The Bel Rea Institute of Animal Technology

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000

This school is a total scam. If you withdraw at any point before completing the entire program, you are liable to pay for a portion of it even though you didn't take it. I withdrew after my first and only semester and now owe the school about $8000 (separate from student loans) just for not going through the entire program. You can't just withdraw and say no thanks, they will still get more money from you. STAY AWAY!!! If you do still decide to attend, be prepared for assignments like alphabetizing -- I'm not kidding, this was an actual assignment in my mandatory Office Management class. The average person in the student body is either A) big fat girl with facial piercings who smokes or B) skinny goth chick with hair dyed black, crappy tattoos, and facial piercings. Not much diversity here and for the most part students are dumb as hell and probably only going here because they couldn't make it in a community college or regular university.

1st Year Female -- Class 2015

Collaboration/Competitive: C, Education Quality: F

The staff and teachers and snoty and rude. This school is all about taking your money. Teachers love to call students out in class and embarrass them. It seems they want you to fail the class so you can pay them to re take it. One teach named Rosemary is very mean and loves to call students out in front of the whole class. She yelled at a student for looking at the clock. And god forbid you need to use the bathroom or get a drink of water during her class. She seems crazy and should be on meds. If you have a job or kids this school isn't for you. Rosemary won't allow phones in her class room so if your child has an emergency it most wait tell after queens Rosemary's class is over. Medical terminology is hard and they don't explain much your lucky if the teacher goes over it once. And if not a wonderful speller with great memory that can spend all your free time studying you won't pass this class. Most people only go here thinking they can finish in two years with no prerequisites but as much time students spend retaking classes it's going to take just as long as anywhere else. But you will end up paying a lot more and veterinary technicians don't make very much. They treat you like a child at this school. I really hope students don't take to clients the way the staff and teachers talk to students at this school. I believe you should lead by example and this school sure doesnt back up what it teaches. The only time they will treat you with respect is when there trying to get you to come to the school and will call you non stop and push you into coming here. But beware you are singing a deal with the devil.

1st Year Female -- Class 2003

Campus Maintenance: B, Faculty Accessibility: F