San Diego Computer Training Schools

University of Phoenix

Quality of facilities A
Price C+
Accessibility B
Hours B+
Accreditation Yes

An accredited school, so again you will be eligible to get very low cost Federal loans and a degree. See notes above for ITT.

Don't seem to have heard of the Federal "do not call" legislation, so they may be bugging you forever if you indicate the slightest bit of interest.

I was uncertain as to include UOP here, as they are not as aggressive as pushing the "get certified, get a job" angle of some of the other schools.

Coleman College

Quality of facilities C+
Price C+
Accessibility B+
Hours B+
Accreditation Yes

An accredited school, so again you will be eligible to get very low cost Federal loans and a degree. See notes above for ITT.

As with UOP, not as aggressive about the miracles that will occur once you graduate. Their main campus is in an old bowling alley so it is certainly has one of the more eccentric learning locations. The enrolment adviser, Jon, that our reviewer spoke to was was muy simpatico, and the discussion itself was very educational. He later contacted us with a response to this review, which you can see here.

A couple of notes from Coleman alumni:

"Despite getting in writing that I would be placed in a job once I graduated, at the end of my time there, a placement officer came into class, found out who had the highest GPA and took them for the one position that the school was able to provide for its graduating computer class"

"Having Coleman on your resume will at least help you get an interview. As Coleman has been around a long time, there is a strong alumni connection in some organizations".

Voted Best School, three years in a row, in the Union Tribune's annual Best of San Diego supplement. The runners up this year (2004) were Grossmont College and ITT Technical Institute. You can see the latest results at
http://sdunion.p2ionline.com/specialsections
/ss/index.aspx?
area=ss&type=page&adgroupid=25564

Always take these newspaper "Best of" accolades with a grain of salt. We could probably round up enough people to say that San Diego Computer Training Schools is San Diego's best web site. Advertising in the UT would help our cause too!