AVOID NAIT! SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH INSTRUCTORS AND ...

AVOID NAIT! SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH INSTRUCTORS AND ADMINISTRATION!
Enrolled with or thinking about going to the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)? If so, you need to know about the problems currently festering within this institution, especially with the instructors and administration. NAIT instructors lack proper credentials and professionalism, while the administrative staff is unqualified and inattentive to student needs. In fact, the entire administration lacks an organized structure, leading to long wait times, extensive delays, and unmet student concerns. By hiring, cheap, unqualified staff, failing to address gaps in their organizational structure, and delaying or denying refunds to students, NAIT clearly cares more about saving or making money and less about its students.
NAIT hires instructors that lack the proper credentials to teach at the postsecondary level. Many of these instructors are recent foreign immigrants that lack fluency in the language, fail to teach their subject matter properly, violate professional ethics, and lack familiarity with NAIT's disability policies. In particular, the business program hires many instructors with degrees in foreign countries. Since the education in some countries differs from that in Canada, I fully believe that these instructors should obtain Canadian credentials and communicate clearly in English.
In addition, many of the foreign instructors lack the ability to teach effectively. For example, my FNCE 2280 Investment instructor Asim Y. spent much of the class time discussing American politics unrelated to the topic of investment rather than teaching the assigned class material specified on the syllabus. In TAXX3312 Taxation, the instructor H. failed to provide any teaching material on Moodle, neglected to provide feedback and grade on my taxation case, and disclosed my private medical information to another student. Finally, my MGMT4419 instructor N. constantly made rude and sarcastic comments to students in discussion forums and changed the textbook in the middle of the course without providing any notification to students.
Lastly, many instructors lack knowledge of NAIT's disability policies and openly refuse to accommodate students with disabilities or fail to properly follow the procedures for accommodation. My FNCE 2280 instructor, mentioned in the preceding paragraph, disregarded my medical documentation and failed to provide the mandated accommodation as per students with disabilities requiring extended time for tests and examinations. After further questioning on my part, he extended the time for all students, thus providing students without disabilities with an unfair advantage over their counterparts with disabilities.
Not only does NAIT hire unqualified and poorly trained instructors but they also suffer from a poor administrative structure. Many times, I have contacted the Dean's Office to request meetings, report issues, or raise concerns about serious problems within the school, including poor instructor quality, safety and security breaches, parking violations, refund requests, or medical issues. However, I have found the Dean's Office extremely unresponsive, as they failed to respond to many emails and phone calls. Former Dean Tracey Scarlett even ignored two requests for a meeting with her despite the fact that she seems to have sufficient time for her social media accounts. Similar to NAIT instructors, Dean Scarlett lacked the appropriate credentials for her position; although she has a medical education (undergraduate degree), she served as dean in the Business School.
NAIT suffers from several internal weaknesses, including poorly qualified and trained teaching and administrative staff, bureaucratic disorganization, poor ethical practices, and a lack of concern for students with disabilities. Due to all of these issues, I highly recommend that you avoid NAIT when deciding upon your institution of choice.