8 Best Emt Programs In Worcester, MA (2022 Updated)

Most of the bad reviews are coming from people who had ONE bad experience at like the book store or whatever or i gEt tHiEr aDs oN hUlu, though the veteran who shared his story probably has a decent case to make. Anyway I got a business degree from this college and if you actually try you can do really really well here, with great professors and programs like the honors program which gives high level learning at bottom dollar, and wonderful faculty like the folks at PTK, disability services, or the Fuller Center. Don't get me wrong, there's a lot to work on regarding graduation rates, the food, no one card system, etc but I couldn't give this place anything less than 5 stars because of all of the wonderful people who give 110% here, especially in those departments I mentioned. If you live in Worcester don't spend 30k a year to go to Assumption, you'll save so much money to come here. Seek opportunity, study for your tests, respect your professors and faculty, and most importantly, do your damn homework; I guarantee you'll be a success at this place if you do all of these things.Clark Kent

The qcc "police" are some of the most unqualified and unempathetic people in the area. There is no doubt they have no training, no expertise in law and zero idea of what they are doing. Maybe they should take some courses while they work their jobs at qcc in criminal justice. Maybe they can get a handle on their jobs. Maybe they should take some training courses with the state police. If they do already, Maybe they should pay attention.Last First

This is an awesome school and I am so disappointed that one teacher ruined it all for me. DO NOT take Professor Jane Joyce accounting classes or any classes from her. She is awful and not a good teacher in general. You will waist your money, time, and probably want to rip your hair out when she talks. I have been at this school for about two years now and never have I come across a teacher like her.Lindsay Vigliotti

I took Beacon by Code One BLS recertification class at their shrewsbury location. Although the online potion of the class was great, the skills assessment was not. To start, there we’re audio issues with the Instructor for the first 5-10 minutes.This is good to know because you have 30 min or less to complete. This course involves a feedback manikin and if you not used to a high tech feedback manikin, you may have trouble. At one point i misunderstood a computer prompt and Carlo, the instructor raised his voice saying “No,No”. I’m an RN, with a maternity background. I have done many NRP/NALS, PALS,ACLS, BLS and STABLE recertifications in hospital and community settings. No instructor ever raised their voice to me. When i called to ask for a refund. I was given the supervisor, although she was kind, she kept asking if i wanted to redo the skills assessment again. I said i just wanted my money back. I ended up ending the call in frustration. I will be telling friends,family, social media contacts and neighbors who are healthcare professionals to not use Beacon by Code One. Save you money and go somewhere else to get recertified and avoid the frustration. My name is Alicia Desiderio. Update: The owner of this company reached out the same day and offered me a full refund! I was very pleased with their customer service! I will be retracting my post. Thank you.Alicia Marzziott

I had the pleasure of taking my ACLS skills session at Code One in Worcester with Richard M. as the instructor. I received email prior to the class that included a video on what to expect in the skills session and easy to follow instructions to get to the building/classroom. The email even included a picture of the front of the building so I knew what to look for when driving. Once I arrived to the classroom we were greeted by the smiling face of the virtual instructor Richard who was so knowledgeable. He explained the topics clearly and made some of the more difficult sessions easy to understand. I appreciated the little jokes that helped make the environment light and fun. The technology was top of the line and really helped to put the education from the online portion into practical use. I feel that because if this training I am better prepared to provide ACLS. I would happily return to this company for future classes.Kaitlyn Rich

I had an excellent experience renewing my BLS at Code 1. I would highly recommend this company. I did part of my renewal on-line and the skills portion at one of their offices, by myself, with the instructor on screen virtually. I was a little nervous as I had not done it this way before, but it worked out great! I was able to get feedback through the computer about the quality and depth of compressions and respirations. Everyone I spoke to was caring and a pleasure to deal with. My email regarding a question I had was answered about 10 minutes later the night before my skills session. They have excellent customer service and it was easy to get a time that worked with my schedule. Thanks Code 1!Joanne Field

