There used to be a great website called www.cdicollegesucks.com it seems that CDI got so worried about the site's success that they made a deal with the site's owner to remove the site.....CDI, the rest of us are still out there and will find ways to expose your crappy/money grabbing/quick-go-nowhere school to prospective students. There are other great sites such as www.techvibes.com (cdi forum) where MANY from coast to coast tell of their experiences with this horrid college. 

DO NOT GO TO CDI, THERE ARE BETTER CHOICES.  

im currently taking the programmer Analyst/Web Developer course after being lied to by the admissions rep making the course sound better than it realy was. The college is a joke, the course is self study, all you do is read from the book, if you're now it all already you can finish in 8 months, the course is not 2years it's 14-16months.

you can read about my experiences by the topic links below:
Police Baton trouble
CDI trys to take my money
Patcoola receives scholarship
CDI College Sucks

patcoola of www.coolastudios.com supports canadian schools and cdi is not canadian, for cdi fraud check www.cdicollegefraud.co.nr

I went to CDI for programmer analyst program but this was during the tech boom when it was a breeze to get a job. Luckily I was employed at a good salary from Systems Support to Systems Analyst for 5 years and my investment paid off.

However CDI is a ripoff and cmplete crap. Please whoever reads this go to a public school like Langara, Capilano, douglas college etc. It is much cheaper, better profs and credits are transferable to all of the universities.CDI is a fr prfit company and in todays' IT jb envirment yu are cmpeting against cmputer science grads frmall ver the wrld fr emplyment.

hey john,

what happened to your 'o' key in that last sentence.

he's using CDI college's pc.

they suck too.

He's probably too caught up with the Davinci Code...

Actually, it was the same with me. I was fortunate enough to enroll and graduate from CDI or Toronto School of Business as it was called in 1994 in Computer Programming and Networking. It took three weeks for me to find a job and worked my career from 35/70K before the boom was over in 2001. I was laid off and eventually found work  in aother field

CDI worked for me because the time was right. I just feel sorry for the people who go there now because their primary focus is on computer-related studies and to make that kind of money now in 2006 is a near pipedream.

thanks to telling us tht CDI college sucks I'm recived  calls from them one from burnaby & the other one from vancouver branch thes ladies trying to help me out in web creating programs....I m really worried bout them I do'nt wana go ther but she insisting me hve a meeting wd her I phoned her & I m not interested but she fix appoinment for tomm in 2 places ana van rep said call alison tht cancel ur ap & the other lady said call her back tell ana tht u hav app in buraby .....I m stuck guyz tell me should I go ther should I not ....personally  I do'nt wana go....give a idea ? should I skip??I'll be very thankful to you all...

cdi preys on the weak and gullible. get a back bone and just say no.  if they insist, then tell them to feck off.

You shouldn't be carrying a baton in the first place.  A cell phone to call police is all you need.

follow up to my Police Baton story:
boy beaten in Surrey's Hawthorn Park

i latter moved for the better and had no need to carry the baton anymore, not like i needed check this out:
Patcoola's Training Weights
11pound arm weights
man im getting so big now everyone looks small and pathetic, I even intimidate surrey police.

more cdi sucks:
CDI College Sucks ReFined
more rants coming, they never stop pissing me off, if i had money i would sue there ass's, Im trying to find away to leave, but first I have to find out if the yukon goverment will make me pay back the grants they gave me. otherwise the college knows i could finish in 9 months but they gave me so much bullshit they made me 500hours behide and won't do anything to let me catch-up. plus im flat broke i can't aford to stay in surrey much longer.

Hey,  You need to go back to school.  If not CDI somewhere as you do not even know how to spell.  Rethink what you do before putting your foot in your mouth.  

Thank you so much, I was thinking about going there but for the Addictions Worker Program course. Its like 14K and I was a bit weary b/c it is a private college and alot of $$$, not only that but in their brochure they say you can work as a relief worker in transition homes ( you dont need education for that) and all the other jobs and agencies they have associations with as per the practicums dont really pay all that well.
Anyways im rambling, thanks again!

Most of you don't have any option other than CDI College because, by the looks of it, your basic english and grammar skills are significantly lacking, especially you Saiqu...!!!!

yap i said i can't pay the $4000 turtition and went home <summery of 2 months of BS> I told the yukon grant what happened, I told The canada student loans I withdarwed, I talked with the Surrey MLA about the schools poor business pratices, the MLA says they Don't have the right to offer or accept student finace assistance, and what they're doing is ilagel.

