Aparicio-Levy Technical College

The majority of classes offered at Aparicio-Levy are not worth the money. The most expensive class is the biomedical technician. One of the least worth your 11 months and $3k+. It will not qualify you for anything. The teacher will tell you the certificate will get you hired but the truth is that after attending a very large convention we all found out that not one company spoken with, which was pretty much all of the vendors, stated they would not consider anything under an associate degree.
The woman that teaches this class doesn't even have an Associates degree in biomed. My opinion is she has no business teaching the class. You wind up watching power point after power point and then there's the lectures given from a church pulpit you are forced to watch on you tube.
While you sit there hoping your going to be taught something you finally get the clue she has no intention of teaching you anything. No plans followed. Many days I was happy I had a laptop to do other things. Not class related. We were told to do whatever we wanted to. For 7 hours... No instruction. Nada.
During the course the instructor, used loosely, will be evaluated several times. Each and every time certain students were coached on what to say and given questions with answers so it seems like a "real" class and that she's a "real" teacher.
One of the guidance counselors will dump anyone into that class just to get the class to "make".
It's total fraud and again a waste of your time and money.
The only legit program taught there is the phlebotomy program. Now, that teacher does her job and does it well. her students learn what they need. I had originally wanted to take that class but was slamdunked into the biomed. I should have done otherwise.
Not a class act over there. Admin is more than aware of how bad the class is but does nothing. I rank this a ripoff deluxe!

The biomedical course here is not much more than a joke of learning to network. The certification you will get means nothing and qualifies you for the same. NADA. Nice teacher but really.... not worth even half the costs.

Aparicio Levy is in a relatively new building with good facilities and ample parking. I have been a part time student there for 9 months and have enjoyed the experience and the faculty there.

Like all schools it suffers from its administrational faux pas occasionally but overall the experience for an older student like myself has been very good.

The cost for vocational schools such as this are very reasonable compared to other for profit schools in the area. An experience I would highly recommend if you know what you want to learn.

Aparicio-Levy is a post-secondary technical center offering classes in A+, Cisco and other IT areas, as well as Biomedical Tech, Medical Office Assistant, and other medical related classes. They also offer Computer Skills for the Workplace, QuickBooks, Media Production, Office 2007 and other Microsoft and Adobe software classes. It is the youngest (4yrs) of Hillsborough County's Hi Tech centers. The staff is made up of a wonderful team of veteran educators that bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the school and their students.