Coyne College

Terrible school. They care more about attendence then the students. MR. RIZZO emailed me a few months after I left the school, called me a coward and stated i was a horrible student. I contacted the school and the adminstration said they cant do anything about it since he had quit the same day he sent me the email. WHAT A WIERDO. This teacher had me on his mind even after 4 months of no contact. Teachers would be in there car and ready to go home before we were. We watched movies and videos from youtube most of the time. Staff made up stories to get students excited but it all seems so phony. The staff didnt even bother to try to get keep me entolled. They figured out that i seen the school for the rip off it was and they let me leave without owing a penny. I wasted my time, dont waste yours…

I went to Coyne and graduated this summer. First of all the school is a joke. The curriculum is based on the least common denominator and super easy. Then I got a job working for the school’s now electrical director. After I refused to do somethings very stupid and dangerous, like putting a ladder on top of a scissor lift in the rain, I was suspended for two weeks for standing up for my safety. I took this moment to quit since I didn’t want to work for someone who doesn’t value my safety. Now I’ve been waiting for almost 6 months to get over a month’s worth of pay out of my former teacher. Do yourself a favor and go somewhere better for school.
Update:
The school’s career services department tried to get me to change my review by trying to help me find a new job. This was a great idea but totally failed in practice. I received zero phone calls from employers from the school and the career services department didn’t even call me back to verify the job searches like they said they would. Coyne college just keeps failing over and over.

A waste of my time. Graduated from the medical billing and coding program in November 2013. I tried to get a job for a whole year on my own because the career services at Coyne either wouldn’t answer or return my calls. When I finally spoke to someone in career services I was told to check
daily for openings. They wouldn’t help me with my resume. They wouldn’t help me get an interview. they acted like it wasn’t their job to help me find a job at all. I don’t recommend this school to anyone. I’m working in the medical industry but not a a biller or a coder. I’m working a position I applied to and got on my own without the assistance of Coyne. As a matter of fact I didn’t even need to go to Coyne to get this job. Now I cant pay back the student loan I used for Coyne nor can I pay for my AAPC membership to stay credentialed as a certified medical coder.
The classes should have been designed to pass the certification test. In order to get ready for the state certification I had to find outside tutoring because no one was able to properly teach the coding classes at Coyne.

I attended the EST program (which no longer seems available) from October of 2010 and Graduated in April of 2012.
The instructors at this school are knowledgeable and are very respectful. I was a little concerned by being one of the only females in the electrical program, but every teacher treated me with the utmost respect and integrity. They didn’t treat me any different than the male students. Every student was treated as an equal. These instructors and staff really do care about every student, and do their best to help them.
I have a few critiques, all of which I have shared with Coyne on various occasions.
The EST program seemed a bit behind on the times/​technology, and a few instructors I had were not very good at teaching and seemed to get tripped up by students. The instructor that I had for home theater didn’t even know what a power conditioner was, and the other instructor we had for Fire/​Life systems didn’t know how to operate or set up the system we were supposed to be learning on.
Some of the instructors could not effectively teach their class because they simply didn’t have the materials and supplies to do so. We had to share soldering irons and other equipment, and it wasn’t very effective for fruitful education.
The EST program was quite lacking in training students for the real word and today’s technology.
it seems most people thought that the the general education classes were a waste, but to me, they were so enlightening, and I learned skills that I still carry with me today. After all, if you can’t speak to people and communicate effectively, how are you going communicate with customers and employers so you look professional?
Thing is, the school really puts the responsibility of learning into the hands of the student. It also puts the responsibility of a students career path in the students hands. if your not serious about the training or getting a job, then your not going to be successful. Success is earned from hard work.
I cannot say with complete honesty that I’m a Coyne Success Story, because I found that I was not qualified for most jobs in my field upon graduation, but I used the skills that I learned to work freelance and that is my personal success.

This school, and the Medical Assistant program specifically, is worthless. I’m glad I got out before wasting any more money, energy and time here. I couldn’t get clear, caring answers from instructors, the Director of Education or the Operations guy (when he was actually available… he never seemed to be). I felt like a number here — specifically, a $$$ sign — and the whole environment felt cold and condescending. Worse, you get treated with little to no respect. I think the school is in real trouble. If you’re looking to complete a diploma or degree in healthcare — and save a bundle of money — consider your local community college. It may take a little longer, but if you have the time, go that route.