Im home now in the Yukon and CDI College has not excepted the fact i walked out right in front of the campus director.

2 months since then and my cosin who got my mail in Surrey says they are sending many threatening letters, and there plaining to sue me. I say good luck with that they don't even know where i live and I have a hole binder full of papers that is proof of there poor business practices and education.

What happened did you get caught cheating? Or wanking under the desk?

is that what you're doing now Jim? It would probably be more mature than what you write!

thanks for your input Kendra
every time one of us relates our experience, some other "sucker" might think twice...

I applied at CDI collage in Abbotsford when I was 16 the school finance worker said if I didn't complete more than half the course the canadian loan would be sent back. I quit after 2 and a half months because the "teachers" there would not help me, all they every told me to do was the typing program. And still to this day my loan was never sent back. I think there only out there for the money, because a couple of my other friend who stayed and were told they would have a job after they were done never got one so what does that prove!!!
THERE LIARS!!! AND YES CDI COLLAGE SUCKS!!!

To: You're all idiots
I agree with you, I was an idiot for attending CDI College, but that's it. I challenge you to find a spelling or grammer error in this posting.
My experience at CDI;
1. I was unable to get a straight answer from any administrative staff  member
2. I was able to attend a healthcare program, even though immunization was not completed UPON ENROLLMENT, which is required by law
3. At the threat of being audited, the school pressured me to complete a six month immunization process before their audit
4. I was threatened with the thought of being expelled if this was not done...until they realized how ridiculous their request was
5. Although I was able to complete the immunization before my co-op, another student actually attended co-op without the completion of the immunization record
How is that possible? I ask you, how can a school have one record saying immunization was completed, but yet, the Ontario Health Board has no record of this immunization? Do you want to visit a healthcare facility knowing it may very well be possible that one of the staff members in that facility has not had the immunization required by law to protect YOU the patient?

Something for you to think about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PLEASE...ANYONE PLANNING TO ATTEND A CDI COLLEGE...DON'T DO IT!!! 

 it is apparent that some people tend to get the educational aspect of cdi college and the monetary aspect confused.

to those who are complaining on the cost, did you sign your enrollment?  i am sure it stated the amount of tuition you are to pay.  and did anyone tell you that if you did not complete your studies or drop out that you didn't have to pay?....didn't think so.  DID you READ the refund policy they gave you???...Do you remeber signing it?

no matter what school, institution you attend your performance is as good as you (you are the one who has to learn, no matter how your program is taught)...there are now alot of public univesities who are charging plenty of money to take online programs.....are those not the same as "learning on your own"?

all schools, including public universities and colleges have tuition and it has to be paid...(this shouldn't even be a subject for most of you, especially if you are thinking about going to CDI, you must not be able to get into university anyway)   the two systems are totally different. 

grow up, take responsibility for your actions. READ what you are signing, no one forced you to go there , spend 2 hours of your time, take the entrance exam and sign the enrollment. 

many of you seem to have quite a bit to say about CDI and that they led to your dimise, ever think that you yourself might have contributed to being unsuccessful?

HA! Don't let the word "College" fool you. Besides, people in Vancouver all want high paying jobs with as little work as possible. That is the reason why CDI and Sprott-shaw do so well there.

Hello out there,  I live inToronto I'm working right now at a dead end job, and feel like I need to do more,  so I'm considering taking a course at CDI  Dental assistant. I was wondering if anybody can full me in, with there experiance in this course. I felt rushed into, so i've signed up for the course and it doesnt start till nexted month, so it gives me a bit a time, to go through with this or not. Please any student that took this course, I would love your feed back.... Thank you

I went to CDI for a while, and what a rip off. Thank god I got out of there, and enrolled into a real university. The teachers are lousy and delirious, the books and materials are outdated (including the pc's), the campus, where I went, was run-down and looked like it once housed an old medical clinic. 
At the time, I thought it was a good idea to go there. Going to a real university at the time wasn't an option (due to life circumstances). So, not all people that go to CDI are stupid, and uneducated. Most have other things in their lives to attend to, and CDI was flexable.
I thought it was legitimate.
So, if you're thinking about going to CDI, research your other options, because you have them.
Remember this, also. The people that work there, when you go to enroll, will play professional and BS you. Nothing they say is true. The certificates, or diplomas whatever they call them there, are worthless and not worth the paper they're printed on. 

if you are looking for a school which is right for you.. email us at educationvancouver@gmail.com we have good relationship with schools in Vancouver and can provide school information for free.

