7 Best Cna Programs In Knoxville, TN (2022 Updated)

For the price of this school.. it was not worth it. Save your money and go to a community college ESPECIALLY if you’re coming here for dental assisting as you'll get the same if not better equipment. The 6 week unpaid externship is a huge issue in my opinion. It could be shortened to two weeks. During covid it was hard enough financially and they want you to leave your main job to go work for an office unpaid for 6 weeks full time. The career services person I had did not have any actual interest in helping, just ignoring any serious issues you have (making you stay at an extern site which is over an hour driving distance because she couldn't "find" any other place for you to go). They just want you to graduate to make themselves look like a good school, they do not care if you are having trouble with your extern site either even after being horribly disrespected by the employees on that extern site.(Dentist yelling at you, throwing stuff, extremely hostile environment). In all honesty if the career services actually showed that they cared, it would've made a big difference in how I viewed this school in the end. But they seem to have a high turnover rate with their staffing in general.M

Let me start off by saying that this rating is not a reflection of your instructors and the career services people. This is a refection of the school. The curriculum along with the homework load are not well planned out. You don't have the best of materials to work with. The tuition is absurd! Having that much money coming in, why is there not adequate materials and more up to date things to work with, such as more Dexter heads? I feel like certain things are just designed for you to not do as well as you could. Again, very expensive school for you to not have everything available to you. My education in this profession is super important, you're not gonna get far with out it. Thank goodness for those instructors though, their experience and their scenarios will help you to understand what that crazy dental book tries to explain to you. I feel like the knowledge I learned will help me get by, but you don't spend enough time on each unit to know and understand it fully. I don't want the instructors or some of the others that work there to get a low star rating, because they don't deserve it in anyway.Christen Padgett

The school is AMAZING! HIGHLY recommend going to this center to receive education in the medical field. As a former student, i have first hand experience with every person in the facility. Ms. Thomas, the assistant director and instructor is very kind and gives a ton of insight on what exactly you are to expect in the career. Mr. Moe, he is the career adviser and he helps really really well with getting you prepared for your career goals and will get you into your extern-ship. he also is very caring about your needs and goals. Every teacher, office personnel and Directors are very caring, respectful and a great role-model while looking into joining the medical field. Ross Medical Education Center is the school to go to when you want to learn the trade and want to get in and have some fun along the way.Brittany Haese

I used to think Farm Bureau is a good company to do business with until I had a car wreck on November 30th of 2021. I called and asked them to cancel my policy effective November 30th and give me a refund since I was moving to South Dakota when I had the wreck. I'll today January 19th I get a letter from them saying that they have cancel my policy fictive December 31st. I called and they said they extended coverage until I could get insurance over here and wouldn't show a lapse in coverage. They gave me a $10 refund when they owed me a lot more. Just the way to rip you off again. They said they did that so I could get coverage over here. I already got coverage over here and I'm looking for a new car now. A flimsy excuse from them. Be careful. You might think they're good company but the in the end they will rip you off if they canJohn English

I was shopping around for more competitive rates when I first spoke with Michael. I gave him my basic information and he was able to give me a quote in a very timely manner. I decided to go with Farm Bureau because they had the best rates for the coverage I needed. I arranged to meet Michael the next week to finalize my insurance. On the way to the office I got stuck in traffic. He was so understanding and patient. Most people would have made me reschedule but he waited for me and was very pleasant when I finally arrived. It is refreshing to see that true customer service is still valued in this company!Rachel Snodderly

I do not have farm bureau but I may consider switching. I had to deal with them bc the guy who totalled my car had them for insurance. I had Shane Roberts (hope I spelled his name right) he was the insurance adjuster. He was easy to deal with once you had him on the phone. Hey was very helpful and explained things pretty good. Once the claim started, he finished it pretty quick and the settlement check was mailed and received by me pretty fast. Thank you Farm Bureau and Shane.Amanda Housley

