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I called WCC and attended for 3 semesters. Failed my first class because I didn’t know the difference between on- line and virtual classes. Financial aid denied me and reconnect was going to force me to take 2 classes or four total in a year. I have ADHD and bipolar two disorder. It was either the welcome center or the student advisor office that told me that ADHD was just a medical diagnosis and not a disability. I am a mom of three and a grandmother of a toddler.I have been out of school for over 15 years. I am by no means stupid or unteachable. I am great at what I do and am raising well adjusted tiny humans with an awareness of mental health treatment and general accountability. The schools online program send a message that it is doable for everybody and tailored to fit one’s schedule. I have done drop in tutoring I have called the helpdesk I’ve called every number possible for help. I have spoken to financial aid, I have spoken to success coaches, as well as a counselor affiliated with the schoolMy GPA drop below 2.0 and now I can’t afford to go to school. I was in the paralegal program and I can by no means, not understand the material but I struggle so much with the homework and the amount of things you’re expected to know upon entry into this community college. This school has destroyed hope for my future and nobody seems to know what anyone else is doing. The only reason I passed one class is because Professor Lindsey took the time to show me the things I needed to know. Two other instructors, Refused to even go over the homework in virtual classes. They think because it’s in the schedule they shouldn’t have to talk about it in class. Instructors should talk about anything that makes work unclear to students!! Refusal to go over homework by instructors is the biggest thing that caused my struggle in this institution. If you are a mom or a person with day-to-day responsibilities… think twice and get as much info as you can before entering the school. WCC is not tailored for the working person or the single mother. Best of luck to anyone that invests their future in this college.Ashley

Apologies for any triteness. Democracy runs well w an educated populace. A few hallmarks of a Democracy are; Quality of Life, Education, Freedoms and the Civil Rights of All. Universal Healthcare, Access, Education and Trades training, why not? If we are able to pay one man millions of dollars, then why not provide for millions of people? How often does corporate welfare, “trickle down” and subsidies to huge corporations translate into savings? Educated, critically thinking humans are one goal and Community Colleges are gateways and answers to improving and increasing Democratic values. How naive, ignorant and misinformed I was as a young adult, to snub and look down on Community Colleges. As the decades passed and the Grace of wisdom was given to me, I began to realize the value of CC. Mistakes made can be the process in which we grow and improve, if those mistakes don’t kill you. Thus, Washtenaw Community College is packed full of the possibilities of enhancing the potentialities, aptitudes and visions, just as any institution of higher learning should be. The key: Higher Learning. Do not disparage the “in-district” resident’s ability to pay $95 a credit hour. Of course, the Big 10, Ivy League and others are prestigious and wonders to behold. Yet talent is talent and at times it all comes out in the wash. We are all in the mosaic of life. An accommodating student center, the Legendary Morris Lawrence w the Auditorium’s name in his honor and the music program still going strong. WCC offers countless resources, references and an ability to improve your life plan. A new career pathway, a hobby, a skill, a language- don’t break an arm or a leg, go into an easy transition, by becoming a WCC student and hold your head high.Chawn Aray

Took Motorcycle Safety: Basic Rider Course Weeknight. The course was very well done with professional instructors and decent equipment. Both classroom (parking garage) and range were excellent venues for the subject matter. The class had full enrollment (12 riders) and instructors provided significant "hands on" individualized training. Some participants (students) were familiar with motorcycles others were First Time riders. Appropriate attention and training was received by all. Great job WCC!Michael Bell

I will be graduating from Carnegie's Medical Assistant program in December of 2018. Hoping that a good career would fall into my hands, finally getting the perfect one for me was just what I has hoped. Carnegie Institute was the best decision ever made. The instructors taught the students and I how to be caring, willing to do anything, hard-working, and dedication, which is important in life. I would not be in the place I am today without them. Gaining education everyday from Carnegie is what I look forward to everyday, and I am beyond thankful for both the instructors and the staff.Jehan Yasso

I graduated from the medical business specialist program in 2015. I looked forward to class everyday and enjoyed it! The teachers and my classmates became like my second family. Everyone there is so wonderful and they do the best job of preparing you to enter the workforce in the medical field. I did my externship at an office that I fell in love with and thankfully got hired at! Still there three years later and love my job. Carnegie deserves more than 5 stars!Annie Adams

I completed the medical assistant program at Carnegie and have moved onto the Cardiac EP program, and never would have gotten to where i am today without this school. The dedication and passion for education and the quality of training is immeasurable. This school will truly make you part of a family while giving you the tools to build a career and be successful in the workplace.Madeline Ike