NEWS FLASH-ALL CDI COLLEGE WILL BE CLOSING with the exveption of Ontario schools.  This was announced last week tothe employees.  The president of CDI Canada was let go last week....not sure what will happen to students & staff.
Ontario CDI's will become EVEREST COLLEGE (or Everest College North) by November 2007.

I went to this school about 4 years ago and man, what a mistake.  I think they snag desperate people, who are "out of the loop", so to speak.  20 somethings who feel its to late to go back to university or a reputable college(trust me, if your in your mid 20's and are thinking this is your only option, high speed education will give you extra slow speed in the job market!).......most of the students, like me, were either in their mid to late 20's or adults.  At the time I though, well, Im too old to go to university or college so Ill try this school.  the ads were glossy and I thought that it might be faster yet more intense or whatever.  It is nothing more then grade 10/highschool material.  In some ways it was the easy way out but there was some degree of me thinking that it would provide me with exceptional skills( classes 5 days a week and for a days duration).....but its just a quick cash grab.  employers discard the school, and all you get in the end is a useless diploma and an empty bank account.  Anyone in their 20's or who is an adult, go to a Univeristy or reputable college and dont even consider these 'career" colleges.  The idea of having education duration shortened is great but its not a reality yet.  4 years in a university or 3 years in a college is the way it is now and was before.....maybe in the future well have more options....now, we dont!!!!!!!!!

Hi! I've read some of your stories and was terrified! Is that really possible in Canada to ask $15000 for that type of education? Few years ago I got a diploma in interior decorating at ICS Canada. It is correspondence "home study" type of school and it cost me $750 - the full course. I was ready to apply for CDI program (accounting) just because it is a "college" but after your reviews realized that the real value of knowledge you can possibly get is what you learn on your own. Which is no different from ICS or any other correspondence (or online)school.
So if any of you looking for school to get BASIC knowledge and skills, check this out:
http://www.icslearn.ca/
And all the information about tuition and fees is right there on their website.

Don't get me wrong; I'm not advertising anything! Of course this type of education is not even comparable to any "real" college or university but neither is time and money invested into it. For jobs like office clerk or floral designer it would work; for computer programmer - I don't think so (simply because programming itself is just a tool; you need to know maths at least at the college level to be a programmer).

What I think now about career in accounting, I guess I have to set my sails for Seneca college or forget it.

Thanks to all of you! It is really generous of you to warn the potential victims of a scam.

www.truthaboutcci.com

Here is my issue...I have sent this letter all over hoping for suggestions. If anyone has a useful hint, I am all ears.

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To whom it may concern:

  I am writing this letter to explain my experience at CDI College Windsor.

When arriving at the campus, I was a little concerned about attending a private school as I was unsure of what to expect. I had been debating if I truly wanted to attend the city College or University instead. After speaking with CDI recruiters, I felt as though their program had more to offer. I was interested in web design, image manipulation, and programming. After doing the research, I found that St. Clair College had a good Graphic Design program, however; their Programming department was lacking. Windsor University was the exact opposite; Programming was good and not Graphics. The CDI campus explained that there was a program offered in their school that had the best of both worlds. This class was called Program Analyst Web Developer or P.A.W.D. for short, and would eventually become my choice for education.

  Despite my skepticism, I enrolled solely on the advice of CDI staff whose promises created great appeal. Blind to my own naive nature at the time, I found myself having high hopes for the future. As the school weeks passed, the students and I realized that there were many reasons for concern. The promises were found to be lies, leaving us feeling exploited. Where were the lectures? Where were the teachers? Nothing guaranteed during the initial registration process was found. Occasionally there was a teacher in the classroom but never for very long.  Being one of the very few enrolled in my specific program; even when the teacher was there, he was unable to help. The teacher assigned was primarily for Network Administration programs, and knew very little of programming itself. As a result, he was unequipped to assist me in any questions I may have. I’m sure you can realize that this was extremely irritating.

  During my initial conver