Kelly Chaides Huff I signed up for the Pharmacy Technician program in October and right from the beginning, there were a lot of issues. I was referred by a graduate from the school and spoke to a rep Patty at CNI who is definitely an asset to CNI College - without her, I would have probably went somewhere else due to the continue frustration from the Financial Dept.
When I went to the school to take the initial tests and passed, the financial rep introduced herself but didnt even have any eye contact with and was clearly focused on some other matter. Then I received a quote which was difficult to read since the Financial rep used a bolded font that was too large to make out clearly then when I did, her calculations were incorrect. Patty referred me to the Director of Finance who took my concerns through one ear and out the other. Attempting to justify the $14k difference between the costs of CNI & Santa Ana College, they made it very difficult to make the decision but when I signed up I did meet several incredible classmates which I have stayed in contact with.
The director of the program would continuously use bad judgment when voicing her opinion about other students, staff and the other schools the owners provide by basically throwing the under the bus each time. The Director of Education of the school had 3 different people in 9 months and the last being the worse in my opinion. Both directors would ask for suggestions of improvement and when you provided them, they would take it personal and didnt mention that they would consider the matter to be valid when clearly it was.
For example, in my case, according to the states requirements, I completed the number of hours to submit my licenses application in February but the school didnt submit it until April. To date, I have graduated and I still dont have my license which has made it extremely difficult to seek employment. My fellow classmates are in the same predicament and the students weve had to compete with at other schools have their licenses.
Both directors act as if they have done a favor by sending in the applications prior to completion as stated in the paperwork in the beginning and have not indicated ever that they would correct their procedure that clearly sabotage their students rather than help them so I would definitely think twice before signing up for CNI since there were additional issues with the school that I can go more detailed with so feel free to inquire if you so desire.
In all fairness, there were some helpful people and some good resources but overall, I would never recommend anyone to attend CNI - in fact, I would definitely strongly advise against it entirely!!!
Luckily, I was able to find employment on my own since the career center was extremely ineffective especially since they were provided the info that I had a job then followed up with me months later to "help" me and since they have a high turnover at the school and theres definitely a lack of communication, I was contacted like I need their help - NOT!!!
1 /5
monique andrewin To all fellow prospective students, as a current student I advise you not to attend this school. I have been attending CNI since September 18, 2018 for the surgical tech program. This school like many others is full of empty promises and they will breach the contract you sign on multiple occasions. Not only myself but the other students have witnessed an unbelievable amount of unprofessionalism on a daily basis. We have followed the proper chain of command to address our concerns including speaking to the owner which was an unfriendly encounter. The only person I give 5 stars to is Susan Dunn which this school does not deserve her services. We have been greeted with excuses and the run around. We were promised state of the art equipment that was a lie. We have a mannequin that is stuffed with FedEx paper. Our instructor had to make organs for us, so we could practice mock surgery. We asked for latex free gloves we were brought size 8-9 from the nursing program. We were asked to check off our skills list for neurosurgery And thoracic surgery when we did not have the proper equipment to learn such surgeries. We were told that they had over 200 clinical sites but no students to fill the slots. (Another lie) we have been pushed back from going to our extern ship because they had to figure out where we were going to be placed. We were told If you are not the best of the best Saint Joseph’s hospital is out of the question. Today we watched the only instructor that cared walk out and quit due to bullying and calls being made to her job by someone who named dropped the director of our program because she was bringing supplies we didn’t have so she could teach us from her job. This has been an unfortunate experience for all of us who are and aren’t military veterans. For anyone considering this private (PROFIT) school scam if you value your time and money save yourself the hassle and go somewheres else. They will sell you on a hope and dream and deliver on none of the above. If you choose to take the risk you will be taught to remember answers to your tests and if you do not complete your work book more than likely your instructor will be asked from the higher ups to do it for you. If you want to be taught by YouTube then this is the place for you. From a student about to enter clinicals I have prepared myself as much as I could and I have taught myself more than any other student should have to.
1 /5
Kasondra Duff I have not been completely enrolled, but I am in the process. I was having problems getting my transcripts from my high school and CNI has been very helpful in getting them and letting me still do financial aid. They are working with me the best that they can, and Im not even enrolled yet. I think that says a lot about them.
4 /5
