Javelin Technical Training review: Fraud and scam 62

this is true about this school, waste of time they teach you with the prior year billing and coding books that you have to share with other students, why am i paying 2000 for books, you cant take the billing and coding books home, they give you the cheapest certification possible, please do your research is all i can say, I wish i never started here it is a waste of my time and money, they only care about you coming to school everyday so they can keep their numbers up the staff is unprofessional, the turnover ratio is ridiculous, on top of that they sell people fake dreams they do not have agreements anywhere for externship you have to find your own, trust me and stay away from this school

Yes Javelin Tech is a complete rip off. I'm currently attending this school & not only do you independantly study in school they barely lecture. Basically, you could have did online school for less money. I don't understand with all the money I have to pay back why is the medical coding book not included, that's the book you need the most. Also, medical terminology class is too short, with all the information provided you need at least 3 mths to grasp all that crazy info. I wish I would have read the reviews online before being suckered into this school.

Remember, they warn you when you go to the school that it's an excellerated program, that means classes are very short with alot of information they expect you to learn. Your better off going to a college & getting a degree than this school. Trust me I know. Good luck!

I totally agree with both of you about Javelin. I only went for two months but prior to my leaving I spoke with one of the counselors to let them know that I was unhappy. He advised me to hang in there a little longer and that he promised that things would get better.When I signed up, it was for a Business Administrative class priced at $8, 000, not knowing that the only thing that they would be teaching in this class was Microsoft Word, Excel and I believe Powerpoint.Why would I pay someone $8, 000 to learn that? I believe schools like this should be banned and not approved.I am totally disgusted and humilated at this school. And one of my biggest complaints was also that the staff was very unprofessional.

i am attending javelin now i have 8wks left & everyday that i have to go to this god for saken school i DREAD IT! i've been unhappy since day 2...i should've been left but i don't like to start something and not finish most of the people here are GHETTO FABULOUS! i feel like i'm back in '07 senior yr w/ a bunch of high school kids and most of these fools are older than me just now going back to school but yet they want to talk & gossip while the teachers are trying to explain something. Recently they've been trying but that terminology class needs to be longer with some hands on going on they were trying to rush it and most of the people didn't get what we needed for the clinical part that i'm in now which took months to get to after i took the damned terminology class...It is a waste of money but i feel like if you can sell yourself and do a bit more studying and practice when you can you will be all right cause i have heard a few success stories from here...but tell me why they have this bell that they are suppose to ring every time a student gets a job but yet they've rung it like 3x's in like 4months?!?!?!?!?!?!?! thats not a good sign but only GOD KNOWS

I totally agree. I heard about this school from two of my friends, although I don't attend this school now or never will. I'm glad i read the reviews before hand.. i just feel really bad for my friends because now it seems they will be in debt.

I recently went on extern...NOT...I did everthing that they required me to do..And still I don't have a site...This school is very misleading.They reel you in on a fishing rod..They LIE and tell you anything to get you in there.Then on top of that, the administration is full of BS...REALLY..I drove an hr or more to get to school everyday..There were even times that I didn't feel like going but I went on anyway...Don't get me wrong My Instructors were great...MS T, Ms W, MR J, MS.B and the other MRS B...Mr G.Mr M...but I would not recommend this school to anyone...

I agree with most of you. I attended this school in 2009 because I was laid off. I am educated and feel really foolish because I did not do my research. At the time I was desperate and knew I needed to change my field of study. This school is very misleading and I would not recommend it to anyone. The cost for medical billing is ridiculous [$16, 000] I was fortunate and blessed to find a job and I am currently repaying this school $200 a month when I could have went to West Georgia or West Central tech and studied the same course for much less. [No more than $2, 000] This school needs to be investigated. You are lied to from the top on down. The people in financial aid are very misleading. They feed you with a bunch of "BS" you do not fully grasp. I will never understand why I had to produce my 2007 taxes when it was 2009. I was receiving unemployment benefits and these slickers said they had to use my 2007 taxes to determine my eligibility status. When I asked why, they said in so many words "that's just the way it is". I kick myself everyday, because I should have ran far away then. But like I said earlier, I needed to make a change quick and just hate I did not do my research. This is a learning experience for me. This school is a total rip off! Steer clear.

i am currently trying to get in javelin tech but i hv no ged or diploma and had to take tht test, and didnt pass it but they wouldnt even tell me wat i missed so i could study up on it i had to call back in there for them to even tell me tht but i am glad i read these reviews

