Prism Career Institute Reviews

  • 95 Reviews
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  • Annual Tuition: $15,690 - $24,990
53% of 95 students said this degree improved their career prospects
35% of 95 students said they would recommend this school to others
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Student & Graduate Reviews

Shanda L
  • Reviewed: 10/19/2016
  • Degree: Licensed Practical Nurse
"After working as a Home Health Care provider for sometime, I decided to go back to school to pursue my career in nursing. The first term was challenging, but with the help of great instructors ( in class and Clinicals) determination and lots of studying I made it through. I recently sat for the Nclex and passed!!!! I am now looking forward to helping others."
Kim R. Simon
  • Reviewed: 8/4/2016
  • Degree: Nursing
"I started classes at Prism Career Institute(Philadelphia Campus) for the Practical Nursing Diploma program on 4/2015. I was terrified, I had been out of school for over 20 years and felt I would not be able to keep up with the demand. I was enrolled by Matt, an enthusiastic enrollment specialist who ensured me that I could do it. Despite all the negativity I've heard about Prism, I have always been the type of individual who believes you get out what you put in. There were times I wanted to give up and quit but I kept on chucking. I had the BEST teachers and clinical instructors who cared about my success, making themselves readily available if I needed tutoring or just a listening ear. As of 8/2/16, I am a LPN and passed my Nclex PN Boards on the first try!!!!! The best 15 months of my life. I highly recommend Prism to anyone who is looking to have a career and not just a job. Sidebar: This is NOT a paid testimony!!!! #truelifestory, #realfacts, #seeforyourself #motivatetodominate Thanks Prism....You Rock!!!!"
Shantel johnston
  • Reviewed: 7/14/2016
  • Degree: Medical Assistant
"I recommend going to this school. They have great teachers, a really good program by far. I had an excellent encounter with this school . They are very helpful and they know there stuff. They want you to succeed so they push you to do great things. All around this school would be rated a 10 to me . Prism Career Institute faculty are very nice , helpful , driven and experienced in all they do for their students . The Medical Assistant program is highly recommended . They want you to pass the certification test . They give you everything your going to need to study from books, notes, hands on and even study guides and most of all there personal experiences with the field of study. Totally recommend this school!!!!!!"
Jessica D
  • Reviewed: 6/8/2016
  • Degree: Licensed Practical Nurse
"I am a single parent of 4 teenagers and felt it was time to go back to school for what I always wanted to be. I wasn't prepared to enter into an RN program and found Prism. As with learning anything else, it was something that I completely wanted for myself and took from it everything I could. Prism gave me the foundation and knowledge I needed to begin my career and look further at my education. In passing the NCLEX the first go round, I can say that I am satisfied with all that Prism has helped me achieve."
K. Stevens
  • Reviewed: 5/31/2016
  • Degree: Nursing
"My prism journey began when i was giving my cousin a ride to do her intake. As I sat there waiting for her I said to myself "you might as well sign up and go to school because your not doing anything. That choice right there became the best decision of my life. Going to school and becoming a lpn has change me in so many ways. I learned a lot from my instructors. I will highly recommend this school for any one just thinking about going to school."
J. Nash LPN
  • Reviewed: 5/15/2016
  • Degree: Nursing
"I am a wife and mother of three children. I worked for a major weight loss company for about 8 years and came home everyday feeling unfulfilled. I decided to began my career in nursing and enrolled into Prism Career Institute. I can say that was one of the best decisions I could make. The Instructors in both the classroom and clinical setting proved to be a valuable resource in this industry. I graduated 2nd in my class and passed state boards, with a tremendous amount of support. I have a great rapport with my instructors and still keep in touch to this day. I feel that Prism gave me the skills that I needed to go out and be a successful entry level nurse. Career services at Prism is the best! After passing boards Marlene worked with me at my pace to help me find a job that was right for me. I know have two jobs in a rewarding field with endless opportunities for growth. Prism is more than an learning institution but rather like a family. I would recommend anyone that has a desire to become a nurse that they start with Prism."
Laura guzman
  • Reviewed: 4/28/2016
  • Degree: Licensed Practical Nurse
"HORRIBLE!!!! RUN FAR FAR AWAY a waste of time and hard earned money.....will never recommend to anyone. They pass people just to pass them and get the money if you fail a class they pass you thru just so there ratings go up Very unorganized no communication with students they don't care as long as they get your money they don't care about students."
Jen
  • Reviewed: 4/4/2016
  • Degree: Licensed Practical Nurse
"This school is a joke. They're only after more money. You get charged for not than they ask. It's s scam, And they just pass anyone to get good ratings. This school is ghetto and for the ppl who study hard to get As its a waste of time cause even if you get an F they pass you. They need to shut this crap down"
Anonymous
  • Reviewed: 1/17/2016
  • Degree: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
"Fraudulent....just after your money. Quit and went to gcc for 75 percent less. Got CMA for 3500 instead of 15,000. Instructors out a lot...looking at films. Used bate and switch to get more monies. Used pressure tactics to get you to enroll. I actually had instructor tell me the place was being investigated."
