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Plasmanet Complaints - No job, bad teachers and crappy education!

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Posted: 2006-12-21 by Charlotte [send email]
No job, bad teachers and crappy education!
Complaint Rating:  83 % with 6 votes
The International Academy of design & Technology is a big rip-off.

First of all let me start out by saying that you will not find a job in any of their so called "programs" This is not a real college it is accredited as a TECH school, the teachers are all combined of LOSERS who couldn't make it in the real world. On Portfolio review Employers come out- to OFFER YOU NON PAID INTERNSHIPS. I DID NOT RECEIVE ONE OFFER THROUGH THE ACADEMY.

I did not learn anything from the teachers at IADT, I basically bought extra books and taught myself the programs and the software i needed to know. THE TEACHERS ARE ILLITERATE! They teach classes such as web design but have never designed a sight before. They will purposely fail selected students so they can repeat and make twice as much money. WHEN I ASKED ABOUT the department chair. I was told she was still obtaining her masters degree from the prestigious ROCHESTER college. I laughed and told the dean that is not a real college its a tech school; for my portfolio class my syllabus was mainly based on web design to produce a portfolio website.

THE INSTRUCTOR FOR MY CLASS DOESN'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO BUILD ONE. I received a very poor grade, and I have not received a breakdown of that grade. Basically they cannot prove-- that the grade actually added up to a D. I DID ALL THE WORK! this is my online portfolio. I currently am asking for a refund because I feel I was lied to about the education I was going to receive I could have stayed home and taught myself. I AWARE THE TEACHERS AND FACULTY AT IADT SUCK! I had a 3.7 GPA before I went to IADT, I transfered from the ART Institute. I MADE A BIG MISTAKE!

NO JOB. BAD TEACHERS. A CRAPPY EDUCATION.
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651 days ago by Sla [send email]
I completely agree with the fact that AIDT is a rip-off and scam. Luckily I realized it after 2 semesters. I still owe $8900. in private loans (14% interest!) I would love to get my money back. I took Fashion Design by teachers who were miserable that the only fashion jobs in Tampa were teaching. They (teachers) told me that I would have to move to NY if I ever wanted to use my degree. The aggressive admission reps promise you the world. I wish every disgruntled student would get together and bring a HUGE class-action lawsuit...
606 days ago by Karen J Pryor [send email]
The same thing happened to me also plus one of my teachers was a drug dealer. He would smoke weed after our test. Also when my teachers found out that they would be fired at the end of the semester they refused to teach us we just had to show up to get an a but still pay the full amount for an education we did not receive. Not to mention no one knew how to help me on my internship I had to go online in chat rooms for advice. I feel for you I am looking for a lawyer to help me get my money back. I took out a loan from sallie mae for $10000 and with interest now I owe over $40000.
418 days ago by Aid [send email]
I went through something similar. Now I have 100K to pay back. Terminated due to med reasons. No degree no help and an ever changing curriculum that kept having me take classes and negating the classes I have already taken. No Wonder my ICR was to high! I am 30 units (7classes) away from graduation. Now I can't transfer any of my classes cause they are not accredited W/in the California system. So if any of you find a Lawyer contact me. I can do the same!
394 days ago by John Roalind [send email]
somewhat agree to your statement as well, I went to IADT tampa for music production and Recording. There were students in my music theory class that knew more than the instructor did. You most definitely have to teach yourself at that place, teachers don't do much, the environment is terrible. There isn't enough equipment for everyone there so you have to hope to get a spot in the studio. I took a semester off, and Im having a very hard time figuring out if I should even go back to finish my degree program, because i know most of it anyways. is 20,000 a year worth it? If I did go back I would want ( like everyone who attends a " college") to get a good job when its over, but I cant believe I will at IADT. SOME ONE NEEDS TO MAKE THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT IADT.
385 days ago by Charles Hobbs [send email]
I have created a group that explains everything about IADT and their deceiving and dishonest practices.

Group link - Facebook.com:

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5604847490


I was attending a Florida 4 Year University and excused myself to attend IADT. When inquiring about IADT I spoke with a new student admission official. I emphasized that I wanted to receive my AS and transfer to The University of Florida for the summer of 2004. They told my father and "you shouldn't have any trouble transferring your credits, because IADT is accredited" So, I enrolled for the following semester. One semester from receiving my AS I called UF in regards to transferring my credits. They told me that they undoubtedly refuse to accept credits from IADT (the women I was speaking with had no idea what IADT was).

IADT is a Post-Secondary Institution. Good luck trying to get a job with a Secondary Institution on your resume.

Now, IADT is asking me to $50k in school loans for an education in-which I was lied and deceived about.

