The education im receiving is not a $17000!!! Ok, not even worth $6000!! THE EDUCATORS & DIRECTORS WERE, NO I MEAN ARE A MESS!!! I'VE never experienced this type of poor customer service from any other college i been to, let me tell you, i would not even compare EMPIRE WITH MY HIGHSCHOOL CAUSE ITS WAY WORST, highschool the staff displayed they're maturity & professionalism at all times, highschool was a wonderful experience, EMPIRE IS A NIGHTMARE!!! THERE IS ALWAYS SO MUCH NEGATIVITY BETWEEN TEACHERS/DIRECTORS & STUDENTS makes it hard to even go & to learn. Students are scared to complain to directors cause the directors will take the teachers side automatically without any kind of investigation they silently team up on you, or they're scared to complain because they will find a way to kick you out & make it look legit on record. Ive heard so many horror stories about this school its ridiculous, no wonder this school has bad rep. STAFF ONLY ENFORCES RULES WITH CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS, NOT WITH EVERYONE!! For example with dress code, its like they pick & choose. Thank goodness that one director lady from a year or two or three years ago is gone she's a mess too, so much added stress apart from the normal every day stresses you got to go and deal with this crap from an accredited school, i see y it takes so long to become a real teacher, meaning like @ highschool, elementary or asu, gcu, emcc ect...SOME TEACHERS GRADE STUDENTS ON STUFF THEY DIDN'T DO!! Go figure, & you mean to tell me nothing dishonest is going on with how staff treats students, please. I thought this was a school of integrity, but its nothing more than a joke. OH & lord forbid you dont fit the norm or look or act a certain way its a wrap they will make it hard for you. Oh dont confide to a teacher about your personal problems cause it will be put out there, especially if your not one of there faves. There's probably more but gotta go.