Now before I start, yes I did get a job right out of college in the worst economy and yes I am working in my field of study audio. I build radios and run operations for an audio electronics company. I love my job.
Now I feel for those who feel they were ripped off and I think if we took a survey of when students graduated 2005-2009 you would see a large array of disgust for this school getting closer to the economic recession. The reason is because that anyone who graduated from this school after August 2008 and went on their own dime cannot consolidate private loans. I feel that financial aid lied to me and said that they would make my payments affordable and consolidate my loans. For all those who graduated after the recession hit, you did get shafted but it was bad timing. Sallie Mae is to blame for this.
I took the 4 year program in audio and media technology and I promise you that it was NOT EASY. This school is very challenging and if you don't put in an honest effort or do not actually enjoy the field you're in you will feel ripped off and hate this school very much. You will be working deep into the night and early morning getting your projects done, and you will have to take all general studies AND DO WELL IN THEM. A C- IN THIS SCHOOL WILL NOT CUT IT!
THere is a lot of bad sentiment about this school and the only bad I can agree on is the price tag, but you will be taught by the big wigs of your industry, make great contacts and forced to do real work in your field in order to graduate. Career services is always willing to help and you can always come back to use the equipment and facilities as an alumni.
This school teaches you that just having a degree is not enough. They sat me down on day one and said you are going into a very very hard trade, back out now if you don't think you have what it takes because you will be taking these loans to your grave and wasting your life and money if you don't. YOu must work hard and the only one who can do it is you, not your teachers.
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