I had a great experience with admission representative Valeria Garcia! She assisted me with everything I needed and kept me updated on the next steps. I never felt confused, and she was very supportive, especially during testing, always offering words of encouragement. Thank you, Valeria! read more

Shout out to Ms. Janice & Ms. Rosalie for the amazing support and encouragement!!!! These clinical instructors are the reason I kept going and strived to never give up!!!! read more

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I am incredibly grateful to my career services coordinator Leah, her dedication and expertise completely transformed my job search. Thanks to her guidance, I was able to find a career in healthcare in no time! read more

Valeria made this commitment process so easy and stress-free. She was incredibly helpful and attentive throughout the entire process. I highly recommend her as an advisor because she truly cares about every question, comment, and concern. It was also very convenient to make an in-office appointment with her. The level of attention and support she provided was amazing, and it was clear that she genuinely cares about helping her students. read more

I've been reluctant to further my education due to financial concerns, but they really work with you here. The whole staff is so kind and welcoming. Marie has guided me through the process with so much encouragement, reassurance, and transparency. As long as you communicate, work hard, and take accountability for your part in the journey, you will be successful. They have flexible schedules, financial aid, and most importantly a great staff that wants you to prosper and provides all the resources you will need to reach your goals. I'd recommend this college to anyone wanting to develop their career in the medical field! read more

I was in the LVN program and just recently passed my nclex and one of the biggest reasons why is Mr. Liquete was my instructor. If you're lucky enough to have him, you'll learn so much from him. Mr. Liquete is one of the most knowledgeable and passionate instructors I've ever had. He genuinely cares about his students and goes above and beyond to make sure we understand the material. His teaching style is clear, structured, and incredibly effective especially when it comes to breaking down complex concepts like pharmacology and pathophysiology. I used to feel intimidated by certain subjects, but he made them feel manageable and even enjoyable. What stands out the most is how approachable and supportive he is. Whether it's staying after class to answer questions, offering study tips, or encouraging us through tough clinical days, Mr. Liquete has been a huge part of my growth and confidence in this program. Thanks to him, I not only learned I understood. If you're considering NWC for the LVN program, I highly recommend it -- and if you get Mr. Liquete, consider yourself lucky read more

Great experience with the enrolling process , Valeria made it really simple and easy for me!

This is a warning for any future students considering enrollment. I am enrolled in their DMS program and am having the worst experience. They are extremely unprofessional and unorganized. My cohort was not informed about the new semester start date, the class days, or whether classes would be online, hybrid, or in person. Nothing. We are a few days into the 3rd semester, received the schedule the day of. If I had not woken up early on Monday to log in to Moodle, I would have missed the first day of class, since they did not inform us of anything. I sent emails to Heather Benevento (Director of Admissions) and Tammy Latu (Executive Director) with no reply. It took me sending a follow-up email for Heather to reply and say that I would hear back by the end of the day from either of them. Of course, to no surprise, I did not receive an email. Whenever I call the campus, my calls go unanswered. I leave messages, and they are not returned. They use the excuse that it's a new campus and ask us to give them some grace, but if you are late on a tuition payment, late to class, or miss a day, they will make sure you face the consequences ASAP. Turns out the schedule we were given for the semester is not even accurate. Our professor had to inform us today that our lab day is canceled because the school doesn't have the supplies (shocker!). And now we will have lab on a day we were told there was no class. What about those of us who have jobs? Doctor's appointments? Job interviews? This school expects you to form your life around them and only cares about getting their money and nothing else. read more

So far I've had a wonderful experience as I get ready to start the VN program and my rep was Melody and she's helped me so much along the way very appreciative of all her time and can't wait to see my next year with the school! read more

Mrs. Dill in the dental assisting program has made this journey in my career so motivating. Her energy every morning and capability to profoundly explain the criteria in a way that I can comprehend when I have questions is something i admire about her. She also shares many job experiences with us about her work/office experience. read more

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I couldn't have done this without the support of my best friend and especially my family. Attending this school will be an amazing experience. Administration was very helpful and reliable. Amazing campus! read more

