Central Florida Institute (CFI) My Thoughts
This entry is my opinion and my opinion only; do not use it as fact to make any character judgments of CFI. This is just my experience and other persons experiences may be different.
So I have had plenty of hits on my blog by people searching for reviews about CFI (Central Florida Institute). I just graduated of the twelfth of last month and just got my diploma in the mail just the other day. I am not so sure about how I would write a review about Central Florida Institute but I guess I can tell ya’ll what I think.
The turn over rate for students is high, because I believe that the school is more interested in being a business than a school focused on teaching to the fullest. I don’t mean turn over rate as in students quitting, though there are plenty who can’t take the heat, what I mean is that class lengths are short and the school tries to have as many classes as possible with in a physical year. The admission department didn’t tell me, although I already knew, that I should be prepared to search out of state for work after I had completed all the schooling for my degree. The graduatee to job ratio here in the Tampa Bay area is not in favor of the job seeker. So if you choose CFI plan on getting work out of state unless you have contacts already in the field who can get you employment. I am not saying though that there isn’t a chance that you can get a job at you extern site, I’m just saying don’t hold your breath. You extern site is where you will finish up your schooling by working for free as required by the school so that you can get a degree. I never had to deal with administration to much but I had heard plenty of horror stories from other student who needed help and assistants from the higher ups and where turned away it seemed like every time. Generally if I had a problem I would just let a teacher know and if the problem didn’t get resolved I would just let it ride because really all I cared about was getting my education and getting the hell out of that place. Just make sure when asking questions try to get a print out of their answer or get someone to email you the answer so that you have it in writing. Administration hates if when you have proof of what they say, because then they have to stick to their word even if they don’t want too.
The EKG course seems like a joke and probably is, but it did help me only because I knew I was going on to the advanced program and having as much knowledge about the heart the better. I do know that there are plenty of weekend courses that you can take to get an EKG tech certificate. There is a ton of vocabulary that you have to take the first half of the EKG course and be prepared to study your ass off to make sure you are passing the quizzes. My class had so much drama from having too many females together in one room for to long of a period of time. I couldn’t believe how childish the older women acted compared to the younger girls in the class. The older group of women “35-45” really acted like teens and the 20’s to 30’s were well equipped to handling the class room setting. I tried to never be involved in the classroom upsets but did enjoy the shows that these people put on. If you’re looking to go to the school make sure your ready to handle women crying everyday because they have to study or they missed a question and the teacher won’t let them change the answer. There were some funny days and some annoying days when I really wanted to learn that day.
My EKG clinicals were really fun and I enjoyed every minute of it. I was at Northbay Hospital here in New Port Richey and was in with the respitory therapy department. I was with a great group of people who I miss seeing everyday. EKGs are so easy to learn and do so don’t fret that; plus if you go to the advanced course you’ll be seeing EKGs all he time trust me.
When I went back to the school it was for the Echo program… well that was the whole reason I even went to Central Florida Institute, the schools personnel who handle the transition from EKG to the advanced programs didn’t know that I was coming back to the school for any advanced education and boy was I offended by that, and I let them know it too. But once I was finally into the Echo course I was very satisfied… oh yeah, my teachers were told that if I were any trouble at all to let the administration know so that I could be removed from class. Wow how do you think I felt after that? Well my teachers loved me and were stunned that anyone would assume that I had a bad side.
Well the Echo course is a great course and the teachers for the main classes are awesome. Now I had a few teachers that sucked and as far as I know they are not at the school any more, thank goodness for anyone else that has to attend. There is a lot of studying that has to be done and well I wasn’t studying as much as I should have and well I am struggling now a little since I am studying for my national registry exam. There is just so much information to learn that sometimes it seems a little over whelming, but hey hundreds of other people made it through the course. Always remember you will most likely have to leave the state to get work. And avoid having to go to administration for any reason because unless they have learned how to put a motor on it you’ll be there awhile. But all in all if you want a degree and you want a better job I would say go for it if you are sure you know what you want out of the school. Get what you need and get out and get a good job.
I hope this helped and if you have any other questions just email me at michaeltrump@live.com
Michael Trump 