Vatterott College / Vatterott Educational Centers
Reviews and Complaints

I'll tell you how to pick a school.

1) First eliminate any school that advertises on radio or TV. They want money, most of the time they are for profit institutions and most of the time the education is crap.

2) Second if the school is not under the scrutiny of the State Board of Regents stay away.

3) Third call five other school and ask if they accept credits from the school you are considering.

4) Check the Better Business Bureau and if the school has ever had a complaint, even if it was resolved, do not go to the school. Again, in order to have BBB complaints the school is a business and not a state sanctioned school.

Never ever ever consider any career school. In the USA career school is just synonymous with cash cow operation and it is all about money - NOT EDUCATION.

If it sounds good, easy or quick you better think long and hard because there is no magical pill to getting quality education. Don't be suckers people these career institutions are junk science pure and simple.

I also went to vatterott at a different location. I just went throught the first six phases. I did learn how to draw blood, give injections, etc but bc our school has such a bad reputation, i can't get hired. I was a valedictorian and passed my certification . It would have been nice if someone would have told me to just get a cna license for $300 and i could've started making the same amount of money. I am now 20k in debt and have to start paying my loans next month. i wish there was a lawsuit I could file against them but i'm not sure how to get started. I'm just upset bc they targeted me. They knew i was feeling bad about myself, they knew i wanted to better myself, all they care about is getting the money and they get bonuses for every student they get to come there that's why they call you if you miss a couple days they don't really care.

I've asked for my records of financial aid disbursed and itemized bill for the time I've attended in [protected]. The FA lady took over 2 weeks to respond to my email and gave me the wrong fax number to fax my signed request form. Emailed her over a week ago and still waiting to hear back. She told me they couldn't release my records to me personally but could to a lawyer or needed to come up and could review them myself but not obtain copies to do the math because they over charged me, lost one of my signed financial aid forms (I have the taped conversation when Marcy in FA told me about losing it), and lied about how much they needed in loans for me to attend. I'm considering litigation with a couple of other former Omaha students.

Typical Vatterott! I'm enrolled now :( such a rip off!
I have to finish this last phase just to feel like $20, 000 loan wasn't for nothing! But it really was. I don't get an externship, I haven't learned how to draw blood, and If I want these things?
Well I need to take out another $10, 000 loan and stay an extra 30 weeks to recieve my Associates.

Everyone that got scammed by Vatterott and that is still dealing with loans you should look up the borrower defense lawsuit because they're going to have to pay a lot of us back if we apply. The information is being hidden everywhere and I don't want to get erased for sharing the site but be sure you look it up now. The site isn't loading very often since it's probably getting tons of traffic but it is worth it to keep trying until you can get this taken care of.

Johnnie Wilson, you think i made this up or that im full of it. It was a joke we. had 3 different. Instructors during this time Robert, Tom, scott, justin. Tom being the one with the best instructors. I complained yo the office via grivence forms. The whole class was filing them. Cassie was the leader of the scam. Was told that they had over 50 HVAC /R contractors that scout students, job placement of 90%. Charles was job recruiter, i was offered one job, it was a material handler in a factory. NOTHING to do with HVAC/R. Was ENROLLED in NCCER completed course. Never recieved certificate. Not only was i mislead and lied to, i was interupted by being forced into being free mover, for Vatterott. I am being charged interest credit is jacked, ill send 10 - 15$ every now and again. Im just praying more come forward and put sn end to Vatterotts scam

Johnnie i attended Vatterott in 2008 HVAC/R program. I worked hard and took everyday serious. After completion of 2nd phase i beleive its time to decide is this for me or isnt. I signed and locked in i was carrying a 4.0 feeling good learning functions of various equipment, got our EPA certification and them BAM! Vatterott ofallon campus was moving. Instead of waiting until current enrolled classes were finished, this now became HVAC/R lab and book work. It came time phase 3 final, we were still moving from ofallon to st.charles, not a clue from this point on what we were testing on or lor what we were suppose to learning. Phase 4 on, were taught by each of the 3 instructors that we there. The final exam the entire test answers except a few were written on the board.
HVAC/R class of 2010 ofallon campus, who moved to St.charles should without a doubt be releived of their student loan. At least from 3rd phase on.

