I was invited to my nieces final dinner she cooked as a student at the culinary institute at…read moreLincoln Tech in Columbia. It was wonderful. She was already a good cook and baker but i could see how she has learned and grown while being in school there.

I have been attending this school for 8+ months now, not too bad. Other than teachers giving out…read moreway too much busywork, not much hands on and several teachers falling asleep in class. if you go here you know what I'm talking about. I have rented a locker for $20 where I have kept my tools for the past 8 months and a few months ago I realized my tools have started rusting, despite never being brought near water or humidity. I came to the conclusion after one of my friends leaving his hat in the classroom and asking me to keep it in my locker tell tomorrow, the locker was leaking... I took the hat out next day with wet spots all over... all my tools have spot rust everywhere. I have cleaned it in this photo and came back a few weeks later to them being rusted again. Proving it is the locker. So then I decide to ask the school to replace my tools, because they haven't left the school and have only been in this locker (which is leaking). I talk to Corey Hughes the school president (the worst man alive) to try and get a conclusion. He basically tells me what I have brought to him is bullshit and refuses to replace my tools that have been damaged due to improper maintenance of the school. What do I do? It is obvious to me that it has been damaged due to the school but obviously no one's just gonna take my word or even photos for proof? If you are looking for a school to get into HVACR the teachers are decent and a few of them excel others like Booker, Miller & Jenson but the people who run the school are absolutely terrible.

Amazing staff! The curriculum is so valuable for anyone working in any form of…read moremedia/production/tech etc. highly recommended for any level of Adobe Suite products (audition, premiere and so on). Grade A stuff, 5 stars

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DO NOT LET YOUR WIFE OR GIRLFRIEND GO TO THIS CLASS…read more The teacher/owner is very unprofessional and the program is poorly organized. There were many promises made that were never delivered. The environment felt more like a place for people to socialize rather than actually learn anything. For the amount of money they charge (around $8,000), the value is simply not there. Honestly, you can learn much more from YouTube for free. Save your money and look for a more serious and structured program elsewhere.

Terrible school! Has great reviews, but is very deceiving! Do not trust what you read. Unorganized…read moreand all around just a disaster of a company. Not worth the money. Huge scam and they offer no assistance if you have an issue. Teachers quit on us and we had to just finish the course as if we did not pay 8k for full instruction. From the CEO to the Administrators, to the teachers! All out a scam, be very careful what you sign up for!

I went and got a certificate in Web and Multi-Media from the Columbia location. STAY AWAY!! Too…read moreexpensive. I got a MA degree from Univ. of Balt. in Publications Design for less. High pressure to sign-up for classes. They are looking to fill seats and don't care about the student. I had one great Web and 3D instructor, Kirk, that bent over backwards for his students. The classes are too short of the amount of material being taught. I had a video instructor wouldn't teach, he had you do lessons from a book and wouldn't answer questions. 20 out-of 22 students dropped out of the class (including me) and ACI kept the instructor. The next semester 2 of my Web classmates were in his Video class and one dropped out (forfeiting a refund) because the video instructor would not teach. ACI still kept this instructor. ACI just doesn't care. The administration is just as bad. If a instructor would cancel class, often students were not informed and some students traveled over 2 hours (even by bus) to get to class. Recently my account was sent to collections even though I made payments and just made a $1000.00 payment 2 months prior. I did not receive a letter, phone call or even an email informing me my threatened account status much less my bill. This is typical of ACI, give me money and screw you!! Please STAY AWAY!! GO to HCC or UB!! At least you'll get an education and degree. Do your homework and you'll find that others have had the same experiences.

Came here for tests on a Saturday 3/25 and the rest of the staff didn't show up. We were made to…read morewait an hour to make sure the employe didn't actually show up and the had to reschedule the tests we were supposed to take. Major inconvenience for the 20 people that showed up. Don't bother coming here, go to the Towson location.

One of the worst experiences of my life. Prior to taking a test and already being nervous, the…read morerudeness and lack of personality of the "young black woman" and the "Indian man", was a damper on my testing experience. They were certainly made for each other. People really should not deal with the public, if they do not like people and cannot be respectful and courteous and encouraging. I was chastised for being 15 minutes late. I had been sitting in my car the entire time and walked in 20 minutes prior to my test, No one told me when to get there and then he told me that he told me that the prior day on the phone. Sir, I have never spoken to you. The woman in the back... I have no words other than miserable and angry "black" woman. (and I am black)