I won't bore you with a flame about some school I will let the letter I wrote today to the employees and department heads speak for itself. At this time I am considering suing the school for multiple counts of fraud. And rest assured just because some of the Admin/Falculty Heads are ex-police means nothing to me I will not be bullied as they have done to others in the past. Make NO mistake this is a turn and burn academy with the sole purpose of taking your Finacial aide monies to line there own pockets.
Good day,
I am faced with a dilemma. When I first talked to my Admissions Representative (Jason Bishop) about Collins College, several things were told to me about the facility and equipment that I would have access to. Namely the campus having Discreet FLAME system as well as several High Definition cameras. At one point, I asked my Representative the whereabouts of the FLAME server, and he replied without hesitation "oh I don't know it must be out for repairs." My wife was on the tour and also remembers this remark. The above mentioned things were also told to several other students of my enrollment period and to others from the periods prior to and subsequent to my class. After bringing this issue to the attention of Collins College management, I looked the other way and let this heinous misrepresentation be swept under the rug.
Today, I get a odd call from Lisa in Admissions about there being a problem with my application letter to the Media Arts Bachelors degree program. So I of course head right over to remedy the situation thinking nothing of it since I have been told a couple times by Nara that I was "IN" no problems what-so-ever. I arrive to find that I have been denied entrance into the Bachelors program because in my letter I expressed an interest in continuing my education elsewhere at a later date following completion of the Bachelors program via a Masters Program at a university such as UCLA or the like.
I was then told that the Bachelors degree that would be obtained from Collins College would not be recognized by any such institution as a "VALID BACHELORS DEGREE". Imagine my surprise after having spoken to instructors and talking quite regularly about going on to a Masters Program and never having had any one of them tell me that Collins is not accredited to give such a degree. Especially after I had specifically stated to my Representative initially that I was considering SFU or UCLA but thought I would find out more about Collins before making a choice.
I made the decision to come to Collins College based on information that was not true in anyway shape or form... in fact Jason Bishop, when confronted about the school not having a FLAME rig or HD cameras stated very boldy "Its the Bachelors Degree that you want - anyone can certify you to use anything but you need a Bachelors degree to go on to Film School. And we can give you that." And as we can all see that just isn't so.
At this point I would like in writing and for the record exactly what this school (Collins College) is accredited for and how. The reason being is after talking to the Los Angelas branch of the Directors Guild of America's Trainee office they state "If an establishment such as UCLA or Columbia University won't accept the degree as valid then there is tremendous question as to whether we will honor it either."
Its actually very disheartening to have put in the work thus far having maintained perfect attendance and a place on the Dean's List since enrollment to find it could all very well be for nothing. James Rader told me when I confronted him about this issue, "Most people don't want to continue on past their Bachelors." That is hardly the point - I was told that the degree could be used in that respect, and that option should be available to any graduate if they so choose.
Jonny
mesa, Arizona
U.S.A.
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