I started in January in dental assisting and everything was well until March when they laid my teacher off, no explanantion, we were fending for ourselves and nobody would tell us what's going on or why it was happening. The vice president was rude in a response email to a fellow classmate. I feel as if I've wasted time and tons of money as it's a rip off of what i signed up for. Unprofessional attitudes and never having answers, always leaving us hanging and wondering what they will do to us next. It's truly saddening. This school has failed to communicate on why they treat staff and students poorly. Or why they have been doing what they're doing. They makes tons of money so why take our teacher away multiple times and leave us with a stranger who doesn't teach how ours did? Learning online is already difficult and we weren't considered when they decided to "lay her off" basically. They only seem to care about the money and they aren't very professional when it comes to running a company. They're sneaky and will do anything to their advantage.. i'm aware of what goes on. We never got answers and now my teacher is taken away from me once again. I'm told I can't have answers and we are once again left to be taught by a principal who knows nothing about dental. We've been fighting for answers on our own and not one person has given us answers on how we can succeed well when we weren't taught properly. As if COVID isn't enough this school had been selfish and only caring about what's good for them. Hencing why teachers left and students aren't happy with what they have been doing. My voice seems to never be heard but I won't stop until I get answers. Mrs.C is an amazing person who bent over backwards for this school and has been treated like trash along with me and my fellow classmates. I wouldn't recommend this school to anyone, they don't care about anyone but themselves and the money they collect from us.Alyssa Sanchez

Went here for electrical. It was a complete wast of time, DO NOT come here if you wan to become an electrician. Our instructor clearly chose favorites and was just generally not friendly, was even borderline sexist. Our lab lacked new equipment and sometimes didn’t have enough for the students. The curriculum definitely needed work, with powerpoints often being one or two code cycles behind (one was from 2002!), and sometimes tests/quizzes would be graded based on that code cycle and not the current one. And last, when I graduated I was PROMISED a job. I was hired by an agency that I will not name, but since I was hired two weeks ago they have not sent me to one job site. I tried looking for other electrical jobs, but everyone is looking for 2-4 year apprentices, not ones who just graduated. One of the independent electrical contractors I went with even said that he has heard nothing but bad things about this school. Same thing with the electrical contractor my cousin worked for at the time, she said no one wants to hire graduates from that school because everyone knows it’s a bad school. Long story short, don’t wast 30 grand. Avoid this place.lonely pancake

My son is set to graduate from Porter and Chester in Worcester very soon. Automotive is tough enough, but throw in COVID and a few other unforeseen circumstances and we have one hell of a 2020. From beginning to end these people have been nothing but professional and extremely caring and kind. (human). Mike Mello our admissions director was so helpful, showing us the school, explaining the programs and has a real human side. He was witty and animated and we were hooked after meeting just him. Then we were introduced to Dwayne Jeffers who talked to us about our financial aid options and helped us work out a plan to attend school. Glenn Hartland the school's Director has been on top of all communication since COVID started, making sure the kids work is done, working with the teachers, setting up Zoom classes, just an all around professional good guy. Anyone interested in a trade school to either further their education or if you are a young adult getting started I highly suggest you reach out to Porter and Chester ( Worcester Campus) and talk to these people.Lisa Howard

Graduated 10 years ago, and I am the only person from my trade who I graduated with that has a job in my original field of study, one of probably <30 overall in my entire graduating class of 300+. Slim chance of long-term success coming straight out of here. Not helped by the fact that attending a trade school significantly hurts your chances of being accepted to a four year college. I’m an example of a very small minority of people who were able to pick a career as a high school freshman and stick with it. This path worked for me for that reason, but did not for the vast majority of my peers. Perhaps if the standards were higher, and a false bill of goods wasn’t sold by the schools administration (i.e. unsubstantiated/completely made up metrics of student success), outcomes would be better.Declan Codi PhD

