I began the Phlebotomy course back in June of 2019. I was nervous about entering in a whole new field. Having a change in career I knew phlebotomy was a good start after thorough research. At first point of contact with US Colleges, admissions was very friendly and encouraging about the course and career opportunities and made it clear that students would receive help with whatever they needed. And of course they waste no time to collect your money; roughly $3000 and of course one late payment and it'll affect you. LECTURE: as a first timer in the medical field it went better than I thought. Vicky, my instructor was great! She gave us complete explanations and made the learning experience wonderful. I put in the work and dedication and scored 98% on midterm and 100% on final. It's not that hard when you want it and have desire to pay attention and study. LAB: it was interesting practicing in the lab but you do get to learn the techniques and give you an idea of an actual setting. All I can say about the process is, please go the extra mile to be gentle and do things as painless as possible. It is such a GREAT FEELING when people say, "I didn't even feel that!" but of course, results will vary. Volunteers for lab is helpful but come on now, it's not that easy for all us to get someone to come in and let a noobie stab them. NHA: PAY AN EXTRA $117. The test was very weird, DO NOT RELY ON LECTURE to pass NHA. It is very different and questions on there will throw you off. So make sure to STUDY the NHA MATERIAL and not focus on your lecture notes only, but it is PASSABLE. EXTERNSHIP AUG 2019: they sent me to a small clinic where they don't have a Phlebotomist position so I did ALOT of standing around doing nothing even when I tried to do my best and stay busy and learn new things to take advantage of my time there. I was able to get all my draws in but definitely feels like watching paint dry for hours. CAREER SERVICE: they have been very friendly and assure you they will help you in anyway whatever it takes. I am willing to work in a position that does not require a CPT1 license but no luck at all. I apply and apply and try to stay encouraged but no luck. I am still working on it so job placement is still ongoing... APPYLING FOR LICENSE: PAY AN EXTRA $100 to apply PREPARE TO WAIT FOREVER and GO OUT OF YOUR WAY. Laboratory Field Services is such a joke. They sent me an email saying they received my application but haven't received my college transcripts. I called Cal Poly Registrars office and they confirmed the official transcripts were sent to LSF (the address US Colleges gave me) before LSF sent me the email. Cal Poly was not on the list of schools under the website US Colleges gave me to order transcripts from and National Student Clearinghouse said the LSF address was not recognized by USPS. I had a rep from Cal Poly trying to get a hold of them to confirm my transcripts were sent but with LSF only having a 1 star rating on google reviews, I'm afraid they had no luck getting through. ITS INCONVENIENT because I have to go out my way to prove that I in fact sent in my transcripts so my application does not expire (60 days). FRONT DESK: Front Desk Management, Isaiah, has been able work with me and keep me updated and also go out of his way to help. He has made my communication and process easy thus far. OCT 2019: It is now Fall and I haven't had any luck with career services or applying on my own (I can't do much without my license and not sure what I can work as or where without a license) I find myself applying to positions for my previous career because in reality, we just need to pay the bills. Credit services jumps on you if you miss a payment (which I haven't thankfully) but I just wish the there was more doing rather than reassuring at the school. Time goes by and retaining what I learned is getting more difficult if I don't spend time reviewing old notes and test guides. I will still apply as a CPT or work in a medical related position because I refuse to give up but honestly, feels like I'm gambling $3000 right now. **if i get employed as a CPT sooner or later, I will do a follow up review (if yelp allows for multiple reviews by the same person, I don't know to be honest). read more

terrible experience. I jumped through all their hoops. I didnt get a tour of the school, I didn't get a welcome. but I did show up to orientation, I did sign and turn in everything they asked before class started. I showed up the first two days and then after class on the second day they call and tell me they never enrolled me in the right course BUT if I can put my life on hold again in a month, I can do the 8 week course in a month. even though I've already been in school for 2 days. and then they start calling me and making me seem difficult because I don't know how I'm supposed to figure out childcare again andhow I'm supposed to keep putting off working and life for the school who can't even submit my enrollment papers on time. And they want to give me an attitude. They don't care about your education. They care about their image and looking good read more

Great teachers but extern communication has and continues to be a serious issue. Very disappointing.

