Erwin Technical College, Tampa | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

Poorly run school. They put focus on getting individuals in the door versus retaining them. There is not much concern about one’s learning experience, or future success, it’s more about how many people they can fill the room with through grant money. There will be a lot of lip service about the care of your success, but the actions do not match the words. They may do one thing productive and then cause three other issues for you. The massage therapy program could be excellent. Sadly, the instructor’s brain is all over the place. Very poor with time management and immature leadership. Our materials list was inaccurate on day one. This caused confusion for several weeks. The instructor will just raise her voice at students as if they are supposed to fix the issue created by her and the school. We were to wear uniforms 5 days per week, with their school shirt. They only had one available to us. We were able to get a second one several weeks in. We were told to buy specific books that were no longer in print or were double the cost at the bookstore than they were online. The instructor definitely wants a do as I say not as I do environment. There’s very little skill offered here in teaching individuals of all ages and professional backgrounds. It’s more of an authoritative experience as if each person is just getting out of middle school. If you express valid concerns of unethical behavior by the instructor, the administration will attempt to flip the concern back on the student, somehow making it the students fault. I think they are so used to their dysfunctional environment, they believe it’s normal to lead people this way. This is how you “control” the classroom I guess. I find it sad that this school is accredited and able to receive federal, state and VA benefits for students in the greatest need of support, good education and leadership, yet they seem to think talking down to, gossiping, gas lighting, targeting, lying about individuals and harassing them while they are attempting to retain an immense amount of new information is the best way to lead. I stuck it through as long as I could based on some serious goals I have, but could no longer invest another day of my quality of life at this location. I left with only 14 weeks until graduation with a 4.0 GPA. I was referred to this program by a colleague who knew the previous instructor of the massage program. I didn’t realize leadership changed and has become a much different environment since. You definitely get what you pay for and I can now see why grant money isn’t always the best way to get an education. It offered me more mental abuse, lost time and frustrating conversations. If leadership was held accountable for their actions, this would be an amazing program. When they do attempt to hold the leader accountable for unethical behavior, they ensure they find a way to also make you feel responsible for the leader’s actions. The victim of poor leadership and mental abuse is the one largely at fault. There’s just a very poor display of authenticity, ownership and authentic leadership here. I hope others who really need this program can have a better experience. Being prepared for a successful career does not have to feel like a mental mind game. It really can be a much more enjoyable and productive experience.

Started out the first 10 months of the LPN program with the absolute worst teacher and experience I have ever been through. They eventually got us 2 new teachers who are trying their best, but only after we started emailing the superintendent. Graduate in September and we are having to cram 4 months worth of knowledge into less than 2 months. Faculty acted like we were just complaining to complain when we were in dire need of someone to help us get the education we deserve. We will never get back the time and money we spent for this horrible educational experience so proceed with caution.