Stratford Career Institute

I would give Stratford Career Institute zero stars if I could. Their courses are all subjective reading and not well written. Their test questions are not about the main points of the reading material. It makes no sense!

At the start of this course, which I am still paying for and will slog my way though just for that reason, I considered another course but changed my mind before receiving any materials. There cancellation policy sucks. I had not received the materials but since it had been after 5 days, I owed them $100. So stupid.

Don't go here. The affordability is not worth it if you don't learn anything

I have joined their administration assistance program.It had 7 modules. They just sent you book and then we have to read no online training nothing. How can one person can learn different computer topics just from book. Please don't west your money. I love to study so I have join this program but I haven't learn much. Totally disappointed.

My niece is an inmate at federal BOP. Stratford markets to the prisoners as a qualified educational source to reduce recidivism. During Covid the BOP stopped offering in house classes so she had to resort to Private educational sources. Stratford advertised in the prison and gave her hope. She finished the course and found out that Stratford School DOES NOT QUALIFY to credits earned to reduce her rate. We paid $500 for this course and it was a waste. False hope, false advertising and very misleading towards what is a very vulnerable audience, prisoners.

Their programs are not accredited anywhere in Canada and even employers are not accepting. One I noticed it's not worth I stopped payment after paying 400$. Then once I asked refund they are making stories and asking balance payment. Then they provide your all sensitive details to a third party company and they do harassments. Finally, they put a debt report to credit bureau and it's going to harm desperately your credit history. These guys act like thug gangsters when you call to resolve the issues, no professionalism at all and please be aware about them before face struggles that I faced with them

It said it was accredited, but they are not.
The exams and testing and stuff they give you is old. The material is okay, but have tons of WRONG answers. You put the correct information in and even on the EXAM you click the answers and they will then pick other ones that you didn't click. It happened more than a couple of times. I even wrote down the answers on paper and clicked send and they mixed up answers.

DO NOT fall for their BS scam.

I took the sewing and dressmaking course and completed all of the 5 modules for it. It's easy enough to self study but it's extremely dated. Only 2/3rds of the material is applicable and that's being generous. If I wasn't taking this course for recreation I'd ask for a refund. The 4th and fifth module is virtually useless. The material is so old they reference the yellow pages and old market info like department stores and things of that nature. The first three modules have useful info on sewing terms and learning about fabrics so it's worth it if you're looking for an intro to those terms but honestly the rest of it is pretty much useless in the current market. Especially when it comes to their suggestions about fashion and business. There's also a section on interior design which seems like it's misplaced. There's no need to insert that into this course aside from suggesting how to sew a pair of curtains and even then there could've been a pattern and suggested styles for different curtains. There's just no need to know the different types of chairs and interior design styles especially when they're so outdated. Honestly not worth the money but a good introduction. I kept the course and finished it just to keep the first part of the book with the terms and sewing tips. Even then the tips aren't easy to follow since you're just reading how to sew from a book there aren't any good follow step by step rules if you're a beginner. You have to have sewn before and followed sewing directions before to understand. Either that or you need to reference the book every step of the way. You're better off watching the free youtube videos on how to sew bags and simple clothes. They'll introduce the fabric and sewing terms in a way more digestible format than this book or course ever does. The questions on the test are also word for word from the book so it's easy to get good grades but you're just memorizing material and not actually learning anything unless you learn by memorization and reading... This course should be $100 and not $500. Save your money and spend it on practice fabric.

I have taken three certificate programs with Stratford and I have enjoyed every minute of it. I took Psychology/Social Work, Criminal Justice and Canine Specialist. I am an ordained minister so the first 2 programs gave me some extra education to help me in my ministry. I took the canine specialist course because I wanted to be able to work with our own dog. I am considering taking either the Vet Assistant program or Spanish as a second language.

Stratford Career School is a scammer's dream of making money & services useless, non-credited towards college transfers to legitimate Universities & not an asset on your job resumes as employer's don't consider this School as a means of future job as a qualified degree to consider for employment. Don't waste your $ on a school that has no beneficial future returns to show for as an accomplishment in higher learning! Consider a major University or Technical College instead. You're guaranteed the best of education and the best influence for future careers in the field of job choice.

