Everest Nursing school issues

Wow.. I might have underestimated Brewster program in price. I just checked it's $1695. What do you get for $14k that's a PT cruiser? Do nursing homes/hospitals repay loans for PCT?

I think the logic the school uses is that they once you have been through their program you are qualified to be certified and find work not only as a CNA or PCT, but also as an EKG or Phlebetomy Tech. So they are training you to be qualified for three different job descriptions.

You're absolutely right. I had just about made up mind to go for Everest even though I have heard so much that was negative about them but then I did some web research and found out even more about them that turns my stomach.

I thought their PCT program wouldn't be more than $7000. That is the price that was quoted to me at another tech school. It is also what I paid for a worthless medical billing certificate I obtained at a diploma mill some years back.So I thought I was in the ballpark. Of course Everest doesn't quote price over the phone, but I discovered via another student in their program that the PCT program is in fact close to $14k. That made me balk.

Then I thought, since I'll be learning EKG and Phleb as well I might as well just suck it up...especially since they have a school five minutes from my house and with reasonable evening hours. But then I did more research and I keep hearing all of this negative information about the school. I haven't been able to find out anything about the PCT program in itself aside from its cost, but I have read online reviews about alumni or dropouts from their other programs who say Everest does not always prepare their students for the national certification tests and that employers regard Everest as a joke school. Because Everest has been around for decades - under other names - and they are such a national tech school I thought they had some standing in the business community which might help with job placement - but even this might not be the case. I have been burned by a tech "school" in the past - and I am not about to spend 8 months of my life and $14,000 grand on a school where I might come out of it unable to get certified, find a job, and with that massive debt to pay off. When I am hearing so many people who have been through Everest say "Don't do it!," this time I intend to listen. 14k is just too much money.

I live in South Florida; both McFatter and Sheridan Tech schools which I believe are publicly funded with better reputations, offer the PCT course for $600-$700. I wish I could publicize this to all of the working class single Moms in my neighborhood who go into mega debt at Everest. The drawback is these classes are 6-8 hours a day, five days a week, but even that is a plus. Because McFatter and Sheridan are not-for-profit the fact that they require their students to put in that amount of time suggests to me their program really teaches you the skills you want to know. I am glad I discovered these options before I enrolled at Everest. I am sorry for the long post but it boils my blood that Everest dupes people who don't know their are better alternatives right beneath their noses because reputable community schools don't advertise in the middle of the afternoon, targeting people who are home and out of work. On the other hand McFatter and Sheridan are a bit of a drive if you live in North Miami which can be a problem if you don't have reliable transportation, as many students who go to Everest don't.

I've never heard of M and S school. I like it for the price & public trad school. I pray it is a better turn out than E school. MiWilla do you received books and labs with $14k. Good luck ..

To the best of my understanding books are not included in the $14K; they cost an additional $800. McFatter and Sheridan appear to be better all-around than Everest. For starters their LPN credits are transferrable to colleges and universities which puts them heads over Everest already.

My ears burn when I hear:

Hey Ladies, get up! You have to hold the household down, right? They want you to pay the rent and the bills, right? HELLO, I had excuses, I had reasons, I had a child young ... YOU are your biggest worry. If you can get up and deal with all that on a daily basis, why can't you get an education for yourself?? ...

Are ... you ... serious???

Yeah can they be anymore obvious in their goal of suckering low-income minority women? Like the life of a single MOm with four kids is going to be improved by taking out a $12,000 loan in order to earn $10 an hour...if she can even find a job with an Everest diploma.

wow, they really want to get your $$
those skills are not difficult to learn by the way: EKG, or phlebotomy, as you are in your job you develop those skills.

my medical assistant program, I learned x-rays, phlebotomy, EKG, computer coding management, among many other skills, and the program cost me $5k total, for a year.

$14k for Pct is way too ridiculous,

yes, and they play the commercial sometimes twice during the breaks.......... and eventually you buy in to them and you have to call and get off the couch! lol

There is no need to go to this school for a PCT... as soon as I started the RN program... I got a job right away and they taught me everything that I needed to know. EKGs are simple. The only program I know anything about is the RN program at Everest. I wouldn't not recommend it but I would suggest looking somewhere first. It's a good program if it is what you end up deciding. But also... I do NOT recommend this school for ANYTHING other than RN.