I'm currently a student at The Smile Academy and have had a great experience learning from Sarah…read more She explains concepts clearly and makes the material easy to understand. She's patient, supportive, and takes the time to make sure everyone is comfortable with what we're learning. What stands out most is her hands-on, real-world approach to teaching. She prepares us for what to expect in an actual dental office, which has really helped build my confidence. It's clear she genuinely cares about her students and their success. I'm grateful to be learning from her. The homework load was not stressful for me. Learning with the other students has been so much fun. I highly recommend this school to anyone who'd like a future in dental assisting. If you'd like to be a dental receptionist, this school teaches you all the dental terminology. It's great for both! You also get a nice pair of scrubs, and your BLS (CPR) certicate included!!! I was nervous about changing careers. After a few weeks here, my confidence for my future has skyrocketed. Thank you Smile Academy!

I couldn't be happier with my experience at Smile Academy. I came in nervous and not knowing what…read moreto expect but Sarah was the best instructor I could ever ask for. She was attentive and patient and a wonderful teacher couldn't thank her enough. All the front desk receptionist were very sweet and kind. Doctor Kim was very professional and polite and would be a great person to work for. Overall I couldn't be happier with my choice of Smile Academy and I can't wait to take the skills all these wonderful people have taught me and apply it to my future career! Thank you again!

My 14 year old son has been going to the Coder School for half of his life now: he has had weekly…read morecoaching sessions with Teacher John, who has been awesome and incredibly patient in teaching him all sorts of computer coding and languages - from Python, to Java, to C++, and nowadays they talk about AI and construct projects for him to do that feed his intellectual curiosity. John has been so helpful and creative, and he has maintained a balance between answering my son's myriad questions while also having him execute complicated projects. John has been a constant in my son's life for seven years, and the school is very organized, responsive and helpful whenever we need to make a change to the schedule. I HIGHLY recommend!

Great way to get kids into coding they started in the Palo Alto location and now go to San Mateo…read more My son and daughter both do weekly coding lesson and it has been a great experience. The staff are really top notch and take the time to make sure the kids understand what they are doing and also try to make it topical to games they might play Learning Scratch, python, java etc My kids love making their own games and are looking forward to summer camp where they might make mobile apps

Dr. Sachdev is probably one of the most skilled and ethical dentists I've ever met. As a young…read moredentist he is the first person I call anytime I have questions, he has taught me more than I can ever repay him for. Having said that, I am more than impressed with the dental assistants he is training. I would recommend all of his dental assistants he's trained so far. Our dental office is very greatful to MDS for this essential service MDS is proving for the thr dental community.

Dr. Deepak Sachdev and his team are just phenomenal. I have known of this dental practice for years…read moreand just learned of the dental assisting academy from some of the recent graduates. I went to their open house and was able to learn more about the modern dental technologies they are using and how they train students to understand their roles so they move on to successful careers. It's a beautiful location and learning environment. So happy they are a resource in our area!

Some staff here are absolutely amazing people. Some are mediocre. Some can be a bane to your…read moreexistence. Just like anywhere. I stick and try to interact with the best and do my DD before taking a class. For the most part my professors have been 5/5 awesome and go above and beyond. The custodial are super chill and the aids are nice too. My main gripe is the Wi-Fi and data in the science building on the second floor is absolutely garbage. I strongly believe the school did that on purpose because mine (and so many others) have no service on that floor whatsoever. Go one floor above or below and it's good. We are not children and some of us are emergency contacts or have work so not having service is an issue. Especially since I tutor there and have been at all the open labs including club stuff. Also sometimes I have to turn my phone off and on to get service back which is crazy. That alone could be a reason for 0 stars but I do really like the staff and people here. They are nice and helpful. Also so beware the bookstore can be a hassle. There can be a lot of issues. It took me two semesters to get a printer but I got it after asking like 3-4x a week for a couple months. The coordination is not the best but if you push you will get the result you desire. There are many services available like DRC and EOPS available for students. Take advantage of you don't know my opinion is ask Chat gpt for all the info with links and it will give it to you in a easy to access format rather than dealing with the website. I would definitely recommend going here. For a CC it is quite lovely. They have so many things including a makerspace in the library!

I took some classes here years ago and had a food experience. More recently I have visited for…read moremeetings and large events and Building 10 is stunning with great view and modern interior. Parking can be tough but at least free if you don't mind walking.

I went here for sterile processing tech program. I am now working for stanford for almost 8 years…read moreand is very happy with this career. The staff are very friendly and the teacher are very knowledgeable.

Please do your research/due diligence…read more Finished the Sterile Processing Program September 2025, passed the board exam November 2025. After getting licensed, we were supposed to be placed in externships. Unfortunately the communication from the school stopped with no explanations. As of today April 15, 2026 entire class did not get any externships so we are all doing random jobs now to get by. What's even worse is that my friend got motivated to do the same program and enrolled on the program for the class batch after us, he also passed the board. We both did not know that the school would suddenly stop assisting us after getting licensed. During the enrollment and beginning of the program, the school emphasized that they will assist with the externship. One of main reasons I stayed with the program is because they advised that they have a plan-B which is staffing so there is a safety net, that we will get externship, but that didnt happen either. While our entire class is trying our best to find our own externships after getting licensed and got "ghosted" by the school. The school is still enrolling more and more students and posted more future class schedules on their website. Which makes me wonder about their plans, if they can't find externships for the previous and current students, why are they still enrolling more students?

