I visited several clubs before finally settling on Adlibmasters. I was so impressed with the club…read morethat I joined on my first visit. Since joining Adlibmasters, my speaking skills have improved tremendously. The club meetings are very organized. Meetings generally start off with two or more members giving speeches. The prepared speeches are followed by an extemporaneous session that gives other members an opportunity to practice their impromptu speaking skills. Finally, constructive feed back and helpful tips are given to the speakers and other participants. Everything is structured, timed and presented in a format with the end goal being to improve its member's speaking skills. I've been in this club for many years and each time I come it seems that I learn something new. I definitely have no regrets after joining Adlibmasters.

I was impressed for the first time when I visited the club. The members were encouraging me to…read morelearn and improve on my public speaking skills. They are well organized. Everyone has passion to help each other and they give sincere feedback. They encourage members to learn from their mistakes but they learn from each other throughout their stories. It is a place that I feel strongly that I could belong to and comfortable enough for me to make mistakes but also learn from it. It has been for me joining to this club for the past two years and I have never stopped attending the meetings because I *ALWAYS* learn something NEW in every meetings. It was the courage that I newly found. It is the faith I grew into. It is dedication I have learned to be accustomed to. A family that I am proud of belong to. I encourage you to come to visit couple times... then you will understand and discover you also can have passion to feel belonging to this community. It is open to the public!

I took the Woodworking Introduction class with instructor David Hecker and had a really great…read moreexperience. This was exactly what I needed to get familiar with a professional woodshop and all the essential tools. The class accomplished its main goal perfectly: giving beginners hands-on experience with the equipment in a safe, structured way. Over two Saturday afternoon sessions (3.5 hours each), we made a simple candle holder while rotating through practically every major tool in the shop. We used the sliding compound miter saw, jointer, planer, table saw, band saw, router, and various sanders. While the project itself wasn't particularly exciting, it was clearly designed to maximize tool exposure rather than create a masterpiece. David was an excellent instructor who prioritized safety above all else and patiently answered every question. The class size of about 10 people felt just right for getting individual attention. The woodshop itself is impressive with a fantastic selection of professional-grade tools. Parking was easy and the classroom was simple to locate. At around $150 per person, it's not cheap, but felt reasonable considering you're getting access to thousands of dollars worth of equipment and quality instruction. Just expect to get covered in sawdust! We had plenty of time to complete our project without feeling rushed. This class is perfect for complete beginners who want to learn woodworking basics in a supportive environment. It's specifically designed as a safety prerequisite for their more advanced classes where you can tackle more interesting projects. If you're thinking about woodworking as a hobby or just want to try it out, this is an ideal starting point. I'm definitely planning to take more classes here.

Love this place, a great way to learn new things and meet folks from the community. I'm a regular…read morein the bollywood dance class, its fun and the teacher is super passionate about dance and ensuring the students are getting the steps. I also took the intro to woodshop and volleyball. Thankful this place exists, can't wait to explore other classes ( and of course, keep taking Bollywood. So fun!)

Great, welcoming club. Well organized, active. The members range from novice through intermediate…read more(CC) through experienced (DTM).

The Toastmasters club is well organized and meets regularly. I visited them, as a guest. I was…read morewelcomed and assigned a meeting role. Their security process went smoothly, so I had no difficulty getting into the meeting room. The club is open to non-employees with some restrictions. It is a good place to work on leadership and public speaking skills within the Toastmasters environment.

This is for the Autobody Repair and Welding night courses only…read more The autobody repair with McTaggert was great. Structured classes. Takes you from banging out dents to welding holes and body filler. No paint in this class. If you are looking for job training then I wouldn't recommend the evening class as you wont learn/practice enough to become job proficient. I would assume his day class would get you there though. He is thorough and supportive. If you are like me who wants to learn for a personal project it is perfect. The welding course is good if you have had a bit of welding experience. It is very self directed and you only get feedback if you ask. The supply of equipment and materials makes it worth the fee alone. If you are willing to do a bit of out of class studying (youtube/welding books/forums) and apply it in class you will benefit immensely from this class. I spent all 4 months at the tig bench and sometimes prepped materials at home (and welded too-I bought a tig shortly after class started because I knew I liked it once I tried)so I can better use my time. After 4 months most people asked if I welded for a living.

The lady at the front office are EXTREMELY slow and don't know how to communicate nicely. Helen…read moreTran specifically is just so slow and does not know how to work with students. I am very patient and understanding but I just don't understand how this lady got hired to work here. Debra Mather is very professional and communicates properly, maybe Helen can learn from her.

