Everest Institute Reviews
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Glad I followed my instincts
School not recommended by
Jayetta
on
February 24, 2010
3/4 people found this review helpful
I went on 2 interviews for the Decatur campus and after reading these reviews i believe my instincts were right. While on one the interview, the recruiter whsipered under her breath that I was too "uppity". Now, for someone who is trying to bring business into the school, approximately $28,000.00, that was a stupid and unprofessional thing to say. If you were trying to bring in a paying customer worth $28,000.00 in business to your school, would you insult the customer? I think not. I figured if the administrative staff was that ignorant then how ignorant and unprofessional would the instructors be. On the second interview I was attempting to apply for a loan while the financial aid rep was busy playing around and partying with the rest of the staff while I prayed she did not make a mistake on the application. Since then I have decided to go to a college and after reading these reviews, I am so glad I changed my mind.
Learn More about Everest Institutethey just want ur money, nothin more
School not recommended by
lb
on
February 16, 2010
8/9 people found this review helpful
I finished my dental assisting extern over a month ago. When i went to pay my remaining balance of $60 and pick up my diploma i was told i have to pay an additional $120 because a payment from the state didnt come thru. but they were supposed to tell my this during my last mod of class and didnt. So until i can come up with the money i cant graduate. The school lacked the necessary supplies we needed to learn effectively. We couldnt keep a teacher. now my job search is horrible because they dont certify u in xrays so i have to pay $300 for that class in order to have a chance for employment. It was horrible. I wouldnt recommend this school to my worse enemy.
what job lmao everest tyrah oprah some body who will listen and make a difference
School not recommended by
tajuonna
on
February 15, 2010
5/5 people found this review helpful
they give you a loan 15 thousand but if u cant find all the money to pay it you cant graduate but they are suppose to help you learn and get the job you came in there 4 what a lie everest is. lets be real if they where really guaranteed then every one should come out on top, half the people that be on tv got the stuff free from dr phil or some 1 like that i feel if they are teaching the right things once you go to exturn or what ever it is you are going 4 then once you get your job those traing skills will pay off and once you actually get the job then exceeded so much in that they are teachin you so well in that 15 thousand will come right back paid in full plus more yrs of success and loving your career and fellow teachers who took time out to teach you i jus dont understand if they say they are guaranteed then prove it please prove it teach us get us there give us job placement give us our jobs let the hard work you put in teaching us come out in our real job you taught us how to do and once the checks start rollin in deduct school fees that way make a payment plan this way every school is guareenteed to get what they paid for and every one is happy no time or money is waisted thank you
false advertisement
School not recommended by
nickky
on
February 02, 2010
6/9 people found this review helpful
this damn fake as school said that they would find student a job thats (b.s) they also want you to pay ncct to supposedly be a certified medical assistant and that another lie i got hired on my own in a decent company and my administrator had a talk with ncct and they had just stated that if u pass the ncct exam ur onlt certified with ncct yall suckers are thieves.... never again
Don't go to Everest !
School not recommended by
ccc
on
January 27, 2010
7/7 people found this review helpful
I went to Everest and I still can't find a job. I am here sitting at home and I am not doing anything. WHY! Because I can't find a job. Everest does not offer any help and they don't care about you. The teachers there are a joke. They don't teach. If you happen to find a job you will be making very little money. You will make about 7-10 dollars on hr. Which is nothing!! They don't even care about the students. I am not happy at all. I only had one interview in a whole month. I applied in 20 different places. And still no response. Everest will tell you how you should go out there and look for a job. But they will not go and call you and tell you where the jobs are at! or what places to go to. Right now I will probably have to go and work a regular job. That's my story! Please if you happen to read this it will safe you time and money. But just don't go there! Everest Needs to CLOSED DOWN !!
Do Not go to Everest!!
School not recommended by
Stephanie
on
January 25, 2010
7/8 people found this review helpful
First off let me start off by saying that I'm a former student of Everest. I went to the Paralegal program and graduated with an Associates degree. It cost me $28,000 dollars to go to this school. So the person that said it doesn't cost that much you are wrong!! My school payments were 500 a month and I got them lowered to 300 a month thank goodness. Also the same person said that the teachers who teach the MA program have to have an RN or LPN degree, I don't know who told you that but you are wrong. How do I know that? My best friend is a Medical Assistant and she taught the MA program at Everest. She did not have a degree as an LPN or RN!! As for me, I was on the Dean's list the whole two years I was at Everest. I don't have tattoos and piercings all over my body. I worked very hard and studied very hard to earn my degree only to be VERY disappointed. Once I graduated it took me awhile to find a job. Every interview I went to wanted to pay me $9.00 an hour!! I have a degree and if I wanted to make close to minimum wage I would work at a fast food place. I'm now going back to a local commnity college to start all over and get my Bachelor's degree. Thank goodness I work for a family owned business so I can pay for my loans and afford to live. $9.00 an hour is a slap in the face when I have to pay $28,000.00 dollars in loans.I also did lots of research on Paralegal jobs and the outlook was well and the pay was decent, boy was I wrong. To everyone who thinks this school is good it's probably because you got grants and don't have to pay any money out of your pocket. Anyone else who is considering on going to Everest don't go there.