Dorsey has literally changed my life! My late husband passed away in January 2019 and left our 5 year old son and myself devastated. We were grieving, had to move, and lost my job during the first 3 months of being a single mother. I didn't have enough money to support my child while I was working minimum wage job and also being on government assistance. While I worked at Walgreens, I was told they had a pharmacy tech program for employees that have worked their for at least 6 months. I thought that would be such an interesting career and couldn't stop thinking about it. Unfortunately, I lost my job at Walgreens but I still wanted to become a pharmacy technician. It was 3 days before my birthday I called up Dorsey to see if they offered a CphT program. Tara, my amazing admissions advisor, gave me all the details and made an appointment within 5 minutes of that phone call. I met with Tara the next day and she was so nice and thorough when explaining the program, the facility, financial aid and everything. I signed up for the program that day. All the staff made it so easy to get enrolled, get help me get finaical aid, and loans payments I can afford! All the staff at Dorsey are legitimately the most supportive people you will meet in your life! They genuinely care about you and you aren't a number but an individual. My teachers are amazing and will do whatever it takes. Mrs. Ault, the pharmacy tech teacher at Dorsey, is one of the most generous, smart, nicest, and most genuine person I have ever met. She will come in early to help tutor you or answer any questions you have through text. I have texted her when I was overwhelmed and she is always there to talk to. I admire her so much and she inspires me everyday to be a better person and teaching me to love myself again, to have pride in myself. Ms. G. is another example of a model teacher. She is so down to Earth, makes sure you are ok, and always answers any questions you have. I adore her as well. I currently have a 4.0 GPA and was awarded Student of the Module award! 😃❤️❤️. I highly recommend Dorsey Woodhaven to anyone considering going back to school. I have been through so many trials and obstacles while in the program and the faculty has helped me through every single one of them and I am still succeeding. Not to sound corny, but honestly if I can do it, anyone can do it! Enrolling at Dorsey has been the best decision I have ever made (besides having my wonderful son) and I am going to school for my dream career! I am showing my son you can be whatever you want to be when you set your mind to it. He is my inspiration and I'm going to make him proud! Thank you, Dorsey for training me for the career of my dreams and giving me confidence in myself again. I love you all!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️Elizabeth Kosinski

SUCCESS- the accomplishment of an aim or purpose Do you know why you wake up and go to work in the morning? Many people spend their lives trying to find purpose. Why am I here? What am I suppose to be doing? Some people may find that purpose and some won’t. Me, however, I have found my purpose because of Dorsey. I am a former graduate from the medical assisting program. I was speaker at class graduation, I’ve won an award through the state of Michigan, and I have done the lobby video for the campus. My ONLY goal when I started was to FINISH. All of my other accomplishments came along the journey, they weren’t planned. So never settle for less. I didn’t attend the Woodhaven campus, but I’m sure with encouragement, support and love the faculty provides; everyone will find their purpose just like I did. Take advantage of all the opportunity has to offer you. Use your resources; don’t be afraid to ask for help. The purpose of the staff is fulfilled every time a person crosses the stage. THE SKY HAS NO LIMITS.Sara anyas

Dorsey schools is an amazing experience all together, to the students to the teachers all the way to the Dean of the school, everyone is super nice and the teachers are always there to help you if you need it, when it comes to the end of your school days they provide an externship, I was so thankful for that because I was able to get hired right off my externship! I am so happy for not just choosing dorsey but going with this specific campus, best part is they do events that get you involved, I was an ambassador my entire time being there and I loved being able to get involved with not just school but the community, if I could give them 10 stars I would!Mechayla Ramon

My experience taking the EMT-B course through EMTC was nothing short of flawless. James is an extraordinary instructor and extremely knowledgeable on each and every topic that we covered. He went out of his way to make sure every student felt included and was actually learning the material. Classroom discussion was always encouraged, but never demanded, making it suitable for all types of learners. No question was too dumb to ask, and he always made sure the content was clearly understood. I am an introvert, and I never felt uncomfortable in this class. James was always able to put a real-life, practical situation and apply it to the topic we were covering which made understanding content so much easier. I cannot praise the atmosphere of the class enough. Every student had a table with plenty of workspace and comfortable office chairs, there were always drinks and snacks available if wanted, and James always worked hard to make sure the room was clean before anyone arrived. We usually had a break every hour or so in-between chapters. This class was the best learning setting I ever experienced by far. It was just a very welcoming and relaxed environment, perfect for learning. The classroom is great, his instruction is great, but honestly the best part about the class was James’ determination to get you to pass that national registry exam and the effort he made to get you there. There was no shortage of words of encouragement and support. Towards the end of the course I was not confident that I was going to pass the final exam. James pushed me and helped me realize that I had the potential to achieve my goal, I just had to put in the work. I did, and as of a few days ago I passed the national registry exam. If you are looking for a program to take your EMT course, do not hesitate to take James’ class. I truly believe any who don't are missing out! It is the best around. James will put in the effort from day 1, if you do as well, you won’t have a problem passing his class. Thank you James!Joseph Pratt

