Mainstream Engineering Corporation - Rockledge, Florida

Travis G.

DO NOT BUY FROM THESE GUYS. THEY ARE SCAMMERS AND YOU CAN GET THE SAME $200 COURSE FROM SKILL CAT FOR $10

It's very rare for me to write ANY reviews, but I'll make an exception in this case. I bought the EPA 608 and EPA 609 program from these guys because they looked extremely reputable. That was my first mistake.

They 100% intentionally leave information off of their website to trick you, and they put up multiple pages listing different costs for retests to confuse you. One page lists the fee as around $25 for the first test and around $5 for retests. Another page mentions a different rate. When you take the test through ProctorU, it lists the test fee as $12. I purchased this because there are no places around me that offer the test in person, and the ProctorU option was great. I decided to take the test just to see the format and to understand the best way to study. NO WHERE on the website does it explain the retest policy with ProctorU. To make a long story short, if you need to retest through ProctorU, IT'S OVER $110 PER RETEST. It's not a retest, YOU ARE LITERALLY REPURCHASING THE COURSE.

These guys are scammers. The one thing that I didn't check before wasting my money was the Google reviews, and I should have. Hopefully I save someone from making the mistake I did. Not a huge deal... these guys are the ones who lose more money, because I was very interested in their other courses as well. Now I know better.

Don't waste your money with these scammers... you can get both your EPA 608 & EPA 609 licenses through Skill Cat for $10.

Jonathan J. H.

If I could rate lower I would. Worst customer service I have ever experienced. I have had to retake my EPA test 3 times because I failed the core. Each time I took the test a new account was made so I was unable to check my scores. Every time I called to inquire they asked if 30 days had passed, if it hadn’t they just hung up the phone. So I had to wait a full 30 days in between each time testing even though the results were posted 4 days after I had no access to them. This has inconvenienced me and my employer greatly since Trying to call the EPA so I can see if my test results are in because the last three times I took the test. They had the results back In 4 days but no one will talk to me until 30 days past but I can’t get my raise until I pass so they’re costing me money by making me wait 30 days, so use a different company.

Alex S.

Any good reviews for this company are from years ago, and for good reason. Testing materials have not changed in years but prices continue to increase as well as time to actually get any results. I understand they do many military contracts now, so it seems the rest of their business has become very secondary to leadership. There are many places to get an EPA certification, and this company is not competitive with any of them.

Milton Q.

Great online institute. I got my EPA section 608 certificate in 2017.
A complete success!! Thanks, Mainstream Engineering, coming back soon for more certificates.

Courtney S.

I wish I could give zero stars. What an absolute joke this company is. My husband has been waiting on his test results for three weeks. The company itself advertises that it has a 48 hour policy to grade tests once received. There’s absolutely no way that it takes that long for a test to be received when it is being shipped to an address within the same state. Everytime we call, the rude old lady on the phone who very clearly hates her job is just so pleasant to talk to. For two weeks now she claims their “systems are down” and refuses to help at all. Now when I even call to see if the system is back up and she can help me, she just hangs up on me. We paid $100 for my husband to take the test, but yet the company can’t even be bothered with helping anyone at all. Go somewhere else for your test, I promise the hassle with this company is not worth it. Don’t believe me, just check the other reviews, we’re clearly not the first to have these same issues

Jimmy J. B. S.

I got my EPA 608 from Mainstream around 2001. Recently I have needed a new card. I contacted Mainstream to get the card. They cannot find my information so they cannot verify my certification.
I asked them "Can they guarantee me they will not lose my info again If I retake the test through them?" They never answered back.
I WOULD NEVER USE THESE PEOPLE FOR THE EPA CERT.

P D.

My universal EPA 608 certification ( HVAC I , II and III ) was processed at light speed thru Mainstream Engineering and they are the industry standard just remember protor and mailing system play a huge part in processing time

M R.

This is where I was able to get my first Certification that lead me to be where I am today in the Industry.
I didn't pass the first time, but after my phone call to Mainstream about my test and the results, an agent was able to see & correct some mistakes that had been made on the scoring, at that time, and then allow me to get my certification. The Mainstream Engineering downloadable test program REALLY helped me a lot with my test. With an almost exact test-like experience on my laptop, I was able to be prepared for the real test.