I am so thankful I chose IFREC for school. It's very stressful when choosing a good school, with…read morehigh percentage of passing students as well as finding a teacher who is willing to work with you one on one. As someone who has test anxiety, I was always asking my teacher, Valleri, questions every single chance I got and she was remarkable at answering them in a way I would understand no matter how many times I asked! The teachers make themselves available literally 24/7..at the start of every class they hand out their personal number for you to text/call if you have any questions or concerns regarding the material. I even had my teacher tutor me privately before the state exam to ensure I knew the proper material and I PASSED the first try! I don't think I could have been so prepared or done so well if it weren't for the specific teachers teaching this course! IFREC is a wonderful school, Valleri was a great teacher and the students learning always left feeling very confident. This is a TON of material to learn in 7 days, but they make it as smooth as possible and don't force you to learn things that aren't important. I loved the references my teacher would make of relating material we were learning to real life..it made memorizing SO much easier. The flexibility of the teachers was a HUGE help to someone like me. When I called the office to schedule my prep class, the receptionist was prompt and ensured I had all the materials necessary before class. I'm not sure how people have bad reviews of IFREC, honestly if you didn't do well on the test, you can't blame the school or teacher if there are loads of students coming out with passing both exams. The negative reviews on here are most definitely students who did not apply themselves outside of the classroom. The teachers made it nearly impossible to fail. They provided every opportunity for extra help! If you have anxiety of tests, I would recommend this school without a doubt!

Made a great decision by picking this school for my CAM liscense My instructor was Charli she is…read morevery knowledgable and makes sure u understands everything u need to know really has a great spirit and also very funny will definately be back for my continuing education

5 Star rating!!!! Phlebotomy is something that I always enjoyed doing so it was only appropriate…read morethat I continued it here in Florida. PLC allowed me to do just that, I had the best experience, Shiela (my instructor) was awesome, very patient and encouraging. Shelly (our Administrator) was also awesome and encouraging. The overall goal of this school is for each of their students to succeed by pushing through a very challenging and intense curriculum. I'm truly grateful and pleased that I chose PLC as my source for accomplishing my Phlebotomy Certification. I highly recommend PLC. Thanks Sheila and Shelly!! Simone Garcia

From the owner: Get into a health care career in fast and economically. Learn Phlebotomy (to draw blood). Work with…read moreprofessionals in lab or hospital. Phlebotomy training, Healthcare training intensive to prepare you for a career. One class a week for 10 weeks and one week enternship. Designed for working students with night and weekend classes. All we teach is phlebotomy.

Great school.. I graduated from F.I.R.S.T. Institute and still support me if you want to be a…read moreprofessional filmmaker come here you are welcome. Mr Joven Fazili k. Whachikoss . Thank you for everything

My time here was great overall. I learned a ton of new things in terms of filmmaking and it's…read morehelped me develop my business and get work as a freelancer. Could they have spent a bit more time on certain topics yea but overall I'd recommend it to anyone looking to take their career in the creative spaces seriously.