This review is ONLY about the school of the Red Cross at Knoxville, TN and is not intended to reflect the Red Cross as a whole. I took classes here to further education. It was over priced. I could have got the same education and clinical experience at a school down the road at 1/3 of the price. They are ridiculously strict about uniforms and cell phone use. Militant would be a better word. It reminded me of Catholic school. The rule was that if you were caught using you cell phone AT ALL, you would be expelled. Yet, one of my classmates continuously disturbed the class and made learning very difficult. The entire class suffered and the school did nothing. He was not even verbally reprimanded. The director of the school is disorganized, makes lame excuses, and has NO BACKBONE. My class room instructor was a very knowledgeable nurse and an excellent instructor, yet she was harassed, for weak if no reason, by the the director to the point that she quit. The director of this school is ruining the reputation of the Red Cross and should be fired. If you are thinking of taking CNA or EKG classes here, I would recommend you go somewhere else.Jake Anderson

Every time I see a Red Cross commercial it makes me sick… This organization will ask for donations in times of disaster, they say it's to help the victims.. But that is a big lie.. My family, & I lost EVERYTHING during hurricane Irma in September 2017, we evacuated from the FL Keys, headed north ended up in Tennessee. After 2 Weeks we found out we lost it all. Decided to stay in Tennessee.. We called the Red Cross for help numerous times .. From Sept to just the other day December, we sent emails asking for help.. Do u know what they gave us? 2 referrals "to places that don't require referrals" & advice to call the Gas company so they could take the $300 deposit that we had to pay & split it in 3 payments. Meanwhile, people all over donated money to help families like ours. My family is still in need, it is not easy to start over. Thank God my husband found a great job, but with all the money we owe now, we are having a hard time even buying groceries, not to mention getting furniture "used" not new, & even buying winter clothing. To all of you in the Red Cross, shame on you. Remember God sees all.Yamira Suarez (Yami)

House burned down. Red Cross was super nice and gave us 824$ to help because we lost everything. Top center of paperwork for the debit card says expiration: 04/26, card active ready to use, 824$. So my wife and I put the card up for replacing the kids bedroom sets/school supplies/food after we found a new home. When the time came, the card did not work. It was not a large transaction nor an unapproved purchase/merchant nor a purchase involving a hold. Made an account to check balance, US bank website said card was active and the balance was 824$. Called US bank and they said that although their own website said the card was active and funds were available, the funds were returned to the red Cross and the card will no longer work because there is fine print that says the funds will only be on the card for 60 days. Multiple incidents of contradictory information, my experience was a twilight zone situation and a waste of time and a huge pain in the rear, all for nothing. We would be better off without the stress of going through all this during our already difficult time in life. BEWARE.Danyason Soggybottoms

I am so glad this is the technical school that I chose out of the others I had considered in the beginning of my process. Mrs.Kelly Cobb is the instructor at this school for their CNA program and she is absolutely amazing!!! She goes above and beyond for her students. Making sure they are properly prepared to enter the workforce and pass the state exam at the end of the program course. She definately has a gift when it comes to teaching!! If you are considering this school you will not be disappointed in your decision. Ms. Esther is over admissions and works the front desk in the office. She is super sweet and will help you get all your requirements together for enrollment in your chosen course of study! They offer EKG Tech, Phlebotomy, & CNA certification program courses. If you have the motivation and desire, they will do what they can to make sure you succeed!!! Would encourage and recommend anyone considering any of these courses to apply immediately!! You will not find a better staff of dedicated educators to help you on your path to your new career in the Healthcare field!! I appreciate you all and thank you again for everything!!!💜Jennifer Johnson

This was the most unorganized technical school I've ever been to. We had a different teacher it seemed like each week, it was $700 for the coarse, not including books, which they require you buy two, however you don't even use one of them, a BP cuff and stethoscope, because they require you have your own, and other odds and ends, such as your state board exam fee. We didn't know what clinical site we were going to until the day prior, and on the last day, we spent two pointless hours waiting of Isaac to get there and provide us with information on how to register for our state boards – some of us were told we could leave because we were done, well those that left ended up not "finishing" the coarse and had to pay $40 extra to make up the time, plus sit in a class and pretend to pay attention just to make up our hours. Worst CNA school ever – you're better off at the Red Cross.Dominique Oro

