9 Best Msw Programs In Dayton, OH (2022 Updated)

Its a bit hard to rate an entire university. I'll preface this with the fact that I'm rating from a students perspective and won't be factoring in cost to attend in my review. First, the university is big and beautiful. All the old brick buildings give a nice general vibe to the campus. Uptown is also a nice social hub for the weekends, fit with bars, restaurants, and Bagel and Deli. There are plenty of people on campus to befriend and plenty of clubs to find like minded people with. Second, the classes. I've had great classes so far, not finding any "bad" professors. For context, my classes have revolved around computer science and math. Mileage may vary, I haven't taken every class. Third, the food. The included meal plan gives access to meal halls which have a wide array of food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Some items, like cereal or pizza, are guaranteed every day of the week, with other entrées being cycled out each day. Its good at first,, but these dining halls are functuonally mean to be eaten at daily. After a while of that, the food quickly becomes just edible. The Armstrong center has a bunch of restaurants that require payment like normal, however they don't accept meal plan swipes or their equivalent value, something I've seen in much smaller universities. This food is actually good, but eating here isn't sustainable for the aforementioned reason. Paying at these locations means you're really paying twice. Once for the food, and again for the meal swipe you've essentially wasted. For this reason, I've taken a star. Lastly, I feel safe on campus. Their transparency with active police activity sent to your email along with their crime and fire reports each year indicate this campus is a pretty safe place to be. Its in basically the middle of nowhere, the campus being its own town. In fact, Miami University outsources their own police department to the town its inside of.Jack Duvall

No matter the season, this campus is a beautiful place to be! It has all the feelings of being in a Hallmark holiday movie.. the campus is absolutely gorgeous..The Fall foliage, to the flowers that are planted along campus during the spring and Summer.. or the gorgeous art and architecture that is around with the beautiful winter snow.. Mami university.. Oxford, Ohio.. is a beautiful place to visit, attend school, explore, live..Carey Marie

We were there because our daughter graduated. She really enjoyed the experience. Miami is a beautiful well cared for campus. The staff was always very pleasant and helpful to me. We love staying at the Marcum Conference Center. If we had to do it all over again WE WOULD!Caroline Rivers

Had a wonderful visit to Cedarville University. The students and faculty we met on both formally on the tours and informally on campus have an passion and appreciation for the school, the vision, values, the leadership, their education, and for people in general. Just an amazing culture there. Update: Now after visiting again, I'm further impressed. Very solid teaching, both academically and in the Biblical teaching. The staff and leadership love God, love people, and really strive to help the students succeed not only in their future career, but in life. When asked tough questions, the leadership does not give in to what people say or even try to walk a fine line trying to please everyone, but they stick to the Bible as the source of truth, and practice grace and truth. I sat in a Bible class and talked to several professors and saw the passion first hand! I encourage you to visit their web site and watch a few of the Chapel archives.Dave D

I am an alumni of cedarville and I have a very spilt opinion of the school. On one hand I had incredibly helpful professors who went out of their way to teach/mentor me through 4 years of college, interview prep and ultimately connected me to my after college job. On the other hand the administration has many flaws. They refuse to listen to students. I personally was harassed by a Bible professor. (He attempted to break into my car.) If you are struggling they will not make exceptions for you with curfew or chapel exc… They promote faculty that are demeaning to students (mindy may). I understand that most places have flaws. If you are willing to keep your head down and not debate or discuss theology and are okay with having a very mild college experience this is the place for you!Isaak Sam Schulze

Amazing campus filled with Christ-centered staff and faculty members who are fully focused on God and the educational experience of every Yellow Jacket! Graduated sooner than anticipated due to the helpful faculty and progressive curriculum allowing me to enter the workforce and pursue higher education as well!. Would definitely recommend this prestigious university to any and every incoming freshman who is looking to grow spiritually and achieve academic greatness!Abigail Baker

I LOVE THIS SCHOOL, the teachers are great, I love the 2ay that the school looks and I love how everything works, if you are going to choose a school, this one best be your first choice.Jesus Carachure

Excellent school, best in Dayton. Best faculty ever. Most challenging curriculum around. If your child isn't ready for college after graduation from DECA then nothing will prepare them.Natasha Kilby

Dropped off some clothing donations and was an enjoyable experience. Woman at the front desk was extremely delightful. We didn't know it but we came after donation hours and she let us donate anyway. She was busy doing other things but tried to accommodate us as much as possible. We have found our place to take our donations.Chuck Brokschmidt

It’s a great place for you if you deal with PTSD. The staffs are soo great. Case managers are amazing. The place is so peaceful and you can get the peace that your partner didnt give it to you.minA

