Altierus Career College / Everest Institute
Reviews and Complaints

My daughter is being deprived of a graduation ceremony because she failed to pick up her cap and gown within 9 days . She was sent an email on 10-19-22 to pick up her stuff by 10-28-22 she was unable to do so for unforeseen circumstances. I’ve tried to reach an understanding with the school and was unable to do so . Can you help me Aaliyah church

I tried going to another college and the credits I earned at Everest are useless, cant be transfer over for another degree. I was promise they would help find me a job after graduation and they did noting. Degree not transferable to any college.

I have a complaints against Careers Services Department because of their lack of help with mt employment.

Everest commercials artist worst. This university needs to look at these commercials seriously.

i attend the tampa campus. after a yr and some months i needed to take a semster off for personal reason. spoke with admissions and faculity got the okay to take the semster off and they wished me well. when i came back the next semster i was told they no longer offer the program i was in that i was actually the last class they enrolled and i can not complete my aa nor will my credits trans to just a certificate program and the credits are a waste to any other school. basically i have been told there is nothing they can do but re enroll me to a program i dont want to take and get more loans...granted i did speak with admissions and faculity and no one thought to tell me that if i take anytime off im basically screwed. what can i do? i have 10, 000 in student loans ( dont get me started on that because idk how in a yr and a few months i can incurr that much) no degree nothing...i owe all this money for nothing and basically been told theres nothing i can do... please if anyone knows anything email me dcauzzort@gmail.com

Next time you should read the fine print before you sign. All of us in class signed the same paperwork, but only the idiots seem to forget that and raise hell on a complaints board. Take some personal responsibility and learn what kind of loans you are taking out and understand the financial aid you are receiving. No one is more responsible for your actions than you.

there is a site dedicated to stopping them that was just created stopeverestuniversity dot come

I am currently a student and having problems with my financial aid. I have received nothing for my spring or summer term and it's just about fall term now. When I called today they couldn't explain to me where the money was or how it was spent. I beleive this "school" in not legit at all.

Also, I am trying to get at least 50 people together to start a CAS against them. They have a pattern with their dealings. if you do have a VALID complaint please email me.

write a complaint letter to the DOE in FL addressing your complaints. I did and got my balance written off and even got them to admit their mistake. This is after 2 years of fighting with them.

I'd have to somewhat disagree with everyone complaining about Everest. I agree that for the most part they do only care about your money (but this is true of all things in life). The advertising is false as you will not be certified upon graduating (you get vouchers as part of your tuition and you need to try those exams separately) I went to Everest College in Mississauga and despite some stupidity going politically at the school here is why I disagree.

More then half my class were full of kids that had no interest in learning. Instead of paying attention to the lecture they decided to talk in the back and/or play web based games. 3/4 of the class cheated on the exams by texting each other the answers when teacher was not looking (however he knew what was going on) You do have a lot of self learning to do and it is very fast passed however that's the price of cramming three years of material in one year. You DO have to work very hard, reading one 600+ page book a month. You should know something about computer technology before starting. You don't NEED to however you do need to work that much harder if you don't (the A+ course teaches you everything from the beginning).

I had a few people that sat next to me brand new to computers. Two dropped out but one girl who was committed to learning stuck with it. She graduated and the school has been calling her trying to set her up for interviews. One year later as I get more certifications the school is still trying to place me with a career (despite having a job). They are proud of their hardworking students and want to use them to reflect what Everest can bring to the table.

They will not waste their time trying to find interviews for students who don't commit. Even those students that graduate however and don't follow up with the career department or show a lot of interest. Again this would look bad on the school if they said you were a good candidate and then slacked off on the job. They will only recommend dedicated and professional students.

One year after graduating with honors I am Security+, A+ and CCENT certified. I am making 50 000 a year as a network administrator at a small company. This isn't going to happen to everyone but you need to remember. They are not going to hold your hand along the way. This isn't high school this is your life; if you put in the effort and take control of things for yourself you will find something of value here.

I'm not sure why it took your school so long to get you, your vouchers as I got mine as soon as I asked (one time I had to wait for a month as they were only able to order is blocks of 10). Even a year later I am still getting the vouchers I have not used one at a time.

Everything Everest teaches you, you can learn on your own at home however you are going for the Diploma. Don't register for Everest with the expectation you will graduate with all the certifications and credentials advertised. No one is going to hand things out to you. You need to work hard and learn the material. It is also not only about what you know but how you act. You need to work on your soft skills and be professional. Most people in my class didn't act as if they cared and that's why they will not get any help after graduating.

If you need any more information or if you graduated from Everest and would like some assistance with the IT work let me know. Ryan.Pratt@live.ca

Everest College Mississauga: OSAP should blacklist Everest College

Please go to the link below and sign a petition against Everest College

https://www.change.org/petitions/everest-college-mississauga-osap-should-blacklist-everest-college

this school is a rip, the teacher i had starting off showed favoritism in a racist way and tried lying that i let a student copy off my work so i wouldnt be ambassador. i would participate the most, know the terms and loved typing class. throughout the whole time i found out only towards the end that i couldnt be ambassador because of beeing accused of allowing someone to cheat off me. i took it to the president of the school and he ### his way out of it and it was unfair because i was in his office with five other girls explaining the teachers actions and my word didnt count for ###. so later on in the mods, an ambassador is chosen and im thinking " this girl has raised her voice and disrespected the teacher to her face". they dont care, nobody in this school does and i blame myself for not going on the internet to read all of these negative reviews about the school.