This school is filled with nothing but liars. Lie lie lie that's all they do to get your money. That's all they care about. I was told they will find me a job. Lie. An extern to hire. Lie. They failed to mention I can't have my diploma till I've paid in full which is making it extremely hard to find a job. Do not go here. Find another school. They promise you everything but don't follow thru on anything. The administrative staff sucks. They can't do their jobs efficiently or effectively. Every one I went to school with is having the same problems. Liars. read more

Took the Phlebotomy course, it was a great experience, instructors are awesome!!! I recommend take as much Lab time that is available to you. read more

This school was great at first. I had Ms G as a teacher and she's amazing the problems didn't start until it was time for externship nobody seems to know anything and the communication is horrible I've been graduated and passed NHA for weeks now. It's already sad enough phlebotomist don't get a graduation or ceremony just our certificate the externship part has been so extremely frustrating and stressful. I'm also pregnant and have been trying to get this done before I give birth but I don't think it's going to happen. You can email and call and won't get a response til weeks later but they have no problem calling you for payment or things they need. read more

Great School. I took phlebotomy with Miss Vickie she is an amazing instructor. She explains everything so well. If you decide to join do AM with her you won't regret it. read more

The medical assistant program here is awesome, accelerated , and affordable! The instructor Mrs. Carol is amazing! She is sure to have you ready to go out into the medical field and be successful. Mrs. Carol is extremely patient and will make sure you know everything there is to know about Medical Assisting. She is very hands on and ALWAYS open too questions, even once you finish the program. Mrs. Carol will make sure you are ready for externship and give you all the tools you need to get hired as a CMA. 100% recommend Mrs. Carol and the Clinical Medical Assistant Program at U.S. Colleges - Riverside. read more

mscindy is such a great teacher. She never made me feel like I wasn't welcomed every time I needed a question answered she would always make me feel like my question was a valid question. She showed support even after I had finished. She's such a great teacher everything I am doing now at my CMA job is everything ms.cindy has taught me !! read more

Miss Cindy is one of the best instructors at this school. She makes students feel welcome and she never fails to make the class laugh. She makes the classroom a safe space for all students and she always has a positive attitude. 10/10 Would recommend!!!! read more

If you are still deciding on what school to go to for a short course you should definitely choose US colleges . All the staff and teachers are amazing . They are always there for you and their goal is to make sure you graduate. I am taking the medical assistant program and I like how quickly we are taught things and we are able to perform them in Lab. I do not regret choosing this school to get me a better career . read more

10/10 Such a great school!! Staff were all so kind and supportive! Ana, Mylene, Sherry, and Sahara were all so helpful with continuing my academic journey. Curtis was super funny and lively throughout my program, encouraging us students to do our best. However, Ms. Vickie had so much more of an impact on me and my education. She is the sweetest, funniest, most invested teacher i've ever had. I've learned more from Ms. Vickie in the past couple of months than i've learned my entire life. Not only is she an excellent phlebotomy teacher (doing any and everything to ensure your success as a phlebotomist), but she is also a great mentor with personal, social, as well as academic things. I hope that everyone gets to experience how amazing of a person she is, you will come out of her class a better person and phlebotomist for it! read more

i dont understand how this school still stands. super unprofessional! please DO NOT waste your time and money attending here, coming from a past student. i felt robbed and felt like i got NO learning experience out of it. we literally had no teacher most days and no sub except for ourselves, on top of that we never received the clinicals that were promised. what kind of school does this to their students? read more

I learned everything I needed to become a successful Phlebotomist through the class I took! I took Ms. Vickie and she was the most understanding, amazing teacher I have had in a long time! I could not recommend this school, and Ms. Vickie more!! read more

