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lindsay in Sacramento, California 15 months ago |
i am thinking of going to school for this. is it hard to find a job after you graduate? |
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KATHI in Sacramento, California 14 months ago |
lindsay in Sacramento, California said: i am thinking of going to school for this. is it hard to find a job after you graduate? DONT DO IT!!! WORST DECISION I EVER MADE. I OWE 30 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO WESTERN CAREER COLLEGE WHO CANNOT PLACE ME AT AN EXTERN SITE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING 6 MONTHS WITH NO WHERE TO GO. FIND SOMETHING ELSE. DONT DO IT!!!!!! |
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Amanda in Sacramento, California 14 months ago |
I agree! horrible decision! I went to High tech and have been out of school for over a year and still can't find a job! And i got straight A's |
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lindsay in Sacramento, California 14 months ago |
its really hard i ave two friend who are surgical tech and they both have great careers with kaiser......i get bad opinions and good ones!!egh!!! |
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lindsay in Sacramento, California 14 months ago |
Amanda in Sacramento, California said: I agree! horrible decision! I went to High tech and have been out of school for over a year and still can't find a job! And i got straight A's OMG!!! thats horrible......i have two friends wo are surgical tech's and they have great careers!!! at kaiser! |
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lindsay in Sacramento, California 14 months ago |
i heard western career college was a rip off but i haven't heard anything bad from high tech yet!!! crap!!! lol |
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diana in Citrus Heights, California 13 months ago |
how much was the program at high tech and the length of the program |
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lindsay in Sacramento, California 13 months ago |
its 13months and about 24,000. so far i love it |
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diana in Citrus Heights, California 13 months ago |
how long is the length of the class per day?
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Annie in Norwalk, California 12 months ago |
Amanda in Sacramento, California said: I agree! horrible decision! I went to High tech and have been out of school for over a year and still can't find a job! And i got straight A's I agree with you. I'm at the same position out from school for a year nothing school didn't even help. I got straight A's also. |
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BRUCE WILLIAMS in Hanover, Pennsylvania 11 months ago |
IM A SURGICAL TECH THAT TRAVELS AROUND THE COUNTRY,I BEEN IN CALIFORNIA AND IT IS AB RIP OFF,I GOT MY SURGICAL TECH FOR UNDER 5 THOUSAND DOLLARS AND IF YOU ARE GOING TO SCHOOL FOR THAT AMOUNT ITS NOT WORTH IT,CALIFORNIA IS AN RIP OFF,THEY TAKE YOUR MONEY AND DONT HELP YOU FIND AN JOB,DONT GO TO THESE SCHOOLS GO RN PROGRAM NOT LVN BECAUSE THATS ALSO AN RIP OFF UNLESS ITS AT AN COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOR EITHER LVN OR RN PROGRAM,DONT GIVE UP JUST GO THROUGH THE SCHOOL SYSTEMS. |
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SANDI in Concord, California 8 months ago |
I am looking for surgical tech schools and found Hogh-Tech in sacramento. Can someone tell me a bit about the program and their experiences at High-Tech? |
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Tami Brown in El Dorado Hills, California 6 months ago |
I am thinking about going to school at High tech for surgical tech and I have a freind that went there and she has been working for Kaiser for 6 years and she interned for them while she was at high tech. It seems that there is a demand from what I saw online when I was looking for jobs for surgical tech. Are you not getting the jobs because of lack of experience? |
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Pat in Placerville, California 5 months ago |
KATHI in Sacramento, California said: DONT DO IT!!! WORST DECISION I EVER MADE. I OWE 30 THOUSAND DOLLARS TO WESTERN CAREER COLLEGE WHO CANNOT PLACE ME AT AN EXTERN SITE. I HAVE BEEN WAITING 6 MONTHS WITH NO WHERE TO GO. FIND SOMETHING ELSE. DONT DO IT!!!!!! Hi Kathi,
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Rebecca in Campinas, Brazil 5 months ago |
I don't know about getting a job, but this type of program is offered at junior colleges for a minimal amount of money and relatively few requirements for entry. But I agree, if you're going to spend the time going to school, become an RN. You can still work in surgery and despite the US financial crisis, there is still a shortage of RN's in California. |
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anna in West Covina, California 4 months ago |
can somebody just say something positive about WCC for cry out loud!!!!! i will be starting the rn program in july. what will i expect when i start? will it be posible for me to work and go to school?