@ Bistro dinner if you would like a good place to eat and support the students and school you should come and eat here. the students are learning and the prices are affordable for everyone. Fantastic Reuben and my coworkers plates looked so good…. We will be coming back for lunch. "Great job Students, Keep up the good work" There only open for lunch untill 12:30 in the afternoon.Eddie Perez Jr

This is the best school to go cause I graduated from Worcester tech high school and I miss all my favorite teachers and they were the best and they thought me everything that I need to know and it was very helpful to the teachers that teaches you everything 🙂Hannah

(Translated by Google) Excellent attention, good teaching and the teachers are excellent 👌 (Original) Excelente atención, buena enseñanza y los profesores son excelentes 👌Heidy Salcedo

(Translated by Google) Please I want to know if they teach hairdressing courses. Thank you. (Original) Por favor quiero saber si imparten cursos de peluquería. Gracias.Orquídea Jimenez Paredes

Join the respiratory care profession and in as little as 2 years you can make over $25 an hour starting pay! Enrollment starts in the FallAmy

On Saturday February 2nd my father had to be taken to the ED at St. Vincent's twice. The first time the EMTs were very nice, however the 2nd time one of the EMTs was extremely rude and condescending. My 84 year old father has been very ill since the beginning of January, and I have been very stressed out caring for him, multiple trips to the ER, two hospital stays and two surgeries. When the EMTs arrived for the second call of the day, this particular man was very gruff, wanting to know why we called them, asking my father questions that did not pertain to his transportation. At one point, I muttered under my breath, "just take him." I acknowledge this was rude, and apologized right away when the EMT yelled at me. Three other times before they took my father this man gruffly said to me and my father that they were not a taxi service, they were for sick people. I told him every time that I understood and apologized for my earlier snarky comment. My father could not walk. I physically could not carry him, and the hospital told me to call the ambulance. This man was so condescending that he made me cry. This took place around 1:30 on Saturday February 2nd. The firefighters who were on the scene tried to make me feel better, acknowledging his behavior was rude. Even the hospital staff was mortified when they heard our story.Mary Mahoney

I gave 1 star because I had to in order to write a review, otherwise there wouldn't be a star at all !! This review is for the 2 Paramedics that picked up a family member of mine, this year 2019. My family & I will never forget the way they Treated & also the way they Handled our family member !! There is much more to this story that lies ahead. There will be a further review in the near future with more details. I HIGHLY reccommend if you call for an ambulance, be there when they arrive & be an advocate for the person going in the Ambulance. Speak up, ask questions if you have them. If you see something you don't like, say something. If saying something gets nowhere, do something. Do something before it's to late or Irreversible !!! Remember just because someone is in a certain profession, doesn't mean they should be !!! It also doesn't mean they truly have your loved ones best interest at heart !!!Elizabeth Quinn

I wish to thank the Ambulance crew that came to my assistance yesterday 9/10/19. They made a very difficult situation very tolerable with their professional and caring efforts. Although as it turns out I was not seriously injured you could not tell by the way they took care of me, every effort was made to carefully move me and manage the pain I was in from the moment they arrived until they brought me into the ER at St Vincent. I wish I remembered their names but it matters not because I’m sure they do the same for everyone they meet under difficult circumstances Sincere thank youRichard Kirby

Predatory Billing: Had an ambulance ride from Milford Hospital to Children's Hospital due to possible neck fracture. They sent a large invoice that did not have insurance applied (almost $6k). I updated the insurance and received an updated bill a week later with only a $75 difference. I called my insurance, they had never received this claim. They called Vital EMS and was told that because it was "non emergent, they didn't put it through the insurance as most insurances don't pay for non emergent". That is not up to Vital to decide, they should be submitting through insurance every time. Thankfully, this one is covered, it was emergent, not lights and sirens emergent, but it was necessary due to neck fractures.Meg Leigh