STAY AWAY! I am currently a student, at this HELL HOLE school. I carry a 3.5 G.P.A. So I'm not complaining because of failure in my studies. Yet, This school is ran like a charter high school. Matter of fact a middle school with uniforms. Thats the way they talk to you and run the school also. The admin. is totally unprofessional and are disrespectful. All they care about (once they get your money) Is attendance!The attendance policy is some bs. You miss two days in three weeks You have to repeat the course, (even if the days are excuses). Now you may think well I'm going to class everyday. So that would not pretain to me. But for example what happen if your child get the flu. That mean you going to be out for a week or so. Lord help you if your other child get the flu or you, during that time. With that said you will be repeating the course.No matter if your lesson are complete for that section or not. I have seen it and been in that position. All the classes are really over price online course's. Including their computer program. Which I am currently enrolled. The main problem is not enough people in the school stand up for what is right. If that the way the staff talk to you or you not getting the education your paying for. If you have not enrolled in this school. But your considering going here. BOTTOMLINE Do NOT MAKE THE MISTAKE. It a scam and it's not worth the stress.

Spend your money on something worth it... graduated GPA 3.95, perfect attendance, they never sent me on a extern, they used the job i was working at. mine you i was working at this job so it wouldn't interfere with my schooling (low Pay), they promised to help me find another job NOT! NO LEADS, NO INTERVIEW, NO NOTHING BUT A SCHOOL LOAN I CANT AFFORD. THANKS JAVELIN FOR STICKING IT TO ME GOOD.. Oh then they wanted me to attend my graduation and pay for cap and gown, (like they didn't get enough of my money already..(NO I DIDNT GO TO THE GRADUATION)

i recently went through a lay off and had a very difficult time. i decided i needed to re-invent myself and go to school.school was a great idea .Javelin was the worst thing i could have ever done.i realized it about the second week. everything they tell you is a lie. the so called instrctors are the pits. the people that attend are the pits.i understood very well that it is an accelerated program but this was ridiculous. how can anyone learn medical terminology in four weeks impossible. the administration is terrible. this training center and i use that very loosely should be shut down. the population they target is low income people already struggling and make it seem like the ideal situation. it's really ashamed the government doesnt do anything about this. even when you get certified it isn't the actual certification you need to be a medical biller and coder.the career services are the worst of them all lazy and good for nothing. people please be warned don't be stupid like so many of us have been STAY AWAY FROM JAVELIN!

I agree I just recently finished in there medical billing and coding program. I practically taught myself everything. I was placed on an externship at a doctors office where all I did was call insurance companies to verify patients insurance and the rest of my six of seven hours there I was filing in the medical records office. I learn totally nothing there. And I was told the same thing to stick it out it would get better but it didnt for six weeks. Now that I am done with the program I am so not comfortable looking for employment in this field that I was so excited about because I dont have any hands on experience. They really dont care where they place you and if you get the experience or not. I complained to them on several occasions about what I was doing. Still nothing was done and my phone calls started being ignored. I was just there at that office as extra help and thats probably what they informed the office managers of when speaking with them about extern placement. It was just eight months of total waste of my time and I am a single mother tring to better herself for the care of her child. Thanks for nothing javelin morrow location

i TOTALLY AGREE I AM SO PISSED OFF WITH THE RESULTS OF THIS SCHOOL. UGH SUCH A SCAM AND RIP OFF

Wow, I am so glad that I stumbled across this page of complaints, because I had considered attending this school. I will not be attending now. I can now urn my attention towards looking to another school to pursue the rest of my educational goals...

Every comment is very true! I went to Javelin a few years ago. Completed the program with a 3.8 average. I have never been able to use the education I paid and still paying for! It was the biggest waste of time, money and energy! This school should be closed down. I can not believe you are able to get Federal Student Loans for this school.

I so totally agree with everyone not only is it a waste of time and energy but a total ripoff! I sent my payments to their stupid loans we borrow them from and now i lost that money because they never recieved it when it was coming straight out of my bank account! I dont know why this school is still up and running when its only ripping off the students that attend this school. I WILL NEVER RECOMMEND this school to anyone! now im going thru so much hell cuz of this! i so REGRET going to this damn school!

When I went to Javelin (paid for by the state unemployment agency b/c I had been out of work for over 6 months), our so-called teacher pronounced the name of Hippocrates five different ways in ONE paragraph. Somehow or other, this teacher also taught at Kennesaw State University--so I wouldn't trust that school to hire decent teachers either!

this is so true i want to go to 11 alive news a report them what a rip off i paid 17000 in debt with my loans i should have did my research first ANYONE THINKING ABOUT GOING TO THIS SCHOOL SAVE YOUR MONEY DONT DO IT they give students a job to teach the classes how can a student teach how to give needles smh STAY AWAY FROM JEVELIN

I agree with all the posting i've read, you can transfer credits from a reapitable school to javelin.But you can't transfer nothing from javelin to a reapitable school!Thatts what you call the DEVILS PLAY GROUND!THE LOVE OF MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL.

