Erwin Technical College - Tampa, Florida

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Not a student but as a non affiliated person to the school, the first impression was terrible. The representative at the front desk, Simmons, lacks customer service skills. From the moment you speak with Simmons she has an attitude. Barely gives you the opportunity to ask transcript related questions if you’re not the student. If she could have been more informative for the start, even by providing general information as I had not given any student information, the experience would have been smoother and the less likely I would need to return. The next time around, luckily enough I dealt with a completely different lady (unfortunately did not get a name - glasses, short blonde hair). Super helpful and nice. She was assisting a prospective student as I was leaving and she said have a great day. Someone like her should be the face of the school when you first walk in. Nevertheless, I would not attend this school if the first few moments are bad.

Demerick Darden

CURRENT 2024 STUDENT DO NOT GO TO ERWIN THEY STEAL MONEY. FACULTY MEMBER HAVE ATTITUDES WHEN YOU ASK THEM FOR HELP the solar Photovoltaic program is awful. S. Brocks the instructor has no control over his class. We have a month left before we finish and take our eta & nabcep exam but they give us a whole 2 weeks out of school so we only have 2week to study for not one but two exams. We have one day left this week before get out i suggested we study for exams, but he wants us to clean up his shop lol I stressed my concern at the beginning of the program but nothing happened I also stressed to the assistance principle the front desk lady and they wouldn't let me speak with the principle. All I got was we'll look into it,in the meantime you just do what you can still haven't heard anything. They also shorted me on my financial aid check when I asked the book keepers who else's she messed up she just looked at me and laughed. THIS SCHOOL IS A JOKE THEY DO NOT CARE ABOUT THERE STUDENTS AT ALL.

cabrite larue

Don't waste your time going to the staff student service if you want to take a professional class if you are Black , Immigrants because will play funny with you. If they feel like the spot will fill so fast as a immigrant they will put you on hold the principal need to check on Kelly she acts like she owns the place

Julianna Johnson

FOR PLUMBERS don’t go here if you want to become a plumber. Save yourself and go to HCC or another trade school. The professor in this class does NOT teach and is extremely disrespectful and rude. He doesn’t go by the text book but by his own standards. Most of the people dropped out of that class because of him. The only way you can survive or is if you already have some knowledge and experience of plumbing. Which is not what should be happening! It’s a school to learn and this teacher was under investigation and nothing has been done.

Luis Hernandez

I'm currently enrolled, and i would recommend exploring more options. The school is cheap for a reason. From my personal experience and what I've heard from other reviewers, the programs are all unorganized, and very little is done to lay out the teachings. Am i learning anything? Yes, im learning, but after the first month or two, the teacher doesn't bother trying. I learned more from the book than i did from my teacher. This isn't a bad school, just not a very good one. I've attended soldering classes at Career Source more organized than this. + COVID-19, making me lose 3 months of class, isn't helping. I should have just kept my job instead of leaving it for school. Now i have no job, lost a lot of schooling time, and doubting myself.

I will update the review after finishing my program.

I finished a few years ago.
I'm thankful for the time I spent here. I realized it was mainly covid that messed up my experience. I'm not sure who is teaching electrical now, but Mr. Willson was a great teacher. Today, I'm a 4th year apprentice, and I'm working towards my Journeyman's card. You don't NEED to do trade schooling to get into electrical, but it makes it easier to get a job when u sorta know how things work.

I recommend this if need/want to learn about the trade before you start working.

Howard Owen

Edwin Technical College laid the foundation as a draftsman to learn cad and later earn my degree as an electrical engineer. I still use today what I learned at Erwin Technical College class of 1980

Kim Miller

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.

Fetch Mas

I wish I could give 0 stars. Worst college experience ever. Teachers and admin dont really care about much and allow their students to fight each other and bullying is promoted !!!! Absolutely atrocious school