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    4.9 (115 reviews)
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    Justin L.

    John is great. Takes the time to explain the whole process and how the classes should change your outlook on carrying everyday. He's patient and gentle with explaining how to shoot while displaying a TON of experience! He's a great instructor and I'll pass his info to all my friends and family for ccw classes . Thanks for a great experience and an even better explanation of what needs to be done to maintain a safe daily carry.

    M. G.

    I would highly recommended NFI if you're interested in getting your CCW. The training is excellent, informative, organized, and the instructors are friendly, helpful and very good at helping you get qualified on the range. My renewal was an 8 hour course with about half of that being on the range practicing your shooting skills. The classroom work was informative, up to date and I really liked knowing the most recent resources that are available. 10/10 would recommend.

    kao k.

    What a great experience in this class. I had Ted as the instructor, he made this class fun and very informative! Patient with the class and made sure every single person was on point! I will definitely recommend coming here either for initials or renewals!

    Ted the owner and instructor of Northern Firearms Instruction

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    NFI makes the process smooth and the experience fun and engaging. We have enjoyed all of our classes.

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    Northern Firearms Instruction makes learning the law in CA easy. Instructors are professional and friendly.

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    always a great experience. from the attention to detail on the range, to the refresher in the class. Ted is the best!

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    Top notch training both at the range and the class. Would recommend anyone wanting to get their CCW to go with NFI

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    took John Lewis 8 hours renewal class . great instructor ,knowledgeable and up to date on all current laws . highly recommend.

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    Black Oak Training - Logo of Black Oak Training, Inc., Butte County CA

    Black Oak Training

    5.0(8 reviews)
    67.8 mi

    Amazing couple, professional, knowledgeable, kind and caring. You don't find that often lately but…read morethey have it all. So clear and easy to understand. Thank you for your time being so informative. You both are a blessing with a fantastic business.

    Did my initial CCW Class with Dennis, and would absolutely recommend Black Oak for any firearms…read moretraining. I'm comfortable with firearms but would still consider myself at an intermediate level at best. Dennis explained things in a straight forward manner and made me feel comfortable asking a ton of questions. He gave me a lot of pointers on handgun technique and a number of drills to practice in the future. The class itself was incredibly well done, and we talked through a lot of real world scenarios which could impact a CCW holder or firearm owner. After the class we went through a couple of video/laser training drills on real world scenarios, which provided a great example of how fast your decision making has to be. I will definitely be taking future courses through Black Oak and would highly recommend them to anyone. Also, they took COVID precautions seriously, and I very much appreciated their commitment to protecting their customers and themselves.

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    We're now incorporated! and are transitioning to a dedicated phone #. Both #s work for now.

    Black Oak Training - NRA Instructor. NRA Chief Range Safety Officer. CCW Provider for Butte County CA. Glock Armorer.

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    BullsEye Tactical Firearms Training

    BullsEye Tactical Firearms Training

    3.8(9 reviews)
    34.1 mi

    My Friend & I went to a renewal class with Chris Evans, when we pulled up at his place he was very…read morerude and un friendly he didn't even introduce himself. We parked and came into his class 3 woman & 3 men. He talked constantly & very fast and cut on all the other business's that taught CCW courses. He's a very jealous person of what others have. Fancy boats and cars etc..... thats what he kept repeating. He talked about stories that didn't pertain to CCW renewal . He just rattled on & on . Finally he took us out to the range at 2:30 to shoot, It was horrible we were all to close together shoulder to shoulder 6 of us. Everyones bullet casing's were hitting us in the face. So my friend opted out of the class , she had enough. I continued on and he kept saying you going to quit, you going to quit, I had some double shots that he wouldn't count. I even had 5 or 6 shots right in the center red area , I shot really well this day. Anyway he failed all three of the woman that took his class. I know I passed with 17 but he still failed me. He also took a 40 minute lunch and kept us way past our 4 hrs he let us leave at 5 1/2 hrs he kept saying we are on his time like he owned us for the time frame! Weird Weird guy beware. FYI he wasn't Happy about me going pee after sitting for a couple of hours , I just helped myself to the bathroom. while inside he was rudely talking about I better not be going #2 . This guy was the most oddest person ever!

    The only reason this is getting 1 star is because of the price otherwise it would get zero starts…read more As we all know life happens, I tried to reschedule my class not even cancel it and I was unable to do so. The person Christopher was just not willing to work with me especially being new to the area which sucks because I was really looking forward to taking the course. Now I am out of the money and have to repay but not with him.

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    BullsEye Tactical Firearms Training
    BullsEye Tactical Firearms Training

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    Institute of Technology - Fun dress up day at the IOT Redding Campus. #iotlife

    Institute of Technology

    3.1(14 reviews)
    0.7 mi

    Worse school ever!! Don't trust anything they say as it's never the full truth! They just want your…read moremoney and a number on their enrollment sheet!!

    New "If I could give zero stars I would" This place is a…read moremoney grab, it's not worth it and you're better off going to the community college, even if it means that it will take a bit longer plus the cost is way lower than this place. I went in for the LVN program for the first two semesters and it was terrible. The first semester they try to cram in biology, anatomy and physiology all one, within 8 weeks. I passed that semester with high grade but it was truly done on my own. The instructors just read off of a PowerPoint presentation for 3 hours, there really isn't much teaching. Also they like to test their students with NCLEX style questions which seems like it would be a nice way to get experience for the real thing, except they don't show you how to take these type of testing or what to expect. I believe at one point the instructor said they expect us to fail these tests the first few times, as if that's some sort of way to teach? I was hoping that after that first semester was over and once we got into the actual LVN courses it would get better but it didn't. Same thing, it's a lot of teaching yourself as you go, and using a lot of outside resources to learn. For the amount of money they charge, you would think that you would receive a better education, but it seems like the instructors are only there to babysit you while you teach yourself. I will say there was one instructor that actually taught some classes, Allan, he was the only one that seemed like he was there to help students. I unfortunately had a family emergency that caused me to miss a day and since I was not able to make the hours up I decided to drop out of the program, which in hindsight was a blessing in disguise. Now I'm going to Shasta Community College to finish my degree and I'm actually leaning more and getting the tools I need to make a great nurse once I'm out in the real world. Another thing to take into account is their attendance policy, you cannot miss any days, making up the hours is impossible if you have a job. They don't care what the reason is, the only thing they'll "excuse" is a family death, which you will have to provide a death certificate to prove it. The place I work at has lots of graduates from this place and they never have anything positive to say about it, which should have been my warning. Overall I would definitely recommend not going here, the lure of having part time evenings classes available sounds great especially for those that have to work full time but I promise you it's not worth it.

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