I had a great experience at Emergency Medical Training Center. In the EMT basic class we covered a lot of material in a short amount of time, but it was structured in a way that I was able to retain most of it. The Tuesday/Thursday schedule was a perfect fit for my family, work, life balance. James is a fantastic instructor who was always available & super friendly for questions etc. He definitely knows his stuff & teaches in a way that is easy to follow & entertaining. The class as a whole was laid back, friendly, and we shared a lot of laughs. The facilities at EMTC are the best I have encountered in my educational experience, we were provided with comfortable chairs, coffee, water, a vending machine, bathrooms, and most importantly the place was always spotless. Lastly I chose EMTC because it was very affordable, had flexible scheduling to choose from & when I called to inquire about classes I had a great conversation with James, he took the time to answer all of my questions & at the end of our conversation I could tell he was a good person. I left EMTC ready to take on my NREMT exam & was able to pass it on the first try a week after recieving my certificate from EMTC. I couldnt be more pleased with my experience. Anyone looking to become an EMT need not look anywhere else. Thanks a million EMTC!Logan Moskow

Where to start… I found out about James class through a friend that took it and spoke very highly of his teaching skills. So I figured I would give it a shot I went in with no medical background what so ever. James teaches in a way that you can understand it. He knows what you need to know and what you don’t and doesn’t waste your time teaching you stuff that is irrelevant. I took the fire Academy and we called it death by PowerPoint just an instructor reading off of a PowerPoint Word for Word James is the complete opposite he breaks it down and throws in first hand experiences he has had or little cool ways to remember things. Not only is he a great teacher but he is a great person that I’m proud to call a friend any questions you have day or night hes there to answer then your not just a student to him he makes you feel very comfortable and that you can ask questions at any point if you don’t understand something. If you want to pass your registry first try and yes I said first try go and see the almighty James bishop!!Tim Steinhardt

This has to be the worst school if you are looking to further your education. I am in the electrical technician program and I PROMISE you it would be better to just become an apprentice. The only thing this school will do for you is give you the school hours for your journeyman test. One teacher is SERIOUSLY ONLY here for his extra pay check, the other teacher expects you to remember everything even though he has only talked about it ONCE, and the other teacher can only help as much as he can. The other thing is, they tell you it’s about 75% hands on 25% bookwork. I am on my last mod and so far it’s been about 85% bookwork and 15% hands on and the little bit of hands on work you do is un-realistic. Long story short, I wish I never came here, please don’t make the same mistake. I would recommend becoming an apprentice once or twice to see if you really like electrical before you sign up for Dorseyginger sarge

Dorsey has failed the pandemic graduating class, there was absolutely no communication or follow up after an earned externship. They failed to communicate an existing balance. Leading to me wasting a year of my life thinking that I was going to graduate and move on to me not being accomplished and in debt. 2,900 is the balance that was due and not communicated due to lack of employees during the pandemic. No graduation, no state test, nothing to attempt to help fellow students having a hard time. I DO NOT recommend DORSEYcinnamon ector

Dorsey was a great experience for me, at the time I was really going through in my personal life and they were very supportive in helping get through in the death of my husband which was just before graduation, having my hearing disability they made sure I was able to understand and pass my courses, I graduated with my Medical Coding degree and obtained a job before graduation. I recommend Dorsey Schools to everyone that's ready to advance their careers.Roxie Thomas

I had bought the program and was personally confused by the interface and how to navigate the website. I had used EMT Prep last year and was hoping for a similar program, I ended up buying it anyways. The program I’m sure would work for some, however, for me it was too difficult to navigate. I wanted to just take standard test questions and a benchmark test and I couldn’t find the option. Backtracking, I found an option for test questions only at a weekly subscription price. I was so upset. I had spent the 47$ for the program and was overwhelmed by the dashboards setup. Just not easy to navigate, again this is a personal opinion. Admittedly, I hadn’t even attempted the program’s questions themselves, I couldn’t even get to them. I had contacted their customer service immediately and asked for a refund if possible or a transfer to the subscription based questions instead as that’s all I required. The customer service team responded quickly and professionally, however, they declined to refund me. There reason being was “there are screenshots of our program” , I didn’t see them, as well as “not completing any time on the program itself”. It is what it is, I was just overall disappointed with my purchase and interaction with guardian. I know other platforms offer satisfaction guarantees and are additionally cheaper. TL:DR There are cheaper and easier to navigate platforms out there. I couldn’t get past there homepage and into the content before purchasing a different program. Other programs offer more targeted questions and are super user friendly. I only spent 11 minutes on guardian, however, it was so frustrating to try and use I threw away the 47$ and bought another program. That should say enough.Gabe Joens

