CDI College Reviews

I completed a one-year Business Management program at this college, and I would like to share my experience with you. I was very fortunate that Ms. Himani was the instructor for almost all of my courses. Without a doubt, Ms. Himani is one of the best instructors I have had throughout my educational journey. She is extremely patient, kind, and knowledgeable.

I never felt stress or anxiety in any of the classes I took with Ms. Himani. Even though English is my second language, she always taught with great patience, understanding, and kindness.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ms. Himani and congratulate CDI College for having such an outstanding instructor.

Amirreza

I am a full supporter and advocate for CDI College. I received all the guidance and information required to successfully enroll in the Accounting and Payroll Administrator Course quickly, so I was able to commence within 3 weeks of my application date.

I had a small window of opportunity and the professional staff at CDI College went out their way to ensure my transition as a student was smooth and almost effortless!

Many thanks to Ritu (Student Financial Aid- CDI Brampton Campus), Mansha (Student Admissions- CDI College) and everyone else behind the scenes who assisted. I am so glad I chose CDI College!

This is terrible, terrible place. Especially one of the teachers. Nadine Grawberger, the Medical office assistant course facilitator. She is rude lady with racist ideas in her head. She should not work with people at all.

Worst experience ever! I do not recommend this college to anyone!

Scam college will say anything to get your money!!!! They lie about work load saying courses only require 4 hours when in reality its 8+ hours!!!!!!

STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!!!!!!!!!!! THEY BASICLY STOLE 35K from me. Doesn't matter what you do they will fail you!

I had the privilege of being a student in Mr. Balen's class at CDI college, and I must say it was an exceptional experience. Mr. Balen possesses a rare combination of expertise, passion, and dedication that truly sets them apart as an outstanding educator. Throughout the course, demonstrated a deep understanding of the subject matter and a genuine enthusiasm for sharing their knowledge with students. Their teaching style was engaging, interactive, and tailored to meet the diverse learning needs of the class. One of the things I appreciated most about Mr. Balen was their unwavering commitment to student success. They went above and beyond to provide support, encouragement, and constructive feedback, fostering a positive learning environment where every student felt valued and empowered to excel. Furthermore, he was not only a teacher but also a mentor, guiding us not only academically but also personally and professionally. Their mentorship had a profound impact on my growth and development, both inside and outside the classroom. He is an exemplary educator who embodies the qualities of excellence, passion, and dedication. My experience in their class was truly transformative, and I am grateful for the opportunity to have learned from such a remarkable teacher. Thank you, Mr. Balen, for your outstanding commitment to education and for inspiring students like me to strive for excellence. Sincerely,

Shabnam Mahboub

I am very grateful to have teacher like you his is the best teacher , he give us a lot off experience about Immigration assistant ,he explain us every details, ownsome in way of teaching very friendly, a lot of Thanks from the bottom of my heart to my instructor.

His is amazing * Director of GoGo Immigration Services

* Immigration Assistant Instructor at CDI-College Mississauga

* Member of College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC)

* Member of Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC).

* Commissioner of taking affidavits for the province of Ontario.

When I signed up, I chose this school because I was told that I would get a completion grant, paid directly to me, to aid in the fact that I did not get any living allowance with my student loans. That, at the very end, apparently turned out to be a blatant lie. I Challenged them on it, and it has been over a week and a half of getting the run around about it.

Now, I am fighting with them over a prerequisite that makes ZERO sense, and they did not even make sure it was done before I started (and have now finished) my practicum. Withholding my diploma!!!!!

The absolute incompetence of the people working here is outrageous, and the high turnover of staff makes it IMPOSSIBLE to hold anyone accountable.

We were not informed of practically anything that we should have been, we have not been paid back for courses that we paid for out of pocket and were supposed to be reimbursed for upon completion (6+ Months later), and more!

I 100% DO NOT recommend going to this school for ANYTHING. there is zero accountability, and you have to do the schools job for them in order to make it through.

I set up and implemented my own practicums, and had I not I would have had to "do random school work to keep up my attendance".

I honestly cannot even actually put into words how pathetic this school really is. Definitely a cash grab, and nothing more.

I do feel bad for the instructors, even they were constantly asking us to put in complaints and requests so that they could be given the chance to actually teach us, as they kept taking away any "teaching" time that they had.

