of my friends or family. read more

one of the worst places to spend eighteen thousand dollars. they state they are recognized, and that their placement rate is the highest in the state, Bull crap. I finished and eight month program in ten months after they refused to move me from an extern site that was treating me with much disrespect. yet after the site asked me to leave three days before I finished my externship, I was to make an appeal to their board and wait two months after threatening to take legal action I was made to finish the rest of my thirty hours. Only to find out that the school wrote me up in their files that I had a bad attitude, and was on a thin string when asked to start their nursing program which by the way, I would say ensure that you do proper research into other schools before signing any papers. oh and careful for the sweet tongue they have at first to hook you in to their business scheme. read more

I am one of many who didn't have a pleasant experience. I have 2 teachers willing to testify that not all students who "pass", pass. Therefore, on my extern, AFTER completing 206 hours of un-paid work, I then was told I did not pass due to attitude and was not allowed to prove myself before they had already made the decision to fail me based on that personal opinion. I had been told the place I was externing for, loved to have me and that they liked my energy also that I'm nice. But I guess that wasn't the case. I plan to go public and take this to the news paper of all surrounding areas as well as hiring a lawyer if need be and also talking to a news team to get this out there. I have had enough and will not waste $13,000 on a "poor attitude". I feel like I should of graduated with all the other people of my class because I worked very hard and cannot afford to re-do extern again. Worse decision by far. And I would not recommend this school to ANYONE. Carrington College is way better from what I hear and should of made a better decision. So after already being hired as a medical assistant for a chiropractic, they were forced to let me go because of this terrible situation. read more