When I first attended an appointment to view the school in June 2020, I was told that in 12-16 weeks I would be able to finish my phlebotomy program pending the completion of the required blood draws, pass of the exam and up to date payments of my tuition. The instructor was knowledgeable, but extremely opinionated and inappropriate with her personal comments. Was helpful to the bare minimum. When I finished the course and passed the exam on August 13th 2020 I regularly stayed doing lab days and kept record until my externship was available. I met the requirements but i had to wait. Despite me constantly asking for updates or news of externship availability, I had no real answer of when I could attend. It was frustrating for the first several months, but I understood as the excuse was "covid". Eventually August 2020 turned into JANUARY 2021 and I still had no update of when an externship would be in my reach. I was still regularly visiting lab days with no sign of an externship ahead. I would ask every lab day, no updates, no information, just the same "have you completed your exam, do you have late payments, have you done a TB test?" All of which were checked off for months. I eventually payed off my tuition and a FULL YEAR PASSED since I completed my program until I was contacted about the POSSIBILITY of extern. 1 ENTIRE CALENDAR YEAR! I got to complete the externship 62 WEEKS after I started, where the site was chaotic, the manager who supposedly needed to shadow you was nowhere to be found and ignored me. I was tossed aside her employees while she chit-chatted about not wanting to be at work. Did I get great experience where I practiced on a variety of people? Absolutely. However being there the staff I worked under kept correcting me with my practice (they had a particular way of doing things and didn't like how I would take my time and not rush the patients) and were extremely condescending, even though I was an extremely experienced student. Since finishing my externship on September 3rd 2021, I had gotten no major job opportunities, only updates of part time NO LISCENSE NEEDED positions where the pay is minimum wage. So much for the alumni job opportunities they offer. Did I get my certificate? Sure, after 1 year of constantly trying and effort on my part. Not worth the effort at all, try your luck somewhere else. read more

I am someone who finished their medical assistant program with Mrs. Carol and it has been an amazing experience. Mrs. Carol ensures to teach proper knowledge of the course and medical techniques. She is a prime example of a teacher who cares for their students and strives for their success. I am blessed to have her as a teacher, even though this program is accelerated, it is doable, fun, and a great way to start a career into the medical field. read more

I highly recommend this college!!! Ms. Carol is definitely a great teacher/ trainer. She is patient, passionate, knowledgeable and definitely loving. You can tell she loves what she does. Its not only something that she is great at , but she is dedicated to what she loves. Love her energy. Thank you Ms. Carol for everything you do!! You Rock!! read more

I couldn't ask for a better school to choose I took the phlebotomy course and Mrs Vickie was soo good at hand on and I got a lot of experience with her. Sherry was awesome in placing me with a liver specialist dr in Rialto that I love working here. She was on it with sending my resume and got me a job within one month!! Thank you us colleges read more

Don't waste your time and money on this joke of a school! They will give you false information from the jump just to get you excited and signed up and then as you slowly go throughout school you get information that you were never told in the beginning that sets you back. Not to mention when you finish the actual school process you gotta deal with the stupid people that are supposed to help you go to externship and get your license from the state but in reality they don't do shit but ignore you and push everything to the side til you really get irritated and make a situation about it. It's like you gotta be up their asses for them to do their jobs correctly I swear if I could go back in time I would've chosen a totally different school to do my schooling at. read more

if I could give 0 stars I would. This place was horrible and the staff were rude, careless, and unprofessional. I took a CNA class hoping to get a well rounded experience and ended up with a teacher quitting on us halfway through our course, multiple cancellations of classes, arriving to class with no teacher and having to teach ourselves, and gaslighting administrators. For a $2,000 course my class And I were completely robbed of a knowledgeable course. PLEASE CHOOSE ANYWHERE ELSE TO TAKE YOUR CLASSES!! read more

Absolutely wonderful school the staff and teachers are all so helpful and patient, Im glad I chose this school for my medical assistant program. Thank you US College-Riverside read more

I have come to the right school for my career choice. I have to say I was in the right time at the right spot. Had been giving turn and toss to go back to school and found the right one here at US college. If I would give a 10 star I would the staff here at this school is beyond more then helpful. They will work with you at all cost. Payment plan, intership, and help on hands on training. Especially if you are in The Clinic Medical Assistant program you will have the excellent professor. Mrs.Carol is an awesome hands on training professor that will supervise and demonstrate you techniques to get you ready for the outside world. She's is professional, encouraging, engaging, discipline, to get you where you need to be. I will definitely be recommending for anyone looking into the healthcare field to come by and check it. This school will for prefect for you. read more

