Intercoast Colleges Reviews

I was threatened over the phone by the owner Geeta Brown. She told me if I did not get on the internet or come in this evening-- mind you she called about 4pm, that she would drop me from my intern sight at the Salvation Army, where I counseled young men with their drug addiction problems. Where I finally felt that all that schooling was paying off. Well she had me get on the internet with Sallie Mae for another $2000-loan. Now in loans for InterCoast, I owe close to $20,000 and I can't get a job as a drug and alcohol counselor as they promised.

I need 4000 hours of working in the field until I can be certified as a counselor. Their job assistance is old Craigslist listings that I have already gone over. At this time, I only get one or two a month. I have to volunteer for a year almost two until I can be certified, unless I can find some one to hire me. Well I am not certified. My graduating InterCoast does not do a thing for me in AOD Counseling field.

They made us take out all those loans, which is life changing. Now I have a debt which I don't know how I will pay back. I am unemployed and owe a lot of money. I am frightened about my future. I don't think that InterCoast should be allowed to do this to not one more person. We are people who are just trying to better ourselves and they signed us up for their school, took out loans for us, and lied all the way so we could go through their course to hardship and debt; signed us up for a low paying job, and a $20,000-debt. I think this matter should be looked into as this school should not be allowed to get one more person and have them sign themselves into a horrific debt. Thank you for your time

My hardships are a huge debt with student loans and invested a year of my life to get a career for nothing. I can't even find employment in this field with a certificate from this school. I need more experience. So I am trying to further my education because of this.

I am not the only student with a formal complaint, there are several others. I am simply getting the "ball" rolling to file formal complaints and expose this school for what they are. They prey on individuals who are in recovery, with marks on their criminal record, most of us have children, and they promise us jobs in the field for which we dream of working. Mrs. Connie ** has used intimidation in the past, is full of false promises, and it appears the school is simply interested on enrolling as many individuals as possible to fatten there wallets, even knowing some individuals cannot work in this field due to their background. We have been taken for a ride with this institution and simply want someone to help us expose the truth. We are all facing a huge deficit of financial loans. We just want them to make good on their promises of helping us to obtain employment. We have been ripped off. Please help.

I now owe several thousand dollars in student loans. All of which would be okay if I was able to land a minimum wage job as the school promised. I am a single father raising two children without support, and I feel everything, what I invested in Intercoast College was a rip off. What can I possibly do now? .All agencies say that you must be certified to work in recovery, while Intercoast College told us with our diploma we would easily be able to obtain an entry level position. I now have to start all over at a reputable community college. Please help me and the others.