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How can I be sure my money is safe with Andrews. see message - WONDERING

Posted: May 11, 2010

I cannot find them at the BBB site. Though I can find Career Step with an A+ rating.

WIth internet scams these days taking peoples money, how can I be sure that my money is safe with this program?

How can I obtain more information?

Andrews - Raine59

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Try calling Linda Andrews herself and see what kind of impression you get from her. Then try the same thing with any other school you are considering. But remember in general you get what you pay for.

Thanks.........and - well

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im not an MT, but I want to learn coding.

If you are enrolled, how do you feel the learning process is doing for you at Andrews? Are you learning alot and are the instructors very helpful to you?
Thanks

more on Andrews - Raine59

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I think Andrews is great. I'm learning a lot and the instructors really know their stuff. It's challenging but not unmanageable and I feel confident I am getting the best education available. But of course every program is different so check them all out and find the one that's right for you.

what books are included with the andrews program? - still interested

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do you get an 2010 CPT coding books with the program? or are books purchased separately?

Books - Raine59

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Yes, you get the 2010 CPT and ICD-9 code book and a whole lot of others. Books are included. I asked them to send me a list of books before I signed up and they did.

Getting what you pay for - Anonymous

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Have you considered that other schools are able to keep their costs down by offering the same course content but making more of their material available in electronic form?

I took coding in electronic form and it didn't work for me - My experience

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I went through the course but didn't get answers to my questions. The electronic version answered questions, but just not the questions that I had, and there was no instructor to help with my specific questions. I wouldn't do it that way again. Just my opinion from my own experience.

Interesting choice of titles for your post - sm

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Getting what you pay for is right. Like buying a cheap mattress and discovering that you have to buy a bed board and hundreds of dollars worth of memory foam toppers before you can sleep on it.

What is the benefit to having THEM save money with an electronic form if YOU have to print it out to get a copy?

You do know that's what most online students have to do, don't you? They have to print it out screen by screen. Just think of the cost in paper and printer supplies. Or maybe the school sells the book extra. The school saves money, but you end up spending it.

It always sounds ok, though, because all the students stuck with it deal with their denial by telling others what a good deal it really is.

What they don't know is that what the school avoided and what they were denied is a collection of standard references that they could use on the job later. They remain unaware that there ARE references like that and don't know how to use them. They have no clue if the electronic stuff is ever updated or how many errors are contained in it, because there isn't anybody checking like there is with hard-copy references from reputable publishers.

They save the big money, though, on instructors. Of course, some students feel they don't need that.

Penny-wise and pound-foolish.

Forgive my ignorance - SM - Anonymous

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You are obviously the expert on these matters.

Licensure by Okla Board of Priv Voc Schools - sm

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Their website says they are licensed by the State of Oklahoma Board of Private Vocational Schools. Why not ask them?

I hope it's ok to post a website of a government agency. Their website is http://www.ok.gov/agency.php?agency_id=130

Here what it says:

Established by the Oklahoma Legislature in 1970, the board was authorized to set minimum standards for private vocational schools which include standards for courses of instruction and training qualifications of instructors, financial stability, advertising practices, and reasonable rules and regulations for operation of private vocational schools.

Address: 3700 Classen Boulevard
Suite 250
Oklahoma City, OK 73118-2864

Phone: (405) 528-3370

Contact Name: Dennis Rea

Title: Director

Phone: (405) 528-3370

BBB Accredited business since 1997 with A+ rating - I found it finally

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I had trouble finding it at first, but I searched under the business name and it said they are an accredited business since 1997 with an A+ rating. I don't know if the link will work or not.

http://www.bbb.org/oklahoma-city/business-reviews/schools-acad-colleges-and-unv/andrews-school-of-medical-transcription-in-oklahoma-city-ok-12000187

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