READ THIS BEFORE YOU APPLY TO THE LPN PROGRAM…read more I am making this post because I don't want anyone else having to go into this Without knowing exactly what this program and school are like. 1. If you are expecting to pay for someone to actually teach you, this is not the place for you. The teachers here literally do not want to teach, probably because they have no idea how to. Only one of the actually cared, and when she lectured, we actually learned and had class discussions about the topics at hand. The rest would either A) split up part of a chapter and have the class make posters all day and then present to the class, B)split up a chapter (med surg chapters, so think disorders, nursing interventions, and meds, pretty important stuff that I don't believe students who have no prior knowledge or experience should be teaching other students in the same class, isn't that why the instructors are there for?) C) get the senior class to teach it to the class behind them. There were unfortunately very few times that we got a lecture. 2. The head teacher is a bully, and she likes to play favorites. Lord help you if you get on her bad side. Singles out students, makes fun of them, talks about them to OTHER STUDENTS behind their backs. Certain rules apply to certain students but not others because she likes them. If you end up enrolling, do not trust her. She likes to power trip. A lot. If she doesn't get her way, she will play dirty till she does, and all the other teachers, including people above her seem scared of her for some reason. 3. Grades are messed with. Again, if you do or say anything that upsets a certain someone, grades mysteriously suffer. Doesn't help that you cannot see your test grades unless you fail it. So you never really ever know what you got wrong. And this isn't just coming from student experience. People in the office warned us about her and the grades. 4. They are just as bad at teaching skills as they are lecturing. Complete disorganization. No demonstrations. We were told to read the book and figure it out. If we asked them a question, they would yell at us to look in the book. It was all in the book. The book was our teacher. Are you doing it wrong? Who knows? We can't ask the book questions, can we? Some students asked if they could please demonstrate for the class first and then have us practice, they would say no. "That's not the way it works in the real world" or "no one is going to show you how to do this in the hospital, if you don't know, you have to go and figure it out". Yeeeaaa... pretty sure patients and their families don't want you to "figure it out" at the hospital, but ok. 5. Speaking of skills, let's talk about clinicals. So, you learned all these skills in class, and clinical is the time to get your hands dirty and reinforce the skills you learned, right? Nope! Can't give shots, can't pass med, can't take vitals, can't do anything, except practice CNA skills. We saw other nursing students from other schools get assigned to a nurse and do everything with the RN, but not us. We were not allowed to. 6. The school administration is a joke. They knew about the bullying, they knew about the retaliation, they knew absolutely everything that was going on upstairs, but they didn't care. Kept telling us that they were working on fixing the situation, nothing ever happened. They don't care. I have never in my life seen more incompetent people working in a school than this one. 7. Although the school promotes itself as a "college", expect to be treated like a middle schooler. While I do understand that there are dual enrollment students at the school (high schoolers), that is no reason to treat grown adult student like children. You will be talked down to. A LOT. Literally no respect whatsoever. Sometimes you even forget that you are an adult in this place. Valencia and Seminole also have dual enrollment, and everyone is treated in a professional manner, regardless of your age, so that is no excuse. 8. Disorganization rules this school. In the class, downstairs, everywhere. Tests are announced last minute, or you are given literally days to read and learn a whole med surg chapter (50-90+ pages each). 9. Let's talk pharmacology. Very important in nursing. We never ever ever EVER had a single pharmacology lecture. AT ALL! Never! All we got were packets. That's it. So that pharm class on your class schedule, forget about it. Doesn't exist. The meds we did learn, we learned in the med surg chapters. That was the extent of our exposure to pharm. I wanted to write this so other people know exactly what they are getting into, because I wish I had known, so I could have made an informed decision ( run for the hills!). There was so very little information available, and had I known about the toxic environment that I would be getting myself into, I would have never ever gone to this "college".

I am a student at the Avalon campus & really enjoy the Web Design program. I started in November of…read more2010 & have been a full time student since then with a break over the summer. I have learned so much!!! A great program that is self taught so if you are used to instructors teaching you than this program isn't for you. It's a very fast & cheap program for Web Design with great results.

My partner was laid off because they preferred to hire their friend for the position after my…read morepartner got the job, bought things for the office and very excited to expand her profession and grow. They just decided to laid her off, call to come and pick everything from the office but without entering school. They decided to send another person to bring everything outside because the "boss" didn't want to face the person. And funny, they almost wanted to stay with the fridge because it was them to keep "school property" even with receipt in hand. That affected us financially really hard. They don't want staff to grow professionally.

Please don't go here. It's a money hole. It's such a negative environment, They are liars and so…read moreunorganized, they don't care about the students just the money , yet they fail to provide us with consistent (qualified) teachers, supplies and equipment

Stunning facility run by an outstanding staff. Built my own…read moreguitar with John Rainey, who was a fantastic teacher with a great amount of knowledge and experience. Very comfortable learning environment that accommodated all levels of students. I don't play guitar -complete beginner- so it was really cool to be able to build one as an introduction. Highly recommended for all the creative minds in your tribe!

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A funky little studio that teaches acting technique classes at various levels. That's about all I…read moreknow about it in that realm. A few friends of ours have been going to classes for a few years and seem to really feel it benefits them. The studio and actors put on a show every year that the past 2 years has been called Play de Luna - a series of one act comedic plays. At a low cost you can go to see some quick one act plays with some developing actors. Some are awesome and some are good, none are bad. The actors and directors work so hard at their craft and it shows. The studio itself is a small space. It's got a few rows of seats for an audience and some bathrooms with a small front lobby where they sell drinks during the shows. Overall, if you're looking for something to do in Oct or Nov - check out their show. It's a great fun weekend thing to do (and only suitable for adults). I can say that based on friend's testimonials it seems to be a great place for acting classes too but I cannot say that from my own experience aside from witnessing them get several jobs over the last year or so since they started taking the classes.

Art's Sake Acting studio is hands down one of the best places to train in Orlando! Before Art's…read moreSake, I received my BA in theater from the University of Miami and lived in NYC where I had the opportunity to study with many wonderful teachers, HOWEVER, Yvonne is the BEST Film Acting teacher I have ever had the great fortune of learning from. Not only, will you learn craft and technique from her, you will also be part of an incredibly supportive, and positive community of actors who regularly book film and TV roles. If you live in Orlando and want to learn how to act. Look no further! Art's Sake is the best!