Per Scholas

If you are serious about starting an IT career then this is the place for you. You get comprehensive training for the A+ and Network+ CompTIA examinations and career development services from professionals with real-​world experience. I attended the 14-​week program and it was worth my time and hard work. Most amazing of all is that the program if you are selected is FREE!
Word of advice do not be late. Not even one minute late and you are politely excused off of the premises. Per Scholas pushes professionalism and is serious.

Per Scholas is an excellent program and one that I can personally vouch for.
It’s life skills training portion was especially important for me and was the difference between working a hard physical labor job and getting to a more professional work environment. The thing about Per Scholas is you get what you put into it. If you are truly passionate about technology and listen to all their advice and put up with all the hardships, you will succeed. The certifications are there to give you a sense of accomplishment and also confidence. As a former alumni, I can not thank Per Scholas enough for its help. The hardware training they gave was instrumental in helping me land a job with a huge financial organization. Though the job was very entry level, it helped me get my feet wet in the corporate world and learn the dos and donts that are involved. It has improved my social skills and my communication skills and interpersonal skills tremendously. Sometimes people forget about how important these skills are. Technical skills are not everything. Personality is. You get the basics when you first get into Per Scholas. Later on, if you land a job and they think you have potential, they can train you further. But you have to examine your own faults and look at what you can do better. Good luck to anyone who decides to pursue an IT career. It can be a very rewarding and a very challenging endeavor at the same time.
I actually took 2 A+ courses before coming to Per Scholas. Because the voucher was free here and test prep was much more comprehensive, i was able to get a perfect score and finally get certified and find a job.

I had passed the entry Exams, typing tests all the requirements and they did not even call me back, after twice trying to get in the first the software testing and
and then the A+ Certification, Network +,
This is not a Good place to go to.

When I first read about PerScholas I was really excited. A «dual» certification for free? Who wouldn’t go for it if they could? I completed my A+ Certification but they didn’t have time to actually teach the Net+ part of the course. They wanted you to cram for it yourself and not really understand the material to make themselves look good. I’m not knocking anyone who did it, but I don’t study like that.
UPDATE 4÷22÷14: I taught MYSELF the NET+ and got certified! Scored high too. I did it MY WAY, not the «it’s ok if you fail» way like PerScholas tried to tell me.
They got upset because people who were trying to study for the 2^nd part of their A+ certification and their Net+ didn’t want to take any of the LIMITED time left to go to a MOCK interview to a company whose funding they almost lost. (I wonder why?) Basically, they didn’t care about us passing our second certification & actually retaining the information. All they wanted us to do was make them look good and as a result, they changed the testing date to make sure we didn’t have time to cram to pass, because that is all it would have been. You receive a certification but you do not feel comfortable telling an employer that you’re certified. What kind of sense does that make?
The job developers try to push you to applying for jobs they want you to apply for such as cable installers, etc. I wouldn’t ever go back there. They’re a bunch of unprofessional, policy changing day to day, «do what I say or else» funny acting people. I am so glad I am done with them! Good luck to whoever gives it a try!

Ok, I hate to be the buzz kill of all the reviews but my advice? Don’t bother. Yes it’s free, but it’s a waste of time.
I attended and passed my CompTIA A+ but that could have been done at home (with saved carfare) with some simple research and study materials. If I had know that in the beginning, I wouldn’t have bothered with the program. Download the CompTIA 801 and 802 Rapid Review by Darril Gybson, go to
and find 801 and 802 VCE (practice tests that are designed to mimic the exam) and read the comments so you understand and know what to prepare for when you take your exam. Thank me later.
What they fail to mention at the beginning of the program is that the certifications mean nothing without experience. And, don’t fall into the hype that the «possibilities are endless» because they are not. The job developers will pretty much throw you into field tech positions. Particularly with whoever they’re partnered with, as ofcourse is to their own benefit.
My teacher was funny, but I pretty much sat through lectures. We practiced break and fix ONCE. And I pretty much taught myself through rereading and practice tests.
The politics there are terrible. some of the staff is rude. They’ll force you to do things that aren’t helpful or beneficial to you, and they’ll schedule you for exams even if you’re not ready so they can get you in and out. They do not care about you, you’re another cycle and another funding check.
One good thing that came out of it was the friends I made. My classmates were awesome.
Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

As a current Alumni of the school. I can say that there is no school that prepares its student’s better for the IT field than Per Scholas. I want to clarify three things that were stated above which for one are untrue. The admission process for Per Scholas isn’t based on a computer. It’s based on a set of factors which helps to highlight and draw in candidates with a desire to learn IT. The TAB test is a test administered as an entry exam into the school.
Now to be frank the test isn’t hard. In fact the TAB test an individual on things that are essential for everyday for life such as finding percentages and understanding the syntax of paragraphs. It isn’t hard. Clearly if you can do basic math and reading than you already are ahead of the game.
Second of all. The concept of having to wear ties and dress up isn’t «over rated» Many Information Technology professionals wear shirt and ties. Per Scholas doesn’t enforce it’s students to wear ties. Rather it enforces that students look presentable. That isn’t a hard thing to follow. In any industry I can almost wager that a professional look will be required. Is it any different in IT? No. It’s not a hard uniform to follow. Look the part and you will get the part.
Third stating that Information technology professionals are D-​Bags is disrespectful and I feel the need to clarify something in regards to that. That is a general statement which utters a group of people. Which isn’t the case at Per Scholas. Many students including myself have engaged in volunteer hours helping teach and assist our communities in technical support. When I am in the field I don’t think of myself as a god, but rather as a human helping another human out. It’s what we do at Per Scholas. We help people out. We don’t take credit for being something were not. In fact at my graduation ceremony a idea that was stressed was never stop listening to people. Because I am no smarter than the next person. Everyone at Per Scholas are humble and I can testify to that first hand.
Lastly what does knowing Quantum physics, sociology or physics have to do with anything. We aren’t in the field of physics. We are in the field of computer science. Please create a VALID argument before you throw subjects that don’t pertain to the field.