First off, some helpful advice to current and former Vatterott students on this site. Use spell check! And learn to structure a coherant sentence too! How can you be taken seriously by a potential employer, or people in general, if you cannot spell or communicate effectively? With this being said, private technical schools like Vatterott, Wyotech, U.T.I., and the many others are notorious scam artists. In my over 30 years of working in industry, I've never met a Vatterott, U.T.I., or Wyotech graduate, or for that matter, any of the many private business college graduates, who were worth much in the workplace. I think these types of schools go after the less motivated and less academically inspired students to begin with. I interviewed for an Adjunct Instructor position at Vatterott's local campus, and I can honestly say, I was not impressed from the moment I walked into their building. The interview began with the Program Director. This young man had deplorable grammar, and looked like he had a major case of "meth mouth". I then interviewed with the Dean, a middle age obese woman with the personality of a dishrag. She got off on a feminist rant about how the program had no female students (so kick your lazy donut dunking recruiters in the rear end and go after female students then!). I finally met with the Campus Director, who was the most professional of the three, but he did a quick cursory interview and then left. They had nice new equipment, I will grant them that, but the program was crammed into a small corner of the building. After being dismissed by Ms. Personality (Dean), I ran out of the building and drove away thanking God that I did not work for them!
Metalgeek

I think the people that are making these complaints are full of it I think when you made a choice to go to Vatterott, you should have also made the choice to do all it takes to make sure that you get the education that you are looking for. Vatterott college will only give you access to the materials you need to get that education. It is up to you how you apply yourself and what you do with the things you learn... Stop belly aching about having to apply yourself more than you are accustomed too!...and as far as the credits...well if you don't get your head in that material and learn how to do what you want than it's not going to make a bit of difference how many credit hours you have...Actions Speak Louder Than Words!

Vatterott is a joke... and you are completely correct, this school is here to make money and they do a great sales pitch! This school has no REAL weight in the community and if you can earn your paper weight online, that is money better spent at your pace. I made a mistake by going here and during one of their classes I ended up injured due to the lack of knowledge the instructor had on the situation, but because of so many other issues suing them was out of the question. That would have just been more money spent and wasted in the name of this school, who is not worthy of anymore recognition, good or bad. I hope if you are considering this school for any reason please remember it is "CAREER TRAINING" that's it! No REAL credits are actually yours and anything you do there WILL NOT TRANSFER. And you leave with a HUGE BILL. However, if you just drop out... you no longer owe the school interest towards your in school account... not that this makes anything any better!

I have to agree with you on this one and another story I read on this college. If I knew then what I know now or what I was starting to figure out I would not have ever enrolled there. I have a paperweight degree that never worked for me. I could be wrong but Im under the impression most employers will not hire Vatterott graduates.

Lets break it down...
Less than 30 days I beleve the government says you don't pay ..
A writen letter stating why you diden't feel that you were receiving the education you paid for, is by Vatterotts own terms, sufficiant proticol to put in motion a resalution..
In short.. Fight It.. don't let Yourself get ripped off...
By the way...check into Pheonix or Ottawa U, they do accept Vatterott credits at aproxamitly 72 whole credits towards a bachlors (thats for approx 104 Vatterott credits ) " And you must of compleated the AOS "...
I'm finding the instructors in my field of choice to be quite good
though I'm ticked off at how the school is run overall (upper managment and/or corporate ) In closing...Your right about being Technically up to date, The computors and the so called advanced computors books (microsoft 2003) are F****** dinasours...As for the job after...you might be able to mark it up to the times, College grads all across America are finding it hard to get employment.
Student Pharmacy KC Campus

i think that if you have a problem with a school you shouldn't attend that school and if you really had a problem with that you should own up to what you're saying you should put your name on there. and you should bring facts to the table instead of accusations that are not backed with any kind of merit.

COURTNEY HYATT

I am a 2013 graduate of medical assisting with limited rad. I passed state boards for certification, I went into Des Moines college today to get help from career services on specific issues. Nicole is no longer employed as career services, who in the past was always helpful and got me through some obsticle's. A Lindsey is now career service who is rude, lazy, couldn't figure out what her job title means. I have never had a single problem for the three years I attended there until today. Before I even arrived she was trying to cancel my appointment. She had no intention helping me. I will never seek advice from that school ever again and advice future want a be students not to apply with any Vatterott. She gave them a black eye. Thanks Marge June 18, 2014

Has anyone started a class action lawsuit against them?

Amanda,

I too have been dealing with this. I graduated in May of 2004 with an AOS in computer systems and network technology. we had one teacher that was to teach web design and she had not a clue.. her idea of doing web design was read chapters 5-10 - FOR 4.5 HOURS.. really... I was told as many of my classmates were as well that most of your credits should transfer. I am now ready to go back to school to get my bachelors degree. I had aquired 108 credits and the school will transfer 16 and i think its only because they felt sorry for me. I have contacted the Director at the Des Moines campus regarding this and i am not good enough for her to reply to so i went through the corporate office. The guy that i spoke to was not happy with me. I asked for a list of all the schools with in a 60MI radius that Vatterott has contracts with and i was told that they dont have any. THIS IS FRAUD MY FELLOW VATTEROTT FRIENDS. I suggested that they make an effort to obtain contracts with schools around the DSM campus and he stated and i quote "do you know how much work that would be" yes i kid you not that is what he said. So i said... oh i didnt realize that all Vatterott Employees were lazy.. I thought it was just the campus i went to .. well that about sums it up... Except i am contacting the BBB and the Attorney Generals office. If i can get enough people to help me out i would like to start a lawsuit against them for fraud. 25, 000 student loan for a school that i am embarrassed to tell people that i went to... THIS SUCKS...

