ITT Technical Institute Reviews
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Pretty much a joke...
School not recommended by
nick
on
February 26, 2010
1/1 person found this review helpful
I have been in the visual communications program for ITT teach in Tampa Florida for a year now. So far, its been a waste of my money. The only thing i got out of this was some social skills. I did learn 3ds MAX, but, the teachers taught you pretty much basics and thats it.
If you don't want to take the time to sit there and do tutorial after tutorial learning everything on your own, just find a different school. The teachers are nice, but they don't seem to care weither or not you have the program at home with you as well. The programs ARE NOT supplied to you. Getting these installed to your computer pirated is nearly imposible with all the errors that occur. Not to mention that the schools computers hardly work and they will not upgrade what they have. We have 2 colored printers in the entire school. Half the time, they don't work.
Sitting in class the only thing you will get is a bunch of students complaining about how much the school is a joke, and how they are going to transfer out. ALSO A lot of the "classes" they have you take, ARE REPEATS, money makers. i have had a photoshop for instance which was all of the basics and you did some homework and learned all of the tools. Big woop, Got into the next class, completely high tech name for the class, and its just another photoshop class where the guy talks for 6 weeks about the tools in photoshop. Like honestly dude?
I didn't go to school 2 days out of the 11 weeks that there quarter is. I ended up with a D in that class when my work is the best out of 98% of the kids in that school. The only thing i've gotten out of this is Adobe flash basics, (which i could have just learned on the internet) and 3ds MAx, i am one of 3 very good 3d artists in the school only because i tutorialed and did everything i could to get better at it because its what i wanted. Forget this school, i wanna go to the art institute. 25,000 dollars WASTED, and i continue to go...Im a sucker.
Learn More about ITT Technical Institutedon't even think about the VC degree at ITT its a waste of money
School not recommended by
Mathew Taylor
on
November 05, 2009
1/1 person found this review helpful
I have been going to ITT for a year now and I must say other thasome of the studentsthat I have made friends with I have not got anything from this school. Some teachers was good teachers but was limited to what they could teach you and could not answer questions to help make you better. I was in hope that I would come here and learn the things I needed to know about my degree but very fastly realzed that I should have paid myself cuz I spent more time haveing to teach myself the programs due to ITT will only teach you bits and pieces of the simple stuff and not the important stuff that you have to know.
Now in the visual communication degree the stuff you are haveing to do is done on computers. In a 4 hr class we would only be infront of a computer for an hour and a half and the rest in theory and doing nothing in there other than learning terms. Another note is why when a class has 22 studetnts in is there only 14 working applications for the class and that being the only class that has the program.
Other note is I am a mentorthe adobe programs plus I had to teach myself 3ds max which they use a 2 year old version. I have had to show the teachers things that I know how to do that I just learned off of doing tutorials. I don't know about the person reading this but in the field that you go into after college with this degree you have to be better than the next person applying for the job. If you are not you have no job. Which means ITT needs to have the right Printers for art work and up to date programs. When I asked about printers due to the art work I did on adobe photoshop would be completely ruined they argued with me and said they would never by a printer for are degree. So if you go here for this degree plan on spending a butt load of money on haveing your work printed out somewhere else so that you can build a portfolio. Don't think that you can get a copy of adobe, 3d's max atleast a student copy cuz it is not offered to you. You want to get homework done you need to go to ITT and spend all day up there, or you need to find a hacked version.
Now they say that they are coming out atleast at my campus with a game design degree. LMAO They are funny. I did a bunch of research and found that the chnces of me getting a job from ITT with a game degn degree was slim. Due to there was so much they don't teach you. Nowdon't get me wrong you have every chance in the world to learn what you need to know but then again you are paying the school so why do you have to learn such things as C++, Java script, action script, UVW Unwrapping, proper animation and so on. And why the hell do they drop certain classes of things you need to know.
Overall the school is a joke I would get the same grade for projects that I would do as some one that had no mvation and didn't care and would spend a tenth of the time on the project. After 4 quarters of going there I have decided to transfer to a university. math,comp transfer a in some other classes but those ones transfered as electives. a total of 23 credits in all. TRUST ME when I say I did research about where I will be going come JAN of 2010. At which just off of my first semester I am pretty much haveingto start all over anyways because of the lack what you have to know for a job coming from ITT. I have even went as far as going into ITT and recruiting anyone that I felt is worth coming with me to the new college.
Don't waste your money and your time. Tell you what save your money put it in the bank teach your self everything cuz you will have to anyways and then after 2 years take that money and get into a real college.
COMPUTER NETWORKING
School not recommended by
TOM PRESTON
on
October 23, 2009
1/1 person found this review helpful
I ATTENDED ITT FOR ONE OF TWO YEARS. THEY CHANGED THE CLASS SCHEDULE SEVERAL TIMES IN THE MIDDLE OF QUARTERS ADDING CLASSES I DID NOT WANT OR WAS NOT GOOD AT (MAINLY GEOMETRY & TRIG) AND TAKING OUT THE ONES I COULD HANDLE. IT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE ON AND I WASTED $16,000 FOR ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I'LL BE PAYING FOR ANOTHER 18 YEARS. YOU KNOW EVERY CLASS YOUR GOING TO TAKE FROM DAY ONE, UNTIL YOU SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE AND ARE COMMITTED TO SOMETHING COMPLETLY DIFFERENT.
RUN AWAY!
School not recommended by
Joel
on
September 30, 2009
3/3 people found this review helpful
Spent my G.I. Bill here and then found out the credits didn't transfer to the local university. ITT told me they were an accredited school. They lied. If you're reading this, RUN! Run to your local community college and enroll there. You'll pay a third of what you would have paid at ITT for the same education and you'll earn credits that you can carry with you! Don't be stupid.
First Impressions
School not recommended by
Prospective Student
on
July 28, 2009
10/10 people found this review helpful
I scheduled the appointment 3 days out after requesting information online. I was called 4 more times, emailed 3 times, and sent a reminder card for the appointment. It was almost enough for me to cancel. I went to the appointment as scheduled and was very unimpressed with the "recruiter". He was unkempt and answered his own questions rather than mine.
I am a former military recruiter and have been through the same sales program as they use. He was more interested in telling /pushing me into a program he thought I should persue (Program Management)rather than what my interest was (Network Security) I also explained that I had about 2 hours to spend there, I walked out at the 3rd hour. I am writing this to warn some young man or woman that their recruiting tactics are shady to say the very least. They will keep you there as long as it takes to wear you down to committing. They will introduce you to people, take you on a tour, have you take a "placement" test. These are all covers to keep you there. Dont fall for it! They had the guts to even want me to come back to complete my application and finacial aid package. The cost for an associates was going to cost over $44,000, double that for your bachelors' and those of you eligible for the Post 9-11 GI Bill (like me) have just spent all your money on a useless degree. They were also very interested in me applying for a PEL Grant even though throughout the whole interview the recuiter was very clear that my GI Bill would cover everything, and I would have to spend no money out of pocket. So in my opinion this school is more interested in your money than your education. I can spend my money elsewhere and get a better quality education.
