San Joaquin Valley College

I am a graduate of the medical assistant certificate program, and I finished in 2017. I am so happy I did this and I have been employed for 6 years by two major hospital systems in my state. While hands on skills were limited to none during the program, the externship provided some experience to help my confidence. Looking back, I’m very happy for the help and cheering on that the teachers and student advisors gave me to finish the program. I’m now going back to nursing school feeling even more confident... Read More with my 6 years of experience as a medical assistant! Thank you SJVC!

Garbage school. I already have a degree from a community college. I decided to us up the last of my GI Bill and get another degree from SJVC online. They are your typical Private school, all the bad rap associated with such they definitely have. They refused to accept my credits for math and English from another school because it is all about the money for them. They had some lame excuse how the credit hours didn't match or something which is weird because the math I had to take at SJVC in my program... Read More was the same exact stuff that I just previously taken at the community college. I look at the cost of the programs they charge these people so they can land a 14 dollar an hour job. They are a rip off. It is better to go to a community college where it is much cheaper for a way better education and a degree a potential employer will respect. Most employers once seeing your degree come from a For-Profit college will turn and hire someone else because they know the education is lacking. I only have a couple months to go in my program and am very happy I already have a good job so the degree I receive from this place wont be what I pray I have to lean on to feed my family.

I wouldn't return here if I could turn back time. Typical sales pitch personal, they are super polite and answer all of your questions until you have passed your grace period of opting out of the program. Once you are over that period you don't have that same customer service. Emails are not return as quickly or at all like before. I once received an email from the student adviser letting me know that non passing grade would effect my student loan. Didn't even care that I was reaching out to the... Read More student adviser and the person giving out the information for the module that I was having a hard time comprehending the information. It's sad that they say they care but don't. It's all about the money. I signed up for the online courses because I work full time and I am a single mother. I get these supposedly teachers telling me when I should do the homework not knowing my situation or my schedule, Of course I know if I turn it in I get points docked off. But very stupid and inconsiderate to tell me that I should do it before my due date. The books that are used are very unorganized and awfully written. I can go on but this is shall be it for now.

I really enjoyed attending SJVC On-line classes. The on-line classes worked well for me because they allowed me to complete my school work while traveling and, when I was at home, I had the flexibility I needed to pilot a literacy program in my community. I began my classes in January 2016 and just completed my Associate in Business Administration and Management degree. The workload was heavy, but manageable, which I expected for a compressed program. There were two, and rarely three, classes every... Read More 5 weeks and a lot of support from the advisors, support staff, and faculty. The On-line system was stable and usable. Once I learned how to navigate, it helped me keep on track with weekly quizzes, exams, assignments and discussion posts. I settled into a rhythm and the months passed quickly. Much of what I learned I have already put into practice. This was the sweetest part of earning this degree. Business skills in planning, managing, and leading others will be helpful to me. Learning about business structures and policies has already helped as I am in the start-up phase of my business. And, the sociology, psychology and ethics courses were interesting to me and have taught me a great deal about myself and others that I know will be useful in my career. My next goal is to complete a Bachelors Degree. I have been accepted at Berkeley College and they have accepted 54 degree credits. So, I am on my way to a Bachelors in Business Administration and Management.

Applying for the school and being accepted was easy peasy. All along the way through every week, I'd have contact from my teachers, advisors, and M.S. who helped me get into medical assisting program. I have to say M.S. was the most encouraging person to help me stay on track starting out. Another very influential person was one of my professors, professor H. She sent emails to encourage you to do your best and was very responsive if you felt unsure about your work or studies. The classes were a... Read More breeze for me, but for someone who has a hard time managing time, online may not be best. The last five weeks of classes were challenging for me. There was a program called Harris CareTracker and unless you had Internet Explorer, you cannot log on to complete your homework with practicing EHR. That's one thing I'd have to give the program a 0/5 rating for. It was VERY frustrating not having the ability the first time taking my last classes to log on to HCT. My Mac did not support Internet Explorer, nor did any of my friends or family (that were easy to contact to borrow their computer) had the old and outdated Internet browser. It was a little rocky finding an internship, but on my last day of classes my student advisor found a site thanks to her persistence! I begin my internship in a mere three days and I have no doubt that thanks to the accreditation, qualification, and experience I will gain at my internship will be the very stepping stones to begin my career I've always dreamed of. Thank you San Joaquin Valley College!