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Complaint Review: International Academy Of Design And Technology/ IADT - Detroit, Las Vegas, Florida, Chicago, Etc. Nationwide

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  • International Academy Of Design And Technology/ IADT Hoffman Estates Nationwide U.S.A.

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Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS)
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools is devoted to promoting higher education and making sure that learning institutes meet the highest standards. Their mission is to provide people with a list of schools and educational institutes that meet their standards. Since their founding in the early 1900's, the ACICS has strived to maintain the highest standards in education. They focus on post-secondary educational institutes with a focus on business related fields.

Although the ACICS is recognized by the United States Department of Education, it is not an organization that has a direct affiliation with the government. It is a national agency that provides accreditation to the best higher education institutes. These include colleges, organizations, and other institutes. Their scope is not limited to the United States. They also accredit institutes overseas. Their stated mission is to promote educational excellence, and by reviewing these educational institutes and organizations, they are searching for the best that are out there.

Their main headquarters is currently located in Washington DC. According to the 2005 Annual Institutes Report, the ACICS was responsible for accrediting approximately 675 institutes that had an aggregate enrollment of approximately 550,000. They have been around since 1912, which means that they have been devoted to this mission of accrediting the finest schools for quite some time. The United States Secretary of Education first recognized the ACICS in 1956. With their long history of dedication to excellence, an accreditation from ACICS really says a lot about the educational institute

For more information and a complete list of schools accredited by ACICS, visit http://www.acics.org/.

People you really need to accept responsiblity for YOUR own ACTIONS

and STOP blaming others for your issues.

YOU WILL ONLY GET OUT OF EDUCATION WHAT YOU PUT INTO IT !!!!

I do not care where you go to school , see the above note.

Sally
Troy, Michigan
U.S.A.

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#6 UPDATE Employee

CEC associates, which happen to be the low of the low - typical response is you should take responsibility for you actions

AUTHOR: Steven Heinsberg - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Wednesday, November 12, 2008

CEC or IADT reps will always say you should take responsibility for you actions if you're not happy with this school and findout our credits and credibility is useless" well maybe CEC shouldn't sell a half a*s education that nobody, and I mean noby recognizes in the "REAL WORLD" CEC has bought what at one time were creditable schools and turned them intoo money making machines that are laughed at my other school and "ALL" career placement companies and "ALL" corporations. "Nobody" knows who IADT or any CEC school is anymore. They lost all their credibility once acquired by CEC.

CEC is a chopshop corporation and they should be taken seriously as such.

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CEC associates, which happen to be the low of the low - typical response is you should take responsibility for you actions

AUTHOR: Steven Heinsberg - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Wednesday, November 12, 2008

CEC or IADT reps will always say you should take responsibility for you actions if you're not happy with this school and findout our credits and credibility is useless" well maybe CEC shouldn't sell a half a*s education that nobody, and I mean noby recognizes in the "REAL WORLD" CEC has bought what at one time were creditable schools and turned them intoo money making machines that are laughed at my other school and "ALL" career placement companies and "ALL" corporations. "Nobody" knows who IADT or any CEC school is anymore. They lost all their credibility once acquired by CEC.

CEC is a chopshop corporation and they should be taken seriously as such.

Checkout this facebook.com group:
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#4 UPDATE EX-employee responds

I agree Sally, but....

AUTHOR: Anonymous - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, July 10, 2008

Sally,

I agree that people need to take responsiblity for their actions, but that does not excuse what I witnessed for over a year at an IADT location. Some examples:

*Dishonest admission reps
*High pressure "selling" dba admissions
*Career service help was a joke
*Being told to call and pressure students to come to class
*Being frowned upon if you failed someone
*Accept a student as long as they can breathe and pay the 50.00 admissions fee
*Another instructor was told her class was too hard so "lighten-up" so people can pass. Students were whinig over course work.
*Ingoring ADA laws about students with handicaps or learning disablities.
*Telling students that the credits would transfer to another school-and they will not.

It was very hurtful to see what they were doing to young people's lives. These kids were trusting and fell for the scam. All they got was a 37K student loan, an associates degree and a chance to make 8.00 per hour as a retail clerk. The school claimed to change their life...but it was for the worst financially. I had to leave because I knew these kids could not make enough money to pay back the loans after graduation and it tore my heart out.

I also attended a meeting w/ the accreditation crew that visited the school. We were "warned" before they came in subtle ways about what we should and should not say. The meeting was a joke. None of the people on the accreditation team knew anything about the programs we were offering. Most people would not talk because they knew they would loose their job if they told the team the truth.

