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Complaint Review: ICDC College - Van Nuys California

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  • Reported By: Michael — Agoura Hills California United States of America
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  • ICDC College 14434 Sherman Way Van Nuys, California United States of America

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My name is Michael. I attended ICDC College because I wanted to become a substance abuse counselor. Originally, I was going to attend Pierce College because they have one of the best addiction studies classes in the U.S., but I decided to check out ICDC first.

When I went to ICDC, they told me that the course takes a total of ten months compaired to two years at Pierce, so I would be employed in a descent paying job and ready to take my state certification exam before I would even finish school at Pierce. I decided to go to ICDC which, it turns out, was a big mistake!!

I completed school on May 5th, 2011 and have been looking for work ever since. ICDC says that they have a great job assistance program and that companies call them looking for graduates but the only assistance they have given me is giving me a couple of phone numbers to call. When I told them that I have already contacted these people, ICDC said that there is nothing that they can do and that I am not the only one having a hard time finding work.  I am not surprised, and it has nothing to do with the fact that jobs are hard to find, it has to do with the fact that the education people receive through ICDC is not good. All of our exams were open book, including the final, which sounds good but in reality, companies want someone they hire to know what they are doing.

I sent in my resume to a drug rehab facility and a couple of days later a lady called me from the facility. I thought, "Cool, maybe I am going to be asked to come in for an interview!" That isn't what happened, instead, the lady talked to me for a minute and then said, "I see you went to school at ICDC." I said, "Yes, I completed on May 5th." She then said, "Hmm! It's not that ICDC is a bad school, it's just that they don't educate to the standards that I find acceptable! If you want to learn about substance abuse, attend Pierce or Ventura College, I don't hire employees that got their education through ICDC. It's nothing against you, I have hired people from ICDC before and it was a mistake, I won't hire from them again! 

If you want to attend ICDC, that's your choice, but if I had done some research before I went to ICDC, I wouldn't have gone. If you are thinking about furthering your education and you don't know where to go, first check out your local JC. If they don't offer what you are looking for then check out some trade schools but don't make your decision to attend a certain school because of what the school promisses you,  do some research. Go to companies that employee people in the skill you want to learn and see if they hire graduates from the schools you are looking into. If they say yes, than ask what the average salary is and see if it is what you want. If the company doesn't hire from a certain school, like ICDC, then look somewhere else to get your education. 

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#4 General Comment

Makes no sence.

AUTHOR: Michael k. - (USA)

POSTED: Saturday, December 31, 2016

 While i have heard that icdc courses cannot be transfered to other schooks which cost much less, having a felony does not rwally affect ability to be a substance abuse counselor. Sex offenses or serious violence might be a problem. Showing recovery from such things turns into validation. It takes 36 units including a practicum to be eligible for licsence at the 1 level. The cost is way to high at icdc us why i didnt go along with incorrect information given on the amount of units i needed with a ba in psych.

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#3 Consumer Comment

Long time

AUTHOR: Michael - (USA)

POSTED: Monday, May 18, 2015

My name is Michael and I am the original author of the original letter.  I wrote it expressing my experience at ICDC.  The original article is exactly what my experience was like.  After I wrote it, ICDC contacted me asking me what they can do to help and who I was talking about.   I didn't write the article to get anyone fired, I wrote it to tell people my experienc and better inform them of what ICDC College was like for me.  I wrote a rebuttal letter stating that I hadn't written the original letter and that I didn't know who did but I do know because it was me.  I only did that because, like I said, I didn't want to get anyone fired.

If you want to go t ICDC go ahead, its your money, but I would never go there again and never recommend them to anyone.

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#2 Consumer Comment

Nice try, Michael

AUTHOR: Flynrider - (USA)

POSTED: Thursday, December 15, 2011

 "I'm not sure who put up this report but I think that it was intended to be me.  My name is also Michael but I did not write this report. The reason I think it is suppossed to be me is because I was the only Michael in substance abuse counseling at ICDC, Van Nuys campus, that completed school on May 5th, 2011.  "

   I think you know exactly who put up this report.   It was you.   When you are attempting to appear to be two different people on this site, it is imperative that you not use the same computer for both posts.   If you'll look at your rebuttal, you'll see that the site recognizes this as an update by the author of the original post.

   If you'd studied computers, you might be able to figure out how this site knows your are the same person as the original poster.    You can even change your login name and location and this site will still know. 

   Thanks for playing.    I have no idea if you really think this school is bad or not, but I do know that your credibility doesn't count for much here.  




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#1 Author of original report

ICDC is working for me!

AUTHOR: Michael - (United States of America)

POSTED: Wednesday, December 14, 2011

I'm not sure who put up this report but I think that it was intended to be me.  My name is also Michael but I did not write this report. The reason I think it is suppossed to be me is because I was the only Michael in substance abuse counseling at ICDC, Van Nuys campus, that completed school on May 5th, 2011.

I admit, I was getting frusterated with my job leads and I did tell a few people about it but what was left out of the report was the fact that I had a felony arrest on my record, (the word felony was a mistake written by the Elbert County Sheriff, it has now been corrected to be a petty offense.) This is why companies wern't hiring me. Since I've had that mistake corrected, ICDC has been able to send me on more interviews. It is true that I do not have employment at this time but it is not ICDC's responsibility to land me a job, that is up to me, they said that they will get me interviews, which they are doing.

Another thing that was said in the report was that I talked to a lady on the phone about a job and that she said that ICDC is not a school that she hires from because they do not teach to the standards that she finds acceptable. That is not what was said.  I did talk to a lady on the phone and she did ask me where I got my education from and I told her ICDC College. She said, "o.k. how did you like it? I said that i liked it. She said that she is an instructor at Ventura College in substance abuse counseling and that she usually hires students that have completed her class but she will keep my resume on file.

 I haven't had a problem with ICDC College. If you are considering a career change you might want to check them out but I would suggest making sure that you are hireable in the profession you want to choose and that the profession is hiring. If you decide to go to ICDC, or any college for that matter, and you haven't done your re-search, don't blame the school if the jobs you apply for don't hire you because of something you have or haven't done. 

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