Southern Technical College Reviews

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I love this school! I currently attend the Mount Dora campus. The teachers are so nice and helpful, they are always willing to stay after class and help me one on one if I don't understand something. I wasn't sure at first if I wanted to attend this school after reading some of the comments that had been written but after going in and meeting with admissions, I knew this was the place for me. They took the time to explain everyhting to me and financial aid was equally good at explaining the loans to me. I feel this was the right choice for me. I love the teachers and staff, everyone is so amazing and helpful. I have been here for 6 months and have not had one bad experience.

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i am a student at STC and i feel this school was a great choice for me, the admission rep really took the time to make sure I knew about the medical assisting program, the teachers are grEat and give you lots of one on one time. I love this school.

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I attended there Orlando compus. What I feel was that there were peoplke there who wanted to learn and people who wanted to complain. I wanted to learn and tried to attend all the time and tried to study hard. I graduated and got a job in HVAC and I make twice what I made before which is good. I felt I got what I paid for.

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I am a student at the Sanford campus. I am very happy. I went to seminole community college (now i think they call it seminole state) and the teachers at SCC don't care about the students.

My teachers at Southern Tech are very good.

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i am doing a medical billing and coding program, it was crazy and they had u all over the place and we didnt know what to do and what we were learning got a new teacher and she step up and with another teacher and decide to change the syllabus and make the courses better and go in the right direction yes I feel like I have been scammed but with this new syllabus for medical billing and coding i decided to at least give it a chance and its a new change change is good

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I am currently enrolled at the Southern Tech campus in Mt. Dora in the HVAC program. I agree with Johnathan's review, how it states that the "campus tour" feels more like visiting a used car lot. The "campus" is nothing more than a renovated bank which had sat vacant for roughly a decade prior to becoming a "college", complete with the vault with giant door still attached (it is now the teacher's lounge). Doing a different course each month is an odd setup, but works ok for the "core courses" (math, computer, etc.) which are nothing more than a joke (The "college math" textbook opens with counting, then addition and subtraction. Seriously.). However, once you get into the HVAC section, one month is not enough time to cover the large amount of material needed. In two or three occasions, we were not even able to complete the book, but the course was still declared complete, leaving me with the distinct feeling I had been shortchanged. The HVAC "lab" has air conditioning units, sure, but collectively contains just shy of one set of tools, and the units in the lab are new, but severely outdated. As I write this, I am currently in a course entitled "Intro to Welding"; but the course is almost finished and no welding has occurred, in fact, the lab contains no welding tools and very, very few brazing/soldering tools. The financial aid office is apallingly unhelpful, and requires me to give almost a third of my weekly paycheck to cover my tuition, lest I be dropped from the class. The only good I can say is that the recuitment officer is a dynamite salesman, doing everything short of promising you a pony and a new Ferrari if you enroll, although the HVAC professor is extremely knowledgeable, experienced, and helpful; his talents are sadly wasted on this school. It will not be long before I drop out; I simply cannot afford to pay for a complete education if I only recieve a portion of one. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME AT THIS SCHOOL! Go learn to make balloon animals or carve tree stumps into animals with a chainsaw, or start a stamp collection, but for crying out loud, do yourself a favor and don't even set foot in the parking lot, lest you get tricked into attending like I did.

P.S. - I wrote this review on their computer in the computer lab. Haha!

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I did the medical assisting program and once they had my student loan money, realized I had been lied to in every way imaginable. Now, I have an 20,000 worthless associates degree and I'm still not working in my field. I agree with Jonathan. Go to a real school.

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As soon as I arrived on campus for the campus tour, It felt like I was a car dealership with a salesman trying to sell you their most expensive model. Was very interested in the HVAC 'Diploma' 9 month Program. However when I asked for information, a 'counselor' said that this was only an associate degree program. Also when I told him that the brochure that was handed to me clearly pointed out that you can either do a diploma course, or the two year associate course, I was told that the 'diploma' course was for people who already had an associate degree. People with an associate degree can add this HVAC diploma to their already existing associate degree. With that said, their brochure clearly says: "Heating and air conditioning is one of the hottest jobs in Central Florida. Graduate from STC's HVAC Program in just 9 months and qualify to work on residential equipment." Their website says "..residential and commercial equipment." I dont know why a suposed credible school would require someone to already have an associate degree to take a 9 month diploma course. You are going to get hired as an entry level employee whether or not you have an associate degree or a certificate to work on an AC unit. Some may read this and think " the guy with the associate degree will have the advantage". Thats correct, but in my situation Im already employed, and am trying to make myself more valuable by obtaining this certification.

Finally, for who ever is still reading this, I am willing to go to school and get an associate degree, just not at the moment. Also not for the price tag of $28,000. For that price I can get an associate degree at real community college. So buyer be ware. I get the feeling Im just a commission. Go to a real college, Seminole County Community College and Daytona Beach college have very flexible schedules and great programs!

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