Official LVN from Cohort 121! The beginning of this journey was very bumpy, by our third term we had a new DON and a new clinical instructor, the difference was night and day! Mr. Adnan was quick to reply when I had any questions. Mr. Tim was very well organized, he was great! He improved our clinical scheduled by a lot! He worked hard to get us more clinical sites that would improve our learning experience, and listened to any concerns we had. Mr. Liquete is a beyond amazing, extremely competent instructor, you can really see how passionate he is about teaching through his lectures. Every single piece of advice, tips and tricks to testing, down to the positive affirmations he had us repeat everyday helped keep me focused and confident I was going to get through nursing school. Mrs. Anita is another theory instructor I would like to thank she was there for us all three terms, nursing school is really hard, she was very supportive and sympathized with us through every frustration we shared with her. She helped as much as possible to make sure we succeeded. Ms. Flo was one of my favorite clinical instructors, she had a lot of her experience to share with us, great advise to give as well, she made sure we put in practice all the skills we learned while at our clinical sites. Ms. Sarah was another clinical instructor that was very hands on along with Mrs. Kristin. Mr. Astorga was very creative when teaching us during our clinical sign offs. Mr. Marlon was another amazing clinical instructor, he helped us visualize everything we were learning, when we had questions he made it easy to understand the explanations and while out on our clinical sites he also made sure we put in practice everything we were learning. I will miss all the wonderful staff, my peers, but I'm taking with me the opportunity I had of becoming a nurse, making lifelong friends, and an incredible experience that will be locked for ever in my heart. read more

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I have mixed emotions while writting this review because I want to be 100% honest with my feedback. I want this school to improve because you have the potential to have something very good here, just be consistent and choose wisely. Management matters, the first 3 terms were a nightmare to me. I have a set calendar because I have a family member that needs to be taken to med appts and therapies. My calendar is set at least 6 months in advance. The clinical coordinator never had the schedule on time, or maybe for her one night before was on time. For over a year I was not able to be there for my family member, only because the clinical coordinator was totally incompetent. The clinical coordinator was terrible to deal with, extremely rude, horrible manners. Instead of having an environment of sisterhood and positiveness, she created animosity. I actually believe she enjoyed making the students miserable. I have to say in 4th term everything changed for the best, Mr TIMOTHY ARRIVED. He is young, sweet, kind, positive, always willing to listen to the students and help us! Consistently through my time in this school there was an instructor that was always there for us and gave us hope and was always encouring us, his name is Mr LIQUETE :). He isnt only an amazing, an extremely smart NP, but also the best theory teacher, he would make theory class enjoyable. He was not scared to reply to hard questions, he would actually find the answer even if he didnt know it. He is AWESOME! The reason I finished my last semester is because of all of his moral support. He deserves to be recognized because he makes a huge difference. I want to give out a special shout-out to Mr Marlon, he was my favorite clinical instructor. He would teach a pathology so well that I could see it in my mind. Genius, creative and specially he teached in a fun way, not boring (old style). I cannot forget Miss Anita. She was there for every single one of us for 3 semesters and has such a good heart, willing to accommodate and make the students feel better. Nursing school is very chaotic, hard and stressful but Miss Anita had a way to make you feel safe and that you could do it! read more

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Recently completed the nursing program, i honestly didnt think i would of came this far something tragic happend im my life and i was ready to give up but i'm so grateful for Mr. liquete and Mr. Tim if it wasnt for them i dont think i would be here, They really care about you and want the best for you!! Thank you so much to Mr. Liquete, Mr. Tim and all my clinical instructors!! You all were so amazing to me and im forever grateful and S/o To my school besties Mozelle and Merari read more