It was all roses, rainbows and promises when is signed up, and it was ALL lies.

If You Value Your Future, Do Not Enroll At CDI College. I read most of the reviews here and my situation is no different. From day 1, we were mislead and that was just the beginning. Everything from expired content, to gross inflated book fees (that aren't even CDI College content), to withheld certification exam codes to not having a teacher at all for our live classes.

My practicum also was started late, my student loans also nearly all went to this 'school'. I have been so broke, most months I went without much food and was constantly stressed out over misallocation of assignments and you name it, whatever could go wrong did go wrong.

So i began the process of submitting my complaint which starts of course with submitting it to CDI admin themselves.

What good is a complaint process if you are submitting your evidence and docs to the business or person your complaining about??

Anyway, i began that process last November. Every single stage of this process, the student is required to submit docs and evidence within a certain amount of time. But CDI can take as much time as they wish to resolve or even deal with your complaint. They don't even give you an approximate time by which it will be resolved. So, here we are nearly in September 2023, and I am still waiting to hear back from Private Career Colleges of Alberta on their investigation.

Though my hopes for a fair and just resolution in my matter are fading by the day.

Considering that I know now what the investigation entails, there is no to no hope for justice in my or anyone else's complaints.

CDI admin has gone through extensive lengths to absolve themselves of any wrong-doing in the student contracts that I and everyone else signed upon enrollment.

They take advantage of peoples excitement of going back to school by outlining the terms of the agreement so that no matter what, once its signed, you are screwed.

I have applied at over 1000 jobs since last fall, and still I am without work, without prosperity, without earning income and without hope.

And yet still just last week, CDI Admin called me, (even though I have a current complaint investigated about them) and asked me for the rest of the book fees that I still owe them for.

How this is even legal in this or any country is beyond my understanding.

So, if you value your future at all, do NOT enroll with CDI Colleges. Your better off wingin' it.

I wish I could say I had a positive experience with remote learning, but it has been nothing but anxiety and frustration. I have been done with my required studies since April and was supposed to be placed in a local business to complete a practicum.

I missed a prerequisite due to their mismanagement that nobody helped me resolve for 3 months. I have been waiting for a practicum placement for almost another 2 months now. I know my emails are forwarded and bounced around to the people "in charge" of this process but they seem to be understaffed and not able to carry out the promises they put in their contract.

They are very quick to email me asking for money if it's not paid right at the beginning of each month even though I'm literally doing nothing (100% of the student loan I get has gone for them so I have been living without income for a year) and I keep getting these automated (I'm assuming) emails threatening to withdraw me from my program because I have not completed attendance records (I can't do anything and its even prohibited to approach businesses to ask if I can do a practicum there).

It's hard to not build resentment against the people working there like the teachers, who I know are doing some real work, as they are kind of complicit in what is looking more and more like a scam organization--one severely lacking standards and hiding behind bureaucracy.

I can't even back out now because I have paid them with debt money that the government themselves gave me and none of it can be returned. I don't think my diploma will mean anything positive when I am done, even though I had multiple 100's in classes which of course "looks good", but the material is nowhere near as hard as real university.

I don't know how ignoring your top performing students helps your reputation. I one hundred percent regret my decision, I could have put that loan to better use in my country.

I sincerely hope there is a fair investigation done by federal authorities to close this business if they are not meeting standards. I am writing this because reputation points are the only way I have of feeling any degree of justice.

Worst experience of my life, I feel stupid and scammed for signing up with them. I wish I did a little more research into this place it has messed my life up so bad right now. Please do not go to this school!!!!

Zero stars and minus stars. This all for money and all for student loans business only cares about student loans and does not care about education in my personal experience. Incompetent staff, zero integrity as management, and extremely poor communication once you enroll. They are thieves in broad daylight in the name of education, ripping students off on their loans. Do not ever join cdi calgary south. do your research and read the recent marketplace review.

Worst experience and I highly regret ever joining them. Put out publicity everywhere and trap students for money and once question about the quality of service, collect tuition fees for staring at empty screen. 

Absolutely irresponsible and purely money minded and zero integrity as an institution. Worst decision of my life.......Highly recommend staying away from their traps.