VCA/ NIDA

Hi everyone, I am applying to VCA and NIDA this year and am getting a lot of mixed feedback about the two. Mainly, VCA. I am originally a screen actor but do enjoy theater practice, people I have spoken to have warned me about VCA's teaching techniques being outdated and 'a waste of time'. I have tried to look up information on this but everything I have found seems to be back from 2008/2009 and there's nothing recent on the matter. Could anyone shed some light on this for me? If I do get in is it still regarded highly as an acting course? Thanks in advance