They took down my review. That's shady behavior. Ask yourself this while reading my review, why would a school ask incoming student to review them based off of signing into the program? That's fishy, and the reason why they are doing it, is so their reviews can go up. Let it be known Northwest and any schools related have been at 2.5 stars and less. This school is not worth your time. Please look at other schools that are not money hungry before you apply here. Stanbridge is an excellent school and they care for their students. I left my review at 2 stars, but that's only because it's harder to take down 2 star reviews. This school is -10, they don't have the supplies they need, they took away physical textbooks. Don't say I didn't warn you beforehand. This school truly only cares about its funds, and nothing else. They will not listen to any opinions from anyone, never mind complaints. Do you see how people want to sue the school in the reviews? Be cautious before putting your hard earned money into this establishment. read more

Marie helped me enroll into this school for their Vocational Nursing program and she was the best! She was very professional & so helpful! I'm so thankful she was the one that started my journey! read more

This is a review for the second half of my experience for the LVN Program at North West Riverside.... The program drastically changed for the better when Mr Tim took over as assistant DON and Student Relations... He was really there for the students and if there were any concerns he would remedy it within days if not hours. I feel the morale of our cohort improved immensely, because it felt someone had your back... Ms. Britney, student coordinator, was amazing as well, she's very tentative and will always answer our questions in a timely manner. She's always encouraging as well, sending us messages to keep our spirits up and congratulating us when we do well... THe new DON, MR. Laquette, i wasnt personally in contact with him as much, but he also was very supportive and resolved any concerns we had. You can count on him to give us study material to help us on our journey. The three of them really made the second half of my journey way easier than the first half..... For Lecture, I primarily had Ms Melody and Mr Journey...MS Melody was very informative, and made me really understand a lot of the concepts we were learning, while Mr. Journey made class fun and made me want to listen to what he had to say..... For Clinicals Ms. Dee was awesome, she really made us understand what documentation is and how to be professional at the site.... Mr. Sam is my Quan though, every skill was learned at his site, I spent over 25 weeks at his clinical site and although I am not the best nurse, he made me feel prepared to be one... Ms Janice will always be the gem at North West Riverside, her attitude and joy really makes me want to teach nursing one day... I hope to have a long lasting relationship with all my instructors! I was 50/50 about referring anyone here for the LVN program, but after the last 8 months i can honestly say i would recommend NW Riverside to all my family and friends... As of now I'm telling my 10 year old son to attend this school when he graduates high school... Thank You to North West College Riverside. read more

Nursing school isn't just about learning skills--it's about trusting the process, the school, and your instructors. NorthWest wasn't perfect when I started. Personal struggles and previous leadership made the first half challenging. But things have shifted in the past six months. The school is evolving in a positive direction, particularly with stronger clinical partnerships. I graduated because of the dedication of my instructors, in both theory and clinicals. Thank you to Mrs. Dee, Mr. Sam, Mrs. Janice and Mr. Journey, Mr. Tim--you helped me finish what I started. read more

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I want to give a huge thank you to Thalia P, Career Services Coordinator at North-west college! She has been an incredible support. Thalia was always there with professional advice, helpful tips, and genuine encouragement. Thanks to Thalia P guidance, I feel confident and prepared. If you're a student or graduate of north-west college in Riverside, I highly recommend connecting with her you won't regret it. read more

First off, I felt enrolling into North-West College was rushed which is the reason for the 4 stars. The Admissions Rep was so fast I didn't have time to decide if I wanted to continue enrolling into this school or not and before I knew it, I was enrolled into the Medical Billing and Coding class. Otherwise, Mr Amir, my SOS instructor was very encouraging and gave us some good tips for when we start our core class. As nervous as I was to start school again, my core instructor, Ms Jamie Pace, made me feel comfortable. She is very approachable and helpful. She is very patient and understanding which is what is needed for this class as questions from students happen to be repetitive. She is also very encouraging as she wants to see her students succeed. She is definitely one that I would keep in touch with after I graduate. I would recommend if attending this school to have Ms Jamie Pace as your instructor if possible. You won't be disappointed!! read more

Not at all,been telling my friends dont ever ever go to this school.This school dont care for anything,and one of the zoom instructor was useless,that instructor will teach you whatever and dont even use the book at all.And dont care whatever people do at zoom,and have favorite in class.I will never ever recommend this school to anybody,waste of money. read more

