I worked in retail for 8 years and considered becoming a store manager, but after 8 years of working my way up to the top and being so close I decided retail was not for me. I had always been intrested in medical , so I did my research and interviwed with 3 different schools here in Santa Maria. What made me choose CET was how involved the teachers where with the students from real medical assistant scenarios to administering injections. It has been about 1 year since I graduated and I am happy to say I am now a RMA and will be going for my LVN and then to RN . Walking through the doors of CET was the best decision I could have ever made :) read more