ACI Learning Reviews

Never did labs with us, just told to them on our own. That would be great if i knew how.

The pace of this course and how this course and the previous two courses were delivered is not an effective way to teach anybody how to pass any certification. I understand that the students must study outside of the course time. However, taking an end-of-course assessment and then several days later, if not weeks into the following course, having to show proficiency to another person is not conducive to the student; This can be remedied by I the second-party coach, who did not participate in the course delivery administering the end-of-course assessment. I can read the course slides myself and watch the provided videos without someone doing this for me. There was no immediate assessment of the student's knowledge after each instruction block. I.T. is not a theory-based form of instruction; it's hands-on, teaching students how to perform the task and providing why you are performing the tasks are better aligned with how this instruction program should be. That will better prepare the student for the exam certification because they aren't memorizing the questions on the certification examination; they will better understand why the questions are being asked. When a customer has an issue with their computer and other office equipment, they are looking for someone well-prepared to fix the problem, not talk to them theoretically about what could be the issue. The design and presentation of this course are way off the mark, and I feel this has been a waste of students' time and money.

Is the school director supposed to monitor the courses at ACI? Why was the end of course assessments not ready to be taken on the day they are supposed to taken? The ball was dropped on this one on several occasions. I think a review needs to be done on who monitors the progress of classes.

This course is not a suitable prep for the core 1 CompTIA exam. The in class mid term and final exams only measure ones aptitude at searching for the correct answer on google. While this class is a good familiarization opportunity for people who have never done anything other than use windows, browse the web and send emails, it is not sufficient to pass the CompTIA A+ core 1 examination.

This course was a dreaded part of my day due to how it was taught. The instructor we had was not the original instructor who was supposed to teach this course and you could tell the instructor we had was put on the spot. Very unorganized and left many students confused. We had an in-class aid, since the course was taught over Zoom, which would've worked well if we could have had more time to ask him questions. We could only ask questions and go over materiel during our 10-minute breaks or after class, but that is not something everyone could attend. The course was not engaging at all and was hard to follow. The instructor seemed to rush through the material.

A lot of Information

The information is interesting. It can be learned, but not at the current rate, it would be very difficult to comprehend in 2 weeks.

For me, the class was too face-paced. The quizlets are helpful, but there needs to be a book or downloadable content like the slides or a pdf to reference outside of needing to use the ACI Website. I feel like I really didn't retain nearly enough of the material.

so much material to try and learn in two weeks is next to impossible. we would be lucky to retain a quarter of the stuff.

I am thoroughly disappointed with ACI as a whole for their bait-and-switch approach to these courses. They are marketed as these great 10-day courses that will get you the certifications needed to get a high-paying job in the tech industry. It doesn't take long to realize that they are simply a way to get some quick money from the VA and force students into help-desk jobs paying barely above minimum wage.