Every member, faculty and staff here is nice, except for one terrible staff, Jay. I used the…read moreprinter once, and he thought I was wasting ink (Although this rule is not written in the lease, agreement, contract, or posted notice) so kicked me out. my course certificate (which I spent $100 just to qualify for 3D printing) here became worthless. After I was kicked out, they refused to refund my membership fee and locker fee, but continued to charge me monthly rent and locker fees until I updated my credit card. And they refused to accept all of my emails, even though they were very important to me.

Tried to take a tour of this place with my husband and kids, only for the receptionist/front desk…read morelady tell us that there's no kids allowed inside. If that was the case, then why put this on your website in your FAQs?? My oldest is 13 so it should be ok for him to look around. Though with my youngest being 7 and will be supervised by me, she's still not able to get in as well? Either word your policy better or put it under the tours question that no kids aren't allowed. Wasted our time there.

My son (6th grades) has an excellent time in the Right-Cross class, the programming lecture is fun…read moreand challenging, the skill set is right on to prepare him for the Robot building, my son developed lots of interests in programming and science over just a few weeks of teaching. Thank you coach Hao for your efforts to bring high quality education to my child.

From the owner: We teach k-12 students robotics. Each age group has personalized tutoring packages. Those programs…read morecover computer programming (C++, Java, Python, Scratch), mechanics, electronics, CAD, 3D design, 3D printing and robot competition strategies. Packages include robotics workshop, day camp, summer camp, and inclusive long-term robotics curricula. Kids will improve their STEM grades and will be able to confidently attend robotics competitions (FLL, FTC, FRC, VEX, etc).

I hadn't planned on getting my real estate sales person license as I was already licensed as an…read moreMLO. But when COVID stay at home precautions were in place in 2020, I decided to go for it and take my coursework to get my RE license. The on-line coursework of Principles, Practices, & Finance were well-designed for us to learn, with interactive zoom classes. Angela So was a terrific instructor and I know I retained a lot of the information from her classes because I felt good even a year later when I finally got my state exam date in April 2021. Already working in the industry doing mortgage loans, I felt overwhelmed as my test date approached since I could only dedicate a small amount of time to studying. I decided to take the crash course and also opted for the recorded videos and state exam prep. The videos with Ian Medina really helped me integrate concepts in a memorable way. I'm glad I was able to view all of these and also do the practice exams prior to my crash course weekend. Scheduling the crash course the weekend before my test date did help me feel more confident going in. Clarissa Cortez was an amazing instructor who kept us all engaged during the weekend crash course. She was able to integrate real world examples that helped us remember concepts. Feedback from fellow students who had taken the exam also gave a good perspective of what to expect on exam day. Passing my exam on my first attempt was a great feeling and I am now able to start helping build the real estate side under my brokerage, West Gold Inc. Thank you CA Realty Training, Angela So, Ian Medina, and Clarissa Cortez for making my real estate educational experience amazing!

Thanks to CA Realty Training Burlingame I finished my classes quickly and in an enthusiastic,…read moresupportive and fun learning environment! The classes were taught at Keller Williams modern offices in Downtown Burlingame. My awesome instructor Clarissa Cortez was so passionate about real estate and teaching! You'll see it from the start -- the excitement and love she has for her career in real estate. I also signed up for the crash course which included a massive bank of practice questions. Today, I passed the state salesperson exam on my first try. Normally I hear there is only a 40% pass rate. Thank you Clarissa!

So as with most of our summer camps, I have to go by what my daughter tells me and try to glean…read morewhat's going on based on minutes of being onsite during pickups and dropoffs. Our 7-year-old was here for a week this past summer. This camp seems to have a SimCity/Lego crossover thing going on, which I can totally get behind. Every day my daughter would talk about adding new buildings and bringing home a score sheet summarizing the state of her town (population, approval rating, money in the treasury, complaints and accolades from the townspeople). I came in one morning to find some escaped criminals holding up little speech bubbles. Looking around at all the little towns, there were some seriously impressive structures. After the week I downloaded Cities: Skylines (the computer game) and am looking forward to playing it.

My 8 and 10 year old daughter both loved this camp! Every day I picked them up, they were so…read moreexcited to show me all the things they had built. They seemed to really enjoy the civics nature of the building and telling me about why they had built particular structures to help their town. I was quite impressed by this camp that it turned out to be a great learning experience. I highly recommend it! I was a bit concerned when I signed up that this would be a mostly boy camp -- my daughters had some girl friends there with them and I noticed a few other girls there who we did not know. It seems like @ 30-40% girls that week, in case you are wondering. Though it didn't really make a difference as they work in small teams anyway.