Finished my EMT Academy in December 2021, over the course of which I listened (and re-listened) to all of the the "Back to Basics" podcast episodes which undoubtedly helped me find my way through what was one of the most challenging experiences of my professional life. As I finished my EMT Academy I enrolled in GTP's NREMT EMT Exam Prep program. It was exactly what I needed: Comprehensive, targeted, clear, concise review of the fundamentals; creative, effective combination of lectures, workbook (Wow!), and practice questions; helped me to structure my studying; reminded me to take it seriously while wearing it lightly; and advanced my clinical knowledge along the way. I did pass the NREMT exam and am very grateful for GTP's help. I look forward to staying connected with GTP through the podcast and Guardian CME.Scott Petersen

Due to some life circumstance I waited over a year since my class ended to take the registry. The only prep I used was this course and I passed first try. The material is very good and they take out the fluff. The only thing I wish could be fixed is logging in on the website to access the course. I very well could just be missing something, but I could never find a way to login straight from the website. I did have to go to my enrollment email and click the link from there to login each time. Minor issue, but a little annoying. I would recommend this prep to anyone. It is worth the money.Victoria Anderson

Oakland Community College (OCC) is an excellent option to obtain a fairly affordable education compared to its university counterparts. It offers an exceptional “community oriented” learning environment, an abundance of scholarship opportunities, and quite frankly, a mishmash of subjectively good and bad professors. Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, I only attended their Highland Lakes campus and when cases eventually arrived in Michigan, all my classes got moved to the remote format. I continued throughout the remote format and in August of 2021, I received my associates degree. Now, in terms of this particular Auburn Hills campus, I can confidently point out two negatives compared to the Highland Lakes campus. 1. Finding particular building(s) at first can be a confusing process (for instance, finding “F” building). Even with the utilization of Google Maps and OCC’s online maps, I still struggled finding my particular building(s). 2. Despite the college’s COVID policies, most students and faculty either refuse to wear a mask entirely, or wear a mask incorrectly.joek2k

Financial Aid Office is ineffective. They do not communicate in an acceptable and timely manner – it takes them two weeks to reply to an email and their reply was grossly incomplete. They will not afford you any critical information that could save headaches in the future. They have poor patience over the phone and they pass blame unto others. Oakland CC administration took weeks to post my grade that was requested of my Economics professor three times and myself once which was a time sensitive issue to have complete transcripts sent to another college. It was stressful and infuriating. Even the professor said these individuals in charge were incompetent. Wow! Oakland CC certainly does not appear to be devoted to one’s education or success. Student mill? I’d say so. Advice: Find another school…maybe at the top of the trash can because Oakland CC fancies the bottom.Ray De Loof

Website lists the dates of refunds and loan disbursements but they can't be bothered to actually follow them or stick to them. WE ARE DEPENDING ON THAT MONEY TO STAY AFLOAT WHILE IN SCHOOL. The callous way that you miss deadlines is ridiculous, especially for an institution where if *I* miss a deadline, I get a failing grade. Well here's yours. Screwing us in the middle of summer when many of have made promises to landlords, creditors, or simply need food and gas and expecting it to show up like we were told on Friday, July 8th and then using the excuse "we were on vacation" is pathetic. You should feel bad. Don't tell us we can count on money on a certain date if you can't be bothered to disburse it on the date you list on your website and tell us over the phone.Jj “Neko” Fatts

Had 3 negative experiences with the company. Once on the way to the hospital I was asked if I wanted the oxygen. I said no. I fell asleep and when we got to the hospital they put me on oxygen anyway! Then billed me $40 for something that I had refused. The other 2 times were dealing with a diabetic. One was the reaction to the questions. The person was out of it and slow to respond. The EMT "knew" that the person was on drugs and demanded to know what they were. Turns out that there were NO drugs in the system. Was a reaction to other issues. Would be nice if he had not made a determination that he was not qualified to make AND knew nothing about!! The 3rd was a cut and the EMT decided the diabetic person didn't need to go to the hospital. Then he got mad when it was decided that the person was going to go. He was rude all the way to the hospital. Maybe we cut into his lunch break.Tom Dejhoo

I was in a near fatal car accident and I couldn’t walk for 9 months and needed to be transported everywhere on a stretcher. I’m terrified on being in any vehicle. The last of my 6 surgeries was recently in Jan. I had to again use ems transportation in order to attend my post op. This company 😘 I have had only positive and professional experiences. The first responders are compassionate and professional. They are strong! They are comforting! I have dealt with at least 10 of the first responders from this company, and would recommend this service for children and seniors as well as young adults! They follow protocol! They do the job safely and they are a very diverse and loving group of people.Noire Belle