I'm attending Everest College, Newmarket Campus, taking the PSW Program. I had a bad feeling about this school from day 1, but the rep I met with kept calling, encouraging me to enroll. I gave it a lot of thought, and decided to attend. I thought, 7 months, and I'll have my Diploma, and get to work in a field that I love. I used to be a Health Care Aide, but in order to get a job, you have to have the PSW Diploma.
My problems started from the beginning of the program, start date was supposed to be Sept 5, 2012, so I quit my job, because I was going to be in school full-time. A week before the start date, I get a call that the start date has been moved to Sept 17, 2012. We start the 1st week, and all was going well, the 2nd week, we had our "psw" teacher, not the original teacher as outlined on our schedule. 3rd week starts, NO TEACHER. We went 4 full days that week without a teacher. The administrative staff would come in and tell us that the teacher is sick, blah, blah...The friday of that 3rd week, we got a "new" teacher, the same teacher on our original schedule! And we were told the other teacher isn't returning because of "health issues." Really?
Things were starting to get better, and our teacher was AMAZING, an RN with a lot of knowledge and experience. Unfortunately, she had to go away for personal reasons for 3 weeks, and were told we'd have a "substitute" teacher while she's gone. We waited 3 more school days for this teacher to show up! The substitute was amazing, and thankfully our original teacher came back as planned.
We finished our theory hours on Jan 24, 2013, and were to start Practicum Hours on Jan 25, 2013, according to our schedules. It has been almost a week now, and still no word on where or when we are starting! 15 students' lives are "on hold, " single mothers have paid for daycare for the week, some have quit their jobs, as practicum is "full time" hours.
We get a phone call, most of us, every day, to let us know there are "no changes, " "we are finalizing everything, " to "no confirmation yet, " are you kidding me?
I'm thinking of dropping out of this school, and start all over at a REAL school, like Seneca or George Brown. All our hard work, assignments, exams every week, practical exams...all out the window! WAY TO GO EVEREST!

Hi I'm currently enrolled at Everest College and have no complaints.!
My Instructor is professional and nice! A little strict but thats college!
Everest IS a hands on learning school and its a learn on your own school!
I strongly disagree that it is a scam. In fact they have kept their word on all the promises or suggestions they made me.
I think many people on here are full of themselves and probably didn't go to college let alone Everest.
As for you, I'm sorry to say it sounds like you got a raw deal. Maybe it's just that campus or just THAT instructor...]
As I said before I'm going there now and evrything is fine.
My books, Tuition and fees/kits were ALL included in my loan. Which by the way is OSAP's fault NOT the school!

I Graduated from Everest in early 2010, needless to say, ALL I got out of it was a huge loan, that I have to pay back! When it was time for me to do my externship, they placed me at a VETS OFFICE, WHERE I DID NOTHING BUT CLEAN UP DOG CRAP, CLEAN OUT CAGES, AND ALPHABETIZE FILES, THAT THEY WERE TO LAZY TO DO THEMSELVES! THAT TAUGHT ME SOOOOOO MUCH ABOUT BEING A MEDICAL ASSISTANT! They did NOT help find me a job, and the only job, that I have had, since I graduated, was at a laundry mat, where I had to wash other peoples dirty clothes! I WOULD NOT, REPEAT WOULD NOT! ENCOURAGE ANYONE TO GO TO EVEREST, UNLESS ALL YOU WANT OUT OF IT, IS A HUGE LOAN, AND A MINIMUM wage PAYING JOB!

I recently went to Everest College (Hamilton) to inquire about a Logistics program and was repeatedly steered away from what I wanted to take, instead they tried to steer me towards a CBass Program instead, no job placement involved.
The parking was a joke (getting potentially called from class to move your car), facilities I found to be very grungy like, not much in the way of room in the corridors they would call a hallway.
My Favourite part had to be when it came to the money, what I felt was like a constant was the pressure to either apply for a loan, apply via OSAP or perhaps go via a bursary loan, being assured from Everest that there were many ways to get some form of financing to attend.
I repeatedly stated that I was not going to apply for anything as this is a second career that I was coming in via.
They may talk a good game, but what a complete joke my experience was.

I went through second careers and attended HBI college in Mississauga, had a great teacher, however I did not get a placement. I found out that if I had gone through this program via WSIB, I would have got the job placement. Live and Learn!

Darren O'Neill

Everest is a big scam I went to Everest University between Dec. 2008- Oct. 2009 and I am very upset with their recruiting practices I was told one thing and they did something else I could write a book about all the false promises they made before you sign half of your life to them they are so attentive but as soon as you sign on the dotted line they act like they don't want to accept your calls I could not sleep they called me so much but when I started there it was like please call back they're busy, what? it's very sad how they can get away with these kind of scam and it's suppose to be legal but let me not be able to get a job do you think Sallie Mae and the rest of the gang will wait for you to get a decent job. Some of the students did not have a G.E.D but you know they said that they can still go to school but they will have to finish their GED before they get there diploma why not offer the GED class at least they will get something for their money. I for one will not let them get away with what they did to me I will fight to the bitter end first. So to everyone smart enough to listen to my advice DO NOT GO TO EVEREST UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE or any other college that is nationally accredited make sure they are regional accredited

Everest is a complete joke. Medical assistant? The commercials are hilarious...some minority with a kid who rambles on about supporting their family and calling the school immediately. Nothing like an uneducated salesperson telling me to gain an education. Go to a real institution of learning and. Forget about this joke of a school.