I really like to study here. The staff is very nice. Ms. Carol (my class teacher) she is very nice and very helpful. There is little to praise her. She is always available for you. And The lady Anna I met the very first time, she is nice too. Oh how can I forget about Wendy who helped me to completing my paper work. Overall the staff is very nice and helpful. I wanna say thankyou to all of you. read more

this school was great for me when I was starting out. I had no issues with admissions and no issues with my instructor Ms. Cindy she was very amazing at her job she makes sure her students know the material in the books as well as in lab. She also gives helpful tips for taking the state board exam. Loved Ms.C!!!! GIVE HER A RAISE ALREADY SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST ASSETS TO THE SCHOOL!! Now my problems came in at externship with Sherry. She was completely horrible as a career service support for students,( so many of my peers had so many complaints). I personally didn't understand until it was time for my externship, then I found out why they were complaining. She really acts as if she does not want to help students. It was not until the externship did we start to not like what the school really offered. Sherry will have you call her multiple times and she will not answer or call back. You can send her emails that she will not respond to until 7 days later or longer. If you are having issues at an extern site she will not move you or want to hear what you are saying until "The client" as she calls them calls her to complain first which puts the students in a very compromising place. Also please don't ask her to do her job and assist with finding you employment And DO NOT COMPLAIN TO HER BOSS she will hold your hours from externship back and create and issue with them and then blame it on corporate so that it can take longer to process because you decided to speak up for yourself. This lady just reeks of "I'm just here for a check", "Do enough to make it through the day" as well as been here too long she is not helpful to the students, she barely does her job, she acts like she doesn't want to do her job or like she is just waiting until her retirement is up. The experience I had with Sherry is the reason why I would not recommend any of my peers, friends, or family to go to this school, I would not want them to go through what I went through. read more

Finished my course October 2017. Internship November 2017 at Bio data. I received my CPT1 certification in March of 2018. Job placement at US colleges is a JOKE!!! I found my own job April of 2018 and I'm still working. My teacher was Jennifer and she was TERRIFIC! Now alot of the reviews are accurate! But in defense of ones self. Sitting and waiting for your internship is a big mistake. You have to call or even just pop up to get things done. Or even call their corporate location; which I did! PRO: You'll learn everything to become certified by the state of California! CON: Job placement! read more

I had a great experience at U.S. Colleges, I learned so much from my teacher, Ms. Vickie who was very helpful and friendly. It was a very great program I'm so happy I went with U.S colleges. Sherry my career service rep was amazing and very helpful when it came to finding a job! Thank you so much U.S Colleges for helping find my career ! Just got hired at Grifols in Upland ! read more

If you are looking to become a certified medical assistant I highly recommend attending this school and taking Mrs. Carol's class. She has so much experience and knowledge. I have a disability and we have walked through every obstacle I might have in the field and conquered together with adaptive methods. I have been given so much encouragement and support and I am very grateful. I look forward to a successful career knowing I will have the backing and support of the school and instructors. read more

I don't not have an ounce in my body to ever recommend this school first let me begin with the program has hidden essential information that that don't mention such as how many draws you will need to complete the program and also watching individuals get placed before previous classes I had a hard time making sure I had someone every week to draw it wasn't enough of us and they don't set the program up for success it's most like a delay you can go weeks without drawing someone due to either supply or people or even a good time frame for when you are only given one day a week to only draw 2 per day make sure you do a more in-depth research on this place because honestly I feel they only care for the concerns of financial services anything else if not top priority and when I say favoritism is a problem in this place has no good intentions on seeing you succeed so please be mindful before signing up I wish I did read more

Do not waste your money with them!! They will not help you look for a job!! Sherry ignores messages and emails!! Do not recommend

Horrible experience with Jon Cleary (admissions ) from San Diego Campus , he told me needed to pay registration fees in order for me to get the process started when he were actually waiting for a document to get processed , after I paid the money he asked me for , he disappeared for days until I got tired of waiting for him or someone from the school to call me . I decided to call with no answer so I sent him a message asking for my money back which he responded within seconds after I sent the message saying the money is NON refundable , I ended up losing up to 400.00 for a MA program never got to take because poor communication from them ..he knew I wasn't going to make it with out that document and still asking me for the money which I stupidly paid him .. . Reported them to MYCAA .. very unprofessional.. read more