Last night was the 2nd time I've had to call 911 for my daughter with Epilepsy within the last 5 months. Both times, Huron Valley Ambulance has transported us to a hospital due to her not coming out of her seizures. Both times, the EMT's that were dispatched to assist us in such a terrifying situation, were absolute Angel's and made the ordeal alot more easier to deal with. I wish I knew all 3 of their names, (1 gentleman was there for both times)but you know who you all are, and I cannot thank you enough for your professionalism, kindness, and understanding that you showed. You are all extremely appreciated by my family.Natasha Richardson

Two of the best professors I have ever encountered were at OCC. Physics and Art. Their ability to connect with the students, their knowledge base, and their positive teaching takes serious dedication and passion for a field that doesn’t pay much. There are online ways to check out teacher reviews. Do your homework and sign up right when classes open to grab the amazing ones! Every school has a range. I’ve had more than a decade of higher level education, and the personal attention you get in small class sizes, high end transfer rate to other Michigan schools, and tuition cost cannot be beat. If you are looking for opportunity, you are looking in the right place.Amanda Yaklin

OCC will screw you, PUT u through hell. THEY DON'T CARE DID IT TO ME After 3 years @ OCC. with 9 credits left for DEGREE I got screwed. i was accepted for student loan & financial aid but denied by OCC!!! I received award letter. classes, books were paid for but then halfway through semester my Aid was canceld without reason, notice. Just received a bill at end of semester. NOW my credit is Ruined & I'm still ONLY 9 credits away. They rather send to Collection agency instead of payment plan. Its about education? YEAH RIGHT. THEY DON'T CARE. Occ do what they want & nothing u can do about it.Zaher Haydar

Professors are 3rd rate, while they may know their material, they have a hard time conveying it to students.I have taken courses at a university and the teaching here is non existent. They basically expect you to teach yourself through the textbook with little in class instruction. You are treated as a18 year old student no matter what age you are, there is no sense of customer satisfaction. I brought this issue up to the Dean and chancellor and got canned responses. I'll take my business to washtenaw cc even if theyre out of district for me.nCode SixTwo

I went to apply for their welding job training program for the fall of 2015, but was told they had openings for the upcoming class. I had the majority of money for class already, but was hoping to find a weekend job before I started. My GF convinced me to go thru with it though, so I was rushed through the application process a week and a half before their job training program started. First problem I had was that, financial aid took two months to get back with me and, someone failed to enter me into the system correctly, so they had no record of me even taking any classes. Second problem was that, their banking service(Nelnet) never charged me for the classes and, even though I brought this up to numerous staff at the school and to Nelnet themselves, nothing was done about it. THEN, since "I didn't pay" for my tuition, I wasn't supposed to get the certificate of completion for the course and, yet I still freaking got it!!!! Not only that, but it was required that I waste my time going to hour long "lessons" from Mi Works staff. That's 18 hours of practice time that I lost to hear about some BS information that I either knew, didn't care about, or affected me in any way. It's taken them a year to do anything, even though I've told them NUMEROUS TIMES about the issues and, instead of contacting me to resolve the issue, they sent the due tuition straight to collections!Robert Deford

Twelve years ago I went through the computer repair/information technology program back in 2009. I will say that I have the skills to pay the bills but everyone uses a smartphone and not a computer. Present day I paid off my bad debt of a student loan and I am in a job not remotely related to IT. Where can I get a refund for the past 10 years of paying on something that I could of learned for free by watching youtube? In anycase the refund isn't going to happen and Grcc feeds its students blatant lies saying they will find work in their chosen field. It didn't work for me so spend your money wisely.Gretchen whitmer sucks

I went here for auto mechanics a long time ago. I loved it here. It was always clean. All the workers were always nice. And my teachers were awesome. And it's right in the neighborhood so it was convenient 💖jessica colter

I took the Esthetician course and let me just say I don’t recommend it to anyone save your money and fine a better school that will care about your education as well and your student needs. The instructor Nbraas was probably the best part Dorsey had to offer she did her best to ensure we learned our material and will go above and beyond to ensure you get what she’s teaching and give you more tips to succeed in your career. As far as the school though it was very dirty, unorganized and the office staff there does not care for your concerns. My kit came incomplete and it’s been over 6 months yet I haven’t gotten any of my missing i teams replaced. When we graduated not one of the superintendent or lead esthetics director come and congratulate us on succeeding our program. That right there shows lack of support for their students I would say they care more about the money. You have better chances elsewhere to get better education and kit. Also they will take forever to get you into state boards.. anyway yeah I definitely don’t recommend!!Stephanie Davila Manzo

