So to start with I really liked the instructors and the curriculum. I went for Medical Assisting and graduated in 2007 with honors and pass my certification exam with high scores. So why am I working at a coffee shop? Career services is a complete joke. I have no clue is the even sent out my resume. For my internship I was placed with a dialysis company where I was not allowed to use any of the skills I learned in school, I was only allowed to watch.

I was told by Manager of the place that he would hire me on to just fill out application. So I filled it out and spent my internship reading new employee handbooks and then was never hired. I will say no skills gained there. I have talked to hiring managers in the medical field well working other jobs to get told that this school is what has caused me to not get hired. It has now been almost 5 years and I have all but given up.

The only thing I can give this school credit for wasting my money and the monthly payment to get out of debt with nothing to show for my hard work.

So I went there full time and was doing great for a while, til some problems and losses accrued in my life. So I had some trouble getting to school every day. I made it most days and was doing great on my homework and tests. I got dropped from the program on the very last day, when i was going to take my final and start my ex-tern the following week which has already been assigned to me. I came in on time before some teacher pulled me out of class to tell me that I cant continue on with the final. I had got into a car accident earlier in the year so I no longer had a car.

I had to wait in the cafeteria for 4 hours till the shuttle bus came. So this is by far one of the worst schools any were I would NOT recommend any one go there because besides the shitty service their staff are far from professional. This school is a complete waste of time and money.

I am studying to be a MA, and i enjoy going everyday. My instructor is very knowledgable AND helpful. I will agree some teachers are unprofessional but i got lucky to have her as a teacher. IN THE VERY BEGINNING OF ATTENDING SCHOOL, BEFORE ATTENDING SCHOOL THEY SAY ATTENDANCE IS MOST IMPORTANT, so if you extern site doesnt want you then YOU did something wrong. i have to add there are alot of different races and ages really gets people together i love my class , instructor, and alot of the staff they are all very friendly and nice. The dean is the ONLY person im questionable about besides a couple of people down in the career services. I think EVEREST should evaluate who they hire, thats the REAL problem.

Since I've been here numerous people have gotten AMAZING extern sites and a lot has gotten hired. And for the past graduates they held a job fair for all graduates to get a job .. many got interviews, some got hired on the spot. all about professionalism in personals. also knowing someone in the field you want to go in is a plus. hope this helped, i would reccomend the Everest school im at.

I graduated from Everest over a year ago & am still trying to find a job. I've gone multiple times to have "Mock" interviews--cut me down sessions would be better. Am on my 3/4 Career/Student Service Rep. with no avail. Every time I get a new rep I get a new/revised resume.I actually had someone(a friend) who works in the medical field look at my resume & tell me if there was something/s that needed changed-- To quote them "everything after your personal info" as they laughed uncontrollably & they send it to others with the same outcome.

I went on my externship & was told when the owners weren't there & I had nothing(when whatever I was given was done) to do I could play or surf the net, when I advised Student Services they said that was ok, later to find out it was not & my program director was upset.

So if you have money to throw away or want to go to a school where they get you financial aide & private loans & find out as long as Everest Institute is on your resume as training/education you will be unemployed. Also be VERY aware of how much your total for books/supplies/lab fees etc. cause if anything increases while you are in class you owe when you go in to grad out. Have been told by far too many people after I graduate that I will have a snowball chance in hell of getting a job while Everest is on my resume.

While the classroom experience and the instructors were great and very helpful, Career Services leaves a lot to be desired. I graduated in February, 2011, with honors (4.0 GPA), as well as several other "honors" and certificates, including Certification in Medical Assisting, and still I have no job. My Career Services Rep has changed 3 times in 8 months and every time I get a new one, they "fix" my resume. They keep telling me that they are sending out my resume, but I have yet to get an interview. I have done more on my own than the school has. Being out of school 8 months with no paid experience (and can't get any, because nobody will hire you without experience), only leads me to the conclusion that Everest only wants your money and is only concentrating on the recent grads and don't care about the past graduates who are struggling to find work, no matter what credentials you have.

The other problem that I have found is that a lot of the prospective employers will talk to you over the phone, but once they see Everest as the training facility, they back off. So if you don't have a "hiring extern site", LOOK OUT!!, You are going to struggle to find a job.