Javelin targets anyone getting federal funds it's a seat filler school that's why they change their name to medi tech. the well ran dry i just feel sorry for those with bank lones, the goverment and the state needs to go after them.I will be getting a lawyer and going to the I TEAM

I am so glad I came across this page. I was planning to attend Javelin. Even went in just after Christmas to talk to them and find out about the school. At that point, I had not "decided" Javelin was where I wanted to go. I was checking into different schools. Even after explaining this to the Admin person I spoke to, I ended up in the financial aid office. They were trying their best to get me in there that moment. I put a halt to things when they were showing me how much I would have in loans to repay. I'm a single mother who at the time had just lost my unemployment benefits. They didn't care what my needs were. Or what my concerns were. They kept saying "you can defer the loans for years". I left there telling them I had to think about it. And I have prayed about it for the past three months and then I find this page! I thank God that I was lead away from there before it was too late. I am so sorry for all who have been dooped by them! Good luck to you all!

I disagree with most of you! I just graduated Javelin in January with a 4.0 gpa and I learned a lot and was challenged mentally and loved it! Some of the instructors were uncanny in their own way, but I didn't allow that to interfere with my progress. I was unemployed when attending Javelin and fortunate for me my matriculation there was free. I have no real complaints, but good luck to the rest of you!

Javelin Technical is a school that loves your money. Did you know that 50% of their students are high school dropouts, 25% are felons, and many of their students become instructors? Javelin's goal is to keep students enrolled for at least 21-days. After 21-days Javelin gets paid by the govern.; the student's debt is turned over to a high-interest finance company. So regardless if the student graduates, they still owe the $17, 000. If the student does get a CNA job the pay rate is $6.75-$14 an hour. I bet admissions never explained that.

Career Services is a joke. Only 1 in 30 get placed on a "real" CNA job. You see what Javelin does is count the student's employment (the job they had before starting Javelin, i.e., McD's, Kmart; Walmart) and record it as a Javelin placement to get credit. They say the student is using computer skills taught at Javelin on their job, even though the student is a cashier or inventory clerk.

Javelin Technical has VERY high instructor, student, and employee turnover. It's because management treats them like "replacable" slaves on a plantation. Every month new faces come and old faces are gone forever. Trust me; Javelin is a horrible place to get an education. Why? Because you graduate without an education. Imagine no education and still owe $17, 000?

Do you want to experience an unorganized, chaotic; "ghetto" school as an adult? Then enroll at Javelin Technical Training Center. You've been warned!

WATCH OUT...Javelin Technical changed their name to "MedTech" College or Institute. Please be aware. Javelin Technical can run but they sure can't hide.

I agree with everyone above with their comments, and they are all so TRUE, TRUE TRUE, I went to this technical school, and I didnt learn a darn thing, all the students taught themselves, they had other students who graduated ahead of me, who were now instructors and didnt have a clue to any answers to any of my questions. Five years later I am still paying on a high school loan, and again for what? ? I would NOT recommend Javelin Tech to any one, please if you are thinking about going to this tech, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE, think again, DON''T DO IT !. This school needs to be investgated.

I agree with all the comments that I have read Javelin Tech was a joke I am now stuck paying for a loan for a school that has done me no good. I graduated January 2010 with a 4.0 GPA and none of the credits earned could not be credited to another school. They truly need to be shut down.

You never know who will be in career services because of the high turn overs. LOL and I must do that to keep from crying at times but I remember a so call job fair that they had at the school there where a lot of tables set up for employers that never showed up but for the 3 that did it had nothing to do with the medical field what so ever there where 2 staffing agencies and 1 company looking for housekeepers. For the 10-17, 000 that I am repaying back it just wasn't worth my time and energy...but thanks to God I am now in an actual school getting a degree...

Whatever you do PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do your research before going to any school especially JAVELIN TECH or should I say MEDI-TECH or whatever they are called these days. I'm still working on getting the media involved something has to happen!

I agree with everyone here.. I am a current IT student at MedTech, I made a huge mistake coming here, but I am leaving to a real college, in about a week. I know some of you say you had lousy instructors but mine was excellent, but the structure and the cost of this "Business School', or what ever you want to call it, is terrible and ridiculously high. They make you wear uniforms and it is nothing like a traditional school.Students are always arriving late and there are usually no consequences. Also the resources and equipment are outdated . I am very angry that I still have to pay close to 15, 000 that could have been invested into a community college. I should have really done my research.