I remember having services done by these students during Art Van's Ladies Night Out last year December, 2017.. so, I visited the school in Taylor, MI for the first time in April, 2018…upon coming into the school the lobby was bright and clean… the front desk was organized to receive incoming clients. The students began coming in as we waited patiently for them to set up to give services. Everyone was very cordial and happily greeted each other for the day. The students and instructors were professional and kind. I was so impressed with each person's manner of sanitation and orderliness…I forgot to inquire about my first time visitor/senior client discount…the hallway had a monster shine on it…and the ladies room was very CLEAN and well stocked. A fabulous day at Dorsey School in Taylor…Thank you Staff and Students!!!Jackie Tucker

STAY AWAY!! They don't care about the students interest at all!! They just want MONEY! I told them I could no longer go to school because my dad died and they called me twice after that asking if I'm still going to school. They didn't even say sorry for your loss. I was in a bad mentally ill state at the time, so bad that I didn't even remember signing up for this school. They really know how to manipulate young girls into thinking they are going to a good school. The teachers don't even text you with feedback so you can improve your skills. They don't even email you back. If I could give no stars about this horribly unprofessional school I would give ZERO. PLEASE STAY AWAY FOR YOUR OWN GOOD!!!! AND MENTAL HEALTHhailey c

I just graduated last February and receive my Lpn license in April. Dorsey wayne is a wonderful school, the teachers, the staff goes above and beyond to help. What I love the most is there is always tutoring if you need it or wants the extra help. All the teachers are willing to explain again and again until you understand what was confusing and if you need more they set up a tutoring session for you. It has been a challenging year but I am glad I went to this school in particular because I know they gave me all they could for me to succeed as a nurse. Thank you all members of Dorsey wayne you guys are amazing.Salamatou Traore

I completed the Medical Assistant program at Dorsey in 2005, then came back to be an instructor some years later. Overall I'd say Dorsey is a good school and if you put in the work, you can go far. I've watched many students complete programs then go out into the field and create better lives for themselves and their families. Some even come back and complete additional programs. Many of my MA students returned to complete the LPN program. So you'll definitely get out of Dorsey whatever you put into it.Angel Kuhn

They are nice to you until you are in school but then they don’t even answer phone calls. In my prospective, it’s not a good school because of what they did to me. I took one class -online- for 4 weeks, I made my down payment of $2300. I returned the laptop and did not take tools. I met the teacher one time in campus and about 6 times online. I dropped.beginning of fourth week. They told me that I will not get a refund and I still owe them $1300. Now you tell me: حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيلSorour Sharief

I love Dorsey Roseville Academy very much!! From the 1st day I came to enroll I was treated with the utmost respect. Doug my admissions counselor was very informative and pleasant. I appreciated the fact that he wasn't trying to sell to me, he genuinely wanted to know what I wanted to do which was the Culinary Arts Program. Kevin in financial aid was always on top of things, which made the process very smooth. The administration staff is always pleasant and willing to help when you need it. Mrs. Andrea Solomon is one in particular. Mrs. Solomon is very hard-working and easy to talk to. When I 1st met her she said, "Honey I'm your mom until you graduate, so just let me know what you need!" That meant so much to me! Once I got in the program I knew that I had made the right decision. In the beginning I was very nervous but Chef Matt Schelling and Chef Russell Zampich helped me to understand that this is the best place to make mistakes…and boy have I made some!! These 2 chefs along with many others (chef simmons, chef j, chef kokenyedsi) has guided me along the way which allowed me to tap into my knowledge of what cooking really is. Cooking is so much more comfortable to me along with following recipes. I even got over my fear of killing a lobster!!!!!!! Being an adult and parent trying to complete higher education is NOT EASY AT ALL!! But being here at Dorsey Roseville campus with such positive, encouraging and motivating staff and teachers makes it all worth what I came here for. I am proud to say that I've completed my 1st 12 week module with honors and perfect attendance and on December 19, 2019 I will complete my 2nd 12 week module with honors as well and I honestly can say I couldn't have done any of this without the help of my chefs!!Rozay J

I attended this school a few years ago. I did not feel as if I were adequately learning the material, so I stopped attending. This passed year I began classes at another school. Initially Dorsey would not give me my transcripts because of a financial aid error on their end. Finally once this was resolved I turned in my paperwork to my current school, just to find out that the program I was in at Dorsey was not accredited like I was told prior to attending. Which means all of the classes I had taken had been pointless. Just be careful when/if you decide to attend this school. Do not feel pressured to take classes, it is their job to try and get you to attend. Do not allow yourself to be pushed into something you are unsure of. Most importantly, do not believe anything you are told without documentation. If they say they can supply it at a later date, wait. It is not rude, it is smart.Alexis D