They don't just prey on youth I am older and they preyed on me too. They made me take out a Genesis loan so I could receive my degree. I did take out the loan and paid it off but would be nice to get that money back. I went to Everest for three years and received one stipend check. Just wondering where that money went? I also started after I got my degree at Everest to Ashford University not even a year into my degree they told me that I was out of federal money. I could not finish my degree in cybersecurity. I graduated from Everest in 2013 and my loans are in litigation. But they have not forgiven my loans yet. What about the Genesis loan they made me take out will I get that back? I didn't need to take out a private loan I still had federal aid from the board of education. Also those stipend checks that I did not receive.

My daughter graduated from there and she did her externship at a doctor's office that had her filing paperwork the whole time. No hands on whatsoever. Then she gets a job they help her get making $10 although the school said they could find her employment making over $16 then the Dr's office fires her 4 days later because she was not trained properly at the school. She was told it was accredited and that she could transfer her credits..Well LIE she just went to register at Malcolm X college and Everest is not accredited . The course was over $14, 000 that she now has loans for and is working retail. This school is garbage and prey on our youth. I will definitely be speaking to a lawyer I refuse for her to pay any penny and everything she has paid so far needs to be refunded. EVEREST IS HORRIBLE!

This schools a joke, they told me I'd make $17.00 an hour when I was done. HA! One we didnt learn crap with Ins papers, No place will hire you because you went to Everest. So here I'am $14000.00 in debt, and making $10.00 an hour. It's all lies. They don't give a damn about you, Your family or anything else. Just the money they take from us. now I got to pay off a student loan and I'm no better off then I was before I went to the school. I feel I been taken. They know just what to say to hook you in, Please before you go to this school, read, read, read,

I paid for my niece to go to Everest College in Burr Ridge Il for the Massage Therapy program. It cost me 15, 000 for the entire program. I found out when she finished that only 3 people out of 17 in the class passed the Massage Therapy licensure exam. She now is working at Victoria Secrets as she has failed this exam 3 times already. It is not a professional college obviously otherwise I would think more students would have passed this exam. They did not educate her and prepare her for the exam none whatsoever. I am one angry Aunt who feels that I have been ripped off completely by this so called college. They took my money and gave my niece nothing. I believe we all should get together for a class action suit against the Everest College and remove them from business. They are ripping people off with their lies and deceitfulness! I wish I had know more about this sham of a school before I wasted my 15 grand! sherry.wilson@me.com

I'm currently attending Everest college, and I have never in my life seen so many complaints about a school online. At this time, I'm somewhat trying to remain neutral, but leaning more on the negative side of things. I have to say, I am paying alot of money to be more of less, self taught for the MIBC program. Most of my learning is coming from my homework, and holy [censor], is there ALOT! It's a good thing that I'm currently unemployed because there would be no way I could handle even a part time job with all the homework they give you. Not one of the teachers there is a Certified coder, or an RHIT. They have no credentials what-so-ever. They did have an opening for an MIBC teacher, and the requirements for the teaching position were so minimal, I was shocked. You didn't have to be a teacher, nor did you have to be a coder. My teachers are nice, don't get me wrong, but when they can't even answer a simple question for you and you have to call one of your coding friends to get the right answer for you, is a bit concerning. My biggest concern with this, is, if my teachers aren't even Certified coders, and have no education of their own, and aren't even members of the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), how am I to expect them to train me properly to sit for my CCS AND CCS-P exams after I graduate? Am I being trained adequately? With all that said, and taking all the complaints, and all the money that everyone seems to have "wasted" on this so called "education" and believes that they have been rip off, scammed, and cheated out of the education that they were manipulated into believing that we were going to receive, did anyone ever think of putting together a CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT" against this institution? They can't seem to provide the externship's they've promised. I have three people in my class who are about to graduate "per se", because before you actually graduate, you have to do 160 hours of externship before you actually graduate and get your "diploma", but the school can't even provide them externships because apparently, no one will take Everest students anymore. From what I heard, there was ONE Physician practice who was taking extern's, and then stopped, because the rumor had it that the students weren't showing up, had bad attitudes, blah blah blah... I don't what the problem was, but I feel that the school should have already have MULTIPLE, and IN GOOD STANDING relationships with hospitals, physician's offices, and medical centers in the entire surrounding geographical area that were prepared, and willing to accept externs from Everest. Everest at Burr Ridge only had one for the MIBC program? There are complaints I've seen from across the United States about this institution. I think, at this point, a Class Action Law suit would be in order, and completely appropriate for people to get their money back for an education they were lied to about, and the money that was scammed right out from under them with exaggerated lies, statistics, and flat out manipulation.

well i am a new student at everest college in reseda cali and its my fist day today i had talks with graduates from regular colleges with a b.a and 2 friends that graduated from everest all of them told me to leave not to trust them if anyone reads this blog plz contact me asap for real though tnx lol eplurabis@yahoo.com

