Firs off I would like to thank you for your time regarding my unjust situation. I began my tenure at OTC in August with hopes and dreams of a better life for myself and my family as well as a higher education. However it quickly became apparent that OTC was anything but. Within the school there was a lack of tools as well as motivation from the faculty and staff, not to mention the absolute lack of work. Most of the days spent there were filled with watching you tube videos, and top gear, a popular British car show, and if we werent watching TV our time was spent sitting in the classroom sleeping or talking, or out in the shop talking. The last teacher I had read word-for-word out of the books to us and had no clue as to what the answers were to most of the questions being asked. And after they were done with story time we would sit in classand thats it! We would have some time in the shop but wouldnt have work to do. The most work I have seen in a long time was in the last few weeks when students brought in their own cars! One teacher I had was so caught up in helping a student out with replacing her rear differential that he forgot about us. We were supposed to be fixing bumpers and plastic welding on the different panels of cars. We welded a trashcan lid! On another note the bathrooms are horrendous two of the five toilets have been clogged with feces to the top sometimes weeks at a time. There is a urinal where the water has turned green due to the urine and urinal cake and if you flush it, it will overflow and never be cleaned up. Just yesterday I was watching a kid working on his own car and out popped two girls from a van and then were all overwhelmed by the smell of marijuana. They were getting high in the middle of the shop! How is this healthy, professional working environment! The teacher walks by, someone says something and he says its burning rubber he knew what it was that smell is unmistakable.
Another point I would like to touch on is the manner in which we sometimes take our tests. Just on last weeks test for I-CAR we took a pre test which was the same as the real test, and then were able to use it as notes. Other times we would take the test as a whole and everyone would get the same grade. I am sure I-CAR would not approve. This is just another way for the school to cheat us of our top dollar education.
I had to go talk to Mr. Brennar, the owner of the school yesterday because I had time to make up. I expressed the fact that we need tools and work to do he shrugged it off as if it wasnt a big deal. I said to him I cant see myself continuing spending all my money on an education that isnt meeting my needs. He says if you dont like it quit. I said I didnt want to quit but I am tired of giving him all of my money. He immediately stood up said F* you came around his desk, stood nose to nose and called me a punk and said if I didnt like it get the f* out you, punk. I tried so hard to bite my tongue but he continued yelling at me I had to yell back.
None of this is over embellished it is all true and its breaking my heart having to write this. The thoughts and dreams I had are shot. I tried, it was not what I was expecting and now I am left with a $20,000 debt and no certificate. I strongly urge anyone thinking of enrolling here not to. Nobody deserves this kind of treatment!!!
The school praised us for professionalism when they were anything but. They reminded us several times how we were like a family and how it is a very close knit structure filled with respect and the common goal of success, when in reality it was built on the basis of lies and deceit.
Again, thank you for your time.
Sincerely, Jeff F. Gmail.com
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