I took the CNA course and thank to the amazing teacher Mrs Kelly I passed my test back in March 2021 and have been traveling ever since. I have made it back into Knoxville and thinking about taking a phlebotomy class and possibly the EKG class.Cindy Davenport

Lady at the donation door was rude. I had a baby bathtub she kinda shouts at me they don’t take that, they don’t take anything you put a baby in. Which is fine. I didn’t know. We will just take it to the dump, no worries. I go back to my car to get the rest of the stuff to hand to her, she is going through the box holding up what I brought and looking at it weird. I washed and folded everything neatly before I brought it. Always do. She was so busy judging what I brought she didn’t even see me standing there with the other three bags. I sat them down and left as I didn’t have the time to stand and wait on her. Now I see why people have told me not to donate to Goodwill, thanks to her I won’t ever again. My donation didn’t feel appreciated in the least. I’ll find elsewhere that can at least say “thank you”. That being said, there was a man back there helping another car that was very polite.Caroline Jones

Second time I’ve been charged for more than what I bought. An extra 2.97. Items and store are extremely DIRTY and very unorganized. So far there hasn’t been access to a cart with seat to push my 12 month old and shop comfortably. There should be more than 2 on the floor. Update: new registers seem to be helping a lot of issues through out the couple locations I visit. Especially now that they automatically do the color discountskuromi

Giving it four stars because of the other employees that work there are amazing and very helpful like Cynthia, and other ladies in the back that work with her. The manager Vanessa is very rude and treats her employees not kind,and the other customers have seen that. Over pricing stuff to where no one wants to shop there. Just found out she is no longer there and I can go back to shopping there super happy.Julie Brown

Decent school. Will waist your time on training that should be done by a high school freshman, entering their first job. Things like two star rated “SkillsUSA Career Essentials”. Despite the overwhelming majority of students finding it unhelpful and an academic distraction from the rest of their learning. It is a check in a box for the school though, thinking this will fix the number one issue with employees that employers face, punctuality and attendance. It won’t. But the school pushes hours of it anyway, despite overwhelmingly negative student feedback. Honestly the school cares very little on student feedback. Hence no student government body. Faculty has overall say. I’ve done three programs here. I mainly return due to how my GI Bill is charged. Basically I do it for the money. The welding program was great under Greg Brooks. Other instructors? May get a lesser or greater experience. Depends on the instructor. Had Will Drainy for the electrician program, and he was great. Moved on, and Nick Paterson took over, and program became a joke in comparison. I ended up co-oping early to get away from the mess of a program. Then automotive with Andy Smith was good. Good instructor but a big disconnect with what he teaches and the third party programs he uses, and the actual ASE certifying tests. He knows he trade, but doesn’t know his third party content he assigns us. Trusts the name of the provider(cdx), and blindly assigns it based on that. When problems are routinely brought up on the content/sources, we waves it off and says he doesn’t know. Much of the instructing will come from third party online sources, with his lectures being good but minimally helpful in regards to the assignments, all of which come from CDX, DealerCONNECT, SP2, SkillsUSA…again none of which has Andy Smith actually done. So he has little to nothing to do with the vast majority of tests, quizzes, and assignments, you will do. Almost nothing is “his material”, maybe that’s good, maybe not. I find it not good, when the content lacks and he can only acknowledge it, but can’t/won’t fix anything. Point being it’s an ok school, but depends on your individual instructor. The front office is often less than helpful and cares more of the image and politics involved in academia, than student feedback…but the “trades” are so in demand and the basic training you get can land enough people into that $14-18/hr range..so many students are content. Having done multiple courses for pleasure, I’ve had more opportunities to see the schools faults. Be prepared to be viewed as high school students, who are on the payroll of the school..as opposed to adult learners who are paying to attend the school. Weird priorities on their end. #1 is “worker characteristics” (stuff public school teaches you like follow directions and behaving around others) #2 the actual skills of your selected trade. 3 out of 5….but they push several 1 or 2 star products which you’ll be required to spend many hours on, with no return aside from “putting in the work”.Jim Johnson