I completed the MA program here and I loved it!! I'm very grateful for my educator Mrs Bannister who always pushed me towards success while I was going through life challenges. I also want to add that Rosemary was very kind at helping me stay on track to graduate. She is an amazing help, I am grateful for her support and encouragement! Overall, I would do it again. It was fun and I learned a lot! read more

I am currently in the LVN program (Class 125) at Northwest College Riverside, and I want to share my experience so future students are aware. This school does not provide the support they promise when it comes to tuition or personal concerns. If you request extensions on payments, they are unwilling to work with you, and private financial matters are openly discussed in front of others with no regard for confidentiality. The Campus Director Tammy shows little concern for students' health, personal life, or overall well-being--the focus is only on money. At the beginning, they tell you that everything is included, but hidden fees appear near the end of the program without warning. I have made multiple complaints to the director since Term 1 regarding payment issues and student conduct, but she dismisses concerns and instead threatens students with removal if any payment is late. This creates an environment of fear rather than support. I do not recommend this school. If you are considering Northwest College Riverside, be prepared for a lack of compassion, hidden costs, and an administration that does not prioritize students. I want to sincerely thank Mr. Liquete and Mr. Tim I just want to take a moment to truly thank you both for being such an important part of my journey through the LVN program. Your understanding, encouragement, and genuine concern for not only my success but also my overall health meant more to me than words can express. There were moments when things felt overwhelming, but your kindness and guidance always gave me the strength to keep going. I will carry with me the lessons you've taught and the support you've shown. My graduation is not just my accomplishment--it's also a reflection of the care and dedication you both poured into me. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in me and for being such a special part of my journey. for being such an important part of my journey in the LVN program. Your support, understanding, and genuine concern for both my education and overall health made such a difference in my success. You were not only teachers but mentors who encouraged me, guided me, and reminded me that I could push through even when things were difficult. I will always remember the patience, kindness, and dedication you showed me. My achievements are not mine alone--they are also a reflection of the impact you've had on my life. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for being part of my growth and success. read more

This was a very up down experience. This place was a mess when I first started horrible communication bad customer service but once Tim came in it felt like it definitely changed I would like to say he listened to the students and understood them made us felt heard and understood which is way more than I can say for the other cordinator 10/10 he made it a better experience so did Mr.Liquete he made me push my self and helped me motivate myself to continue and to never give up. I would also give a big shout out to my favorite teacher Mr.G for being there for me and motivate me to go to clinicals every weekend I thank all of these people for my experience. read more

I wrote a bad review about the administration, there was a lot of miscommunication, at the time I was calling to speak to Career services over a week and no response, nobody told me she was on vacation, Michelle called me back right away which she usually does. She's always gives the best services and I'm glad I got my issued resolved and my question answered :) read more

I'm a current Surgical Technology student (AOS10) at the North-West Riverside campus and just finished my first round of Human Body and Fundamentals with Professor Art Busch. He was an amazing and compassionate professor. His patience and enthusiasm extended to all his students and motivated us to keep working hard. I hope this school strives to obtain professors like him for all career paths because that's how great health professionals are made. read more

I just wanted to take a moment to express my deep gratitude for the hard work and dedication throughout the VN program class of 121. It was a rollercoaster but I will forever be grateful. For the instructors and clinical director that came in stepped up and took over I am thankful for you all! I really appreciated how patient and supportive you all were with each of us and our frustrations. You all always made sure we felt confident in everything that transpired even with the little to no information that we had to work with. Thank you again to everyone including Ms Anita for everything you've taught us in a clinical and classroom setting. Special shout out to Mr Liquete Mr Tim Ms Lascano Ms Sara Mr Marlon Mr Noel and the rest i'm so grateful for your time, expertise, and dedication. I will carry the lessons I've learned from you all throughout my nursing career! And to my classmates thank you for all the memories, the friendships that were made, the frustrations we shared, the discord chats the long clinical nights and the mornings with Ms Anita and her technical difficulties! It will all truly be missed! CLASS OF 121 WE OUTTTT read more

