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This is what they gave me after they dropped me from school. Does this look like an official transcript????
MPhuong L.

Don't go to this school, very bad school, instructor don't care about there student, if you have 1 absent you will be drop from school and they won't give you a transcript, so basically months of internship for nothing. Be aware of this school. Clinical instructor leave a needle on patient bed multiple times and she kept blaming it on student. Make you take care of a covid patient, risk your life then if you catch covid, they will mark you absent and drop you without giving you a proper transcript. If you fight for your right, they will drop you without any transcript, your money will be down the drain. Theory teacher doesn't know how to teach properly without a good theory lesson. He sells snack and chips in class for student. Save your money and don't go to the school , you will waste your time and money and gas for nothing, they will not care about you. They only care about your money. Once you paid them, there's no money back. You will waste all your time gas on all the clinical time but if you missing one clinical day, they will drop you, and won't give you a chance to go back. But refused to give you your transcript. They will make you do all the internship time in hospital. You will be cleaning personal secretions, urine, person fluid, covid patient, pneumonia, all the horrible diseases, even AIDS and HIV patients, basically all the dirty work but if you got sick from covid, you will be dropped without any explanation. They don't even care about student, they will try to hide their flaws as much as they can and will tell you "forget about it and move on"-this sentence was said by the CEO of this school over the phone with me after I was dropped from school. They think they can get me to stay quiet and won't speak up. But it's time to let everyone know what they're hiding.

Raina P.

So glad I went to CDI as well as my family members. The instructors are very helpful and the way the school is organized by the DON will definitely make you pass NCLEX as long as you-- pay attention to lectures, TAKE NOTES, read the textbook/workbook and do the exercises, Saunders, and ESPECIALLY ATI. Kim is wonderful and really cares about the students. The instructors, especially Ms Fae, taught me how to become an organized, caring competent nurse. The school itself is smacked in a quiet neighborhood and has a homey feel to it. It's a family vibe between classmates, schoolmates, staff, and teachers; you can even bbq at the back patio area. The skills lab is bigger and has more mannequins to practice with compared to surrounding vocational schools I've visited. The clinical sites and the staff in each of them are amazing and will prepare you in the real world. From SNF to subacute, acute to medsurg/telemetry, to psych, to ICU to observing surgeries, and to maternity and peds. It's an exciting feeling and CDI will guide you through that journey.

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Ricardo P.

Outstanding I am now and will forever be one of the most grateful and biggest enthusiast of everything concerning CDI

Virgil C.

I definitely recommend CDI! The school is organized and they really help you and teach you the material as well as hands on skills. I am well trained due to this school and found a job right away. THANK YOU KIM!

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Ask the Community - Career Development Institute

Need an honest openion about this school.... Is this school 100% accredited, if so are there any graduates working as planned?

Yes, they sure are. 100% accredited. https://cdi.edu/accreditation/ Yes, call the call school at 310-559-0225 and they can tell you about all the success they have placing their students.

Does CDI only offers the full time program? Any upcoming part time program?

Only full time. No part time.

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“This school prepared me for NCLEX they took our exit exam very seriously and once you take your NCLEX you'll understand why.”

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