I started attending Intercoast college in spring of 2017. Before the initial start date, I spoke to the guidance counselor, Linelle, to look at my options, I specifically told her I wanted a course that was hands on, and that I wasnt looking for a class where I had to "catch-up" with the lectures. Thats exactly what happened! Right off the bat out of the 20 people in the class everyone knew each other and knew the basics of the program while 3, including myself, were actually NEW and clueless. We ended up doing hands-on lectures 5 days out of the whole time I attended.
The teacher I had, Craig, would have the class watch electricity videos off of YOUTUBE for the whole 4 hours that we were there weeks at a time, not once touching the books given to us. Whats the point of paying a school to show me youtube videos when I can easily do that for free in the accommodation of my home. This would be nice if We were back in High School, but remind you I am actually paying the school for teaching me what I need to know to perform well in my career and also sacrificing leisure time since i work 9-10 hour shifts.
I weighed it out and stayed there for about 2 months. I spoke with the office personnel plenty of times concerning the matter and the only answer i would get was "the class will get better." For some reason the class changed teachers to an older gentlemen, Mr. Barber. He would read the electricity books to us chapter by chapter the whole class, again weeks at a time without doing anything else. Eventually, the class and I realized he wasnt a reliable teacher since he didnt know how to explain any topic, how to help us out with any questions, and when he tried to answer questions he would go off topic and start discussing something that had nothing to do with what was originally said. The whole class took him as a joke and stopped paying attention. In all this nonsense, Each month that passed new students would come in playing catch up to what was already taught, while the students there for a while moved up to different classrooms. The cycle repeated itself every month.
I finally completed the course in the first classroom and moved up to the second. Again, I had to play catch up since the course was already started. The course was so advanced that even the teacher let me know that I should speak to the counselor if I could take a break while the class finishes and come back when he starts the course from zero. I spoke to the principal of the school to see if I can do that, and of-course he denied my request. He followed up by telling me "not to worry, no matter what i will definitely pass the course." I was confused on what he meant by that? So even if i pass or fail my exams ill still complete the course? That made no sense to me.
I ended up dropping the course after 4 months, the school teachers, counselor, and principal were no help at all. They all smile in your face trying to convince you to attend their college ONLY to take your money. The only good thing I got from the school was having the chance to meet people older and younger than me being in the same situation as myself or sometimes worse. I met many people that were trying to learn and get a good paying career but end up dropping the course because the classes are terrible. read more