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Great way to advance your career in a short span of time! Our instructor Art Busch has been attentive to our needs and thoroughly explains the course syllabus for both Anatomy and Physiology, as well as Surgical Asepsis. He is very well informed on all material, allowing us for frequent concerns and curiosities, yet answers with precision and utmost consideration. Art has made an impact on his students, and while his teaching style may be difficult at first, they have proven to give astounding results! Future students would be lucky to have him read more

Well it's official I'm a licensed Lvn Co-Hort 121. My experience here started off rocky to say the least. In my first term we were hacked and lost all info. Yet are group pressed on. The administration at that time had its challenges. Yet we pressed on. By fourth term things took a dramatic change for the better new administration was hired and changes started immediately. I would like to express my heart felt appreciation to my first instructor Ms Anita through all the challenges she got us through to fourth term and that was a task. The fourth term started with a bang. Mr Patrick Liquete took us under his wing and got us through the home straight. He was amazing and made my last term better than I even expected. His style of teaching was remarkable. Now I can't forget to mention my wonderful clinical instructor's Ms Flo, Mr Marlin,Ms Kay,Ms Kristy. All of them had their own way of teaching us how to function in clincials and the combination worked for my better. And last but not least Mr Tim Sheldon thank you for teaching me how to relax and not over think everything. All in all nursing school is not for the weak. Thank you all for the experience of a life time. read more

Don't expect to learn much here, they've changed everything to online, you don't even get physical books anymore, u have to rely on just notes pretty much or pretty much teach yourself on your own time.... Lots of students went from understanding and passing to a drop in grades and feeling like we don't know anything. This system makes me want to just drop out and forget about it because I'm not 100% confident in what I'm trying to learn, and I'm not trying to go out into the field not knowing anything. Lots of students have voiced their concerns but they don't care and are just ignoring all of us.. u get 1 lab day and I feel like that's not enough hands on time. Instructors are great under the circumstances but this place really needs to listen to their students needs or the medical field is gonna go downhill. read more

I have been a student here since August and I absolutely LOVE all the instructors. I have been lucky enough to be assigned to Ms. C (Cadena) this semester and let me just say she has helped me learn to love school/learning. I used to be the student who was overwhelmed and discouraged to learn because of the way traditional schools are organized and now I am motivated and inspired to continue my education with NWC-Riverside. I want to give praise to Ms. C as she is the most genuine, caring, and passionate instructor I've come to meet she really takes her time to help all of her students and pushes us daily to strive for excellence in every module, assignment, test, etc. I truly believe anyone who crosses paths with her will learn something every time. Thank you Ms. C for all that you do and all that you continue to do for us. I couldn't have done this without your patience & kindness. read more

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Overall I wish I could give a 5 star review but the structure of this school doesnt flow efficiently. Administration is hard to get a hold of and so is financial aid, I would leave voice messages and emails and would receive nothing back. The clinical coordinator who was there before Mr. Tim was very rude and not helpful. When Mr. Tim stepped in it was such a different environment, he was always helpful and kind. Special recognition to Mr. Liquete for being a great instructor. He truly has a passion for teaching and he truly wants all his students to succeed. Thank you Mr. Liquete ! Also to Ms. Flo, she is a great clinical instructor ! read more

Why don't you lazy ass fucks just give me the info why do I have to request it I didn't go to your website to request the information!!!! I went there to get it! Now I have to sit here and wait for some dumbass to send me an email, and he's not even gonna give me the info he's probably going to tell me to call to get it! Stop wasting everyone's time! read more

Officially an LVN! Cohort VN 121! Wanted to thank some of the staff here at the Riverside Campus becasue without them it wouldnt have been possible. Ms. Anita who was with us all 4 terms! Thank you for putting up with us and being a great support person and encouraging us when we were doubting ourselves. Mr. Liquete is the best! He really set us up for success hes your go to for all HESI and exit help!! Mr. Tim in coordinating our last term and making it as smooth as posssible. And lastly for our clinical instructors Mrs. Jennifer and Ms Sarah who were the best and always hands on. What a journey it has been! read more

