Lamson College reviews and complaints

I attended Lamson for 6 months of the Surgical Tech program and 3 months in I realized what a joke this school was. 2 of the 3 dummies were broken and the instrument trays were incomplete. My scrubs didn't even match. My instructor kept saying that everyting was a gray area. It is either sterile or non sterile! How does a gray area work? I wouldn't want them operating on me. I was so upset when i was told that there was a 9 month wait just to get to the extern site because they are so backed up. So that means 10 months of crappy schooling, plus another 9 month wait and then maybe I Could get an extern in the same city or I could be placed somewhere else in the state. They failed to mention that too. Amazing! I'm just hoping I can get reimbersed for my loans i had to take out.

Brilliant Idea! Unfortunately, that decision might be made by the hospitals that don't want to hire Lamson students while I'm stuck paying off student loans with my paycheck from Costco. Regardless, I'm sure that very idea has crossed a few minds but where do you get a student loan before this one is paid off? Actually, it's that exact mentality that keeps the program substandard. Blame the student. 'We teach a program that even local hospitals are refusing the free labor but if you aren't learning it's your fault' I'm sorry but that attitude is only for programs that produce techs that hospitals want.

For the amount each student is paying, Lamson needs to make changes so the hospitals are calling THEM and asking when they have another class graduating. If the instructors are as good as you say they are, they should want that too and certainly be able to come up with the ways to do it but to know that the majority of your students aren't getting the skills needed and not do anything...and still collect a paycheck?...thats a cop out and lazy.

This school is getting 25, 000 dollars per student! Do you want to tell me they can't come up with instructors that teach ? Quit downing the students for expecting what the program promised. Quit downing the student for wanting to be taught when their in school and don't down them for wanting teachers instead of surg techs that are tired of working weekends and being on call.

Beware of Lamson College. They offer a surgical technologist program that they claim will take one year to complete. 10 months of classroom work and a 2 month 'externship' in a local hospital. Once this is completed, you are told you will be ready to seek employment in the surg tech field.

Because of this '12 month' program bait, the cost of this program is $25, 000.00 (Yes, twenty five thousand dollars), but as we were all told, we would be out in the field earning money after this great program.

Rumors began within the first 2-3 months of class. Externship positions were 'backed up' and 'some' were having to wait a 'few' months before being able to complete this program. No one from the staff/admin would address concerns, basically saying not to worry about it, they were working on the problem.

This 'problem' was never addressed internally obviously. There's a group of us who completed our classroom courses in June and have yet (it is mid-November now) to be placed in a local hospital... we have been out of the class room for 6 months now.

Parents budgets, student budgets and plans have all been put on hold while we wait for the school to find a hospital to place us. And, the school continues (!) to accept new students.

We don't know what to do, and know that we have been screwed, so this is a warning to anyone thinking of attending Lamson College (for anything!), run, do not walk to another College. All Lamson wants is your money, they don't give a crap about what happens after that. If you have just started, get out now. Cut your losses.