NO WAYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!
School not recommended by
Sarah
on
January 20, 2010
7/9 people found this review helpful
The first day that i called to register in the M.A program they called me back like 100 times, it was ridiculous. Later i changed my mind about coming to this school.
Dental Assisting Program
School not recommended by
Nina
on
January 08, 2010
14/14 people found this review helpful
In the state of Michigan you are required to attend an ADA accredited program to take the state board testing to become a Certified Dental Assistant. The Everest Institute does NOT offer an ADA accredited program. This means that if you attend this program, you will NOT be able to be certified in the state of Michigan as a Dental Assistant. I do not have any information on the other programs, but for $15,000, I would find this a great waste of time and money if I were expecting to work in Michigan after graduating.
Can't find a job
School not recommended by
ash
on
January 07, 2010
9/10 people found this review helpful
I attended Everest in Houston, the Greenspoint campus. The education I received was great but the teacher was very inappropriate and kinda racist. I finished school in April of 09 and have yet to find a job. They put me at an extern site that was not even hiring. After about a month or so they stopped calling. Its so hard to find a job without experience. I would recommend going to a real college unless you want to be in debt without a job with training for a career you are unable to utilize.
This school sucks - the Jonesboro, Georgia location
School not recommended by
Anonymous
on
December 04, 2009
18/18 people found this review helpful
I have never experinced any school like this before in my life. I am about to graduate and I must say I am sooooooooo happy. I dreaded going to this school because of the instrutors and the administrative staff. There is no level of professionalism within this school at all. The staff there should at least take a class just for that once a month. I am mad with myself, because you will not get what you pay for. You get to a point where you dont even want to talk to the instructors because of their attitudes. The school is behind on paper and each day never goes as planned. Some days you might just come and the whole schedule has been changed. Alot students that go there are teaching themselves from their books. It is ridiculous. I often wonder how did alot of them get jobs there. I think they lost focus of their purpose their, which causes alot of the students to be frustrated. I mean I can go on and on about this school. In my opinion this school is a bad choice. VERY GHETTO.
DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME
School not recommended by
Albert Whitfield
on
December 01, 2009
8/17 people found this review helpful
I attend right know and I'm telling everybody don't come here. My girlfriend and I are having a problem with a teacher that is not are teacher and she don't evening no us she lied on us and know that have suspended us from school (yes this is a college with adults in there and nobody want to hear what we have to say).
They wanted to call the police on us like we were killers they dont know how to talk to people they think just because u have a good job position that u can down talk us when I say us I mean the student THINK FIVE TIME'S BEFORE U COME HERE it is the most DUMBEST SCHOOL EVER I HATEEEEEE IT!!!!!!
WHAT A HUGE JOKE
School not recommended by
dawn
on
November 25, 2009
14/14 people found this review helpful
I took massage therapy at NIT which is now Everst. It was a waste of my time and money. The insturtor was not helpful at all. She told the class to read the chapter and answer the questions. There was no lecture time. I graduated in 2006 and I am still looking to take my national certification exam but feel like I was not properly trained. Now I am in debt pretty badly. PLEASE THINK TWICE ABOUT GOING TO THIS SCHOOL.
worthless education
School not recommended by
april angelides
on
November 18, 2009
10/13 people found this review helpful
you teach yourself. the teachers all hate the school the staff are okay but they dont push for change. they let the school go down the drain while they waste your hard earned cash on stupid little meetings parties and promotional perks instead of working on education. ITS A WASTE OF TIME. WERE DEBATING TAKING THEM TO COURT FOR FALSE ADVERTISING. i have yet to get ANY certifications and im three weeks from graduating. its not worth it.
