In our labs this past week we using expired 0.9% Sodium Chloride injections. We were not only injecting our fellow class mates but also outside volunteers. The expiration date was Dec 2006... This upsets me because now I wonder what if any harm it can do to you and also why was this inventory not disposed off on expiration. We have been taught in this very class that all medications have got to be destroyed. Why are there still bottles of sodium chloride still in the inventory 4 years after expiration date? The teacher was informed of the expiration date; she immediately removed everyone from the class room, gathered up all of the bottles and disappeared for 45 minutes. Upon return she advised us that this was not harmful and we would not experience anything from using this. In the real world this person, our instructor would have been fired on the spot. Nothing happened to her and I don’t even know if she was even reprimanded. This is a regulation of HIPPA and the FDA and something should have been done. I pay a lot of money to go to this school and I don’t feel safe any longer, and am appalled that this erroneous mistake could have even happened. Even if there is or was no danger, what would have happened if this was actually a drug being administered?

As of 2009, Heald College was purchased by Corinthian Colleges Inc, and they are now a for-profit institution.

The main objective with a for-profit college is to make money $$$$$ and alot of it! And all of that money is being drawn out from us, the students. Rather than using that money in improving on the quality of an education that a student recieves, in the for-profits perspective, they would rather use that money in funding the pockets of their shareholders!

The tution they charge at this school is very expensive as well!

An AAS Associate of Applied Science Degree at Heald, costs between $18, 000 to $20, 000 depending on which program you enroll in. This degree is not considered nor does it qualify as a legitimate/valid degree. The coursework units that you take towards an AAS Degree are not transferable to any Traditional Community College. This degree does not have the same Academic Level/Rigor as that of an Associates Degree at a Traditional Community College.

An AA Associate of Arts Degree at Heald, costs between $9, 000 to $10, 000 for 6 months of General Education Classses at an Accelerated Pace. This degree is considered a legitimate/valid degree and is transferable to certain CSU & UC Campuses in the State of California, and Hawaii Pacific University / University of Hawaii in Oahu.

Heald College is in the process of establishing a Bachelors Degree Program. However, in my own personal view, pursuing your Bachelors at a Traditional University is the way to go. A for-profit degree in most cases, is not widely accepted by Employers! If you were to decide to pursue your Bachelors at a for-profit institution, then decide later on to get your Masters at a Traditional University, it is highly unlikely that your units will transfer!

If you are planning on continuing your education at a for-profit institution, talk to other students who are currently attending or have graduated and get their perspective on things. Because once you walk through that door, Admission Reps will do all that they can to get you in! They have a quota to meet, and need to fufill their recruiting line needs. An Admissions Rep see's a prospective student as $$$$$$, you are profit to them!

- do not sign anything! If you are being pressured into signing a contract immediately, Leave Right Away!
- As a student you have the right to request financial aid information on the Degree Program Cost. If they choose not to disclose this information into you, they are in violation of Federal Regulations.
- Paying Point, is a very common tactic that Admissions Reps use to draw students in, for example; " do you want to be stuck working at this place your entire life? I thought the reason why you came in today was because you wanted to make a change in your life! Do you want to change your life? yes or no? "
- in addition to the Paying Point tactic, Admissions Reps are trained very well into seeing what is bothering you. Do not fall for this!

August 2008 i decided to go to school, i went over to Heald College, speaking with the financial aid adviser i told him i would like to apply for a grant to pay for my education. he manipulated the form where i would not be eligible for a grant and applied me for stafford loan instead. with a grace period to decide if Heald was the school for me.. I went to school for 3 days .. no grace period a collector told me i owed 5, 389 for 3 days of school, the reason i am aware that the financial aid person manipulated the form so i couldnt get my grant I going to a community college and i did the form myself and it went thru. so if you every sign up for financial aid make sure they show you everything they are doing..

Heald College is very unprofessioal, they have low opinions about students. I graduated from Heald College in 2008 at the Rancho campus, I never recieved assistance in job placement. Even after I brought it up their attention. I transferred to the Roseville campus, (huge mistake). I wanted to get a degree in the Criminal Justice program. In November 2009 I lost my job, I had to take the quarter off because I had trouble with EDD. I didnt' have money for gas, rent, food, I was receiving eviction notice from my landlard. I took the responsiblity of taken the quarter off because no gas money and Heald College attendance policy. I spoke to Student Services and Financial and took the quarter off with the intentions to return. On Feberuary 2, I was in the LRC using their computers for job seeking. Conrad Woodall, CJ Director approaches me, hitting me on the arm with a piece of paper, askes me to come into his office. When I am in his office he tells me I have to leave campus and I was not allowed on campus. He was rude, very hostile and unprofessional. I went back to the LRC to log out of the computer. Conrad Woodall and Dick Gonzales, Academic Affairs Director follow me, escorting me out as if I am criminal. Conrad Woodall was laughing at my face, walking directly behind me, when I told him he didn't have to escort me out as if I am a criminal. he made the comment, "Dont' act like a criminal and I won't call security!" when I went downstairs to talk to somone in a higher position. Conrad Woodall followed me telling me to speak to the Director. The financial director comes and the first thing she ask me if I applied for Financial Aide, (Yes all she cared about if they were being paid). Conrad Woodall walked away laughing at me face about how they were treating me. Since then I have received a complete run around about my education, they never took responsiblity for what they did, they will not refund my lender for the CJ program. I have filed complaints and now I am getting an attorney. Guy Adams, President of Heald, threaten legal action against me if I didn't sign a Confidential Agreement and Release. They sent me to collections for a balance they charged me for transfering schools. If I would have signed this protects them from me sharing my experience at Heald College. I refused to sign and when I asked for a copy Guy Adams would not give me a copy. I told him I needed a copy to get legal advise. His excuse was he didnt' have a copy machine? We were at his office, plenty of copy machines. He finally had no choice but to give me a copy. Guy Adams was so confident that I would give in to his threat that he signed this before I did. The next day he is calling me to see if I was going to sign and if not to return the copy to him. All they cared about was protecting themselves. They claim they did not know I was a graduate! I was told by Guy Adams I was not a paying student. Excuse me! They were paid for Business Skills program and for the CJ program!! I never recieved a resolution even after I received a letter from Nolan Miura, CEO of Heald College that they would contact me in 30 days. They never got back to me. THIS SCHOOL IS A SCAM! I HAVE HEARD STAFF MEMBERS MOCKING STUDENTS WHEN THEY SCORE LOW ON TEST. They lie! They lie!.They made an assumption about me with no facts for evidence because I am Hispanic! This Conrad Woodall used his prejudice behavior to enforce authority he does not have!! Anyone who write positive things about Heald College is a dam liar! I know what I am been through with these people. I intend to follow up with an attorney and keep writing letters the Government. This is FEderal money they keep while misleading students who are anxious to make a change in their lives..

Hello to everyone in here who have been victimized by Heald. I also atteded Heald in 2006 to 2008 and didn't get my degree due to a big misunderstandings, confusion, and lies by ALL staff from Heald. I am not going to go through the whole story because it just angers me to much. All I can say is that now I owe over $2, 000 to Heald and they are now in collection, on top of my $15, 000 student loans. I did exit Heald not owing them a dime and all my loans where through Citi Bank. How did they come up with me owing them over $2, 000??
I am going to talk to a lawyer and will like for your support, if anyone here would like to join me and get answers please email me at [email protected]. I appreciate it and God bless.