Some lessons Ive learned after having been screwed by a "business/career/trade" college.
1)If the school is Private, stay away from it
2)If the school is for-profit, stay away from it
3)If the school offers people the ability to finish a course offered at a public college or university in less that half the time it normally takes, stay away from it
4)Do the credits transfer to other PUBLIC colleges and Provincially funded universities? if not, stay away from it
5)are there multiple posts about the institution on educational forums and on the internet in general that are negative in nature, if so, stay away from it
6)Does the school offer job placement assistance, guaranteed high paying jobs after graduation, scouts/employers from companies that come to the school to look for grads, a 70-90% graduate employment rate and a whole bunch of other really over-the-top gurantees?!, if so, stay away from it
7)Does the school have multiple "campuses" spread out all over the country?if so, stay away from it
8)Is the school on the third floor of a scummy building? if so, stay away from it
9)Does the school seem to change names every couple of years? If so, stay away from it
10)Does the school go through a constant change of instructors and management? If so, stay away from it
11)Does the school employ ex-grads as teachers?, if so, stay away from it
12)DO they advertise on tv, have a 1-800 number and do they have glossy print ads? If so, stay away from it
-If I wouldve had a list similar to this before I enrolled in that institution, I wouldve thought twice about making said decision

Bottom line:DO YOUR RESEARCH!

Curtis
Brampton, Ontario
Canada
PS- I do not put it down on my resume either. It doesnt look good. It really actually looks better stating that you only completed high school!

Holy ###, I almost went to that ### hole! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHHA

They let u graduate without finishing ur externship?

I worked at Everest College and trust me they are only in it to get your money! Their mission and goal statement "every student, every day, every time" is only in their best interest and gain! It's all about how many suckers per week the admissions reps can enroll -- then how many can they keep past the ad drop -- then how many can sit for 30 days --- yes, you are another number and stat to them.

I have witnessed several times a student enrolled ---me as their admissions rep promising them everything we are "taught and trained" to do.. yet within a week or less everything falls apart!

DO NOT ATTEND! EXPENSIVE, MISLEADING, and TRULY a WASTE OF YOUR TIME!

GO TO A COMMUNITY COLLEGE

I just withdrew from Everest University and the school is a total rip off! My classes costed me $6060.00, they recieved $6333.00 from stafford loans and over $4000.00 from pell grant money from me. My refund check was only $660.34. They told me I had used up all my funds. The money the received from my stafford loan was enought op pay for my classes. What happen to almost $3000.00? I wrote the Insector General to investigate my federal funds. I tell you BEWARE of EVEREST UNIVERSITY!

I ATTENDED EVEREST UNIVERSITY POMPANO BEACH CAMPUS FOR ALMOST 2 1/2 YEARS AND IT WAS A WASTE OF TIME AND MONEY, THE TEACHERS THERE DONT CARE, YOU GO TO CLASS AND 2 HOURS LATER THEY LET YOU GO AND YOU DONT LEARN AMYTHING, FORGET ABOUT TRANSFERING YOUR CREDITS, NO SCHOOL WANTS THEM, AND GETTING A JOB GOOD LUCK WITH THAT TOO,
WELL NOW I AM UNEMPLOYED AND WITH CLOSE TO $40, 000 + IN DEBT WITH SALLIE MAE, MY LIFE NOW IS WORSE THAN BEFORE, MY BIGGEST MISTAKE WAS GOING TO THAT SCHOOL, AND THEY KEEP CHANGING THEIR NAME, WHAT ARE THEY RUNNING FROM

...so you define your life by a little piece of paper...we the people should be miffed by your lack of wit...

Wow, do you have nothing better to do than watch the Peoples Court and call the advertisers to complain? Sad, very sad.

But yeah, anyone who goes to Everett (or any for-profit school) is an utter ###. Especially online graduate programs. Legitimate grad programs pay YOU to go there.

When I complained to the school about the instructors that they were not teaching all that I needed to know for that module, and that they were changing up the method of giving the test one day before the test, and that the school was extremly noisy every where, and even in the library and concentrating in the classes was very hard. and that I could not come in a little early for class to get some studying done because the instructor was always playing loud music. and the computers were always down and I was unable to get my class work done because the computers were malfunctioning when the computers were not down. I wanted to tranfer to another campus but I was blocked from doing so.

I was just issued a restraining order from the director of career services because of my complaining. He told me the very same day that he would work with me in order to resolve my issues (the same as yours- computers breaking down, excessive noise in the career center, etc.), and then went to the local court house 2 blocks away and filed a restraining order against me, lying, stating that I threatened several staff members of everest. i cant wait to go to court in order to fight this. I graduated from everest two years ago with a 4.0 GPA, after it took me almost 2 yrs in order to complete the program (their fault), and I am still unemployed, but with much HIGHER debt now!

This place is a complete joke. What school would advertise with a minority in baggy clothing yelling at you to do something with your life? Or they will throw in the job and family support upon graduation. Have you ever heard of a medical assistant outside of this clown show? Last I checked they are called nurses and RNs require much more than 8 months of crap instruction. Tell ya what...give me a thousand dollars and I will show you how to take someone's pulse or temperature. Do your investigations prior to commitment. It's not a real school...you were taken advantage of...there are ### people out there who will do this. Real medical experts will laugh at that institution and you for buying in on it.

