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COALA Home Health Aide Training • Cincinnati, OH
Studying Home Health Aide Training (completion in 2009)
• 7/6/2011
"My ultimate goal is to some day be a nurse. Realizing that I may never be able to attend school for that long, being an HHA has really helped me to fulfill my desire of helping people, as well as gain valuable knowledge and experience. If I were able to study nursing later in life, I know that what I am doing now will help me be a better nurse in the future."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | COALA has an excellent training program, excellent career assistance, and is affordable. It also has networking with several companies, so most of my classmates who didn't get hired at the clinical sites still had jobs within two weeks of graduation. |
| Program Reputation | 7 | I don't think COALA has a bad reputation, but I don't think a lot of people know about it either. I learned about it by chance when I went to a nursing home asking about a job as a laundry girl. A nurse's aide overheard me and told me she went through COALA training. |
| Program Quality | 10 | COALA makes training as an HHA readily available to those who otherwise couldn't get a job in healthcare. They really care about the students and help you succeed every step of the way. They are there for your training, finding a place to work, and if you want to, you can take additional classes. All of their classes are taught by real nurses, so you know they have first hand knowledge, which is inspiring. |
| Instruction | 10 | COALA has excellent instructors. They are all very compassionate about improving the lives of seniors. That is really what it is all about. It is great to see their enthusiasm, and they are always willing to work with you to make sure you thoroughly understand all of the material. |
| How Difficult | 7 | It is a healthcare program, so it does take a lot of studying. Someone's life and well-being is in your hands so you want to be sure you do everything top-notch. This also includes practicing everything over and over both at school and at home. As long as you do this, you will be fine. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | You do need to read and study from your book. However, it is critical that you then take that knowledge and use it in the hands-on activities. You need to practice it all to perfection. For example, you will read how to do a head-to-toe assessment. You then need to perform that hands-on over and over. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | That is the only downfall. There isn't a whole lot of flexibility in the classes. However, considering the training isn't very long, it is doable. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | Your classes/labs are done in one room. Considering the program, I think it is pretty average. All of your supplies are given to you so there isn't a need for a library and such. |
| Social Life | 1 | This is not a place for athletics and such. It is for healthcare training only. I don't consider it as a downfall, really. |
| Placement Services | 10 | Several students I was with actually were offered jobs before they even completed training. For those who weren't, COALA worked and worked to improve our resumes, interview techniques, and wrote recommendations for us until we found a job. I was very happy with their assistance. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I met a few past students but the support mostly came from current staff. There isn't a whole lot of alumni networking. |
Everest Institute • Columbus, OH
Studying Medical Assisting (completion in 2005)
• 7/10/2011
"It was very cost effective. I got my degree fast and got to making money, which is what I needed to do."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | If you are looking to get into a solid field, and need to make money fast, this is the right direction. If you want more training or to do more and can afford it, I would go for a more advanced degree. |
| Program Reputation | 7 | They seem to be all over TV in the Columbus area. Also, the classes were quite full and everyone recognizes my certification and degree. |
| Program Quality | 7 | I got into school very quickly and the training was very easy to catch on. They placed me with my current employer right out of school, with considerable pay. |
| Instruction | 9 | Instruction was very good. The hands on experience we got with actual patients and on-the-job training while still in school was very helpful to learn how to help different patients do daily things. |
| How Difficult | 6 | It was not extremely easy, but it was not difficult. A lot of things are common sense knowing some about medical situations, otherwise it was just a matter of learning how to help in certain situations or perform daily tasks. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There was some book work for the basic courses: math, social studies, etc. Most of the hands on stuff was what we use everyday to help patients. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | There were classes all the time. They were in the morning and evening and very easy to get to. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | You could always talk to your professors or trainers any time you were there. Email was the best contact, though. |
| Social Life | 3 | Not many social events. There was just not a lot of partying there. It was get in, get your degree, and get out. Concise and to the point. |
| Placement Services | 10 | I had a job before I even got my degree. They worked with me to find a job that I would like as well, not in a nursing home, but helping people in their homes. |
| Alumni Network | 2 | To my knowledge we do not have one. As far as I know, I just keep in contact with some of my classmates via Facebook. |
University Of Toledo • Toledo, OH
Studying Nursing (completion in 2012)
• 7/14/2011
"I'm very satisfied with my school. One year to go and I'll be finished. It's a very good school."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | This schools helped me a lot. I will definitely recommend it to others. |
| Program Reputation | 9 | UT has a very good reputation with nursing. It is the best option Toledo had to offer. |
| Program Quality | 8 | I believe this school is doing a great job of teaching me. I love the clinicals. |
| Instruction | 9 | This school has a lot of hands on assignments. The teachers put a lot of thought into their work. |
