Stratford Career Institute
reviews and complaints

I enrolled at a SCI Canada last year. I did some research about the school and a lot of the forums that i have read says that it is a scam and a waste of money. They kept on sending me a letter with the amount that i owe i just ignored it. Then before the year end they sent me a letter again with an amount balance which is ridiculous! so I called the school and ask if i will pay the amount balance, can cancel it? and the lady said no. So i didn't bother paying it. Since i didn't have a money. So february 2012 i have received a letter from the collectors! saying Payment On Demand =$1, 080.00, that's CRAZY! idk what to do now. Hard to find a job even a part-time job! I can't believe that SCI will do this.

They will report you to the Credit bureau too! Plus, send your account to collections! HUGE rip off. I cancelled my services before I even got started and when, I called they told me that it was pass the 14 days and I had to pay. I am going to report them the BB and contact a Lawyer...these people MUST be stopped!

I have graduated in 2011. I did not know that the high school diploma from Stratford Career Institute is not accredited until the universities told me that it is not accredited. I can't go to any university because of the diploma. Now I have to retake my high school course from another school. Please DON'T go take the high school course from Stratford Career Institute because it's not worth it on the long run.

LP

Heald is the worst dishonest, misleading, manipulative school ever! Especially the Hayward Campus.. They set me up for failure and now they're saying I owe them $2, 800! They need to be shut down! This is the worst things that has happen to me with a school, This is so sad how they're putting people who want to change their lives by starting a new career! The people who have good comments must work there, save your money do not go there. Unprofessional staff and DISHONEST.! Please don't end up like all of us here, I wish we could do a class act lawsuit against them

I got a high school deploma through them I asked if it was accredited they said it was. I was accepted into vatterott college in 2007 from may 2007 until oct. 2007. I took a leave of absence until 2009 do to my child having medical problems. I then finished another class then they wouldnt let me start the next class because they said they there is a problem with my hs deploma. I called stratford and they then told me its not accredited so I went to vatterott for 6 or months total and they billed me on top of sallie mae when I dont think they should have exceped me. And also there is a grandfather clause because I was a returning student. I am still fighting it and would love advice if any stephrsee@yahoo.com

becausetheydidntinform me until I let me know until I was almost

I've completed several correspondence school courses, and for the most part, no problems HOWEVER be forewarned: MOST OF THESE SCHOOLS ARE OFFERING ONLY BASIC, INTRODUCTORY-LEVEL COURSES and the only real benefit is the acquisition of a new base of knowledge to help you ascertain whether or not you should continue to study in that particular field. I woulld strongly advise students to realize that a REAL career REQUIRES a REAL education. There's nothing wrong with DISTANCE EDUCATION. In fact, I love to study via distance ed. I love it! I love the freedom, my own schedule and the convenience, but do your reserach on the school (and the career path) first!
BEWARE: The High School diplomas offered by CORRESPONDENCE schools is simply a PREP course, and will NOT be considered a valid HS Diloma by anyone, anywhere, ever! (unless it's administered by a local, gov't-regulated body.) Correspondence schools are NOT the Dept. of Education. If you really need a HS diploma, go get a REAL GED course. The correspondence course is simply a prep course, that's it! A High School diploma is considered a LEGAL document, therefore any correspondence school offering a HS diploma really should list (or be MADE to list) their course as a PREPARATION course. It is decieving. And many students have been duped into thinking they have now enrolled in a REAL High School diploma program. Not true! NO UNIVERSITY OR COLLEGE will accept these diplomas, so beware!
Hope this helps.