I am a recent graduate of this so called school, the instructors there and the equipment that you pay 17, 000 for is a total joke, you are given cheap uniforms, cheap stethoscopes. The instructors are unemployed students from another school, There is no one to express your displeasure too because the school is currently teaching out the current students, they have layoff the staff, leaving one instructor to teach all day, unable to teach externs to study for the so called certification UGH what a joke. I should have done my homework. There has to be a way to put an end too these schools that continue to rip people off. If I pay 17, 000 I should get a 17000 dollar education.

I went to javalin tech(tucker, ga) and basically you are the teacher and the student they don't help you do nothing it was a waste on my time and my money I think they owe me an refund.

I agree with everyone who said this school sucks. I started this joke of an school in January 2010 and it was nothing but drama from the start. First off its way to much money for the crap they claimed was so good. Not to much complaining about the teachers, I had a couple of good teachers but that staff particularly that extern coordinator was awful. When I first got there I heard my computer teacher was messing around with a student and I felt like I was back in high school all over again. I did the medical office expert program which cost 17, 000 dollars. The financial aid official told me my financial aid may cover most maybe all but I'm stuck with a debt of 4000 something dollars to pay off. And its now preventing me from attending these universities I got accepted into because financial aid wants the transcript for this school and won't provide any assistance until I somehow magically pay off javelin tech and pay 8 dollars for it. Haven't had any luck finding a job as a med assistant because you have to have more than a year or 6 mos experience. And mind you I was a 4.0 student perfect attendance star student twice and that 90/90 club mess like 5 times student. My externship cordinator screwed me big time first sending me to some crappy externship interview with this rude unprofessional women after she looked me in the eyes and told me she was looking for me a great externship cause my clinical teacher gave her a very favorable review of me but probably only said that cause she almost forgot about me and I had to come to her after seeing all these other students with their interviews and sites in place. After that terrible first externship I called her immediately and told her about this rude heifer and she acted like it was my fault and said she will look again. Long story short I ended up in a personal care house with this two elderly guys and having to clean like a maid and wipe some 99 year old guy butt after I had to lift him off the toilet. I did hardly nothing pertaining to what I learned in this school and the only job I can probably get is working in homes and having to stay at these jobs over night for a week just to get paid some change. I was like nope. This was the Medtech in tucker, ga. I regret with all my heart now that I went here and put all this effort in for nothing. I was impatient and wanting a job doing something medical until I could finish my nursing but it was a stupid decision because now that I'm trying to finish up my nursing this school is holding me back from doing something better. I thought this would expand my knowledge once I started nursing school but now its just hindering me from going to one of the two schools I got accepted into. Please don't attend this school, go to a 2 year accredited state college or four year I believe they offer the same stuff these expense private programs offer and they are cheaper and hope grant may just pay it all at a place like dekalb tech or something. You have been warned. But if u think u may have a better experience... I doubt it though.

This makes me sick to read all these comments. These people are trying to get an education, trying to better themselves and make more money to support their families, and this psuedo school is lying and stealing their money. Everyone employed at this school should be arrested for theft.

This school is disgusting. They've practically stolen money from these people.

Im trying to find out if anyone found any lawsuits on this school, im in a court fight over being held acountable for payment eith this dchool. I quit when I found out tgey weren't accredited for the course i signed up for

This whole place is a scam. The president only has a GED and the Director of Operations knows nothing about education. The way they steal money from the people trying to get an education is a crime, these people are ripping them off.

I also agree with everyone else...this has gotten me nothing but debt and bad credit...please beware and do not attend.

Total rip off

This place is a complete and total scam.. The instructors helped the students cheat my giving study guides pertaining to the test to take home over the weekend to memorize so they could pass, and if they didn't receive a high enough grade they would have special credit alternatives to boost your grade. While I was attending school Med Tech had took over and would basically do the same thing as Javlin had did, study guides were still being distributed but the testing was a bit different. Instead of the questions and answers being identical they would reword questions and ask different questions pertaining to the subject you were given. So I would say at least 95% of my class went from A's to low C's to high D's. I graduated in 2011 I still have not found a job with my classification of a MOE.. Due to being unemployed and no money I fell behind in my student loan payments and they are currently with holding my certification from me so I can't prove I went to school at all. My student loans have almost doubled since then. I have to say I am completely sick of this situation because I quit my job that I've had for over "TEN" year making good a** money to full fill my dream of continuing my education in the medical field.. so much for being extraordinary..