Au Lac Institute

This place. What a mess. But I guess I better start from the beginning for you to get a clear understanding of this place. A couple of days ago I came into this institute to inquire about classes. Upon entering the building the two ladies at the front desk neither greeted me or spieled a preconceived speech about the institute. They just sat there and stared at me. I wasn’t quite sure what to do so I just stood there and stared back at them (this was the first red flag that something was seriously wrong with this place) This awkward staring contest went on for a good thirty seconds when I finally decided to break the ice and ask them about what courses they offered. They both looked at each other confusingly as If I was speaking an alien language and clumsily pointed to a stack of pamphlets sitting on the desk. As I was looking through the pamphlet, coincidentally the dean of the school happen to walk by, which we’ll address as the dean of mean (this will make more sense later). They said why won’t you go talk to him in his office and directed me to an impromptu meeting. As I entered his office he didn’t introduce himself (hence the name dean of mean) or shake my hand and told me to take a seat. As I sat down he quickly snapped and scolded me and said I meant that seat not the one you’re currently sitting in. In a room full of chairs, did it really matter which seat I sat in?(this was the second red flag that came up). He then asked tell me what you’ve been up to since you been out of high school. I told him school wasn’t really my thing back then so fresh out of high school I entered the military. He responded why would you do a thing like that? the next ten minutes was his version of a quick fire question and answer session. Any answer I gave him was met with belittling and condescending comments sprinkled with ignorance. Some of the highlights were the only people successful in this world are people with college degrees (I guess he’s never heard of Bill Gates or Mark Zuckerburg both college dropouts and millionaires or seen the show shark tank where entrepreneurs can become overnight successes) and the only way you can prove your worth is by showing off material goods. That’s why both of my daughters drive a lexus (as if this was suppose to impress me). Now I’m not a person that needs things to be sugar coated. I’ve had drill sergeants yell obscenities inches away from my face at 5:30am during basic training. I can tolerate that in the right environment, but being belittling and condescending? that’s one thing I won’t allow. The real icing on the cake was he wanted nearly $ 3000 for a six month course. When I asked him if they offered job placement after certification, he said yes. When I pressed him which companies specifically, he simply said «we’ll cross that bridge when we get there» After these ten minutes, unlike him, I decided to keep it classy and simply thanked him for his time. of course once again he didn’t shake my hand, he just stood up, left the room and continued on with his day. As I left the building the two ladies at the front desk couldn’t be bothered to look up or greet me goodbye. It’s a real shame. This place has potential to be something special if it wasn’t run by this egotistical megalomaniac. This was just my experience with this institute. Maybe yours will be different, but if you had any sense, I’d avoid this places at all costs.