This review is based on the fact that I am an employee of the College. I work at the Pecos Campus,…read morebut every time I visit the Williams Campus I am impressed by how nice it is. The campus is small, but it is very well maintained. The employees are helpful, kind, and professional. They have some good programs out there, and I have heard that people really like to work there. I am a big supporter of all of our Maricopa Community Colleges. Great way to take classes for less money, and I believe that the instructors are more caring and involved.

Taking a couple of classes online with this particular college and having to register in person at…read morethe campus reminded me why I opted to go straight into university (rather than spend 2 years at a community college to begin with). The advisor I dealt with was nice. The guy who ran the math placement tests was nothing short of kind and SUPER helpful. However, there are other areas of this college that fall short. The financial aid/"financial services" people in particular are just awful. I came in one day to get them to sign something so I could have a consortium agreement between this college and the university I actually attend. First day I tried I started with the advisor and the math placement test afterwards. I intended to go to financial aid for a signature afterwards, only to find them closed. Yet the hours on their website state that they're open 8 am to 6 pm. This is NOT true whatsoever. I finally caught someone on another day. They refused to sign the agreement unless I set up a payment plan for the community college, or I could come back later. I mentioned how they're never here even though they have set hours and the lady I spoke to was just miserable. She was extremely rude and said "well we don't always have someone working all day, those are just our general hours". Uh, what? How hard is it to either abide by the hours or update the hours to say you guys are only there for X hours a day rather than wasting everybody's time? The financial services aside, the professors here were not so great at communication. I had a professor not respond to an email for several days. The course was automatically set up for her and everything was automatically graded except for discussion boards and extra credit. Yet it was still hard for her to simply respond to emails in a somewhat timely manner (I had to email her two follow ups before she finally replied), grade the discussion boards (my professor waited until the very end of the course to finally grade our discussion boards), etc. I'm just grateful I'm a proactive student because I can't imagine how much other students may struggle in courses where professors are non-existent. I've also heard other horror stories about financial services/aid here so that's nothing new. I'm just grateful I was only taking a couple of classes and that I won't have to take any classes here again.

I was sent to collections over 260$..... No call, email, mail, or anything before being sent to…read morecollections. They stated they sent to my student email which they shutdown after inactivity or not being enrolled anymore despite having my regular email on file. Extremely disappointed...

I came here today as this is an official voting location and it was close to me…read more I had my ballot completed and wanted to make sure I dropped it off at a voting location vs putting it in the mail. SMCC has ample parking, clear signs on where to go to vote and once I got to the voting location, I was easily directed to where I could drop off my ballot. Official checking for drop off ballot asked to see my signature and then I dropped mines into the box. Voila! 4 stars because while I didn't mind the walk to the voting drop box, I thought about older persons and possibly those that are disabled have a longer way to go and perhaps having one drop box closer to parking lot for those persons. It was easy, and no issues and I did my civic duty and got to see SMCC campus!

Still going. Never felt better about my decision to attend here. They are tough but supportive.read more

Accelerated program that just takes your money!! None…read moretransferable credits, if you fail you are given option to return in one year AND THEY STILL DENY YOU. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME AND MONEY

Hello this is Whitney, I had a wonderful experience with…read moreAshly today as she did an amazing job cleaning my teeth, she knew how to do all the e rays on her own and I am so grateful for such a good experience. thank you so much Ashley . I love coming to Carrington College for my teeth cleanings the 3hour time block is well worth it !!!