I've been wanting to learn ASL but wasn't sure where I could go to take classes. I found out about…read moreSan Jose Learning Center and signed up for ASL 1 with Alexa. I originally wanted to take the class in-person, but due to my own schedule, decided to enroll in the online one. I was a bit unsure how much I'd be able to learn through an online course (as I usually prefer in-person classes), but I'm happy to say that I really enjoyed the class and learned a lot from Alexa! I appreciate SJLC's wide variety of language offerings and flexibility with online, hybrid, and in-person classes. I'm looking forward to taking more classes!

I finished my Japanese 2 here. Teacher Sai is very nice and professional. Really recommend this to…read moreanyone interested in learning Japanese!

I completed my highschool equivalency here and it was the best. You have all the support you could…read moreever need with schoolwork, alongside self paced work. There is a social worker there that helped me with FAFSA and healthcare after i graduated. Every staff member was very welcoming.

Thank you very much for your work. You show a lot of patience and have a positive mood. For me,…read morethis is the best school. And of course I recommend you for those who have just arrived and do not know where to start learning the language.

This adult education is awesome! The staff is friendly the Education is on point and the location…read moreis easy to get to. If you want to learn this is the place to do it. If you go I'd suggest u don't miss and show up everyday! It will pay off for you in the long run. Classes are nice and clean. Great learning environment! Go enroll!!!

My eldest daughter, a high school senior, is an artist, and I wanted to find her additional art…read moreclasses beyond what she was getting in high school. She's worked with Maria and Svetlana for the past several years, in classes including live figure study, live portraiture, animation and advanced portfolio prep. The teaching and guidance at the Art School of SF Bay has been exceptional. And better and better, my daughter has been accepted to top-ranked animation programs including CalArts, Ringling College of Art and Design, RISD and more. I cannot than Maria and Svetlana enough.

Having painted abstract compositions in the past, I was excited to take the class, learn some…read moretheory and make some paintings. Class was in the form of an hour of interactive lecture, followed by an hour of painting, except for the last two (of six) classes, which were focused on creating and finishing a complete painting, with some assistance and guidance from Maria, who was both encouraging and helpful. I will definitely be doing more paintings on my own in the near future!

Wouldn't recommend. If I could give ZERO stars I would…read more Mrs.Fleming is a horrible teacher that cares more for students appearance, than their education. I am Extremely disappointed in how student concerns are handled at Silicon Valley Career Technical Education. When issues involving an instructor were raised, administration minimized the situation and demanded excessive "proof" rather than taking the concerns seriously. This response shows a lack of accountability and poor leadership. A school should protect students, not dismiss them. Families should think carefully before enrolling.

I was unfortunate enough to be a student, in two programs no less. When I was in high school, they…read morewere offering "free career training" for students attending California high schools. My high school fell for that scam, I attended this "school" where the administrators didn't know the subjects their teachers were teaching (and that's according to both teachers that I had). Only to finish with the highest score on the final and be denied the certificate I was being promised the whole year, with no excuse given at the time other than the teacher claiming he couldn't figure out how to use the printer to give it to me. That was in 2012, I've contacted the school and teacher many times over the years, and they both have the exact same story: "We neither have the ability nor authority to grant you that certificate. It's the teacher (according to the school) it's the school (according to the teacher) who has that authority, please contact them with this request." I only stopped contacting them after learning (2nd hand from a former student) that their "certificates" are nothing more than pieces of paper lacking proper accreditation. In the end, I only missed out on after-school activities because of this scam, but I can't imagine how horrible it would be for an adult to be scammed out of their tuition fees for literally nothing.

The staff was so horrible before I left on medical leave because I have seizures and and I ended up…read moregoing to the Emergency Room that same night. I called them the next morning letting them know I got a blood clog in my Brian but than a week later I went back to the hospital so they can MRN for my Brian and everything came out clear and the next week I went back to school they told me I got no internship but than agin I went back the second time once I came back for the second year and introduced myself with class 32 and and we were going into internship agin and they still gave me no internship it was such a waste of time and a lot of bullshit there organization no help from staff only those that help are from HR counseling but besides that that's the only person I really show respect the rest was awful and don't recommend it to nobody. It was the worst experience of my life that it is a waste of time that they should take the program off. when you ask for help for staff, they always tell you to go ask one of your classmates when they're always telling you when you need help or support come to one of us, but they're always sending you to one of your classmates instead and they don't wanna do nothing

I'm not recommend this program. I joined it. The staff are not professional and friendly. They…read moredon't help you when you have a problem. They often respond very slowly and have a very usual attitude towards students. They probably think people come to study and ask for help from them. They only want to get their work done, and the mission is over.