I went to everest and was in the medical assisting course, they didnt teach us half the stuff medical assistants do. We hasd 2 classes combined, 3 different teachers in 7 months, you can only get a job right away if you know someone at that job or have connections. I am now in debt becuase i cant find a job because the jobs think it's not enough traning as a MA. 7 months isnt enought time to become a great MA. Itried talking to the school and apparently I have 3 student loans and i only rememeber applying for 1. so now i have like 13, 000 dollars in debt and cant even opn a bank acct. I want this school to go to court and be shut down and have us students be waived of our student loans. I do not reccomend this school to anyone.

I went to everest in dearborn. I didn't get all my books.. & same thing happened to me as justinman I had to take a leave. I was living out of my car with my daughter. Anyways I didnt complete my last mod I moved with family in ohio. But that's another story... Anyways I get a letter from everest saying I owe, them $4, 085 for not completing my last mod. (there was no way possible to complete it). But I talked to sallie mae & they already payed everest my FULL tuition. so now everest is just trying to nickle & dime me & they messed up my credit.. I can't even go to school down here. By the way I'm not paying . They already got there 15000

Everest is a joke they promise job placement and don't follow thru. If you are white you do not get any job offers. I believe they only cater to minority students I know of at least 10 white students who went thru this school with no job placements. We are thinking and discussing with an attorney about a law suit.

Our experience was exactly the same as Bhapo. Many others in the same class as my wife also received nothing but promises from the salesperson in the way of job placement.
Sallie Mae should stop helping this band of crooks.

I went 5 of the 8 months without the all the books I needed and they still expect me to pay the full amount due. The teacher simply gave me an A for any homework I couldnt complete due to not having the needed book. Most of the time the lesson was side tracked by nonsense conversation that had nothing to do with anything we were learning. I went for Medical Administration and here it is two years later and over 100 resumes Im still not hired because 1) I do not have insurance experience and 2) the offices around here know Everest is a joke. Anyone thinking about attending this "for profit school" should think twice and seek out a real education by at least attending a community college. Most offer the same courses!

Don't go this school worst school ever my teacher at Dearborn campus told us if we don't pass she won't get paid :( she didn't know anything about the program. She helped us cheat she called it group test but it was all cheating.

i attened everest in houston for a trade program i did grad. but they refuse to help with geting me leads for a job! I PLAN TO SUE FOR FALSE ADVERTISMENT REAL SOON!

I joined Everest for Pharmacy technician after two months I became sick and got admitted to a mental health Institution and they continued taking in my money.

I applied to the Director to Suspend my studentship until when I am out of the hospital she refused.

After getting out of the hospital with a chronic mental health issues which can not allow me to continue to study they have adamantly continued to this day sending me collection message. In September 2013 they sent me another one asking me to pay $4000

Guys Lets have a Class Action Procedure!

Exactly why i didn`t give that school the time of day
I actually went online to get information about a course, and of course you have to give your phone number and address(bad idea)
These idiots have been HARRASSING ME for 4 MONTHS! I never gave them any kind of sign that i even wanted to attend the school.Needless to say they call about 4 times a day.send a letter per week.I`ve heard so many bad things about this school.Too good to be true.Nothing but a scam.Very hard to get an education with this school.I mean, once you graduate and you`re looking for a job.Who are they going to hire, a george brown graduate or someone who graduated from everest...think about it! lol
Not to mention the amount of times their commercials are on per day should show that they`re desperate for students and most importantly...MONEY$$$

I'm thinking of going to EVEREST but after I read up all the reviews yeah I'm not gonna do it thank y'all for helping me

I say we all look into a class lawsuit on everest college

Hello Everyone!
The latest news I have from Everest College is that Mr Mihal Miu, His Father and Mother still working for Everest Campus on Eglinton East lol
Another News, and this news came from an inside staff member, Everest College is having hard time with their budget, economical issues... be careful where are you guys choosing to go to study ... If you want to suffer as I have done go and give away your money... IT IS [protected] BETTER TO APPLY TO OTHER COLLEGES SUCH AS GEORGE BROWN, HUMBER, SENECA WHERE AT LEAST THEY ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS AND THERE IS NOT A BICYCLING OF MONEY OF POOR STUDENTS /IMMIGRANTS!

The program that I am trying to take is the Pharmacy Tech program and if anyone may have any tips email me Nyissa_larose@yahoo.com

DAMN! I really wanted to go to school and I have been to a community college and they won't let me get financial aid becuase I am still labeled as "dependent" even though I don't stay with my parents, and I do my own taxes. I have been going through this same crap for years so I tried going down to UEI and they said the same thing about the dependent situation but they told me to have 3 ppl write statements stating that i don't get any support from my parents etc. and they were telling me all this good stuff and what not but I go to look at the reviews and I see nothing but "STAY AWAY", "THIS SCHOOL IS ###", ETC and I know someone that actually went to that school and she said the teachers were always quitting and they went without teachers for 2 months, that it is now time for her to pay back her loan and they have not found her a job yet, that she goes up there asking for help all the time and I am just so disappointed! I went to the orientation and everything. I don't know what to do I was gonna try to check out everest but now I don't know... If anyone has any advice please email me @Nyissa_larose@yahoo.com because I would really like to get my career started while I am young and don't have any kids or anything else holding me back. please, words of wisdom only!