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Heather in Anderson, South Carolina 4 months ago |
I'm looking about now for the job market for a surgical tech in Sacramento.. I'm thinking of relocating my family out there.. I love my job. It was the best decision that I ever made to go to school for it.. But my classes were no where NEAR as expensive as you guys are talking on here.. But then, I did go to a little tech school in Athens, GA near UGA. I'm just more curious as to how the surgeons are and how competitive the market is there for this position. |
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mericus in Sacramento, California 2 months ago |
I had a great job at kaiser permanente as a surgical technician and I have quite a few years experience as a surgical technician and I can't find a job either. I have assisted several individuals from western career college and hi tech while they rotated through kaiser operating room. I wish you guys the very best but this is one career field that is difficult to place in hard times. you all should have went to nursing school. It would have been a lot cheaper and the pay out a lot higher. |
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erika90 in Los Angeles, California 1 month ago |
I gratuated a year ago and i get nothing but we need tech with at least 2 or 3 years experience. how do i get experience if no one well hire me. i am so depressed i do not know what to do. |
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Heather Andrews in Royston, Georgia 1 month ago |
erika90 in Los Angeles, California said: I gratuated a year ago and i get nothing but we need tech with at least 2 or 3 years experience. how do i get experience if no one well hire me. i am so depressed i do not know what to do. what were your favorite area's to work in in school? I got my job after school because I wanted Orthopedics, I loved it in school and I wanted to do total joints.. what is the field in most high demand and would you be willing to do it every single day? I plan to go back to nursing school (the comment above yours) but really.. I don't want to be an RN.. I love what I do now. |
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Tom Preston, Respiratory Therapist in Placerville, California 15 days ago |
There is no longer a nursing shortage in the Sacramento Valley, and they do not foresee one for a few years. If you want answers, ask the Nursing Directors at American River College or Sac City. They have over 1,000 applicants each semester, with only 35 lottery seats available. Some students are now waiting up to 3 years before being drawn. Unless a new nurse is willing to relocate, many wait months and years in Sacramento before securing a job. However most hospitals and private surgeons will not touch you with a 10 foot pole if you are a new graduate, and have not worked in months or years. They won't take the time to catch you up to speed. I am a Respiratory Therapist. Our training is equivalent to an R.N., we both are considered low level Medical Practitioners, E.M.T.s are not. Contrary to popular belief, R.T.s and R.N.s are allowed to diagnose IN THE SCOPE OF THEIR FIELD. However many won’t take the responsibility (Because often they don’t know what to do. Either because like intern physicians, it takes years of training after medical school to become competent. Or they are afraid the doctor’s ego will be bruised, which is a short cut to losing your job.) |
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Tom Preston, Respiratory Therapist in Placerville, California 15 days ago |
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Tom Preston, Respiratory Therapist in Placerville, California 15 days ago |
erika90 in Los Angeles, California said: I gratuated a year ago and i get nothing but we need tech with at least 2 or 3 years experience. how do i get experience if no one well hire me. i am so depressed i do not know what to do. With all due respect, either apply with private surgeons who speak your native language, or take English classes. I see a few typos in your comment which look like second language mistakes. |
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Lyndzi B. in Burney, California 6 days ago |
Heather Andrews in Royston, Georgia said: what were your favorite area's to work in in school? I got my job after school because I wanted Orthopedics, I loved it in school and I wanted to do total joints.. what is the field in most high demand and would you be willing to do it every single day? Hi! I am interested in the Tech school in Citrus Heights but dont know which ones are out there. I am also an ROT for an Ortho Surgeon and want to do Ortho when i am done. What pre-recs did you have to have? Was it hard to get a job out of school? Was the school easy? Anything helps, thanks |
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