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WORST SCHOOL EVER!!! NEVER ANSWER THEIR PHONES ! They talk you into signing up making you think it's an awesome school but literally no one EVER answers after you're finished with the class. The evening teacher there is ass! She just reads from the book & literally doesn't care if you understand it or not . I just really don't recommend this school!!! $3,000 to the trash!! I swear I wish this school goes out of business for being crooks !!!! All I'm saying is DONT DO IT!!!!!!!! read more

If I could give no stars in would. Started CNA class June of 2023, and was told two weeks of lecture and two weeks of clinical. Paid tuition and was all set up. Sunday, day before the First day of school I received an email from a student, not even my teacher that we were moved to zoom for the first week due to teacher not being in town. Second week started and seemed ok until a lot of inconsistency's were coming up with what we were promised to cover during lecture. third week started and was supposed to be off site at a hospital and was cancelled because our teacher quit and they were not offering off site, even though promised in our contract we signed. On our third substitute now which they no idea what the curriculum is. Spoke to Curtis Speller, Director of admissions, as whole class and was given a bunch of run around explanations. At the end of him speaking he told us there is nothing he can do for us, that if we want any type of compensation for the 3 weeks of trouble we need to drop out of class, never once offered to make it right with another teacher or another couple weeks of training. I highly recommend another school. This company is very dishonest and not tentative to what they promised students. Very unprofessional. read more

Loved my teacher, Ms. Vicki! She has a lot of experience and knowledge to share. I took my nationals 2 weeks after getting out of class and passed. I felt she did a great job of preparing us for that. Once I did that, Sahara was on top of me to get my externship scheduled and completed. She was always available for questions. After that I was on to job placement with Ms. Sherri and her team. She texts me and emails me several times a day to keep each other up to speed. Every person I have had contact with at this school has been great to work with. I would recommend this school to anyone. read more

Place is a joke! I regret paying for mediocre education while partaking in this circus. The leads they give you are printed from craigslist and indeed.com. So basically you could do that all yourself for free. Its a business like anything else, they attack people looking for a better life and when you get out your right back at the same place..... and now more broke. I really cant believe anyone gets a job after this place I sure didn't. The physical therapy program is used in some public high schools! The owner is a nurse that knows shes scamming students. save the money and go to a junior collage. read more

Attended this U.S colleges in riverside and i thought I enjoyed this School, I did my phlebotomy course and it was great, (the class itself and teacher ) my teacher miss Vickie is amazing! Very honest and knowledgable! She has a lot of experience which gives her students the reassurance that she knows what she's talking about! It's a small class which is perfect so it's not over whelming! Very very disappointed, I graduated in March and passed my state test with a high score and still have NOT been sent out to externship, they don't call you to Update you on anything, I've tried calling and they don't return my voicemails, very frustrated, why am I paying a school if they can't follow through on their contract? Complete bs. read more

Great school! Amazing staff and they definitely helped me find a job even though I had no experience! Sherry the career service specialist helped me set up my resume and land a position as a Certified Phlebotomist! read more

This school was awesome. All of the staff from admissions,career services, financial advisor and the instructors. I took the clinical medical assistant course with Izzy as the instructor and got all the help I could've asked for and more from her. Her and Sherry have helped me prepare for interviews. And Izzy helped me master skills in the lab to prepare for being in the field. It was definitely a very rewarding experience and I would recommend this school to anyone trying to get their foot in the door in the medical field. read more

I went to the U.S. Colleges to get the phlebotomy course! Miss Vickie is the best teacher on earth! She knows everything about phlebotomy and has a great experience and she did her best to help us do well whether in the national exam or the Externship ! I am so glad I went to this college and met miss Vickie who gave me a lot of helpful information! The staff at the U.S. Colleges are really nice too! Miss Debbie, Theresa,Lora and James were there everytime I needed them! They all work together to help the students meet all their needs in one place and easily! I passed the national exam from the first time! Some people would say it's expensive but believe me it's worth it ... Definitely look into this college to help you with your education! Jessica Allison! read more

Just finished the Phlebotomy course and I'm being told that I won't be able to start my externship until July. I'm not thrilled at all. I don't see why it's going to take so damn long... read more

Easy course, great instructor. Very flexible scheduling. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a career change