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Students blame vocational school for inability to find work

They say because the school isn't accredited with one organization, they're having trouble getting a job.

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Just sayin - 7/27/2012 9:29 AM
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Unfortunately Mr Ron is 100 percent right. He should know first hand since he was their instructor. What is also unfortunate is since Mr Ron left, the one and only instructor there resigned two weeks after Mr Ron. Now these students are sitting a classroom only two days a week (per Sanchez), instead of five and the person who is currently instructing them is Sanchez herself and she is a certified Medical Assistant. Just saying....

Chris1990 - 7/23/2012 9:49 PM
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I was told that I would be able to take the Armrit. When I asked half way thru my schooling I was told that the school was 100% accredited. When I finish my in class hours they never called me for my internship, when I called the school they said no one was there to take my call. I went in dozens of times to speak to Ms Sanchez and/ ms Fernandez but they where never on campuse when I went it's a messed up school n they took me for my money.

ruffy - 7/21/2012 7:36 AM
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Mr Ron, you were making a great deal of sense and had me thinking, right up to the point where you just had to add "A Christian Man" Just WTF does religion have to do with it? You blew your entire case and credibility with that. Now I don't believe a word you said.

Mr Ron - 7/20/2012 5:03 PM
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This is NOT TRUE! I was an instructor at the school. When I approached Ms Sanchez, after finding out from a Ms.Perez - an x employee - that our students would NOT qualify for the ARMRIT, I approached Tammy Sanchez and ask her about it. She stated that she spoke to the people at ARMRIT & (despite later finding out that what ARMRIT was saying - no one from the school ask) our students would be able to take the test. I then told my students this believing it at the time. When later I found out that this wasn't true and went to Mr Fernandez (CEO & owner), whom I trust, and explained the delema with him. Shortly after, the school applied for certification. The school, today, is working diligintly to become ARMRIT certified but it remains to be seen whether or not they will be succesful. I hope so for the sake of the students who trusted them & me. The original students were NEVER told we weren't ARMRIT certified for a fact because I ask. I was told that because it is not a requirement in California, the students would qualify for the test - by none other - Ms Sanchez. I believe that this occured to get students to enrole but that there was some deception going on. The only good news is that once & if the school becomes ARMRIT certified, All the students will be able to take they're exams but please ask Mr. Hart or Mr. Fernandez (a Christian man)not Ms. Sanchez. The students do get a good education in the program but all too often it's hard for them to focus with all this controversy going on along with the past students who have been waiting yrs to get an answer!

Mr Ron - 7/20/2012 4:16 PM
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First of all the students WERE told by the school that they would be capable of testing for the ARMRIT. I should know I was one of the instructors. Further Sanchez is lying when she states "They were told upfront", Fact is there was no mention of it & students would come to us for word of what goes on. I personally approached Sanchez who told me to my face that she contacted the ARMRIT organozation & was told that OUR STUDENTS WOULD BE ABLE TO TAKE THE TEST", later only to find out that that was completely untrue. The students on my word - albeit Ms Sanchez's word / Mr Fernandez's word - continued to work hard in they're studies and do well believing -as I did - all was safe. Then a MS Perez, whom worked at the school - told me she personally check & that this was a complete untruth. I didn't want to believe that I would have been lied to but finally found out on my own. What I can say is that the school has since taken steps to become ARMRIT certified, knowing that if they didn't they may be expect a law suit eventually. Thaey still have to complete a inspection by ARMRIT to achieve this. I believe today they are working hard to do so!

ants81 - 7/20/2012 2:11 PM
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I don't think we need to blame the students in situations like this. It's obvious that there is some kind of loophole these NON-accredited schools are jumping through to even be in business! I do believe they were told up front that they were working on getting accredited in a timely manner, so my question is, are they accredited now? If not... I see scam written all over that school... kinda like that massage school on stockdale hwy I read about a few years ago...

rontruth - 7/20/2012 9:52 AM
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even without the students knowing the school was not accredited, why was the grant authorized? isn't there some oversight on taxpayer funds being sent to a school that is not accredited?

Kuglin - 7/19/2012 11:54 PM
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Actually the students were told that they would be provided all the accredidations needed to get a job, there was never mention that they were working on something, this is the school trying to save face. Why would they waist their time and money to end u with nothing!

miko13 - 7/19/2012 11:43 PM
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im glad i always knew those schools were scams !

grannyof4 - 7/19/2012 10:14 PM
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So the single mom was giving a grant though tax payers money?Who is not doing there homework?
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