I went to Medix for medical office assisting, tuition was absurd 12000 for a 9 month course (still paying it off). I now have a government job organising home health care. Im actually going back to school this fall to a regular university for nursing because I realised that the job I currently have is the best I can get in my field, there is no lateral movement and no hope of working my way up in the field. I think these types of colleges are great for people who are looking to start a second career due to layoffs and such, but as a 23 year old it wasnt the best investment.

As soon as you secure a better job, you should whistleblow the shit out of this to the media, especially the part about the vets.

These “schools”—-and I use this term loosely—are bullshit. They provide no education, so the certification they dish out is meaningless. They only exist because we have such a crap system of vocational ed here.

Want a low cost degree that means anything? Check out your local community college. They have flexible programs for working adults and they won’t charge you an arm and a leg.