Went in for a sit down meeting with Cherish on Friday and she was the worst. She makes you doubt yourself and your career. She was making me second guess myself. She was telling me that maybe this career wasn't for me and that "are you sure you want to sit down looking at a screen, not building patient relationships, focusing on physics 24/7?" Aren't they supposed to persuade you into getting into debt with them She then proceeded to tell me that I needed to sign up for an MA program before I apply to the DMS program which was another $20,000 on top of the $50,000 DMS debt. She doubted me up until I scored really high on my Wonderlic exam and that's when she switched up saying that I didn't really need to do the MA program because I was smart. She was late to our meeting, was receiving phone calls and doing other stuff all while we were having a meeting. She then met with another student while meeting with me. Why are you scheduling your meetings so close in time if you can't focus on one person at a time? On top of that, when I spoke to her on the phone prior to meeting in person, I asked her when the next DMS start date was and she told me "we're always having those classes" but when I went in person she told me "we don't know when the next DMS class is it's probably until the beginning of next year" read more

I was in the Medical Assistant program, and Michelle was my career services coordinator and she was very kind and helpful. She listened to what I wanted and she helped me get placed in a good clinic. To this day she still checks up on me to see how I'm doing and if I need anything. read more

Mr. Beylor if the Riverside staff truly cared like you say then they would have reached out before to set things right but no one contacted me. I emailed everyone even the ceo. The person who contacted me after this post here could do nothing after the fact. I want to know why I'm being charged $28,000 for a term of 8/28/23-4/25/24 when I was blocked from picking up my books 12/17/23. Why did no one ever mention the deposit that was supposedly due in the beginning of the semester especially since I was already paying $350 every month. I will not stop until I get all of my money returned. I passed all my classes. I did nothing wrong. This school stopped me from continuing my education and then had the nerve to charge me for their failures. 3-4 long months of stress, gas in my car, time from work, my kids. You think I owe you $28,000 lol. I'm never paying one cent and I will continue to expose this injustice everywhere. read more

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This school is ridiculous. Paying all that money and for what? There have been so many times in class we weren't able to learn certain things hands-on due to not having supplies. The counselors seem to be a mess. They tell you to come in at a certain time to talk to them , they're not at the school, make another appointment, show up and once again they're not there. I had an appointment yesterday with a financial aid advisor so I could start my class again and they called and canceled less than 30 mins beforehand. Shouldn't someone of known that she wasn't there and to call idk maybe an hour or 2 before rather than 30 mins? Don't get me started on the bugs and cockroaches that hang out on the water fountains by the bathrooms. If we don't have supplies, the people in the office aren't very professional/organized, and bugs in the school then where the hell is the money we're paying going to?? My actual teacher was amazing so I won't discredit that but the actual school itself is a mess and needs to get it together. I've had friends go to this school as well and they weren't happy with their experiences either read more

I was very disappointed with this school a lot of teachers are very unprofessional and lazy their simply their to get a easy check. Mrs Flo for example was extremely condescending during sign offs she would scream and yell at students in a degrading manner she did not have the patience and passion to teach I really don't understand why she was their last thing she ever did was teach anyone anything by far the worst instructor their when students tried talking to her about the problem she would get defensive instead of apologizing knowing she was in the wrong.Than to top it off she was constantly gossiping and talking about students with other students and shared confidential information about students grades and hesi scores .But their are some good teachers their during clinicals Mrs Mayra,Mrs Martha,MrsD,Mr Marlin,Mr Journey,Mr Ramon and Mr Justin were all very kind . Theory is another story you really just have to teach your self and read the book But Mrs Valerie and Mr Liquete are very talented at teaching. read more

I am A Medical assistant I finished my program with the help of my teacher and got a amazing job with the help or career services thank you so much Miss Wallace my teacher and Rosemary and Steven in career services and the director Miss Tammy read more