Louise Doolin
Published 8 years ago
Very dissapointing
I was very disappointed with my experience at Eastern College. The lack of support from teaching staff and the state of the curriculum are only the first reasons I would never recommend your school.
As a massage therapy student we lacked some of the basic requirements to complete our course efficiently. We filed a report to the board of education as a class at one point as we were so sick of not being heard. We were promised a clinic that was around 6 months late. The tables we were to treat public clients on were ripped and in terrible condition. We didn't have actual tables to work on through class time, we had to work on the massage tables which is ridiculous, there are naked people lying on that and we have to sit at it all day with our books. Not only is that unsanitary, it promotes terrible posture and I had a lot of neck pain as they aren't the correct height. We were told we would have enough hours to graduate just with clinic (which we didn't) and were never taken seriously with this point when we tried to bring it up. The Eastern College modular exams were a joke, the answer keys were always wrong and so we had to open our text books so many times to fight the answers with teachers, it was just embarrassing. And the majority of learning I did was me reading through my own text book in my own time.
When we went to our headteacher with any of these problems it was made out as if it was our fault and as if we were complaining over nothing. I feel like I paid way too much money for a school that obviously doesn't value it's students opinions or care for helping them reach their fullest potential.
I love massage therapy and I am really happy with the career I have now, I just feel very disappointed with my experience in Eastern College and will not be recommending it.
Just as a side note I graduated with a 94% average, I just didn't want you to think I was a bitter student because I failed or wasn't doing well. I put a lot of time and effort into my studies. I have attended another college and a university previously and I was shocked at how Eastern College treated their students. On multiple occasions I saw class mates go to the headteacher for help or with a problem and come out crying because of what she said to them, which is appalling and she should be ashamed of the job she is doing.
Samantha Dotson
8 years ago
Hi Louise, thank you for providing a review of your time at Eastern College. Your feedback is important to us, as it helps us to improve our student experience. If you would like to share more details, please feel free to contact your campus as they can put you in contact with the appropriate person.