CDI College

studied here last year, got hired right after my practicum. i love angela shes the best prof ever
Mar 16th, 2023

I feel so disappointed with this school. I took the Social Service worker course with Odessa and Rodrigo. The teachers did an amazing job, but the school itself failed me. Besides the books being a decade old, and no sign of truth and reconciliation. My problem was with the school itself. I originally met with Aditya Soni on July 8,2021 because I was interested in going back to school. During this first meeting I had mentioned to him Im a single mom with not alot of help but Im willing to put in the work. But its all new to me. I had said no son isnt in day care or anything and he assured me wed figure it all out. He signed me up within minutes and I was signed up within the hour. I had also mentioned that I didnt have a lap top and didnt know much about online classes. Again he assured me everything will be fine. He had told me my start date and with non stop assurance I was out the door signed up for class the following Monday. I had went into this meeting thinking Id get info only. It felt super rushed. No computer and classes starting within days I was so stressed. Then when I started class I was mid module. I felt like I was set up for failure. (I wasnt the only one who start in chaos, after talking with classmates they helped me fit in and get caught up.) Fast forward, I finish my book work, I felt I did amazing. Was proud of my grades. Found my own practicum placement and was ready for the next step. Being a new mom, single mom I didnt have child care (something I brought up in first meeting. But was assured it will all be taken care of and not to worry) So I applied for 3 different day cares but they all had waiting lists that were a year long. So I go to the school and ask if they knew what I could do, and they said they didnt know. And since I cant find child care they would close my school account until I can get child care. No helped offered. I truly felt the rushed me into paying for this course, but didnt care if I Graduated. Because I havent heard from the since and Im looking into finishing my schooling (practicum) at a different school. This campus doesnt care for their students. It was clear throughout this course, I wont speak for others but I know some of the students in my class went through their own issues with the campus. I humbly acknowledge that I am unlearning and relearning on the unceded, unsurrendered, traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh nations. With the acknowledgement comes the commitment to engage in conscious acts of reconciliation.
Mar 2nd, 2023

Took MLA program in CDI.It was my best decision. Special THANKS to the program coordinator (Azadeh) and teachers (Mohammad & Angela) for encouraging me when things seemed impossible, strengthening my confidence when no one was there.
Dec 24th, 2022

I took the Legal Administration program online and loved it, I had some difficulties with certain teachers not being available to discuss questions regarding assignments, however my student advisor helped me so much getting me connected with people that could help. I also had some difficulties with 1 teacher who was completely absent until after the exam I ended up failing the course as a result of me not understanding the accounting class as formulas given were incorrect or assignments had little to no instructions, when I finally reached out to the teacher she was rude, I got in touch with my academic advisor who was able to meet with the teacher and provide me the guidance I needed to retake the exam and pass the class with flying colours. The day I graduated I was hired at Simcoe Court Reporting being a court reporter, after 2 months I was promoted to office manager. I am currently looking at going back to CDI for Paralegal come the fall! I would recommend this school to anyone looking to higher their education! The only thing that sucked was not having a graduation ceremony but thats a result of COVID not the school! Obyda Abdul made the entire process seamless! He answered every question gave me so much information and guided me through every single step!! I was initially going back and forth between 2 programs and he was able to help make the decision based on the amount of time he spent listening to what I wanted to do with my degree! 10/10 recommend him to anyone looking for information on programs!!
Feb 18th, 2023

Worst decision of my life: My story On June 28, 2021, I began studies at CDI College Online through Surrey, British Columbia for their Veterinary Health Care Assistant Program. If all went according to plan, I would have received a diploma in approximately 40 weeks. I would have graduated on April 8, 2022. I dream of working in a veterinary clinic alongside other technicians, assistants and veterinary doctors, however, because of CDI College's inability to provide proper education and support, I am now unable to. I withdrew from my program at CDI College on August 26, 2021 due to no instruction, lack of support from instructors and technical teams, and broken course links and textbooks. CDI College was to provide the education and support and failed to do so. While I was studying, I made it very apparent to CDI that there were technical issues that needed to be fixed and they never were. I called CDI many times and there was no answer. Multiple times I demanded the contact information of a CEO or dean and CDI College refused to give me that information. CDI did not take into consideration how these technical issues were affecting my learning. I could not proceed in the course and therefore the program. I waited nearly two weeks for a new instructor to be hired after the current one suddenly quit. By the time two new instructors and a teacher's assistant were hired, course textbooks and links were still broken, so I made my final decision to withdraw from the program. After that, CDI required that I pay $6,289.19 for the amount that I had completed. I completed 6 out of 28 courses in the program, 89 out of 813 hours, which makes up to be 9.13% of the entire program. This means that, according to the Student Enrollment Agreement, CDI is only entitled to up to 30% of the tuition money I had paid. However, according to CDI, I attended 19% of the program which isn't the case. I couldnt complete that amount due to the issues. I brought my concerns to CDI right away after I signed the withdrawal papers. CDI did not answer my questions. It has now been 1 year and 5 months since I have been trying to acquire the tuition funds that I am owed. CDI also broke their own Dispute Policy. CDI has been extremely unhelpful and ignores me and the questions I present to them. After withdrawing from CDI College and not receiving any sort of help from CDI College itself, I have contacted many other outside parties for help on how to deal with the matter. These parties include Better Business Bureau (CDI College ignored my response), Calgary SLA The British Columbia Ombudsman, British Columbia AEST, CBC Marketplace, and multiple lawyers in the Calgary area. On September 1, 2022, I gained the contact information for CDI College Surrey, British Columbias Campus Directors, Rishi Karia and Davendier Dhaliwal. I explained my situation many times and it took them over 2 months to come to a resolution that CDI College could refund me $2195.80. I accepted, and now (as of Feb 2023) CDI is withholding this money. I am extremely hurt, frustrated, angry and sad by CDI Colleges wrongdoings. All I wanted was to get an education online through CDI College, receive my diploma and become a veterinary assistant. But now I have a student loan sitting on my shoulders that I have absolutely nothing to show for. Every day I think about how CDI College has done me wrong and how I can receive the tuition money back as Im entitled to it. As I said, it has been over a year since I have been dealing with this issue and still no resolution. CDI College promised me great education to set me up in life but they are doing the opposite of that. I had paid for the education and CDI College failed to provide it to me. If you are thinking of enrolling in CDI College I recommend you take your time and money elsewhere. I have never been so dissatisfied with a company in my life and that says a lot. CDI College should be shut down. They dont care about your well-being, or your educationas long as they are getting paid its okay right? Wrong. This ends now.
Feb 2nd, 2023