If you are looking to take the Pharmacy Technician classes, DON’T.
Please do not throw 11K+ down the drain. They will ask you for your Financial Aid info up front because the idea of free classes — for those who qualify — is an automatic hook. They get their money anyway.
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I did about 10 of these exams. Wrote down what I did and did not know. Learned what I did not and passed the exam. Go through the exams, top 200, top 100, schedule drugs, math tutorials.
You DO NOT need these classes to pass that exam. Please save yourself some time and money.

I attended Coyne College;s evening program between July of 09 and March of last year. This is pretty much my personal critique of the program and I am fortunate to say my experience was a positive one, for the most part.
First off, the point of the program is to prepare you for entry level employment. The curriculum is planned with that in mind. Coyne doesn’t teach you how to be a veteran HVAC/​R Technician overnight, it merely provides the foundation necessary from which to begin to build your skill set and eventually develop into a well-​rounded Technician. The basics are all covered, from Refrigeration/​Electrical Theory up into Commercial Controls and Heating. For those pursuing the Associates (Which I highly recommend), you also get Advanced Computer Controls and Sheet Metal. The instructors are all seasoned veterans of the trade, are willing to teach and have so much knowledge/​experience to offer if you are willing to listen.
While I am not a fan of the Gen-​Ed curriculum or the showing of unnecessary videos that steal valuable time which could otherwise be dedicated to learning the trade, I am proof among many other Coyne graduates that you can be a success. I am now head of Facility Maintenance in a building downtown and make a decent hourly wage doing what I love to do and my degree from Coyne made it possible!

I’m really suprised that there are only 2 bad reviews on this school. There are two filtered reviews that are CLEARLY written by some of the faculty at Coyne College. HOW PATHETIC.
Bare with me now…
56 weeks full of YouTube videos, listening to fairytales, THE SAME TESTS OVER AND OVER, videos on completely unrealted topics, watching full episodes of «The Bachellorette» (I swear to God), and listening to the largest group of uneducated ogres they could round up. And for a whopping $ 13k, mind you.
This one class I had called Commercial Controls (lol yeah right) with Mr. Gaulding nearly drove me to suicide. He used this class for 8 weeks as a podium to stroke his overgrown ego. He made up complete lies and stories about his fabulous life (in between sexually harassing one of the students in my class). To give you an example of what type of instructors are employed here… he didn’t know the difference between a supply register and a return grill. Seriously?
Another class, we were all sent home twice because «he didn’t feel like teaching anymore». 1 hour per class was literally spent staring at each other.
Every class in between has had hours upon hours of YouTube videos on BS. Half of the teachers know very little about anything. For my refridgeration class;every question towards the instructor had to be redirected to someone else because he was a «heating guy». It’s not his fault, it’s whoever the moron is that places the instructors in the class. He literally knew NOTHING about refrigeration.
You will take the same tests over and over again. It’s impossible to fail. It’s no wonder why they boast 300k graduates.
My current class is disgraceful. This lady actually turned on «The Bachellorette» on two seperate occasions because she was so tired from teaching. We are being forced to read this ridiculous self help book titled «7 Habits of Highly Effective People». Give me a break. People enrolled here to learn a trade, not on how to be better fathers/​mothers/​friends/​etc. Thank you Ms. Elliott for wasting countless student’s time with this garbage. I’m sure you can sleep easy at night time with your 7 cats knowing you’re an «educator». Oh, and nobody wants to go get you a Diet Coke. You can waddle over to the vending machine yourself and get it.
The king of YouTube videos would use the last hour of class to turn the lights off, start a playlist on YouTube, and take a little nap. God damn my life. Instead of worrying about filling his gaping mouth with some teeth, he needs to nap. He deserved it after all, it’s a rough curriculum.
Basically, don’t waste your time, your energy, your money, or your life by even passing by. Trust me, I’m currently enrolled here and regretting every minute of it. You will not be happy, you will learn MINIMAL amounts of information pertaining to HVAC/​R, and you will lose sleep. Message me and I will send you the books we never opened and you can learn it on your own time