University of Antelope Valley

Do not waste your time and money on this school. They will rip you off! I was part of their Culinary Degree program in 2010 – 2011. I was bought into the school and told I was going to pay a spicific amount by the end of the school year. So I very unfortunately said yes. The financial aid tripled the amount of money I owed them, because of a mistake THEY made in calculation! I WOULD NOT HAVE GONE TO THIS SCHOOL HAD I KNOWN I WOULD BE RIPPED OFF! The school became accredited in 2009 HOWEVER, the culinary DEGREE program is NOT recognized by acsis. Only the CERTIFICATE program is recognized. What’s worse is that they refused to give me a diploma solely because I wasn’t in good standing paying the school back. After they tripled what I originally signed to pay them, why should I be forced to pay for a mistake THEY made? Even after I tried to resolve the issue with the dean and their committee, they failed to take responsibility for their actions.
So now, I have nothing but debt to show for their «education», no diploma, no real life experience, and nothing that shows I even went to the school ouside of debt. Thanks AVU. You should be stripped of your accreditation for your failure to be responsible and ripping your students off.

You wouldn’t think, from the outside, but this place has a very nice salon/​hall inside. It is a good size for a wedding reception or other celebration. It has a bar right at the entrance, a good sized dance floor & plenty of parking. Not sure of the deets’ in regards to prices and such but as a guest I was very pleased to attend!

I attend UAV and I absolutely love it! The staff and professors are amazing. If you’re looking to better your education, I would highly recommend UAV. If I had one complaint, it would be that the beer in the pub is too overpriced! Lol

When it comes to education, people literally takes things to the extreme. UAV is really a great school, just because someone is giving a one star review because they aren’t willing to use the resources given to them is silly talk. I highly encourage any of you that live in the Antelope Valley to indeed do your research and you will be surprised that you will not find a better school in the A.V. to get an education that UAV. Hands down!

I do not recommend this school. Save your money. Do your research before you choose any higher education institution. It’s your future that is at stake.

I think the University of Antelope Valley is a great school. They offer many programs. The campus is big and kept up very well. All the teachers and staff are very friendly. Michelle is an awesome teacher! She’s very knowledgeable and I learned so much in her class. Definitely would recommend this school to my friends and family.

This is my second time dealing with this school. Previously I had taken a class here with no problems. It was actually enjoyable. However this time around when I tried multiple times to get a refund for a class that I was unable to attend due to medical reasons, They refused to give me my money back. The ladies kept dogging my calls, specifically Lisa from accounting. The people kept telling me she was off or on lunch breaks. I left multiple messages and never heard back from her. I ended up disputing the charge with my credit card. Beware of this school, they will do anything to keep your money. I can’t believe they have such incompetent workers either. I will never come here again nor will I recommend this place to anyone. If you need a CPR class or anything similar, consider other options out there. Way cheaper with better service.

My son went to UAV for 7 months. UAV refuses to give transcrips to Coc or the U.S. army. They say due to balance on loan. They also charged 80% of the education for 7 months of school. I have sent certified letters asking for balances, where loans and funds went. For a letter stating why they won’t give transcripts. With zero reply. Nothing not a letter a call nothing. My son has gone to UAV with no help. Also the credits are not even transferable. Do t waster your money or your time. Short of a lawsuit I diubt we will get any info from them.

I went to this place last night for a dental function, and I have to say it was a very great place to have any gathering. The food was great and the service was superb!!! The guest (I’m assuming were students) were by far very hospitable… I would recommend this place for your next social gathering!!!

Do not go to this school! It’s a waste of a time & money. At the end of your «training» you’re going to be left with a huge debt and a crappy job; that’s if you’re lucky enough to find a job. It’s not an accredited school therefore you’re not actually getting an education from a «university» as they claim to be. Just stick with community college or any other school that is accredited. I regret going to this school! Don’t do it!

Great school if you want a school that will focus on your specific career you want. I went through the EMT program and got every bit of training and knowledge necessary for that career. A friend went for cooking and got a job right after graduating. This school is good and nice.

Don’t go here, please educate yourself in the career you want. Going to a community college is always the best way to go. DO NOT make my same mistake. In the long run jobs will value someone that went to a real college & will stand out more. If your a high school student please take my advice, the easy way isn’t always the smart way. Plus community college is free.

The best EMT program out there! Mr. Lyons and Mr. Pinnell our very knowledgeable in the EMS field and demand that their students only put their best effort in to the program. This program definitely gives you the knowledge and skills to be one of the best EMT’s out there.

I went to PEC for a concert, the smell of marijuana coming thru that building was ridiculous, very unprofessional, I did not feel safe, place was full of gangsters, very unorganized, my car was also broken into as well, this place needs to be investigated by the Sherriff dept. very unsafe for the av.

I would NOT AT ALL rate this school a ⁴⁄₅ star school. I was enrolled in an accelerated VN program which was full time, and it consisted of 4 terms. In order to get in the program we had to take a prep course (which we had to pay $ 200 for), and if you didn’t pass prep you didn’t get in the program. Thankfully I passed and my life changed for the better. We pretty much had 2 – 3 different instructors each term which was VERY inconsistent, contradicting, and not persistent AT ALL. Things that 1 instructor told us, the next said something different and didn’t agree with it. We started out with 40 people in our program and less than 20 graduated. The only reason I have it 3 stars is because there were 4 instructors there that were GREAT. Most of the ones I had didn’t care, they were there just there to collect a check and didn’t last a month. But Ms Ingram, Ms. Bullet, Ms Graham, and Ms Reina was PHENOMENAL. (All of which, which are now gone). They went above and beyond for everyone, they overworked for us and was underpaid. They fought for us. And they changed our lives. As far as the school goes over all, I don’t think I would recommend anyone to go here. Our nursing equipment was old, financial aid was RUDE, the owners had a bad rep. (Didn’t know them, so I can’t comment on that). We had to take surveys quarterly and I can guarantee every survey I did, there was a complaint on there. I DID like how they had a «Pub» for students with breakfast/​lunch, snacks, a bar, every so often they would have events. Like luau’s, BBQ’s, Karaōke nights, they fed the community during holidays. I loved that about them. #VN12