PLEASE don't waiste your time
School not recommended by
Mandi
on
October 29, 2009
17/21 people found this review helpful
Everest is not a good school,I am attending the atlanta campus for the medical asissting program and this school fires good teachers left and right and hires these fake ghetto tatoo on the arms type teachers,those are NOT good professional examples.not to mention,the students have no manners most of them seem like they came straight out of high school and GHETTO.the student advisors don't stay on there job with your grades,if you ttry to let them know your a student going through serious hardships they don't care you can have a life threatening illness and need time off school even with a doctors note,they don't care as long as you come to school and sign the roll so they get there money for you coming to school,they rush through these monthly lessons called Modules(Mods) the rush through each text book and throw test at you once or twice a week,you actually don't get time to intake it all,its like you learn it just to past that mod that's it.senior check offs are the worst they don't prepare you for it the atlanta decatur campus is ghetto a lot of the teachers have atittude and the MA's have a bad rep.I really wish I had someone let me know this info before I signed on the dotted line,now im in debit,the school is just confusion to be honest
Excuse Me
School recommended by
L.Baltimore
on
October 28, 2009
17/25 people found this review helpful
I am in the Pharm. Tech. program here in MI and can't believe what I'm reading. Everest has and is preparing me to work in every kind of Pharmacy. My instructor has 12+ yrs in the field, and still manages to work once a week to this day. She was also named Best Pharmacy Tech within her Facility, which is Henry Ford Hospital main campus. Her knowledge and expirience in the field are all mine for the taking. I dream of questions to ask. I am an Ambassador and have been on the Presidents list since my first MOD. Believe me this was and still is a challenge.I also Homeschool my 15 yo son. Studying is a must. There are no if's and's or but's about it. There are nights when I fall asleep studying. I do this because I want to know my field inside and out. You cant excpect to enroll in an accelerated course and breeze by. It doesn't work that way, LIFE doesn't work like that. I researched my field, the school, and my instructor before I enrolled. This isn't high school. If what you want is an education by expirienced knowledgable instructors Everest is for you. Everyone isnt cut out for this type of eductional structure. By this I mean one that requires you to multi task, take intitiative, and except nothing less than Excellence. If it wasn't for you, it's because you weren't FOR yourself. You have to want it! Want it bad enought to stay at home and study when everyone wants you to do anything but. Enough to get up an extra hour early so you can study because this might be the only time you can get the silence you need to do so. The school has everything you need to become the top in your field. What you do with it is solely up to you. If your the type to drop out,Everest isnt for you. If your just going to make whomever shut up,Everest isnt for you. If you think you'll be able to cheat your way through Everest isn't for you. If you are inflexible, Everest isn't for you. If you hate tests, Everest definatly isn't for you. We have a test every Monday and Thursday,and finals once a month. I strongly recommend Everest if what you want is to change your life because it's already changing mine. Not for the better but for the Best!
The Worst Decision Ever!!!
School not recommended by
montrell
on
October 15, 2009
22/25 people found this review helpful
I finished and graduated from everest in 2007, i was an ambassador, and thought that everything would go perfect after that... I was wrong! Now I'm in debt so deep u can literally dive in it, and now i wish i never went there.. so my advice is think twice
Medical Assisting Program
School recommended by
Nick
on
October 13, 2009
27/34 people found this review helpful
I've read every one of these reviews and am honestly shocked that there are so few recommending the school. Then I remember all those people who dropped out of class half-way through their first month. I personally believe you need to do your fare share of research on the school you are going and more importantly which field. I chose medical assisting because right now, the medical field is BOOMING anywhere you go! I attend the Kalamazoo Institute in Michigan and I couldn't have made a better choice. I have an amazing teacher who knows her stuff and genuinely look forward to going to school. I put forth the time and effort though! This crap about this person with a gpa of 3.5 is crap, everest doesn't do their gpa's like that. The crap about having unqualified teachers, is just that, more crap! If you look at a job add for everest it says that you must have 3 years experience in the field! On to MY experience at everest. Have I seen trashy people who have no business there? ABSOLUTELY! Are the majority of students foul mouthed, inappropriate and unprofessional? ABSOLUTELY! However, it is all about YOUR willingness. If you give up half way into your first mod you have NOBODY to blame but yourself! If YOU put the effort into learning what is in your text books and STUDYING the appropriate material then you WILL go somewhere. I am in my 6th mod, I am an ambassador, and I have a wonderful class of peers who all look forward to going to class and learning. Its how YOU make it.
All They Care About is the Money.
School not recommended by
Hillary
on
October 07, 2009
23/27 people found this review helpful
I started attending Everest for Dental Assisting in July 2009. I really was excited when I went in, took a tour, and got signed up. Wow, did that take a turn for the worst. I was there for a month (I think I gave it a fair chance, and a fair amount of loan money..) and for the majority of class I sat. Yes, simply sat there. I finished my work within an hour of getting there and the teacher barely was in the room - unless there was a hands-on activity. I felt cheated and lied, and I made the decision to withdraw and pay the $2,500 to get out of there. I'm now attending a REAL college and am much better off. Please reconsider before going to this school.
