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Complaint Review: ITT Tech Institute - Lake Mary Florida
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ITT Tech Institute
1400 South International Parkway Lake Mary, 32746 Florida, U.S.A.
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ITT Tech Institute is a Fraud and is ripping poor people off Lake Mary Florida
My name is John Lilly. I attended ITT Tech Institute Lake Mary, Florida from September 2002 to November 2004. I first started the school I was optimistic about my future. I drove over an hour to get to class so I was very motivated to get a degree.
I first started to get worried about going to this school when I first heard about the F.B.I. raiding several or the other ITT campuses. I then started to get even more worried when it seemed that some of the students that never came to class or even tried passed the class.
I was sent out to a couple of interviews in the area and did not get one of the positions I am guessing because I did not answer the questions correctly because I did not know any of the answers they were looking for in my are of study I was even asked by one of the board members at Sawtek inc. What are they teaching you at that school?
None of the positions paid more than $10.00 dollars an hour and I was making that much at Wal-Mart. I finally took matters into my own hands and found myself a position with the State of Florida for $26,000 a year and later finding out that I was not there first choice but that I was the only one who would do the job for the money and the position does not have that much electronics in it is simple board swapping.
I am pissed that I have this huge school bill of $41,000 and nothing to show for it I can not afford to pay this back I barely live paycheck to paycheck and I thought the ad for ITT is not to live paycheck to paycheck and have a future.
I am so stressed out I can barely sleep or see straight about finding a way to pay this back. I recently took a college placement test at Santa FE community college were I scored very low on all the testing areas and I want to know how someone who has a degree in electronics and last math class was Calculus did not score high on the math section. I want ITT tech to refund my tuition and I want damages paid for my stress and state of mind for wasting my time for over two years and having to find out I cannot eve score high on college placement test.
I need help would someone let me know what to do.
thank you
John
Gainesville, Florida
U.S.A.
I first started to get worried about going to this school when I first heard about the F.B.I. raiding several or the other ITT campuses. I then started to get even more worried when it seemed that some of the students that never came to class or even tried passed the class.
I was sent out to a couple of interviews in the area and did not get one of the positions I am guessing because I did not answer the questions correctly because I did not know any of the answers they were looking for in my are of study I was even asked by one of the board members at Sawtek inc. What are they teaching you at that school?
None of the positions paid more than $10.00 dollars an hour and I was making that much at Wal-Mart. I finally took matters into my own hands and found myself a position with the State of Florida for $26,000 a year and later finding out that I was not there first choice but that I was the only one who would do the job for the money and the position does not have that much electronics in it is simple board swapping.
I am pissed that I have this huge school bill of $41,000 and nothing to show for it I can not afford to pay this back I barely live paycheck to paycheck and I thought the ad for ITT is not to live paycheck to paycheck and have a future.
I am so stressed out I can barely sleep or see straight about finding a way to pay this back. I recently took a college placement test at Santa FE community college were I scored very low on all the testing areas and I want to know how someone who has a degree in electronics and last math class was Calculus did not score high on the math section. I want ITT tech to refund my tuition and I want damages paid for my stress and state of mind for wasting my time for over two years and having to find out I cannot eve score high on college placement test.
I need help would someone let me know what to do.
thank you
John
Gainesville, Florida
U.S.A.
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Lauri
Jacksonville,Florida,
U.S.A.
Low math score and could ONLY get a 26k State job?
#2Consumer Comment
Tue, August 02, 2005
Hmmm, after attending both Rutgers University and FCCJ, the one thing ANY college educated person will tell you is that you only get out of college what you PUT IN to college. You did have books right? What stopped you from going beyond the "basics" and actually LEARNING, rather then just studying enough to pass a test? I've never had any college professor do much more than provide a syllabus, and give a few lectures. The rest of the education was done as SELF STUDY. If you went on interviews and COULND'T answer the questions...did it cross your mind to go back to your BOOKS and actually STUDY????? The only thing in life that no one can take from you is your education....but no one can cram all the information into your head...you have to LEARN IT before you can EARN FROM IT. Just think of each tuition payment you make as a further investment to take the time now to learn the stuff you didn't bother learning in the 2 years you were in school.
Cory
San Antonio,Texas,
U.S.A.
$26K For A Starting Position
#3Consumer Comment
Tue, August 02, 2005
All I can say is $26k for a starting position that "with the state of Florida...and doesn't have too much electronics in it, is simple board swapping", isn't too bad. Considering the benefits of working a "state" job and for someone who scored very low on all the testing areas. I do agree about ITT. You would have been better served attending a local junior college. Would have learned more at a third of the price. Use your time at your current position to brush up on your weak areas at night school and move up and on. Good luck.