Hopefully, someday, these schools will be closed. They are very slick and know just how far to go before they get caught by the Feds.

Regards,
a disappointed former instructor

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I agree Sally, but....

AUTHOR: Anonymous - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, July 10, 2008

Sally,

I agree that people need to take responsiblity for their actions, but that does not excuse what I witnessed for over a year at an IADT location. Some examples:

*Dishonest admission reps
*High pressure "selling" dba admissions
*Career service help was a joke
*Being told to call and pressure students to come to class
*Being frowned upon if you failed someone
*Accept a student as long as they can breathe and pay the 50.00 admissions fee
*Another instructor was told her class was too hard so "lighten-up" so people can pass. Students were whinig over course work.
*Ingoring ADA laws about students with handicaps or learning disablities.
*Telling students that the credits would transfer to another school-and they will not.

It was very hurtful to see what they were doing to young people's lives. These kids were trusting and fell for the scam. All they got was a 37K student loan, an associates degree and a chance to make 8.00 per hour as a retail clerk. The school claimed to change their life...but it was for the worst financially. I had to leave because I knew these kids could not make enough money to pay back the loans after graduation and it tore my heart out.

I also attended a meeting w/ the accreditation crew that visited the school. We were "warned" before they came in subtle ways about what we should and should not say. The meeting was a joke. None of the people on the accreditation team knew anything about the programs we were offering. Most people would not talk because they knew they would loose their job if they told the team the truth.

Hopefully, someday, these schools will be closed. They are very slick and know just how far to go before they get caught by the Feds.

Regards,
a disappointed former instructor

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I agree Sally, but....

AUTHOR: Anonymous - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, July 10, 2008

Sally,

I agree that people need to take responsiblity for their actions, but that does not excuse what I witnessed for over a year at an IADT location. Some examples:

*Dishonest admission reps
*High pressure "selling" dba admissions
*Career service help was a joke
*Being told to call and pressure students to come to class
*Being frowned upon if you failed someone
*Accept a student as long as they can breathe and pay the 50.00 admissions fee
*Another instructor was told her class was too hard so "lighten-up" so people can pass. Students were whinig over course work.
*Ingoring ADA laws about students with handicaps or learning disablities.
*Telling students that the credits would transfer to another school-and they will not.

It was very hurtful to see what they were doing to young people's lives. These kids were trusting and fell for the scam. All they got was a 37K student loan, an associates degree and a chance to make 8.00 per hour as a retail clerk. The school claimed to change their life...but it was for the worst financially. I had to leave because I knew these kids could not make enough money to pay back the loans after graduation and it tore my heart out.

I also attended a meeting w/ the accreditation crew that visited the school. We were "warned" before they came in subtle ways about what we should and should not say. The meeting was a joke. None of the people on the accreditation team knew anything about the programs we were offering. Most people would not talk because they knew they would loose their job if they told the team the truth.

Hopefully, someday, these schools will be closed. They are very slick and know just how far to go before they get caught by the Feds.

Regards,
a disappointed former instructor

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#1 UPDATE EX-employee responds

I agree Sally, but....

AUTHOR: Anonymous - (U.S.A.)

POSTED: Thursday, July 10, 2008

Sally,

I agree that people need to take responsiblity for their actions, but that does not excuse what I witnessed for over a year at an IADT location. Some examples:

*Dishonest admission reps
*High pressure "selling" dba admissions
*Career service help was a joke
*Being told to call and pressure students to come to class
*Being frowned upon if you failed someone
*Accept a student as long as they can breathe and pay the 50.00 admissions fee
*Another instructor was told her class was too hard so "lighten-up" so people can pass. Students were whinig over course work.
*Ingoring ADA laws about students with handicaps or learning disablities.
*Telling students that the credits would transfer to another school-and they will not.

It was very hurtful to see what they were doing to young people's lives. These kids were trusting and fell for the scam. All they got was a 37K student loan, an associates degree and a chance to make 8.00 per hour as a retail clerk. The school claimed to change their life...but it was for the worst financially. I had to leave because I knew these kids could not make enough money to pay back the loans after graduation and it tore my heart out.

I also attended a meeting w/ the accreditation crew that visited the school. We were "warned" before they came in subtle ways about what we should and should not say. The meeting was a joke. None of the people on the accreditation team knew anything about the programs we were offering. Most people would not talk because they knew they would loose their job if they told the team the truth.

Hopefully, someday, these schools will be closed. They are very slick and know just how far to go before they get caught by the Feds.

Regards,
a disappointed former instructor

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