Waste of time & money
School not recommended by
Susan
on
September 07, 2009
30/34 people found this review helpful
I was a student at Everest in Gahanna Ohio for MA, I was also 5 months pregnant. Through the course I had to leave twice because of complications with my pregnancy. I had a 3.4, went everyday, did all of my work and was very excited to graduate and stat my career, however they had a different plan in mind. When I tried to return to school they would not allow to come back at all. They said I with-drew too many times!!!! I was about sick to my stomach, because they still want me to pay for my schooling!! Please do yourself a favor and do research on fly by night schools. If it sounds too good to be true it usually is. Good Luck out there!
I am an Ambassador and would NOT reccomend this school
School not recommended by
Bridgette
on
August 30, 2009
23/25 people found this review helpful
I DO come to school every weekend and actually today is my last day but I would have to say the class and teacher were great but the school and the staff, and the promises they make do not happen. It might be a campus thing, if so DONT COME TO NORCROSS!!!!!
Dental Assisting at Everest!
School recommended by
Tonya
on
August 17, 2009
28/39 people found this review helpful
I would like to start off saying that everyone that has written horrible reviews about Everest probably did not try very hard there! I have a week left starting today, and I already have my externship set up and a future job. SO that says something about the school. Secondly if you are writting bad reviews have you looked at yourself in the mirror? Do you have visible tattoos? Do you take care of yourself? You have to remember that you are working in the medical field if you do not look professional or speak correctly then your never gonna get hired! All of you are talking about the instructors well I would like to know what schools that you guys are going to?? Everest Institute has one of the best teaching staff there is! All of the teachers are way over qualified for the job! I have friends in almost every field there and i have not heard one bad thing about and of the staff. So if your going to talk negativly about programs and schools make sure that you state which ones, Because not every school is the same! I am so happy that I put my money into Everest because if i didnt I would not be where I am today!!!!
DO NOT GO TO EVEREST INSTITUTE!!!!!
School not recommended by
Margarita
on
July 28, 2009
39/42 people found this review helpful
This so called school is a joke!!! I was told that I can change programs without a problem to just find out it was a lie. After they told me it would not be any kind of problem I come to find out there is a gap in the loans and that I have to pay almost $4000.00 before I can even sit in class. Who can come up with that kind of money? Then later I come to find out I have to pay $5500.00 for a only a month and a half of classes that I attented. Please save your money and go to a college that is worth. They told the credits there can be tranfered to other colleges to just find out they are not. Please like I said save your money and time!!!
Everest
School not recommended by
don't attend this school
on
June 10, 2009
42/47 people found this review helpful
Hello everyone. This school is a very bad choice. I did attend the school for pharmacy. The people writing these great reviews keep saying that we have these problems because we DIDN'T come to class. I never missed any class, but felt like I was in high school while I was there. The point I am making is that I worked very hard and did NOT have 2. People that NEVER came GRADUATED. There are some very unqualified people out there with these diplomas. Be careful! Don't waste time or money.
Dental Assisting program at Everest
School not recommended by
Jenni Smith
on
May 29, 2009
58/62 people found this review helpful
I would like to say that i made a bad choice in picking Everest. I wasn't your typical "ghetto" student who never came to class or did anything. My attendance was great i always did the lab time and try to learn as much possible. I got straight A's. It was very hard to learn because the students in my class acted like animals and were very disrupting. The teacher was ok but not the greatest she has a good heart but could have been a better insructor.
I was mislead by my admission rep saying that i would be a CDA when in reality you are paying 15,000 dollars for a diploma. Also, i was informed that in a few years i could take the RDA exam. Everest institute graduates are not eligible in Michigan to take the RDA exam unless you go to an accredited program by the ADA. Everest is not accredited by the ADA. I was tole that career services will place you on an extern $500 dollars of your money is going to that but they don't help you at all. I had to find one on my own. I hope this will help someone out. Please don't be stupid like me save your time and your money. Go somewhere else.
Everest Institute
School recommended by
D.T
on
May 22, 2009
49/69 people found this review helpful
I started out ready to work, and put the play to the side. Overall my teachers were GREAT, but these people writting these reviews must remember it is what they make out of it. If you know that you are not going to put your all into it dont do it. Perhaps if anyone reads my review then let me say this: NOTICE- they are all MEDICAL ASSISTANT STUDENTS.
I went for Dialysis Technician which is a great program. I am a true observer and honestly if you look at some of the students that were taking up the MA course there was nothing that said I am ready to be a professional or I am ready to work. THE HAIR COLORS, THE VISIBLE TATTOOS ON THE NECK. I ask myself do I really want to walk into a doctors office see these people, and want them to check my childs temp. NOOOOOO!!!!!! Perhaps the true reason they have not found a job is because they refuse to CHANGE. I look at Everest as a school that gives EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO EVERYONE. They dont judge by what you did thus far, but they look at what a person is capable of.