I love this school and everything they have to offer. This is a wonderful place to further your education. They are very helpful with all your needs and work hard at providing you with the necessary tools to achieve your goals. I mainly go to the centerville campus-since I live right around the corner in Kettering, but I’ve been to the main campus a time or two. It’s very easy to find everything here, and a cute layout. It’s so much more than a community college, and hopefully one day they will take on the full roll. Until now it’s a great place to be. You can also get your bachelor’s here for only a couple select programs. I highly recommend this college to any and all. Their is no reason to pay tens of thousands in college fees, simply for a name that nobody in the professional world even cares about. This college is great for the pocket and your brain.Evie Gervais

Still one of the best educational values in the country. Sinclair has agreements with most of the major state universities and 4-year colleges, as well as robust adult education/trade education programs. And the campus is nicely laid out. It's easy to get to and from, there is ample parking (you may have to "cruise" at peak times), and most of the campus is connected by sheltered walkways or tunnels.Athena Prime

Sinclair Community College has really been improving over these past few years. I'm currently attending the Nursing program. The newer building 14 is really nice and clean and has nice practice styled simulation rooms and equipment. Most of the professors I've encountered have been a positive, there are a few though that should reconsider being a teacher.Dani Ewing

I'M a parent of a freshman. Let start off this school has NO good communication. I thought once you get email aleast response in 24-48hr. NEVER do they return emails! I Understand your busy. But anyway I have call and email them since 7/18/2022 for cash management, Financial Aid. I put in aleast 6 ticket for someone to contact me. We'll it is Aug.13th 2022. Nope no contact. So on August 8th I email her counselor, dorm manager and dean of student to let them know she was hospital. She will not be on campus that week. Again no answer! Finally Dean of student state get better and they can delay me coming to campus and classes. Reach back outto see whatbis the best option. No respond and school start on Monday Aug. 15th I had to laught because after all the email and calling I did. I received an email saying they didn't see her on campus and will check the room today and Sunday for her. ANY WAY THERE POLICY STATE TO CALL IN IF there emergency for hospital, death and Illness. So I reach back out to see if there any online classes until she was able to come to campus. NOPE no answer. But she has clearance by school. Then the bookstore stated one book want be in trying contact them phone and email no answers!. Once u call there one stop shop. They do not have no answers and have attitude cause u asking questions and always creating a ticket I have 6 ticket in and no never call back. It so sad u can even reach your counselor. The student account wasn't correct to make payments arranage I was advise by ApClerk to go in and update the amount.I can't do that. Really. I call Net and told her and also.read the email to her she state central don't even wanting them changing there information and she stated to me this is embarrassing. Finally got a manager she updated info and finally got clearance. This has been a rough ride with Central State. Horrible experienceangela tynes

This school was really cruel to me , they never reply emails , as an international applicant who wanted to attend this hbcu , it was a horrible experience with the office of admissions, I initially applied around April 2022 , after talking with an officer of admissions and sending my required documents around may 5 2022. I didn’t get any update nor reply , I emailed and emailed and emailed , I called and called , nothing , it was around June 30 I got an email and was asked to submit something I initially submitted , and I was supposed to resume august 2022 (fall semester) . Do you know that since June 30 till now , I haven’t gotten any email , I checked my application status in the website and I saw that my application had expired . I couldn’t believe it , i really love this school , but please they need to fix their admission team , I don’t even know how to put it , I was really glad when I saw reviews that were alike with what I was going through from this school . They need to really fix that issue they have with emails and all that , they need too , it’s too too too bad and disrespectful, they aren’t doing their jobs . Thank youVictor Aaron

Applied through the union benefit in January. JANUARY. I still have not been reached out to to register, communication has been horrible and all my emails and calls go unanswered. Truly the most baffling college admission experience ever. I apply, it takes weeks to be updated as to my transcript evaluation. I replied to an email I received that had 4 people cc'd on it. NO ONE ANSWERS ME BACK. I wait 3 more months for an acceptance email that tells me how to set up my student email so I can finally get started. MY STUDENT EMAIL DOESN'T EXIST. I reach out to 3 different emails and don't get a reply until 2 weeks later that just responded with another question that since April 13th hasn't been replied to. It is now June. JUNE. I have received no further communication, no one has told me anything, and I have never been so ignored when trying to apply to a school. If I wanted to go here before, I don't anymore.Thomas Maxwell