hello
I am attending Everest College in newmarket for the Medical Office Adminatration course and I have gone through alot of ### with this school. First of all, in March 2009, I left a community college because I was not enjoying my program. I really wanted to back into school because I just wanted to get it done and over with so, I looked into going to Everest College. I called them, and the rep wanted me to come in THAT DAY to talk about enrolling. When I went in, the rep was really nice and asked me a bunch of questions about my previous education and my goals in life and blah blah blah. he told me how I could graduate in less than a year and how I would be guaranteed a job, and the school would help me with a placement when i was done, so I thought it was perfect considering I could start in just a few days. After words, I went to see the girl that delt with OSAP and I explained to her that I may have a problem getting all of my funding because I already had funding this year from my previous school, and he told me `that everything was fine and it would work out.`` So she told me that I could start school and then I could apply to OSAP in a few weeks.
So the following week, was my first day at Everest. (oh by the way, i had to shell out $900 for my books because I had not yet applied to osap and needed my books right away). A few weeks into the course, I finally applied to OSAP. My tutition costs abour $10, 000 and my approximate funding would only be $7, 000 which means I would be out $3, 000. The reason for this is because I was only 18 at the time, not 2 years out of highschool, and still considred a dependant under my dad (even thought I am not living with him right now)(which is a major loophole in the system.) So I was really upset when I found out that I would be stillneeding to owe the school $3, 000 so Everest told me that I should write a letter to OSAP telling them why I needed the whole tutition amount. On 3 seperate ocassions I had to write letters explaining how I do not live with my dad anymore, a letter from my boyfriends parents proving that I live with them, a letter stating how much income comes in a month, and how my budget is laid out. I was hoping that OSAP would see that I was only working part-time, and could not afford the $3, 000 on my own. When the OSAP rep at Everest got the letters back from OSAP, they said that `this situationis too complicated`and they were only going to give me the $7, 000.
So now I had to figure out another way to get the rest of the money. I tired applying for a student loan, but I did not get approved even with a co-signer. ( I just want to let you guys know that I was called intot the financail reps office quite a few times dealing with this money situation, they kept telling me everything was going to be fine, and everytime I thought everything was worked out, there was another problem.) So a few months ago, they called me again and we decided I would do the star program, which was i could make payments to the school after i graduated at 18% interest which was my last option. So we decided that was the route I was going to take, we didnt fill out any info though because I didnt want the school to take money out of my account). So I am in class 3 weeks ago thinking everything was FINALLY delt with, and another finance rep pulled me out of class regarding the money that I owed to the school. great. They had the nerve to tell me that about a month ago, Everst College had stopped doing the start program so now I would have to pay the $3, 000 in full NOW. Well how the hell am I going to do thatÉ I only have 4 months of school left and I have been dealing with this BEFORE I even atrted the course. I TOLD THE SCHOOL that I knew I was going to have problems with money before I even started and they kept saying`dont worry, everything will work out`. yeah right. I also want to mention that I was giving the school some money when I had the chance, just to give them SOMETHING to get them off my back for a while. When the school told me that they cancelled the star program, I was a wreck, it was my final way of paying them back. The one girl tole me that and I quote`IF YOU MAKE AN EFFORT TO GIVE US MORE MONEY, (insert name here) WILL FIGHT AND TRY AND GET THE STAR PROGRAM FOR YOU, AND SHE WILL BE PUTTING HER CAREER ON THE LINE FOR YOU. ###.
So now I am trying to get a student loan wll by myself and I am still having problems. And its not just the money situation, its everything but it is way too much to tell on here. if anybody knows what I can do, please email me at rachel_1190_hotmail.com.
oh, and they threatened to put me in collections if i cant get the money, and hold my diploma whe i gradutae.
Lovely isnt it.
-rachel

