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Hi Allie,

I wouldn't attend that Community College from what you have said.  The CC I went to had two wonderful teachers who were semi-retired MTs.  I vaguely remember that the clerks I enrolled with knew very little.  I grew to be very impressed with the teachers over time.  A great teacher is such a blessing.

Med Workshops' staffing school did a good job for us almost 2 years ago.  I've spoken with the owner Karen over the phone.  She is bright and honest.  We moved to another school because they offered us a better deal financially.  We will probably use Med Workshops again in the future sometime.  Remember that they are like a wholesale alternative.  They probably don't have a sales staff for the "retail student". 

But, a wholesale approach doesn't mean you don't get assistance.  It means they make most of their money training students for individual employers.  Companies like this don't advertise to the public.  They contact the larger transcription companies and are looking at a different model.  They are dealing in groups to be able to cut overhead, etc. etc.  Companies like who I work for find this very appealing because a basic education is usually very similar everywhere because the same 2-3 teaching aids (books, CDs, online) are used by almost all schools. 

We are looking at teacher/mentor support for the students and also the cost of education.  We won't be able to find enough students at one time if we have to rely on a very expensive retail school- they aren't set up to satisfy our needs, but their program might be great.  Retail at $3800 or wholesale at about $2000?  For employers like mine the answer is simple.

I'm getting caught in a "25 words or less" dilemma in trying to explain this.  I feel some here will jump all over me if I don't say just the right thing.

I've been saying that, I see this wholesale or staffing school approach as the new wave in education because it solves problems for the students and the employers.  It's a win win.

I hope everyone keeps an open mind and just considers these ideas.  I'm not saying this is the only solution for everyone.  Don't hit me, I'm just a messenger.

Deb says no companies have heard of this program, but if you look at it closely you realize it is from HPI which is the same curriculum as Andrews- I just looked it up.  Some people call it the SUM program.  HPI owns SUM and those are some of the folks most responsible for starting the AAMT.  These are the same teaching aids used in so many Community Colleges over the years.  This is the old stand-by matierial that I was trained on too. 

If You always get what you pay for, certainly.  But the teaching aids are not an issue here.  The big issue is how does a student get an education at a fair price, get their foot in the door AND get a job before they start forgetting everything they learned?

We don't start any newbies out in anything but entry level work.  This won't surprise anyone.  Almost everyone new to a career starts at the bottom.  That's just life.  At least they state it boldly so there is no misunderstanding.

But the big issue is still: get a job.  Get 2 years of experience.  Put together some experience and get a good resume going then move to where you might want to go because you now have experience.  

This week I have looked at 3 resumes from Career Step graduates who have never worked.  One an honors graduate who completed her training 1 year ago and has not worked yet.  Now that is the big problem and the big issue.  I could post their comments without names, but that is unethical and probably illegal- it is very sad for me to read.  They try to keep their heads up, but they are so down and frustrated.  I feel their hopes and enthusiasm being crushed and I don't like it.  But, Career Step is not a scam.  The problem is- NO JOB- education wasted.

I'm 62.  I've made my way.  I'm trying to show newbies what trends I see from my vantage point.  I see staffing schools as a valuable alternative because they solve the 2 year experience problem.  Once the newbie crosses that line, the doors open up.