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| - DO GO HERE! SAVE YOUR MONEY! Just thought I would copied the format from the review. I had a complete opposite review. There will be short version and long version, so read below.
-Short version: started MA/Phlebotomy program back in June this year, got done late September. Finished my 1 month and a half in early November (11/03/2017) to be exact. And took the NCCT exam and passed on 11/18/2017. Paid roughly $2500 for the tuition, and $90 for the exam. So now I'm a CMA (Certified Medical Assistant).
-Long version: the program is about 3 months long, and with externship hours, I'd say it's about 5-6 months long (depends how quick you can pick your externship site). Compare to other Medical Assistant schools that charge students upward to $15,000 tuition fees and usually required attending school full time for 1 year, Providence Training Institute (PTI) was an easy choice for me. $2.5k (5-6 mons) versus $15k (1 year), and the kicker is, PTI's program offers Medical Assistant and Phlebotomy combo. Other schools are about $1,500 for just the Phlebotomy portion alone and requires about 3 months of school. So see it for yourself the amount of money and time that you will save (well I did).
-Couple things that I really like about this program: it offers 2 programs for the price of 1. You can opt to just drop the Phlebotomy portion while still doing the MA portion (doesn't mean you can leave early!). For my class, some students dropped the Phlebotomy portion due to different circumstances (unstable hands, keep making errors, uncomfortable drawing blood, etc.) One cool thing is: the school will let you retake the course again if you fail with NO PAY! Meaning you will get a chance to attend the same course again if you fail the class (due to work, kids, babysit, etc.). I don't know about other programs but the ability to retake the class for free...
-Moving on.
-Classes' schedules are Mondays through Thursdays, 9AM-3PM. 9-12 we would be in the classroom, going over 2 chapters per day. A 30 minutes lunch either at 12-12:30 or 12:30-1 (depends on the CNA's class and what time they want their lunch). Food choice? Papa John 2 steps away, Panda Express, some Greek place, Wing Stop (or ATL wings just 5 mins drive away), McDonald, Jack in the Box, so plenty of places to eat (Yes I have eaten at all those places beside Wing Stop at that location since they weren't opened yet at that time). Then lab right after from 12:30PM-3P for the Phlebotomy portion. Get to be best friend with needles and a tourniquet very quickly because you will be required to stick each other in able to draw blood (I mean... where/who else?) Oh and on the first day, scan the room and look at everyone's arms to see if their veins popped. If you do see them, seat next to that person because their veins will make your life a lot easier during the first week since you're still new to holding the needles "bevel up!" and draw bloods. Keep in mind, you will perform injections also on each other (no worry, just some saline solutions, expect some redness, bleeding, and soreness).
Regarding to the first comment, review of this school...
In our class, we were talking about pooling in the money to buy the NCCT practice exam for all of us who plan to take the certification with NCCT. But that plan didn't go through. So I just studied out of the school's book and still passed the NCCT exam. I studied for about 3 days, mainly going over ECG placements and what those leads mean! And brushed up on some terms, and Order of Draw (you will come to love those words soon if you take this combo class), and I passed. Therefore, I do feel that THE SCHOOL HAS ADAQUATELY PREPARED ME FOR THE NCCT EXAM! They provided us books, with weekly exams, homework, and externship site (if you're not happy with your externship site, you have the option to pick one your own, just like I did). After that, you will HAVE TO STUDY FOR THE CERTIFICATION TEST YOUR OWN. I don't expect the school to hold my hands and tell me how, where to study for the NCCT exam. Most of the students that I talked to, got offered a job after their externships or during. I got offered during my externship but I declined the offer due to benefits and pay. So it's not hard to get a job right after school.
Overall, I had great experience with this school. Too bad they don't spend money on advertising the school more. The reason how I know about this school was because I took my CNA class here before (yes I passed that CNA exam also with a 98% overall score). But CAN wasn't for me since their duties are quite limited so I seek for MA program.
P.S. Find a good study partner also. So that you guys can study after class and/or on the weekends together. Help each other learn and you will pass the class and NCCT exam also. (My study partner and I both passed this class, both MA and Phlebotomy portion, with A's)
I hope my review will help making your decision a bit easier.
P.S Do invest in a better stethoscope!
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