Informed
United States of America#2Consumer Suggestion
Tue, March 16, 2010
I have taken several courses at Techskills and when you start they give you a spreadsheet of when you start and a week by week breakdown of where you should be. Not only that but they do give you a grace period and give you additional time when needed. From what I understand they tell you one week per unit but they actually give you ten days to complete it which is fair. I wonder which course you took. I as well have IT experience although its nowhere near 15 years and I am actually able to accelerate through the course due to my experience. The only way that I could see someone not finishing it is due to not applying the 15 hours per week that they tell you to do. It's school at the end of the day and you have to apply yourself. You can't build real world skills doing five hours per week. Effort = Results.
As for hands on labs compared to some other schools they are pretty good. Although I agree that there are times that the server can be slow but you get to do it from home so I can't complain. You sacrifice a little bit of quality for a great convenience of getting to do the labs from the comfort of your own home and I don't have to worry about getting a sitter for the kids. In my campus the equipment is fair and none of the students complain. Their computers are better than mine so at the end of the day I appreciate them. I have not had any issues with their computers on campus. Just at home when you connect to their server but anyone knows that there is a lag when you remote in to any server so keep that in mind. If you don't want to deal with the lag then do your labs on campus.
I on the other hand do see new equipment at my Campus which is the Tampa campus. I have attended the school for six months and the staff has been the same from day one so I am not sure about other campuses but that is with any job. You have your normal attrition and at the end of the day everyone knows teachers/instructors are not exactly the highest paid and they are training students to make double what they make. I am sure they make good contacts and get good job opportunities and loyalty nowadays only takes you so far when good money is calling.
I see new students come in and they are given a demo and a tour so they know how the program works before enrolling. My advice is anytime you have an issue with any company see the management team and try to get something done. In my business courses I was always taught that you have to be a part of the solution not the problem. I agree with this student though take a tour and see for yourself. There are many competitors out there that charge twice as much and don't care. They are a small campus but they care about their students and I will take that any day over a bigger school that you are just a number. Here they all know you by name and make you feel at home.
Giovanni Rivera
Going for my MCSA