IADT wrecked my life! Please don't let IADT wreck you!
369 days ago by Jane Smart [send email]
IADT is an accredited college. ACICS is a regional accrediting body recognized by the US Dept. of Education. IADT is a REAL school with REAL accreditation with degree-granting status.

"IADT is a Post-Secondary Institution. Good luck trying to get a job with a Secondary Institution on your resume."

Here's a clue for you -- a post-secondary institution IS a college -- ALL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS!!! (A "secondary" school is a HIGH SCHOOL, therefore, post-secondary means "after high school".)

Let's say it together: "DUH!"

You might want to know what you are talking about before you spew it all over the internet like an ill-informed idiot!!!

Let's face it -- you wrecked your own life with your ignorance...
368 days ago by H. Deedz [send email]
First off,
Is IADT a tech school? Well I would hope so considering the name of the school is International Academy of Design and TECHNOLOGY.

Second, Jane is right The ACICS is a regional accrediting body recognized by the US Dept. of Ed. The ACICS accredited the school.

If you didn't notice, at one point you were allowed to attend a class one day for four hours. You were able to do this with three classes in one day and not have to come back until maybe the next day or one more day during the week for a fourth class. in 2005 IADT changed that, you were required to attend classes TWICE a week now rather than once. Why? Because of the change in accreditation requirements. So HELLO!

Third, If you didn't like your teacher teaching the class, your ass should've been in you program director's office complaining. And if other people felt the same you ALL should've been in that office.
I guarantee you, that teacher would be fired at the end of the quarter and you would have been allowed to take that class for free. Of course, you expect everyone to hand stuff to you on a silver platter. YOU ARE IN COLLEGE, YOU ARE AN ADULT, NO LONGER WILL SOMEONE HOLD YOUR HAND. IF YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE, SPEAK UP ABOUT IT. So you have nobody to blame but yourself for the crappy teacher and not opening your mouth to retake the class for free. If you don't want to re-take the class, then that's your fault.

My only complaint about the school is the constant hiring and firing of Financial Aid Officers. You would have a good officer for one quarter and then they would be gone. Probably because they weren't corrupted. I was on their ass at the beginning and end of every quarter so they wouldn't screw up my stuff.

I had good teachers, because I SOUGHT them out and asked around to find out opinions. If I had a guinea pig teacher, I was complaining about it and so were other people. You have to take charge of things there. Once again leading me to repeat that in college you are an adult, you tell these people what you want. Nobody is going to do it for you.
366 days ago by Cec Truth Advocate [send email]
Jane Smart or Jane Oblivious,

It's people like you that defend chopshop institution like CEC schools and talk students out of millions of dollars every quarter when all they want to know is the truth. Why don't "YOU" do your research and actually see what the CEC actually is. We actually think you work for CEC. Nobody that knows about CEC would say these rediculous types of things. Used car salesman is what CBS is calling it. Is that what you are Jane, a used car salesman?

Say it with my Jane: Chopshop teaching institution (DUH!!!) you're rediculous!

You are right that they're accredited by ACICS. Tell me another school that excepts CEC credits. Don't feed me another For-Profit Institution. For-Profit Institutions are full of crap and the Stock Market is starting to notice. They're going to be the downfall of our Educational System with their pawned off instuctors carrying no Master degree nor teaching certificates.



Jane: Let's face it -- you wrecked your own life with your ignorance

It's comments like those again that rip-off hundreds of unknowingly new students every querter. New students 17/18years old like myself not knowing much about college and hopefully being informed "CORRECTLY" by the schools enrollment representatives are lied to about pretty much everything (refer to the CBS report). Don't sit here and deffend CEC. You obviously have an issue if you think what they're doing is ok.

Seek help or possibly educate yourself!





Here is a news investigation by CBS into CEC schools.

Link:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/01/31/60minutes/main670479.s


We have setup a few advocacy groups to inform you with real stories at CEC schools.

Remember: (THE NUMBERS CAN'T LIE)


Myspace: http://groups.myspace.com/Theiadttruthadvocate


Facebook: http://academy.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5604847490



We advise everybody to do their homework with regards to CEC schools. By the looks of things, they will not be around for much longer.


CEC Truth Advocate
365 days ago by Jane Smart [send email]
I disagree!
354 days ago by Cec Truth Advocate [send email]
IADT and many more CEC schools are on the Scam Schools report: http://penncotechscam.tripod.com/id9.html
62 days ago by Scott [send email]
I had no problems with iadt chicago for an IT degree.
52 days ago by Herschel Zimmerman [send email]
I want all my money back, and for them to pay for the Art school of my choice, that would be justice. CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT!

-joint the The IADT truth advocates

-were more powerful in numbers!

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