I graduated from DCA in Roseville (Dorsey Culinary Academy) 4 years ago…wow!! My experience there was absolutely wonderful. My classmates and my instructors became my source of strength as during my time I experienced two very painful losses. Chef Matt gave my first work study job and MAN…did he work me! I became a catering assistant and a very trusted student and individual mentor. My time at Dorsey was filled with highs and lows, but I'm so grateful for the life skills I left with. I accomplished goals and exceeded them. I would love to come back and be a part of the school again in some capacity. I am a PROUD graduate who writes this response from my heart!LaRel Alexander-Wakefield

We used Great Lakes EMS Academy for our employees' CPR/AED training certifications. They have came onsite to our facilities and the instructor Kallie Piette is AMAZING! She is very outgoing and engaging. They are very flexible with your schedule and accommodate to your needs. We definitely recommend her and Great Lakes EMS! Brenda GarciaBrenda Garcia

I took the paramedic course about 13 years ago. The instructors were awesome and because of their teaching, I worked for an ambulance service until suffering a back injury. I was well prepared for working as an EMT. I am now considering getting my basic license back and I will definitely be going back to Great Lakes EMS Academy.Adam Rowell

Great Lakes EMS Academy offers excellent education. Their EMT – Basic course inspires and encourages learning through educational lectures and hands-on practice. Steve Huisman and Buzz Goodblood are experts in their field and offer a unique learning experience. 5/5 stars!Grant Flikkema

I'm sad I don't remember the names of the EMT crew that came to help me today. But I want the world to know how amazing they were. I am having a difficult recovery from my tonsilectomy and called due to a serious concern.(kinda graphic so I won't share the details) They arrived and quickly assured both me and my mom that what I was experiencing was absolutely normal. My vitals were checked and after a poke of Zofran and some time to calm down in the rig I was able to return to the house to rest. Obviously I had the option to still be transported to hospital, but I was feeling much better and at ease that I was not in significant or immediate danger. Thank you so much to the crew who came to help me today. I hope you know how much you are appreciatedCrystal Bowers

I am retired from Fire/EMS and have many serious medical issues. I recently took a fall outdoors on 10-15-21, and now found myself being the person who needed the help. The crew that came to help me were very professional, kind, and capable! Their response time was very fast, and their compassion and care were 5 star all the way. Medstar is lucky to have these 2 paramedics representing their company, and we in Davison Township are very lucky to have Medstar Ambulance Thank you for being there when I needed you!Steve Sweeney

My mother was picked @ her home Flint and transported to and from Genesys. The man in the morning treated her like his mother. Very cordial and pleasant. All the EMT workers treated her so kind.They were neat and clean too. She said she never had this nice of experience before! My mom is real thin and sick They made her feel special and human! The EMT workers who transported her back were very kind too. Thanks for making my mom feel better about herself. . too.Cheryl Crane

Saddened to be leaving this review. I feel like this community college does the bare minimum to get my money and give me a piece of paper. Can we get some career resource support? If there is a career resources department, they do a terrible job assisting students and graduates. Just tried to call the counseling and academic advising department at 3:05 p.m., but was told "we don't have any counselors or advisors here right now, call back on Monday when they stay on the phones til 5:30." I guess being open until 4:30 on Friday is just a suggestion. I would try to complain, but if the advisors left at three, then the management was gone at noon. Maybe I should just expect less from my school, or maybe someone else should run the place more effectively. Two stars for giving you the piece of paper or the transfer credits. Don't expect much else.John Kosmal

Instead of spending money on renovating buildings/parking lots they should be spending money on hiring new people. I don't know if the workers are rude because they are underpaid or if they simply lack people skills…either way…the staff members(minus teachers) who works at South Campus are terrible. They are not only NOT KNOWLEDGABLE…they lack many interpersonal skills. The teachers seem to care more than the administration…but I feel like it is like that everywhere. Put all the work and blame on the people teaching while you make matters worse and then refuse to take accountability.SW89 **

worst school ever i can’t believe i wasted all that time and money on such an underperforming, unhelpful, unprofessional school. They don’t take accountability for their actions even when they have hindered their students from graduating, Counselors and Advisors lying in student notes to cover their a** I’m so happy to withdraw and finish my degree (1 class) somewhere else. I refuse to ever take any courses their again. I wouldn’t recommend this place to anybody, take your money to a institution who are actually prepared to help you reach your goals.Helen Raper