I'm a 71 year old male who has just finished motorcycle/atv course I found this course very informative.

I sent my down payment and have not heard a word form them a month ago.even when you call the student part they give you a line of crap.
I realy wanted to give my art a boost to help with a few thing i need to improve on but looks like they stole my money.because they have done nothing.

So in my opinion although this institute isn't accredited it still gives you useful information towards becoming successful in your chosen field and still provides you books related to your chosen field, and is great for students who work better doing there own personal research. I'm not upset at all with the service so far and this is my first month paying for the service and I did receive my first book explaining actually accurate information on Law Enforcement. I did only leave 3 stars though because the institute isn't actually accredited. But at the same time it isn't like they keep that a secret or anything if you read through their website.

I enrolled in a 4 module course. Half way through I found out module 3 did not even exist. They still wanted payments though.

I have had to privilege to study with Stratford for the past few years and I can honestly I am very well pleased.
I studied Psychology/Social Work, Pharmacy Assistant, Forensic Science, Alcohol & Drug Abuse.
Their courses are easy to focus and learn. Happy to say I graduated with Higest Honours in all my courses! Thank you Stratford!

Please run from these people i signed up to go at my own pace an yes i missed a payment then they contacted me i payed the whole bill out now i can't get my work nor will they answer the phone when the operator did answer she told me she didn't care that i payed it will be three months before i could gain access to the program and hung up on me which was totally rude this place totally took my money i pray these people the best of luck smh their going to need it God is going to get them i hope this whole place burn down they fraud people.

I registered my son for a class However he was not able to do it so I decided to ask if I could exchange for a class for myself but the woman in admissions was so rude she didn't let me explain it to her it's almost like is was in a hurry and didn't want to give me any of her time I'm so disappointed with this school and don't recommend it to anyone

I purchase a program computer and it say by one and get one course free well I'm claiming my feee corse now they want me to paid 240.00 for it no one said anything before that I had to paid it said free now I want to cancell haven't open envelope of book yet and they don't want to cancell cause it's been more then 30 days but again no one mention I had to paid till now that I'm getting overdue balance notice Really! I feel like this is false advertisement

This is a BS place do not waste your money. I paid money to become a teachers aide and I can complete a course faster than it takes for my packets to come in the mail! What school doesn't offer UPS or Priority Shipping? I even offered to pay for UPS out of my own pocket. They said no. They like to state to me each time that your packets have been mailed out but thats a lie. This last packet took 15 days to get to my house. This is a crappy school. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY HERE!

This place is horrible I only been with them a month they are not professional they show u that they don't care about explaining anything or helping u they send a book like some of the other reviewers have said and u are basically on your own so yes definitely think about where and who u give ur money too I am locked out of my account and have been trying to get it resolved for 4 hours by telephone now with these people who can deal with people who are simple at a job for a paycheck they sent even reach back out to u to see how ya made out how do u expect new people to view ur company aa the best well this one has a long way to go dont waste your money or time.

After recieving my booklets it is apparent this is a scam. Google can do a better job. When I didn't even start the course and tried to cancel they expected the course in full. Buyer beware.

Every education cost. Some colleges and institutes are not accredited because others dont accept those types of schools.Not saying its a bad school
But you can use the degree to gain a long term career and reach your goal. Three schools so far that are best institutes are U.s. career institute Stratford institute and Penn foster school is well known. But Stratford has lowest rate price of charging because of the instructors.If you cant afford right now don't make any commitment to these schools. They are still going to be here for you as long as they are reaching this goal.If you can and want a career, I wish everyone in success in which ever way you go. Everything cost but the money worth is validated. Keep up the success in any school you attend cause nothing is quite easy and no its not going to knock on your door. Thank you

I'm his very bad place
And theft the money if u go installment monthly add money with no reason so so bad place

This course is fake! You are "told" about the career, not about programming for a game. I paid $400.

I have a high school diploma from Scitrainig. Unfortunately, it is worthless and counts for nothing for employment or further education. Please do your homework and research before signing up. Lesson Learned. Now I am pursuing my GED so I can further my education.