I agree and share my case with the board.
mpatino19py@yahoo.com on Tue, November 11, 2008 8:53 PM
I am a student at Everest College located in Toronto at 117 Eglinton Ave East.
Everest College is just HUNTER OF MONEY! They don’t even explain the classes. Since September 2007 that I started Network Administrator program I went there to sit and read my books there is no explanation of anything and if you don’t understand and ask the instructor called Mihal Miu starts talking about his adventures and what he has done in South Caroline(U.S.A) with a truck company. I DIDNT PAY TOO MUCH MONEY TO LISTEN A LOSER LIKE THAT ONE ABOUT HIS LIFE AND AT THE END OF THE CLASS HE NERVER Explained nor answered the student concern.
On October 28th 2008 I have done my 2nd test of Linux Administration and when I have requested a review Mihal Miu said to me to ask department of education because he didn’t care due that he is only replacing Mr. Yash (currently teaching accounting). Mihal Miu also told me that he knew my answer were wrong because he knows linux and he told me to look in Wikipedia for the correct answer. Where I have question myself Am I paying Everest College too much money to get an answer like this one?!
So, I have called Department of Education and I talked to the director Andrew. Andrew told me that he won’t follow up my complaints due that he talked to the teacher Mihal Miu and he said that He has done the test review with me and that he said that the Linux Administration book has wrong information, and how the book is not an Everest book that is my problem . Mihal also told him that the other students answered correctly the question in the test because they didn’t miss too many classes as I did!
Mr. Andrew also added that he has done a review about the teaching skills of Mihal Miu and the night students said that he is very good teacher and friendly person... Of course those kids will say that because that Mihal Miu play internet games with the students in the Computer lab located in the 2nd floor and he tell them jokes and say stupid things as they also do. Andrew the director ended up asking me if I have a personal issue or problem with Mihal Miu where I have answered "What was he talking about, I don’t even know the students names and I will have a personal issue?"
Mr. Andrew as well told me that I missed many classes where I reminded him that due of my hours of work from 12AM to 8:30AM for the last 2 years I have been very sick due of the stress and the lack of sleep, I also added that in my college file is the doctors note where my doctor formally informed about my illness and why I have missed half of may 2008 and almost all June 2008.
The fact is since the first project I got when Mihal Miu realized that I have some more knowledge and work experience than the other students in the computer lab HE CHANGED THE PROJECT AND HE GAVE ME AN OLD Project with more questions to complete and it had few difficult questions.
Another fact, In the Windows 2003 test I have got 48% in the test so I technically failed and when I have checked the answers in my book I found that one of my question I DID Answer correctly BUT the test Software marked as Wrong, then I approached Mihal Miu to let him know the issue and that I passed the test Mihal said he will check the database to correct my mark on the test… HE NEVER DID IT. One week after Mr. Yash came back to teach us and he told me that my mark on the Windows 2003 test was 48% and that I failed. I ended up showing and explaining again to Mr. Yash that I informed Mihal Miu that my answer in the test was correct and he promised to correct my mark in the data base so at the end Mr Yash went back to the Software Database and check each answer in the Windows 2003 test!
Finally I like to add that I have sent an email to Campus Director Marta Kombogiorgas and she didn’t answer.
I have paid my Network Administration program of my RSPs $ 5, 000 CAD dollars and since last September 2008 I am monthly paying $ 249 CAD Dollars so I believe how I never caused any issues and I am always paying on time, I never asked for any penny to anyone and I rarely failed in tests.
I deserve a formal review of my test and good tutor to teach me Linux Administration properly due that I have the right to understand Linux administration. This is a tool I never used and it’s very different of Microsoft Operating systems which I have been using for over 13 years

The previous post is alie posted by UEI or ICDC employee.

@ mohsen:
i feel sorry for you man. Maybe you just got the wrong teacher, lol. I'm studying at Everest College-SCarborugh, Network Security Specialists Course. We always have 2 hour classes every day mostly focus on Cisco for CCNA exam, sometimes some even complain that we are being taught more advanced than what is really covered in our courses. If there are questions with regards to the lessons, the teacher will answer it ASAP even sometimes when he's having a lunch or coffee break.

Most of the people i know already landed a job even before they finished so why don't you come and visit sometime and talk to our instructor.

Some lessons Ive learned after having been screwed by a "business/career/trade" college.
1)If the school is Private, stay away from it
2)If the school is for-profit, stay away from it
3)If the school offers people the ability to finish a course offered at a public college or university in less that half the time it normally takes, stay away from it
4)Do the credits transfer to other PUBLIC colleges and Provincially funded universities? if not, stay away from it
5)are there multiple posts about the institution on educational forums and on the internet in general that are negative in nature, if so, stay away from it
6)Does the school offer job placement assistance, guaranteed high paying jobs after graduation, scouts/employers from companies that come to the school to look for grads, a 70-90% graduate employment rate and a whole bunch of other really over-the-top gurantees?!, if so, stay away from it
7)Does the school have multiple "campuses" spread out all over the country?if so, stay away from it
8)Is the school on the third floor of a scummy building? if so, stay away from it
9)Does the school seem to change names every couple of years? If so, stay away from it
10)Does the school go through a constant change of instructors and management? If so, stay away from it
11)Does the school employ ex-grads as teachers?, if so, stay away from it
12)DO they advertise on tv, have a 1-800 number and do they have glossy print ads? If so, stay away from it
-If I wouldve had a list similar to this before I enrolled in that institution, I wouldve thought twice about making said decision

Just because a business calls itself a "university" does not mean it is a UNIVERSITY
Bottom line:DO YOUR RESEARCH!

Curtis

i was thinking about taking this course... But i have now made up my mink

How do you cancel your loan?

Your an idiot they told you everything up front you just didn't know how to listen.That's why you still don't have your degree I bet.Every college is diffrent in how it conducts itself.Some schools the federal money goes to the student whom has to pay the school with it.Everest does it the other way around.This is good for those students like you who just want free money ( that's how they look at it...I deal with delinquent students all day who say I didn't know I had to pay that back. sigh..and DUH! If it's not in writing it never happened and if it is in writing READ IT so you don't leave complaints that aren't true.

This school sucks I hate the every 15 minute commercial with that insulting no acting gay looking black guy who calls you lazy and stupid and declares they will stay in your face until you go to their worthless school that they spend more on advertising than actually teaching you anything. I want to start a signature petition to ban the ads from TV or boycott the networks that allow this madness to continue...Who's with me? Fox, WSXP, CWC, WOTV, and CBS these are just a few stations in Grand Rapids MI.

