Comments on: CDI College name change and more thoughts on Corinthian Colleges http://tradeschoolworld.com/the-trade-up/index.php/2007/12/16/cdi-college-name-change-and-more-thoughts-on-corinthian-colleges/ Trade School World’s The Trade UP! covers all the news that’s fit to blog concerning the world of trade schools. Keep up on what’s up at The Trade UP! Sat, 15 May 2010 20:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Jhuik http://tradeschoolworld.com/the-trade-up/index.php/2007/12/16/cdi-college-name-change-and-more-thoughts-on-corinthian-colleges/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Jhuik Tue, 04 Mar 2008 03:19:37 +0000 http://tradeschoolworld.com/the-trade-up/?p=39#comment-10 Very interesting. Thank you for sharing, Andre. Very interesting. Thank you for sharing, Andre.

]]> By: Andre Clarke http://tradeschoolworld.com/the-trade-up/index.php/2007/12/16/cdi-college-name-change-and-more-thoughts-on-corinthian-colleges/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Andre Clarke Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:16:02 +0000 http://tradeschoolworld.com/the-trade-up/?p=39#comment-8 I have applied to attend CDI college and I was not pleased with their screening process. I am a 24 year old that was thinking about going back to school to get into the Information Technology field. I saw a CDI commercial and called to inquire for more information. I stopped in to one of the colleges in Brampton, Ontario and took a look around. It seems like the staff there is only focused on recruiting as much people as possible and they are not concerned with anything else. I saw this, because they make the screening process extremely easy. I took the test, and it consists of about 20 questions. 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer. with 5 basic math equations. After finishing the test, I received a call within 48 hours letting me know I was accepted. The course I was interested in taking costs roughly $16,000 for a 40 week program, versus $12,000 for a 2 year program at a Brampton community college which included the option of 2 4 month co-op work terms that will be incorporated into the 2 years. After doing some research and comparing the course outlines of the 2 programs, I found that the community college (Sheridan College) had a more practical and hands on approach to the material. CDI has more of a cram-information in your head and test you on it a week later approach. Also, after speaking to several students who were attending CDI currently, I was discouraged in attending CDI, as the students complained that the teachers were not delivering the material in a way the students could understand, and they were not given much after hours help from the teaching staff. They also complained that many of the students were left behind and had to pay more money to complete the program. In conclusion, I dont recommend CDI/Everest for anyone wishing to go back to school for the Information Technology field, I believe it would benefit you more if you were to attend a community college or a well-credited technical institution or university with job placement/internship/co-op options. Thats my opinion. I have applied to attend CDI college and I was not pleased with their screening process. I am a 24 year old that was thinking about going back to school to get into the Information Technology field. I saw a CDI commercial and called to inquire for more information. I stopped in to one of the colleges in Brampton, Ontario and took a look around. It seems like the staff there is only focused on recruiting as much people as possible and they are not concerned with anything else. I saw this, because they make the screening process extremely easy. I took the test, and it consists of about 20 questions. 15 multiple choice and 5 short answer. with 5 basic math equations. After finishing the test, I received a call within 48 hours letting me know I was accepted. The course I was interested in taking costs roughly $16,000 for a 40 week program, versus $12,000 for a 2 year program at a Brampton community college which included the option of 2 4 month co-op work terms that will be incorporated into the 2 years. After doing some research and comparing the course outlines of the 2 programs, I found that the community college (Sheridan College) had a more practical and hands on approach to the material. CDI has more of a cram-information in your head and test you on it a week later approach. Also, after speaking to several students who were attending CDI currently, I was discouraged in attending CDI, as the students complained that the teachers were not delivering the material in a way the students could understand, and they were not given much after hours help from the teaching staff. They also complained that many of the students were left behind and had to pay more money to complete the program.

In conclusion, I dont recommend CDI/Everest for anyone wishing to go back to school for the Information Technology field, I believe it would benefit you more if you were to attend a community college or a well-credited technical institution or university with job placement/internship/co-op options. Thats my opinion.

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