Florida Technical College Lied, Nothing of value learned Orlando, Florida

Unlike traditional colleges and research universities, career schools are usually proprietary, for-profit institutions and are therefore run as a corporate entity. While some career schools are ethical and offer a high quality education and decent job placement assistance for their students, many are only concerned with their bottom line and cut costs wherever possible to garner the biggest returns for their investors, shareholders, and owners. This frequently is at the student's expense and may include misrepresentation of facilities, under qualified instructors, inadequate or outdated course material, and lack of promised hands on training or job placement.

Career schools are subject to different accreditation procedures than traditional institutions, and there's considerably less oversight. I've two friends have similar experiences at career colleges and they both told me the same thing: really do your homework. Don't settle for the testimonials the school offers, find your own, talk to current and past students yourself.

Cheers!
-Thom
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