Their salesman totally misrepresented the year long deal I signed up for, to get certified as a…read moreMicrosoft CSE, and Novell CNE, I think they called it.. You can't get out of the deal, to begin with, when you find out how bad it is. There is no way you can become an MCSE unless you have access to all the software, a computer system, and at least 40 hours/week to practice. They had people in this who were trying to get certified, after being laid off. Wow. Bad choice. Even people with a lot of computer experience, like 20 years, had problems. The reason was that the Microsoft courses sucked. The tests were even worse- you have to know the entire software range, because the tests, which are very tricky, test the entire range, not just the piece of software they allegedly test competence in. Did I mention you have to pay for the texts, which are grossly expensive. I thought they would schedule me for courses; turned out I had to be very proactive, and register for courses myself. I had an understanding boss, who let me have more time than most students get. The school says they have great instructors, and they do. That doesn't make up for a crummy text, though, that costs several time what it should. You are better off getting the software, and studying on your own. I realized how bad a mistake I had made, about 2 months in, but there was no out. For some people, with lots and lots of experience, this might be ok. For the people they mostly market to, it is far worse than a used car dealership. Their salespeople will say whatever you want to hear, to close the sale. Another really cool thing they do, is when you schedule a course, they cancel it if there aren't enough signups. Which means that the really important course you needed might occur during the period you paid for. They'll let you extend- for a high, high fee. I complained to the owner about this, and he gave me a couple of toothbrushes. Well, I used them, to get some value, but I was cheated out of a $600 course. Using a $300 toothbrush wasn't really what I had hoped to get out of the courses. Another thing: Microsoft changes the courses, and the tests, every 2-3 years, so you have to master the new software, and take the new tricky tests, for each piece of software, every 2-3 years. The tests cost over $100 per. For the MCSE, at that time, there were 7 tests, so that's a lot of study time, plus well over $700 every 2-3 years, to maintain. Did the salesman mention any of this? Heh heh. Of course not. The salesman told one truckdriver that he could get a great job after being certified a CNE. Only problem was he lied. The truckdriver was upset. But what could he do? You don't see many reviews of this place, because most of their students don't document like I do. Their programming courses are ok, if you have an extensive, lengthy background in that. Their Microsoft Office courses are ok, I've taken those, though I still get the books, and learn by doing.