Laura Randall - Marshalltown Iowa(Des Moines Campus)

Hey Vatterott's day will come . I have no idea how they can do this.
they have figured out how to make money from young kids who dont kknow any better I myself am a victim of vatterott of tulsa I am now filing bankrupticies they have called me and asked me to come back telling me sorry I was there during a transition my money did not transition. Erio If you read this I havent Gave up yet you will know me very welll by the time this is over.

Josh Emerson Sallisaw Oklahoma

Took my money 2010 and I'm still paying for it. You owe me

I’m gonna forego my full story but suffice to say that I was given no employment assistance upon graduation from the Pharmacy Tecnhician course at the Omaha “campus” four years ago.

I made President’s or Dean’s List seven out of eight 10-week sessions, and passed the Board exam with a score of 840. I probably could’ve passed the exam without ever taking a single class; most of the questions required little more than good math skills, fewer than half were directly related to different medications or medical treatment.

The so-called Director of the program was also the primary instructor; her teaching skills were horrible, she fawned over the two or three pregnant women and pretty much ignored the rest of us, argued over simple math whenever she was wrong and never accepted the correct answer, was petty to the point of deducting 50% over a difference of •one• keystroke per hour fewer than the previous week’s count (had to meet or beat, each week).

One of my classmates was told, after I had graduated, that I would never get a job as a Pharm Tech. She was right, and I have reason to believe that she directly had something to do with that.

I’m only now looking into tuition forgiveness because I was pretty much forced to exit the full-time workforce and retire onto Social Security.

I graduated from Vatterott College Sunset Hills campus in 2005 with a Bachelors of Science Degree in Computer Tech and Networking. I would have to agree with the poster about the networking classes not being what they were cracked up to be but I do remember Cisco routers there and logging into them and creating ARP tables etc. so there was some hands on experience but we did not setup a network to my knowledge. As far as if I am happy with my education I would have to say yes. At the time the classes were very hands on and I had very knowledgeable instructors. Placement office placed me at Enterprise Rent A Car headquarters in Clayton and I got an internship there paying good money while still in school. They hired me full time after six months. I left Enterprise after about 7 years to take another PC hardware position with Scholastic and couldn't be happier with my career choices and salary. I get paid fairly for an advanced PC support technician and have been here 6 years to date. Vatterott has more than paid for itself and I can afford to pay off the loan but I will have to say it was a higher price tag than going to Meramec and getting an associates degree. Nowadays when you go apply for jobs they look for BS degrees in Computer science and it's getting harder and harder to find a job with just an associates. I would have recommended Vatterott 10 years ago but if I was just starting out today I would go to a state University for my education and pay less for it but go for the BS degree just to be on the safe side. I don't have any certifications other than Linux which I never used and I think employers care more for experience over certs anyway. Looking back I'm fortunate for my experience but to anyone starting out I would go to a state school. I too am wondering why the original poster didn't withdraw and just go to a state school when he was dissatisfied with the program early on.

I was employed and was let go because I would not over look the dishonesty. I am hoping the state of Oklahoma looks into the schools unethical practices .Forging signature, not paying bills. I have written to the Dept of Ed in Washington. I won't stop until they chain the doors.

The enrollment counselor said the material taught was advanced and highly technical; it wasn't. I was told the instructors were experienced in the fields that they taught; they weren't. The student handbook said that each ten week course would consist of at least 60 hours of lecture time; they didn't. In fact most classes included less than 25 hours of lecture time. The instructors basically just gave assignments right out of the book and told us to read the chapter and do the review questions at the end of the chapter, while the instructors would sit there and browse the internet and talk about their day. Also they told me that my credits are transferable, but they are not. I ask employers about Vatterott they respond " who i never heard of that education center before".

I shamin L maddox whom feels that because of the lack of education that was provide was poor, which cause me to not be able to hold a job in the market place.

The school was a waste on my time. I did nkt do the it program. I did the diesel tech. While i was already working in the field i went in to learn more of the why factor or in other word the technical side of it and to better myself. While there i found out that my teachers knew nothing. I should have know it was a joke by the first class when the teacher could not read a paragraph from the book with other making his own words. Now im not perfect either. Then with in the first month i found myself teaching the other people in class due to the teacher not knowing much. It was like that through the whole course.

Where do I sign for a class action lawsuits