I originally planned to use my GI Bill for the Dental Hygiene program at SJVC in California. My…read moreexperience with SJVC was wonderful from the beginning. The staff was welcoming, helpful, and made the application process clear and easy to understand and I was excited to start the program. Unfortunately due to my husband's military obligations, I realized I would have been about halfway through the program when we would need to relocate and he would begin a deployment so I reached out to SJVC to explain my situation and they were incredibly helpful. They told me about their sister school Carrington in my home state and explained that it might be a better option because I already had a strong support system there, especially with having small children. They made it clear that I was still welcome to continue with SJVC but provided me with information about Carrington so I could decide which option worked best for my family and timeline. Because of that positive experience with SJVC, I felt really confident exploring Carrington. After attending the information session I decided to take the leap and switch my focus to Carrington. In the beginning, everything felt promising and my communication with Donna was great, and I was able to submit my recommendation letters, fingerprint card, CPR certification, vaccine records, and other required documents. I don't think the Wonderlic exam I had taken in California transferred, so I retook it as requested. At that point, I was told that I was a strong candidate, that my score was good, and that everything looked promising. I was excited and felt that I was on the right path. Unfortunately, the communication changed shortly afterward. A couple of days before the application deadline, I was asked to retake the test again and after that I stopped receiving communication. I called multiple times, left voicemails, and sent emails but received no response. After waiting and trying again, I eventually received a voicemail shortly before the start date informing me that I had not been selected and should try again for the next start date. The voicemail felt off as if she didn't remember who I was despite previous conversations or maybe my application just fell through the cracks. I was still determined to pursue the program and moved to Arizona to apply again. When I asked for feedback about how I could become a stronger candidate, I did not receive any guidance. I called multiple times, left voicemails, sent text messages asking what I needed to improve, and emailed questions regarding getting a higher score on the Wonderlic, but again received no response. Donna eventually contacted me about a week before the next application deadline asking me to resubmit my letter of intent, but once again, communication stopped afterward. At this point, I realized that switching my focus from SJVC to Carrington may not have been the right decision for me. I understand that applying to a competitive program can be stressful and that admissions staff may have many applicants to manage. Still I am very disappointed by the lack of communication and guidance throughout the process, especially after having such a positive experience with SJVC. Because the two schools are connected, I honestly expected a similar level of professionalism and support. The final communication was even more disappointing because applicants were notified that they had not been selected through a mass email in which all recipients could see one another's email addresses. Applicants began responding to the email, meaning we could see each other's responses as well. Receiving a rejection in what is essentially a mass text felt very impersonal and, in my opinion unprofessional. I understand that not every applicant can be accepted, and I completely respect how competitive it is. My disappointment is not being denied but the lack of communication, feedback, and guidance throughout the process. I repeatedly asked what I could do to improve my application and was unable to get an answer. Ultimately I'll take this experience as a sign that Carrington may simply not be the right school for me. I am disappointed because I had such a positive experience with SJVC and genuinely expected a similar experience with its sister school. I have loved working in the dental field since leaving the military, and I am determined to continue pursuing a career in dental hygiene. I apologize for such a long review but I sincerely hope that other applicants have a more positive experience with the admissions process, and I wish everyone applying the best of luck.

Pima Medical is a great school not only the environment but also the instructors, Ms.Denise is the…read moreabsolute best she's truly a teachers who genuinely wants you to learn the ins and outs of phlebotomy. She has patience for the students who need a little more help, and is super understanding when it comes to our personal life issues, same with Vianess she's also an absolute gem and even though the program was three months long they made our class feel like family! Ms.Felicia is the sweetest ever, she wants the best for us and our externship experience and truly cares about how we're doing, they all do! I would 10000% recommend attending Pima medical.

I LOVE PHLEBOTOMY! Ms. Denise is a wonderful teacher and I find myself missing being in her class…read more She and Vianess prepared us extraordinarily well for externship so when I got out on the field, I felt ready. She was an amazing teacher and helped us learn how to do the different pokes and feeling confident with them. I have fallen in love with phlebotomy and I have to give all my thanks to Ms. Denise.

Came here to get recertified for CPR & First Aid for my job. Our instructor was Lisa and she was…read moreamazing! She explained things in detail and even told us (13 of us) about experiences she had, even one where she had to have CPR performed on herself and she told us to share any experiences we had with either CPR or First Aid. She made the class fun and enjoyable rather than boring and even got us done earlier than expected. I highly recommend her and Heart Savers (now under the new name of Lifework) for your recertification needs. She is awesome!

Took a cpr class here and it was great! To the point, not too long, and felt like we got some good…read morepractice in. Lisa taught our class and she did awesome, she explained everything clearly. Would definitely take another heart savers class again.

My experience with Avalon has been amazing. They treat their students like family. Both my son and…read moredaughter have both been given the same opportunities as all of the other students. My daughters teachers that she has had and has have been super supportive with her and understanding. I couldn't have asked for better teacher's for my kids.

I gave one star because I couldn't give zero. There are no words to describe how poorly this…read morecharter school is ran. They will go to any length to get out of having to provide students with special needs a fair education. they lie and they cheat and they have a new principle every 5 months, they cant keep any good teachers for more than a year. teachers even quit in the middle of a school year due to how terrible the mangers are. don't enroll your children here. It will be your biggest regret. If you care about your children, find a school that will care for them as well. this school is not interested in our children's education, rather, they are in it for the money, they sure don't provide what the kids need, they expect the parents to donate everything, even office supplies. where does all the money go that the governments gives them? not on the kids. that's for sure.