This is regarding Dorsey's paramedic program that I recently graduated from. This program was absolutely horrible for me. Before the headache of COVID, they were extremely unorganized and unprofessional. I rarely had actual homework, and most of the lesson plan was given through pre-made slides. My original teacher, while they were there, was very helpful with what they were given. They did the best with what they had. However, we were barely given any lab time or hands on training. When this was brought up, often it was met by aggression or frustration from school staff and promises of "we will get to it". Clinicals were difficult to schedule because only one person in the front office actually answers emails, who was part-time and has since quit the school. Also, another supervisor at the school has bad blood with certain clinical sites and made it extra difficult to sign up at these sites. Both my teacher and program director were fired by the school for different reasons, and the replacements we were given did not care one ounce about our class. Emails went weeks or months without being answered. This is before March, when the lock down started. Emails regarding licensing, when class was going to be held, clinicals, you name it. I would email once or twice a week for 3-4 weeks and get no acknowledgement, even if it was just to say they saw my questions. After the lockdown began, classes were sporadically unorganized. There was no plan on how to get us through effectively, and I only was able to get through by emailing other teachers and supervisors that people at my job were in class with. They held make-shift ACLS and PALS classes and then did not submit our certs for almost a year. The replacement teacher we were given was then temporarily laid off due to COVID and the fourth teacher we were given did not answer one phone call or email from me in 2 months. After completing the class and passing, it took over a month for the roster to be submitted to the state for NREMT testing. I did pass the program and NREMT on my first attempt, but I feel this was more due to the community College I attended a program at and failed years prior. I also spent most of my time in this program teaching myself from a book. What I mean to say is I learned more from a program I failed and reading a book by myself than I did in Dorsey's Paramedic program. If you have the money and time, I recommend taking your education to a community College and stop supporting these money hole trade programs.Travis

I just completed the EMT Basic Program at Superior and really enjoyed my class. My classmates were supportive of each other and we received materials in the class to cover topics very thoroughly even above and beyond the textbook we had (the more sources of information, the better)! My instructor was awesome and really cares about her students. I would recommend Superior and I think most of my classmates would also! I read the first review and had the completely opposite experience. Lots of guesswork going on with "what others have done" when there are no facts or statistics to support those claims. Usually students who don't pass National Registry blame everyone else but themselves!Sue Cornell

Staff was great both at the front at reception and with the testers. My instructor was very kind and gave great advice that I will use in the future. I completed the BLS course online then just came in to test and I was out in a total of 15 min. I've been getting my BLS cert every two years since 2012 and this is the best one I've done. Super great staff here 🙂Kaitlyn Schroeder

As a first time parent sending a child off to school I feel overwhelmed with the enrollment process. The staff is not very helpful. The first time we went in to meet with someone, no one would sit down with us and we were sent away with a checklist paper as our form of help. I could have printed the checklist out from home! I wouldn’t have taken time off work to go there. The checklist was helpful but not what we needed. There was trouble submitting our FAFSA and it took longer than we wanted to fix it, causing us to register for classes later than we ever planned to. The advising office recording prompts tell you they are open until 5pm and it’s drop-in only and you could “drop in over the phone”. You can’t make an appt. For some reason, they wouldn’t let me call on behalf of my 17 year old son so he called when he got out of work at 3:30 and they refused to help him. They closed in 1.5 hours and it was “too late.” They told him to call back between 8am-9am if he wanted to get help. So why does the recording say you can’t make appts and they are available until 5 for drop-ins? When in actuality you only have a 1 hour window to call each day! I felt like he must have misunderstood so I called them back and the woman snapped at me for calling and pointed at the fact that we were registering late. Then when I explained to her why this was nearly impossible for us, she made the exception that she would let him call as late as 12pm. He started getting nervous so he took an early lunch at work to make the call this morning and then they told him he would have to take time off work and finish registering in person (again conflicting with all other info we’ve seen). So I made another call to ask questions about this and they told me we could register online, but it was clear the woman on the phone was frustrated with me for having questions and taking her time. Nearly makes me want to throw in the towel and start at another school. We are intelligent people. The process shouldn’t be this hard. Maybe don’t work in admissions if you don’t want to help kids and their parents. Don’t expect parents to not be involved when enrolling their 17 year old kid for school! Have to do it that way? Fine. But expect me to have questions when my kid can’t relay every bit of information you told him in your conversation.Kelly Neal

There was a teacher that made discriminatory comments to my girlfriend over Blackboard while trying to fix an issue. After submitting an SC aware and receiving an initial response, we have heard nothing back from the administration. Very disappointing from not only a student’s perspective, but a former PAL and tutor who has worked closely with professors from this college in the past. Gross negligence is the only appropriate way to describe the administrative attitude towards students who have these same issues.Gerrit Hartwig

These guys are very good at teaching people who never road a motorcycle to becoming a good rider and safe rider. When I took my class there I thought that there is no way some of my fellow classmates would learn how to ride ,let alone pass the class and by the end of the class they're pwas riding like they were doing it there whole life. Awesome people great experience.Dan Lane