Meridian College

Reanna Spolarich _{on Google}

Feb 24th, 2024

Horrible school. I wanted to be in the Ultrasound program but I got told since I have no medical background or experience that I would be better off being in either the medical assisting or billing and coding program. I also had to take a basic assessment test to see if Id be eligible to be in the ultrasound program and the test was on a piece of paper and every question was tiny and bunched up right next to each other. I could barely even read the questions and I only missed by two. No multiple choice either and I dont even remember the last time taking a test on paper lol. Anyways, I decided to take the medical assisting program which is $17,000!!! And the ultrasound program being $42,000!!! This school just wanted me to do a extra program so they could get more money out of me but literally at any other school that offers ultrasound, all you have to do is take your prerequisites and then youll be in the ultrasound program. Which dont get me wrong, having some kind of medical experience does help when it comes to getting job placement as a ultrasound tech but you can get a job as a medical receptionist for the time being to get your foot in the door and I was working at a medical office as a receptionist after I started my medical assisting program and they even offered to train me to learn how to be a medical assistant which is crazy because its like here I was spending $17,000 on a school that was so nonchalant, some of these teachers would dress like there at home watching football, not professional at all and most the time I would show up to school without wearing my scrubs which you are required to but no one cared. Now dont even get me started on the library. I had to use one of the computers to finish an assignment and all the computers are dinosaur/old. The elderly man who works in the library let me use his computer because his was the fastest one out of all of them and let me tell you, his keyboard was so nasty. I had dirt on my fingers like sir clean off your keyboard please. But heres the worst part, I had to use Microsoft word and the Microsoft word was from 2003!!!!!!!!!! Youre telling me this is a private, very expensive school that cant even update their Microsoft word to current time???? Like 20 years old? Be for real!!!! Literally no one at this school cares. Everyone is so laid back it feels like a joke, even my classmates felt the same way and that we werent really even learning. Save your time and money and go to any other college then here.

Lily O'Connor _{on Google}

Sep 23rd, 2023

This is the worst school I have ever encountered. The ultrasound instructors bullied me out of the program and attempted to ruin my reputation based off student gossip. They will help students cheat during exams and push the students who cheat and score alot lower through, whereas they let the good scanners struggle. The instructors act as if their back in high school and students are no different. The pettiness is absolutely insane. Don't worry about trying to prove your worth, they don't care. I provided proof of students cheating, but did they do anything? Nope. They ended up favoriting those students instead. oh and don't complain! If you do, the didactic instructor will happily take away a week worth of scanning and then wonder why 80% of the class failed their scanning exam!
I've also heard multiple students from even last year that have yet to be placed in a clinical site. Imagine going to school for 27 months to then wait a year to even go out on externship!! It's nuts!
Pitiful school. Run FAR AWAY!!!!!
Also, in case anyone is wondering, the ultrasound program is $42k of trash education.