| How Difficult | 7 | Depends on the course and how comfortable you feel with it. Some classes are harder than others. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | This school has a mix of hands on and book learning experiences. Like I said before, there's always someone to help you with any questions. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 9 | This school has very flexible class schedules. Almost all the options listed above are offered by the school, which helps a lot, especially if you have children. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | We have a medical library in the school with computers and closed areas to study. There's always someone there to help with any questions you may have. |
| Social Life | 7 | As a nursing student, you have lots of homework and you must study a lot. There's always parties and events, but I do study a lot. |
| Placement Services | 9 | If you graduate, you're more than likely to be guaranteed a job. You automatically apply at the hospital the school has, which is very helpful. |
| Alumni Network | 7 | Our alumni has a great success rating. Sometimes they even come back to help some of us study, which is really nice. |
Tri County Adult Career Center • Nelsonville, OH
Studying Nursing Assistant (completion in 1985)
• 8/7/2011
"You can't teach someone how to be a Nurse's Aide in a couple of hours. They just wanted warm bodies to work so they could profit from the patients in the nursing home and in their homes."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | Not if you want any type of life or future. Home Health care aides are the bottom of the bucket. You make no money and receive no benefits or job satisfaction. |
| Program Reputation | 2 | It is just a job. That particular nursing home is the only one in the area and if you want to work there, you will be trained at that home. You can eventually transfer to home health care which I did. Home care is slightly less demanding and you only have 1 patient at a time. |
| Program Quality | 2 | In Ohio you don't have to go to school; they train you on the job. I certainly wouldn't pay for the little training I received. It would be a huge waste of money. I would go on and become an R.N. or at least an L.P.N............. |
| Instruction | 2 | We were herded into a room and shown how to do certain things like how to transfer patients, clean them, feed them, and dress them. There were no tests, or books. You received a few hours of "training" and you were put on the floor. |
| How Difficult | 1 | If you were half way listening you could do the job. It took more muscle power than brain power. You are to do all the work the nurses do not want to do. The Aide does the dirty work and the hard stuff. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | You learned as you watched and they let you try a couple of things. Most of it you learned by trial and error when you were actually doing the job. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 1 | They told you when to show up; either you showed up or you didn't. If you didn't show up for the training, you did not have a job. |
| Academic Facilities | 1 | I was in a room for several hours listening to a lecture and watched a few demonstrations. There were no academic resources other than another Nurse Aide showing you how to do the job. |
| Social Life | 1 | You were only there for a few hours, so there were no athletics or events. It was a one day training. |
| Placement Services | 1 | You are trained by them and you either work for them or you don't. They don't place you in any other facility or homes other than the ones they own. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | There is no alumni or network support where I work. You either work there or you don't. It is pretty cut and dry. |
Tiffin University • Tiffin, OH
Studying Forensic Psychology (completion in 2010)
• 10/14/2011
"I had some trouble getting my thesis approved in a timely manner, but overall I learned a lot. Receiving my master's was very important to me."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | It depends on what people would like to do in the future, and whether they will want to continue schooling, as there was no doctorate program there. Overall, it was a good program. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | It is a private school and quite small. It is heard of, however, so the reputation is good. |
| Program Quality | 10 | I was interested in what I was learning. Also, I got some experience. |
| Instruction | 10 | The professors were all professionals in the field. This made it easier for them to provide real world examples. |
| How Difficult | 8 | The hardest part was the thesis. The classes were challenging, but not overly so. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It tended to be slightly more oriented off of the books that we had. However, we did go on different trips to some prisons, and learned about real world cases. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 4 | As the school was small, there were really no choices for class times. This was okay for me, however, as the classes were on weekends. |
| Academic Facilities | 9 | The library and Ebsco host were very good resources. There were writing tutors available as well, although I did not use them, so I cannot assess their helpfulness. |
| Social Life | 3 | As it was small, we became close-knit. There were not a lot of school activities, but we created our own activities. |
| Placement Services | 3 | I did not receive much assistance in looking for a job. This is one flaw of the program. |
| Alumni Network | 9 | There were people I could go to with problems when I had them. There is a strong alumni network. |
Laurel Oaks • Wilmington, OH
Studying STNA Classes (completion in 2003)
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I feel that people will learn a lot from this class and get the training they need. The instructors were very helpful in teaching the correct procedures. |
| Program Reputation | I don't really know the reputation of this school. I was sent there by the company I applied for; they paid for my classes, so I had to go to this school by their choice, but I feel it was a good school to go to. | |
| Program Quality | 10 | I feel the school was very good. They took their time in teaching you the steps and the right ways of doing them. If you had questions, you could always ask, and your questions would be answered for you. |
| Instruction | 10 | I feel the instructors at the school I went to were very nice. They tried their best to teach the right ways of doing things, and if you needed extra help, they weren't afraid to give it. |
| How Difficult | 2 | I found the classes to be easy, with the instructors we had. They made themselves very clear and provided books in which we could look things up if we needed answers when we were at home. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The book was a great way to learn and be able to go back if you forgot something. For me, the hands on was a lot better, because I actually got to see and hear how things are really done. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | They only offered evening classes, but it worked out for me. If someone else had an evening job and wanted to take the course, I'm not sure it would work for them. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | The room was nice and big. As far as computers, we had none; we did everything on paper. Books were provided at our cost. If you wanted to study with people in the class, it was ok to do so. |
