Utica University at Florida

"Buyer beware! Graduate and maintained one of the highest GPA at the school...that being said stay away, they(anyone except instructors) could care less. Money motivates the "school", here is an example. The class or cohort I was in more often then not had issues when it came to passing test, the fix, grade on a curve, which is ok as long as it is done fairly across the board, I made a 98 on a cumulative test, they awarded 30pts to keep the rest of my class/cohort/fellow utica students from FAILING(loss of school income). Out of that 30 points awarded I was only able to get 2 points, I was told above 100 was against school policy, I querying this an email sent to an individual named, Pawloski. I of course never got a response. This is important to know because of the way their grading system works, a 4.0 is unattainable at Utica! I graduated around mid December and the school is holding us hostage to our future by not turning over to the state, our transcript so that we could be eligible for SIT pass(nursing board). Again I've made contact with the school regarding this as other schools would not take 12 weeks after graduation to let students continue on with their lives. Again no rhyme or reason, just lack of care(although popular opion among graduates, is the school has to maintain a certain pass rate for the state to allow them to be accredited, so they hold them). When we first went to an orientation or "THE BIG SELL" another individual named Payrot assured us all of the negative reviews were old and the school had made hugh changes, apparently, Mr Payrot has a lack of concept on technology(I looked them up, then and there, and found his statement to be at the very least, false). I have a prior BA from a state university, so I felt while the program lacked in SO many ways, I could complete it and did not want to wait for another school program to start. I've decide to give this program a 1 star as the 5 star rating(s) are clearly fake, so why haven't droves of students come forward to express the same? Simple answer, no one wants to tell people "their" school is bad, this gets to employers making it less likely to be a candidate for hire ie, Havard law vs Silly Clowns school of law! With this in mind if this is your ONLY choice, find another career!!!! To the school: save your time and do not reply as tho you care, you were given many chances to right your wrongs and choose to do otherwise, doing so now would be under duress, not because it is the right thing to do:) Dictated but not read."

"This is a piss-poor example of a nursing school. DO NOT GO HERE. Do not waste your time, money, or energy doing anything with this school. I AGREE THAT IT IS SHADY. I dropped first semester, more than halfway in, because I couldn't see myself continuing with such a terrible school. I have since been accepted and looked at other schools... their labs, curriculum, etc were 10x better than Utica's! OH, and Utica will NOT give you a schedule, syllabi, or any financial aid guidance. There is no work-study and no ability to have true support. I have heard nothing but horror stories since I left. Failure rate is way too high and the drop rate is exceptional. PLEASE, stay away."

"This school is extremely shady! From the recruitment department to the online Utica Prep pre-nursing courses. The school is biased, they lie and are discriminatory. John Klein is the worst advisor ever and gets away with whatever he wants. Don't trust this nursing school they admit who they like and aren't producing great nurses only people who want to be nurses for the money. I was mentally abused and discriminated against while attending, I plan on seeking legal action soon."

"I would ignore the positive reviews. Any place. This school is wicked expensive A, and B, you teach yourself the entire time. For the price, it isn't worth it. I feel as though I'm intelligent, but was made out to feel stupid here. I was told to forget everything I know and it "was impossible to actually do any IV therapy as an EMT." My experience was written off like a joke and a professor said that I might have a hard time because of what I know. Why wouldn't the school teach around experience as well? They're slow to achieve lab checkoffs and waste valuable time with crossword puzzles instead of a lecture. There are NO lectures. Not even online. The pathophysiology course is a joke too. There are no study meaningful study guides or outlines to guide yourself. The book is dense and the midterms and finals are dense. For the regular classes, I felt unprepared for each exam and was not sure what would be on the tests. They act like everyone is a cheater, and believe me, a lot of the students are. The clinicals are fun... but that's about it. STAY away if you want format, structure, or any kind of understanding. If you want to be a great nurse, this is NOT your spot. When students quit, the faculty complain that the students didn't communicate or listen. It's never the staff's fault. Prof Householder, nice guy, but shouldn't be teaching. I will not be returning for semester 2 and will be starting at Galen. Go VISIT BOTH SCHOOLS. Galen and Utica are night and day."