K
  • Reviewed: 11/18/2015
  • Degree: Early Childhood Education
"So my 60 credit accelerated classes are not recognized by the Philadelphia School district or Keystone Stars....waste of money! My center is closing down as of December 12th. But the teachers are great and very helpful. A lot of colleges do not expect these credits so now I will have a hard time transferring to a university for a bachelors."
raina
  • Reviewed: 10/24/2015
  • Degree: Nursing
"Terrible, waste of time. Most of the so called teachers and clinical instructors either have no idea what they are doing or they are the most miserable people you will ever run into. "Clinical instructor" if that's what they want to call her was terrible, rushing you around expecting you to do things you have not been taught, just stands there and looks at you and gives no advice or direction on what to do, very rude in front of patients, just miserable all the way around. Clinical days filled with nothing but drama because of the terrible "instructor". Trust me you can't learn in this kind of environment ! Beware of this "school" think twice before signing up! I wish I had just gone for my RN at the community college. Would not even give one star if that was an option!"
Queenbee38
  • Reviewed: 10/11/2015
  • Degree: Paralegal
"Went to school around 2010 2011 stayed for two and a half years for Paralegal studies which they now no longer offer they were ghetto a rip off they cared more about the day classes then their night classes they never offered their Paralegal class internships to any law firms so I never got to practice what I learn which by the way was nothing towards the end they started making up classes that had nothing to do with the course they kept changing teachers and people who run them we were taught by so called teachers and lawyers who did not no what they were doing I did have one good law professor and that was Dave Kline he tried his best to do what he could so that we could get the best experience and get our monies worth but he could only do but so much. None of the people I graduated with got paralegal jobs I remember one time they lost their accreditations and was on probation I want to go back to school but I'm afraid that other schools would look at my transcripts and shake their heads I learned nothing from that hole in the wall and also I'm staring to wonder if my associates degree is even real .DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL GO TO A REAL SCHOOL BECAUSE I DONT EVEN CONSIDER IT TO BE A COLLEGE Its a playground for ghettoness I went to the one in Upper Darby PA stay away or you will regret it I sure am and I never did find a job what I studied for smh"
bosslady
  • Reviewed: 9/9/2015
  • Degree: Licensed Practical Nurse
"Prism is a joke and a waste of good money. They sell this school as if your buying a car. The teachers are very unprofessional with no teaching experience. The rules get bent for certain students. They passing people with 40-60 grades when a passing grade is cleay a 75. Unorganized no structure new rules every week over charging administration doesnt make it any better they do nothing about the complaints they need to shut this school down"
L
  • Reviewed: 3/31/2015
  • Degree: Licensed Practical Nurse
"Prism is the worst school ever don't waste your money they are liars,  unorganized, they omit a lot of info until after you sign your paper work. They hire teachers with no teaching experience, you dont get your grades until sometime next term, so you don't know if you pass or fail so you will get pulled out of class. The administration never answers your questions and you won't know your clinical site untill the day before and it could be up to 50 miles away in another state so you better have a car and plenty of gas money and Thats if they have a site available at all like worst school ever go to your local community college its cheaper and more reputable"
Burned Employer
  • Reviewed: 1/27/2015
  • Degree: Licensed Practical Nurse
"My company hired a new grad from Prism Career Institute based on the 'reviews' that a teacher and Career/Student services rep gave. The employee was poorly prepared for an entry position in nursing, quit with no notice, stole our equipment, and hangs up when we attempt to contact her to complete documentation, which we will be reporting to the State Board of Nursing. I wouldn't hire another grad from this school if THEY paid ME."
LaLa
  • Reviewed: 1/14/2015
  • Degree: Medical Assistant
"Btw, I never graduated! Long story short, I completed the course may 2010, when I was told to come back to take a class that I should have taken, but they failed to tell me that! I was supposed to be waiting to go on my internship. Next class did not start until August! by then I had a different job working late hours, which is when my classes were, at night, so it was a struggle for me to make the class. I finally finished the class, it took about a month. And I had to wait another month for internship. About 3 days before I was supposed to start my internship, I found out I was pregnant! I was working my regular job and doing the internship, which may I add was 35 mins from my house and an hour away from my job. I had to work overnights at my job and work mornings at the internship. Mind you, I told the person in charge of internship that I was pregnant. Just telling her just because. But later down the line, I was so tired I was falling asleep behind the wheel! Very dangerous! I told her could I work less hours at the internship or find somewhere closer because I can't be falling asleep while driving! Pregnancy makes you even more tired! She said no and we all have to make sacrifices to get what we want, are you Effin serious! I unfortunately lost the baby about a month later, which i proved to the "dean" or whomever because I stopped going to the internship because I was not about to kill myself! Once again, they did not care! I said I wanted to complete the internship so I could graduate. They basically gave me the run around and I never finished. Wasted $17,000 with these school loans. Go to a local college, MUCH CHEAPER and they seem to care more. They kick so many people out and don't care, because once the loan clears, they can do whatever they want! I'm trying to find a way to take these idiots to court!"