If you want to get into the Automotive Tech program here’s what to expect: the class is headed by a Ford Master tech who is in possession of 98% of the tools and machines you’d ever need to complete a job. There are “customer” jobs to complete, actual cars with actual problems. There is a mountain of computer work as well as task-sheets that are completed by real-world action being taken in the Automotive Practice Lab. Attendance is strict. Tardies and Absences can ruin your shot at success in the program very VERY quickly. There’s a lot of self-study required. However, I’ve found that every question or concern I have about the material, about procedures, about the work – will all be addressed in a professional way by the Instructor, who has been doing this job for a very long time and has a very potent, information-filled teaching style. I suggest taking copious notes during lectures. A uniform is required and professionalism is required. In return for your good attendance, lack of tardies and commitment to the work you will receive some solid, SOLID benefits that’ll help you for real; first the certifications you’ll receive are numerous and valuable. Certifications are offered on everything from Safety to Precision Measuring Instruments and everything in-between. Next is Manufacturer Training; Chrysler *AND* GM training is now included in the curriculum. This is OEM Dealership level proprietary Manufacturer training on their specific products, methods and procedures. These alone can be instrumental in landing the job you want. Next there’s the ASE inclusion in the curriculum. If you can study hard, retain the knowledge and exhibit the ability to use it during real-world-scenario diagnosis you can secure ASE certifications. The importance of these in securing good pay cannot be overstated. Instructor Smith holds and maintains Master level ASEs. Finally is the applied skills you learn from doing the actual job. Automotive Practice Lab has a drive-on alignment lift / alignment machine, bench and mobile lathes, all manner of automotive machine-tools. But you really kinda have to earn your time on these machines by working hard at the first chunk of Automotive Tech as a program which is Safety & Foundations. If you have the motivation to study, retain and apply it all, then you get to work in the Practice Lab. Some folks seem frustrated you can’t just jump into the Lab on Day 1 and start working metal and cars. Full disclosure: it’s hard but it’s fun. It takes dedication and tons of self-study. In my view so far (10.5 months into the program) it’s worth the patience and determination and sweat. Why? Because in the end Instructor Smith is an expert at more than the machines or repairing the cars; he’s an expert regarding the Automotive Industry and knows seemingly everyone in the industry in town. His advice is worth trusting career-wise and if that’s what you’re after, a career at a dealership doing OEM warranty repair and diagnosis, maybe consider this program? Hope this helps.hollow men

If I could rate lower than 1 star I would! I began in the Surgical Technology program in September 2018. The syllabus guarantees 6 month lecture time and 6 month clinical time. The program director we had at the time dragged her feet and was consistently late for class time so instead of my group receiving the 6 month allotted time we got 52 days. In this 52 days we were required to complete a rotation and participate in 120 cases, this is nearly impossible. 20 days before graduation, I was dismissed from the program for having anxiety disorder for which I am medicated. Apparently there is no such thing as an extenuating circumstance. This dismissal was a ploy by the current program director (the program director changed earlier this summer) to assert her dominance since no one took her seriously. I filed a grievance, but by the time I was able to meet with someone there wasn’t a way for me to catch up and finish the program anyway, so I declined to fight for my position. Needless to say this was the most undesirable experience I have ever been through in my 30 years of life. I was constantly humiliated in front of class mates, called out, and at one point was told to use tea tree oil on my scalp because that’s what they used for their dog. I was exposed to a persons bodily fluids when an instructor placed a soiled safety shield on my face in the middle of a surgical procedure (the shield being soiled is why I didn’t have them on to begin with).After being dismissed from the program, I was told by the program director that I might try cosmetology as that might be a better fit because not everyone is meant for the medical field. I gave up almost a year of my life for this nightmare of an experience that included being mistreated and discriminated against for being overweight during my clinical time! If I could go back in time, I would save myself the hurt and tears that have been shed and just pursued my BA like I plan to do now. Prospective students beware!Charlye Snider