International College of Health Science

I'm writing this review based on student interviews and facts from published data. Students, themselves, are afraid to publish any criticisms. If identified, the school, located in Boynton Beach, Florida, will drop them from their program immediately. This school is owned and operated by Karyn Vidal. She has an MBA from St. Thomas University. She is a business woman and this school is her business. To my knowledge she has no training whatsoever in the the medical field. Teachers at this school do not have to be credentialed and she goes through hundreds of them each year. Last report shows 300 staff at an average salary of $15,000 each per year. That is a lot of part time people. If you live out of state you will need to come to this school on your own dime. Plan on spending anywhere from $2500 to $3000 per trip for flights, lodging, transportation, food, etc. The "campus" for this school is actually a small office on S. Congress Ave in Boynton, Beach. Based on recent final test results where 90% of the class FAILED because the test material had not been taught or presented, students are not properly prepared. Remember, this is a business for Karyn Vidal. Students will pay $30,000 through a loan arrangement with a thiird party lender and Ms. Vidal gets her money up front. What incentive does she have to see that the students are given a fair shake at an education? She already has their money. The second final had a few more passing, but still a large number of failures for the same reason. As the finals progress, the tests get harder and the required passing grade goes up. If you need to take a third final plan on spending $3500 out of your pocket to this school, above and beyond your tuition. If you fail the third exam, you are not only out of this school and its failing program but out of all other schools in this state as well. Recently, some of the staff have been talking about accreditation problems this school is having, meaning there is a possibility that they will no longer be able to offer this lackluster program. One can only hope. However, for the time being, is this the kind of school that you would want to go to?