IAP Career College Reviews

"I recently completed the 'Interior Decorating' course offered by IAP, and I must say it was an incredible experience! The course provided me with a comprehensive understanding

of design principles, color theory, and spatial relationships. The skills I gained have already started to benefit my career, and I feel more confident in my ability to create beautiful and functional spaces. I highly recommend this course to anyone interested in interior decorating!"

Go somewhere else.

They may seem convincing on their website. But do not be fooled. The program I took was over 10 years old, which in this day and age, renders their coursework obsolete. When attempting to receive a refund AND give them feedback, they tried to tell me that I was the one who was confused.

Bogus. Don't bother. Do some research and find a better option. I wish I could put this review more places where someone falling for their advertising could see this because the world needs to know the truth and avoid them at all costs.

They didn't even say they would update the course or thank me for my feedback. Ridiculous. Instead, they defend their programs, which is obviously a huge red flag. Absurd.

Marilyn M

I just finished the Professional Genealogist course. It is self-paced and affordable.

I highly recommend this course because of the knowledge I received. The material is on point and direct. There is no time wasted in learning unimportant things.

I am so grateful for the experience and the easy to follow guidelines and text. I completed the course in less than a month.

It was a very positive experience for me at almost 74 years old.

I have to say that this was such an informative course, with links to so many educational websites related to End of Life. From Advanced Care Directives to vigil planning, podcasts, books, to free educational sites to dig further into this career, business instruction- with more links for further education on finance and business planning.

If anything i feel I've learned more useful applicable knowledge - on my own time, than if i had to schlep to a brick and mortar building and study on their schedule.

I cant recommend this course more, and not only can i be there for a dying person, i now know how to do this preparation for myself and my family, and i can also apply this business knowledge to my farm business. This is true education. I am incredibly grateful to all who contributed to creating this course. Thank you!

I took the Bookkeeping Course. There is ONE Section that covers Bookkeeping, and it only refers students to OTHER SOURCES. I found this "course" to be USELESS.

I contacted the "college" to ask "What exactly am I paying for?", I was IGNORED.

Save your money! You will learn A LOT MORE on Youtube - For Free!!

I just completed my course in Life Coaching and I'm so happy to have taken this course. The material is self-paced and affordable. It's easy to understand. If you're interested in dipping your toe into a new profession or even extending knowledge on your current one, IAP is a great program to look into.

I took two courses; Event Planning and Digital Marketing. Both were extremely helpful, but I wanted to have more specifics on how to price my services.

Im excited to take the Masters class for Event Planning as the information in the original Event Planning gave me lots of tips to make sure that I was able to stay legal and not fall into possibly being sued or paying a heavy fine because I did not obtain a permit or permission before hand. Very informative!

Hey everyone.

I'm currently taking the Death Doula course and the writer's style is so uncomplicated, non-technical.

No complex computer systems for logging on or logging off are utilized here. A big bonus for us basic computer users!

The PDF text is easy to read, review with too.

Anyone who believes that a government stamp of approval via accreditation under a statutorily created regulatory regime, is dreaming in technicolour. History is replete with examples of "accredited" institutions that were scamming people like you would not believe.

One of the reasons these unscrupulous "businesses " were able to scam people, was the very accreditation many rely upon as a guarantor of quality. Use your own judgment and talk to people who have taken the programs; as always, "caveat emptor" applies in this regard as in many others.

I advise people to read and not to invest in anything they do not understand!! I'm already a licensed massage therapist, a licensed laser technician and will be attending school for my esthetics license.

I've worked for many spas and been in the spa business for many years and looking for extra info and guidance in opening my own Spa. I needed the information Spa owners will not teach me because of fear of me becoming their competition.

Because I'm already in the industry, this course was perfect!! They never promised to license anyone. Professional licensing for massage therapy, skin care, operating a spa or salon comes from the state that you live in, not from a school!

You don't need a certificate to open your own spa, the certificate doesn't mean much. It's the knowledge that you need. You need proper guidance in running daily operations and organizing and marketing your business and this course teaches you exactly that!!

Again Do Not Invest in an industry that you do not understand or have any passion for in order to make a quick buck!! You will lose!!

This class is a waste of money. There is no instruction. I paid my registration fee and in return received a 200 page PDF document with instructions to read it over the next 4 to 12 weeks.

I read it in one day. The information provided is mostly common sense and links to websites.

I took one of IAP courses and i love it they help me a lot there were a lot of cake decorating stuff that i didn't know but know with this courses i learn a lot and I'm with my second one on how to be come a bakery owner i love them both

It's an untrue statement that the career topics / fields for which IAP provides training and certificates do not require a certificate or training.

The field of Career Coaching requires training and some level of certification, even if it is basic, self paced, and independent study.

When it comes to the topic of accreditation, first it needs to be understood that there are some career fields which are not included in what would be regarded as a "regulated profession".

In other words, there is no occupational "accreditation" for that job, therefore there is no corresponding accreditation academically. Since none exists, is is therefore not needed for any academic endeavor in that topic.

Now, is it possible that IAP could join an Accrediting body such as DETC or IACET? Sure. However, the reality is that accreditation is no assurance of quality, but only peer review, unless we are referring to the large Regional Accrediting Associations - which accredit entire schools, not individual programs, so once again in this case, not applicable.

In the instance of the Career Coaching course, it is recognized by several associations of Career Coaches as continuing education and the corresponding membership in the IAP itself is acknowledged and regarded as noteworthy.

If you know the field in which you desire to take a course with IAP and how it will be perceived by peers in that field, you will have no problems.

Thank you for providing information about IAP Career College. I appreciate your aim of providing prospective students with accurate and balanced information. With respect to accreditation, it may help readers to know that the type of college accreditation for programs that cost thousands of dollars simply isn't an option for programs like ours.

To quote from an article at the Better Business Bureau website: “Because of the low cost and short length of our courses, we don’t fall under the jurisdiction of the Alberta Private Vocational Training Act. So, how do we establish credibility? BBB Accreditation made sense. It’s relatively inexpensive, it helps build trust with the new name and we knew people would be checking us out online."

Thanks again for including us on your website. Please feel free to contact me if you'd like more information. - Therese (Tag) Goulet, Director, IAP Career College