| Social Life | 8 | The social experience was good. I socialized with people when needed. We all helped each other in class, as far as the right ways to do things. If someone had a harder time, those who made it look easy helped them out. |
| Placement Services | I was sent to this class by the company I applied for; they paid for the classes, as I was going to work for them. |
Colorado Technical University • Online, OH
Studying Medical Assisting (completion in 2011)
• 12/20/2011
"I loved the online flexibility and the career help that they provided after I graduated. The instructors were all wonderfully knowledgeable, and I'm thinking about going back to receive my BS."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | They go beyond just instructing you in your program. There is always more than one person that can answer any question you may have. They are always available, and it's entirely online, so you don't have to change your current schedule to go to school - I still worked at least part-time through my program. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | A lot of colleges that offer a few degree programs entirely online are still looked down on slightly by some people, even though the programs are comparable, if not harder, than any on-campus program. I hope that this changes, especially with more and more adults choosing to go to school online. |
| Program Quality | 5 | The program was good. I liked the freedom of completing it entirely online, but I did have to stay focused and continually motivate myself. |
| Instruction | 7 | The instructors were very knowledgeable. They provided career info on the many paths I could take with my medical assisting degree. |
| How Difficult | 8 | Medical assisting requires a certain amount of knowledge and focus on its own. Add in taking it entirely online and my own personal goal of completing it as quickly as possible, and it turns into an above-average difficulty level. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Most classes were really book centered, but had real-world examples instructed to us. Since I chose the medical assisting degree, I HAD to have hands-on experience, in the form of two practicums and volunteer work that I took on myself, in order to get as full of an experience from CTU that I could. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | It was entirely online, so scheduling was easy. I still had to "check in" a couple times a week with the instructors, but I could pick the time and place. |
| Academic Facilities | 6 | They offered all the help I needed throughout my program. I used the online library more than once, and my instructors were only an e-mail/phone call away and available whenever I had any questions. The school offered tutors for those students who needed/wanted it. |
| Social Life | I was an online student, so I was never involved with the on-campus social events. I still talk to a couple fellow students through e-mail who were in my online classes, and when I was actually in classes, every student was involved with the online forums/discussion boards. | |
| Placement Services | 7 | When I graduated, the school helped me find a lot of job openings in my area. They helped me compose a good resume. One of my instructors is a reference for me and helped me with making sure that I was fully prepared for my job interviews. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | When I graduated, I was helped with finding job openings and career info. Since I just graduated only 4 months ago, I haven't had enough of a chance to fully review all of the alumni programs and support. |
Lakeland Community College • Willoughby, OH
Studying English Studies (completion in 2006)
• 3/4/2012
"I was satisfied with my experience at Lakeland Community College. The instructors were all very helpful and engaging. The coursework I had at Lakeland was also more challenging than the coursework I took at the 4 year school I attended afterwards."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | The community college is an excellent place to ease into a college environment. The coursework is excellent and they are currently accredited in a lot of subjects. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | People look down on community colleges to begin with, but their reputation does seem to be better now than when I attended. They have recently added 4 year programs and affiliate schools, so things are looking up for them. |
| Program Quality | 5 | The English classes were great and the instructors were very knowledgeable and helpful when I attended. The school was a bit on the small side, so the curriculum was limited to what they could offer. |
| Instruction | 7 | The instructors were for the most part available to their students and interested in helping. The coursework was engaging and I felt that the curriculum had a view towards future classes and an understanding of the material. |
| How Difficult | 5 | It is hard to determine the difficulty as I always enjoyed the English classes. Sometimes the workload of writing multiple papers at once can be vexing. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The science classes I took were extremely hands on. Most courses did a pretty good job of being as hands on as possible for all subjects. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | When I attended, flexibility was essential and I never had an issue. The class schedules offered a variety of times to attend each class - weekends, summers, etc. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | The library was extensive and I never had a problem finding what I needed on site. They really tried to make each student have an individual experience. It was a very pleasant place to attend. |
| Social Life | 2 | I was never aware of any athletic programs when I attended. There were no organized social events that I knew of. |
| Placement Services | I do not know, I do not use them. My thoughts about the alumni association explains why I do not use them. | |
| Alumni Network | 1 | They ask me for money on a regular basis. I submitted my resume to them once because they offer job fairs and help placing alumni, but a less than reputable company got into their database and began calling me for scam sales jobs. The school did notify me within 24 hours of what had happened, but I took my information off regardless. |
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