Before applying to the University we think it is the best. But after applying, they don't even care us. They delay our application, don't even respond to us. This is my experience : " I have applied for Masters in Renewable and Clean energy for fall 2k14. I have waited more than 2 months after I have applied. I was repeatingly asking for my admission status but finally after a long time I got a denial letter. Shocked!!!!!! I have asked for the reason for my denial. They said that due to low academics. I was surprised. The eligibility is 3.0 GPA. My profile is GPA: 3.47 , GRE : 300 , published 4 research papers in International journals, presented a paper in an International conference, presented 2 papers and 1 model in National level symposiums and banged 1st prize in every event. " All these achievements were thrown into the dustbin. I requested to reconsider. But there is no response. Feeling frustated of hearing such silly reasons.Raghav Mallipeddi

To be fair, I'm not a student. I'm not a Catholic. I don't even live in Ohio anymore. But after touring, this is seriously my dream school. It has literally EVERYTHING I want in a college. If only it wasn't so darn selective and expensive! But hey, a school like this deserves to only take the best of the best. Can't wait to apply here this fall, among my top choices FOR SURE.Wes

Attended UD as a nontraditional student, which remains, to this day, an outstanding educational community. Amazed at their expansive, yet compassionate vision. Have always said, 'If a student isn't successful here, they were either foolish or their opportunity or not meant for higher education.Al Thompson

Thank you all for your feedback. One issue that has been posted has been the parking issue. We have implemented some changes to help improve the parking situation. We have 1) fabricated an unnecessarily complicated scheme to defraud taxpayers of the state by using the university as a shell company for our rich trustees. 2) we tried to screw the faculty and staff of benefits and pay so they can support themselves and their families which led to a strike, 3) we have a president who is incompetent and has yet to understand the correlation between students enrolled and revenues. We (the board of trustees and president) have tarnished the illustrious reputation and have stopped actively recruiting students. Taken together, these have led to a decrease in enrollment of approximately 20%. Parking issues resolved. Edit: Some of you have reported complaints regarding some of your professors. Tied to the above issues, we have strived tirelessly and relentlessly to eliminate as many of the mobile professors as we could. Those are the professors who have maintained top notch research portfolios that contribute to the overall body of knowledge in their respective fields. While some still remain, we know they are likely actively looking for other jobs as we still can’t seem to figure out how to run a university.Joe Smith

If you need mental health services, good luck. Over 2 months on a waiting list to receive counseling so if you are having a hard time I guess deal with it. If you want to see a psychiatrist you must come in 2 hours before you will be seen and it's not even guaranteed you will be seen because they only accept 3 people a week. The nursing program is an absolute disaster. Professors are disorganized and not even fluent in the subject which they teach. You will ask them a question and they wont have the answer and/or will be rude to you for even asking. My academic advisor in my first year told me to sign up for classes I didn't even need so I completely wasted time and money because I did not figure this out until it was too late. Avoid this school at all costs, it's absolutely falling apart because the admin misused our hard earned money we put into this school expecting an education and receiving basically nothing in return. I would like to add that the staff at mental health services is wonderful and I did have some great gen. ed professors and they deserve a school that will put it's money in the right places to benefit students and staff.Meagan Kellis

This University once was cutting edge. It is a great place to start certain educational pursuits. If you are a grad student, this is a great opportunity. Undergrads? You'd get better bang for your dollar elsewhere. The financial problems of this school has negatively impacted the school's ability to grow and recruit at a competitive level. The leadership of the school – President & Board of Trustees – has been lackluster at best in the past 20 years. The result is loss of sports programs, inability to attract and retain quality student+centered professors. The school is ANTI-First Amendment with respect to all students have equal voice, freedom of thought and expression. The one major advantage Wright State University has is its proximity to auto industry, defense industry, research opportunities, space (satellite) development and well-supported (by local communities) student life.Nathan Setters

Very disappointed with the staff at this college. While many professors were nice at this college, the higher up personnel are the most disrespectful and rude employees I've ever met. The one star is for my professors. I'd choose zero stars (if that was even an option) for the higher up personnel. As a college focusing on Social Work, these behaviors should not be tolerated. In the NASW Code of Ethics for social workers, one of the codes is: Dignity and Worth of the Person. The first sentence in the description is, "Social workers treat each person in a caring and respectful fashion, mindful of individual differences and cultural and ethnic diversity." I can honestly say two of the higher up personnel at this college have treated me with more disrespect than I have ever received in my life. They made it impossible for me to finish my degree when I was in my last semester. I learned a lot at this school in my classes, but these two people ruined my college experience. I will never recommend this college to anyone. While Ohio State may be a good college as a whole, the college of Social Work needs some revamping. They need to be more caring and considerate. I, by no means did anything to deserve what they did to me. I truly believe it's very unfair. I'll state again, My LAST semester and they made it impossible for me to graduate from the social work college. It has hurt me so badly. I worked so hard to graduate and then poof, it's gone. My grade point average was 3.215. I worked so hard. I am so disappointed and saddened by what was done.Anastasia Hazlett