Why don't they insult white people's kids? because their rich dads would kick their ###, dirty ###. Now that was funny...LOL If I ever see that that black guy I'm gonna kick him in the his girlie balls, they will be lodged in his tonsils.

looks like you just kiss your own butt...
don't believe everything you hear...remember years ago most people thought the world was flat...

I just started everest one month ago, and i've been looking up different complaints about the school. Has anybody been to the school for ma and been ripped off in any way?

This review/complaint is about Travel and Tourism program in Everest College of Toronto, ON. The program has 2 instructors, one for the core program and the other for computer and typing skills. Both instructors have serious mental health issues in that they try to make education as stressful and discouraging as possible. But the computer skills instructor is really something. I am pretty sure she has been spending time in mental hospital as she tries to intimidate students directly and repeatedly by not accepting their project work and repeating exams. I don't know if of college authorities are reading this but PLEASE check your instructors for mental health before recruiting them. It was a very bad experience that discouraged me from ever taking a course in any college.

My husband and I attended Everest College in Burr Ridge IL. and moved to Orlando Fl.
My husband graduated as a Message Therapist and when we moved here we found out that he was still missing some CE (continuing education) Classes. He went to the local school here in Orlando and was enrolled but then told that he had to go to some other school. Come to find out that Director of the Massage course never took time to find out who he was which is a Graduate of Everest. Anyway, he finally get a meeting with the Schools President and the Director and he was told that not to worry that the classes would be comped and he only had to go for a month to get the credit he needed for his Massage License. Now he has been sitting in the school with no one know what to do with him. No one has been out to help him and get him started.
This school has so many issues that you can't trust anyone any more. We have 2 loans out of $16, 000 each and we can't get any help who do we see or speak too. They have a promise that you are their student for life you can go to them at any time so what now?
Think before going PLEASE!

I know first hand how they lie to the students and decieve them. I would love to hear from anyone that has no job as promised by this school that takes your money and gives you no jobs or careers as promised. boyd4loans@yahoo.com

My complaint revolves around the parking! Before I continue I have read some of the other complaints and I am a little confused…

I had a great experience, met a really amazing admissions counselor (Shabir) who helped me map out a plan. My instructor was fair and challenged me, (Mr. Emblton) that is why I graduated and was hired at my placement (thanks Gina ). I read so many complaints on this board and heard so many from classmates and feel that they are at least as much to blame. I had tough days and heavy loads, which student doesn't? The difference in the outcome depends upon the response. Therefore my second complaint is against those who post rage rants while presenting half truths. Too bad this board doesn’t contact the business and give them a chance to present both sides.

Ever notice anytime someone fails that it is someone or some things fault and when they achieve their goals, it was because of them…hmmm… None of them posted their progress reports or placement evaluations...hmmm… I am responsible for my success and failure. Everest was a great school for me academically and I am better equipped for my future. There is no Wi-Fi and not enough parking space; they need to modernize their building. I feel that these investments can create a world class learning environment.

EVEREST COLLEGES ARE A SCAM. YOU WILL NOT FIND A JOB AFTER YOU GRADUATE. AND NO ONE WILL HELP YOU TO FIND A JOB. BE AWARE OF THIS BEFORE GOING AND SPREAD THE WORD.

I attended Everest College From Sept 2009 - May 2010 and completed externship on June 18, 2010. I ask for a letter of recommendation to continue my education as a dental hygienist from Mrs Xandra Redic who is the Dental Department Chairman, who told me she didn't want to sound bias in the letter. I also emailed Anthony McKenna, who is the Director of Admissions, and no response. I received excellent grades of "B" average, and wasnt accommodated . I also had questions about my student loans and no one answers or returns phone calls. Not to mention the fights and the attitudes the instructors have. SAVE YOUR MONEY DO YOUR RESEARCH

This was the worst school I ever attended in my life biggest mistake I've ever made. Not only did they kick me out for being in the hospital for a week. Then the school closes down and claims bakruptcuy and put me into collections. Not osap. Everest college it's self claims collections on me . If they think they gonna get money out of me they seriously mistaken I'm glad they got booted from ontario they shouldn't be allowed to f*** with people's lives like this. They should be paying out to all the students for wasting our time. That we could have been spending with a school if value. With actual education benifits for the students.

I went to fmu now Everest its a rip off now I'm in debt for 44, 000 with nothing to show for it my name is Carmen I went to the one in orange park fl

Biggest scam school that I have ever seen. I attended at ottawa east campus for cardiology technologist program. Discrimination is to the point that some students get 5 rewrite by fighting it and one like me had to be terminated from the program after my 3rd rewrite. one student could come back 4 month before enrolment from the previous class and they are trying so hard to make me change the program to something else while so far i paid them over 30.000.00$ THIS SCHOOL WILL PROMISE YOU THE HELP AND SUPPORT THEN ONCE YOU GET IN AND PAY THAT MONEY, YOU ARE ###ED WITH THAT DEBT. if I had chance to sue them I wouldn't waste a second

I went there n they promise me a job after graduation since 2012 now they are keeping my diploma because i owe them on a account i owe Sallie Mae 53, 085 because i went to everest they did not help me look for a job its all a scam i have three kids i can barely feed let alone pay my student loans they tell us get an education a ###ing debt comes with it also i am in default with both student loans someone help