Unsatisfied
  • Reviewed: 12/8/2014
  • Degree: Medical Billing & Coding
"I went to Prism Career Institute Egg Harbor Twp (AC, NJ) location. I was there in 2010 to get a certification in Medical Billing and Coding so I could leave the retail job I had at the time. Not only does the school not offer this course anymore but they did NOT help me find a job!!! I only went to the school because they said after graduation, which I missed because I was NEVER told about it, they would help you find a job. I completed the coursed, 3.8/9 GPA with only maybe 2 missed classes, compleded the internship and 4 years later, still do not have a job in the field. About a year or so after I graduated, I did receive a phone call from the school saying that they had an interview for me, at the place where I completed my internship. (The place where I completed my intership said they did not need my services after the internship was completed and hired someone else.) This was the only phone call or help I received in trying to find a job. (I have been able to find full-time employment elsewhere but not the field I studied and paid for and NOT with the help of the school). Don't waste your time with this school!!!!!!"
None of Your businesss
  • Reviewed: 8/18/2014
  • Degree: Nursing
"I have recommended quite a few people to this school. I would say this school has helped me a lot. When I first started it was doing great. Graduation and pass rates were glorious. Now they are strictly about numbers and money and kicking people out. Honestly no one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. There is no leeway for the students and they believe all the instructors even though they are one step up from ghetto. This school is entirely too much money for little effort they put in. They have you travel great distances for shitty places. Your instructors are allowed to treat you like ur worth nothing and the employees at the campus are also trashy. With incidents of clear cut lying. Providing evidence to them is not an option. They do not want to hear it or see it and just believe an instructor that is clearly lying. They throw people out like its no body's business. They believe that they should treat you like dirt and your family is worthless. SO please if you attend this school just be careful. They may pick on u but just keep your mouth shut or they will throw u to the curb. And yes I did graduate. But I am ashamed I ever went to this school. If I had to strictly pay the school back rather then the government. Hahahah I wouldn't they don't deserve anything and I cant wait till the complaints start being processed. Its going to be great watching that school crumble for their fraud and misleadings and mistreatment."
Ron
  • Reviewed: 7/16/2014
  • Degree: Medical Assistant
"This school is a waste of money. Yes all of these technical schools are only out to make money. They are extremely nice when you want to sign up but once you put your name on that dotted line you are not just a no body. They help who they want to help when it comes to placing people in the right internship. If your then right type of person then they will send you to employers who are actually hiring and all others who may report them they just send you to people who get free work out of you but never have any intentions on hiring you no matter how good you are or how educated you are. If you don't fit the description, then no matter what your not getting hired. When they send you on jobs its jobs out the newspaper. When you are struggling with the class work they fail people and then tell them they need to retake the course and make them pay more money. These schools are SCAMS. When you go look for employment you are told by employers that you need one to two years experience. Well school is only for 9 months so where are you suppose to get experience.....you don't and you don't get a job. Then they want you to be bilingual.....yea Prism don't tell you that either. So don't waste your time or your money because if your not the right one with 2 years experience and speak bilingual you don't stand a chance but you will repay that student loan. CLOSE THESE SCHOOLS DOWN.......DISGRACE.......oh yea if the schools don't get a percentage of their grads jobs they will go out of business so that is why only the select few get the jobs. Right color, right teacher, and right language may get you a job if they are behind in their percentage otherwise you won't get one either. A bunch of bull."
Mel
  • Reviewed: 3/3/2014
  • Degree: Medical Assistant
"Okay. So I decided to go to the campus in Cherry Hill because it was close and when I went to my meeting they sugar coated EVERYTHING. It seemed like the perfect fit for me. They explained the tutoring a great career developing expert, and an externship that can land you a job and they tell you it's impossible not to get a job after graduation. Okay here's my experience. The first day our teacher knew nothing what was going on. She gave us a half assed (excuse my language) job on teaching because of a "promotion" and this isn't "her job" She had us do nothing but sit around. No work. No homework. And the work that was finally given to us was just.. I can't even explain how easy. I went to talk to the director about how I felt about not receiving the proper education. He acted sweet over the phone saying this will be private. I told him that my teacher doesn't teach and half the time isn't in the class. She has the nerve to pull me into her office and give me a talk. If you'd just do your job this wouldn't happen. I love the friends that I made. But I am soooooo disappointed. I've only been in this school for a month and I already have bad vibes. They are completely unorganized. They don't know the curriculum, they make you go to school under unsafe conditions, and they make you make up holidays and snow days and don't care if you have a job. And I fear that I've let this go too far. I fear there's no way I'll get my $17,000 loan refunded and I've wasted time and money I don't have for an awful education. The school WILL NOT work with you. I feared of having a bad education and I was the bad guy. I can't believe any of this. This is supposed to be a professional environment and they do nothing professionally. I wish I knew this before I signed the paperwork. Point blank. I wasted my time. Don't waste yours on a school that doesn't care."