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As a student of West Valley-Mission College District, I was able to attend this college for one class which was listed on the same transcript at Mission College. It is a nice campus and more of a suburban feel to it. The instructor was nice and helpful. If it was closer to my home, I would have gone to this campus for more classes.Bill Fong

They try to keep you here longer than necessary and do not give you the correct information to transfer. The science teachers are often terrible and actively try to fail students. It has become so bad that students are trying to get them fired. I have yet to meet someone who has met a counselor and not been given misinformation.Thea Queen

Went to watch/ help coach the Lady Vikings Alumni Softball game, & the new softball stadium is Awesome. It has all the Amenities that would make any other college jealous. It's Fantastic, & if you get a chance to catch a game, I hope you'll be impressed as I was!Jake McKenzie

Overall, an okay community college experience so far from 2019 to 2022 (I took some summers off). The registration process for me was a nightmare. OpenCC upon some of the other processes were buggy, nonfunctional, or unclear. Despite this, I have to give them slack as when I was applying they were revamping their websites significantly. There's a mixed bag of good and bad staff. Some professors will be insanely rude, not understanding, and sometimes not even lecture properly on the topic at hand. Other professors will be really kind, understanding, and actively willing to work with you. Always look up the professor on Rate My Professor!!! Eservices, Canvas, and Counseling are atrocious. Eservices has been buggy at times or down for multiple hours. Canvas is usually a decent online learning tool, but sometimes it can get buggy and is not always accessibility friendly (as seen by not having a dark mode for example). I recall a time when Canvas was down due to the host servers, which are owned by Amazon, were completely offline. Counseling is not always helpful in guiding you to where to go next, will sometimes not even answer calls nor emails, and can get really busy (even with the switch from the old building to the Welcome and Support Center). I suggest looking up some information yourself on ARCs website first before talking to counselors, such as course catalogs or what classes you might take for a specific associates degree. I wish that counseling would still give out PHYSICAL course catalogs, but it is what it is. Finance is usually okay for parking passes, but other services is like pulling teeth. Communication on what is going on campus varies from good to poor. An example of this is when the pandemic began around midterms and there was the report of two people being exposed to Covid on campus, which caused mass panic and multiple people just walking out of class. Parking can sometimes be an issue, so be prepared to walk a little bit. Also, you will need a parking pass from a kiosk or buy a parking pass permit for the semester. Bathrooms could use some work. I recall a time where after flushing the bathroom started to flood. Food choices were fairly solid. If you were going to Starbucks or Subway during lunch, lines would get long. Only food offered on campus now is either from the student store, the cafeteria, the Oak Cafe, or the few vending machines on campus. Off campus, there's quite a few food places around, such as Lis Mongolian BBQ, Chik Fil A, and In-N-Out. The bookstore has been unorganized in the past, but is relatively chilled back and clean nowadays. Be warned that some things will be overpriced, but that's normal for college. Also, don't be shocked if there's a hassle with ordered books or book returns for refunds.Emily “Emma Anne” Branecki

It's almost like 90% of the people who work here will be rude over the phone and tell you to do everything online. They have messed up most of my paperwork, resulting in me having to resubmit residency forms, application forms, proof of ID. Somehow they put me as out-of-state which includes a 900% markup per credit. I went from expecting a $150 bill for a single class and ended up with a $1200 bill. No one wants to help sort it out. No one wants to answer the phone. The website is difficult to navigate. Honestly, I have had a single positive experience with one person in Admissions, and everyone else has been pushy, rude, dismissive, and argumentative. I am considering switching to literally any other school in the district. My partner attends SCC and it's laughable how smoothly they handled his transition back to school, compared to mine. Edit: it should also be noted that I had applied to ARC 4 times since 2013 and never received a welcome letter. I had emailed asking why I applied and was not told anything, or emailed, called – nothing. I got no response. Called last month because I was at my wits end and I am told "I can't give you a student ID number because your application was DENIED." I asked why and she told me she couldnt tell me. I asked for a supervisor who immediately told me "we have the wrong SSN for you, so none of your applications were accepted because it didn't watch our records." My CORRECT SSN, was being rejected. In 8 YEARS NO ONE EVER TOLD ME THIS. Just like they didn't tell me I was listed as out of state, despite submitting residency information multiple times. This school is a JOKEI Illyria

The college is great..,.. the bookstore however is 1 star at best. The school district sub-contracted it out and the new facilitators understand that they have a built in market from people having to use their financial aid or other assorted vouchers from various Govt entities and as a result they practice poor customer service utilizing people that are quite adept at rapid fire litanies telling you why none of the delays or shortages are their concern or problem. In fact in my opinion 90% of their employees that deal with the public are nothing more than thugs and bully's. They take no responsibility for faulty instructions in how to use the new book site with vouchers and tell you that they are "saaaawrrrrry" when they tell you they can't locate your books and give you a date when they will be in. Once again, in my opinion, they are nothing more than petty tyrants and bullies that should have their contract terminated for lack of accountability on their part. The layout has changed,alot of the const of the past couple of years is finished. Check updated maps of Campus on Google 😎Greg Spittler

The administration is not interested in offering equal access to education for parents who are looking to get one. The college is not interested in reestablishing the on-campus child care center. Also the administration knew the science building chemistry hoods were not functioning properly for years and never let students know. The professors are incredible but if you are a mother good luck because the college doesn't care that in order to access education, women with children (those who require an education for a chance to improve their children's future!) need some equitable student services. Don't take my word for it scroll through the reviews. Most reviewers are male even though majority of students who attend the college are women. Read into it what you will but the facts remain that the college has a child care center on campus but refuse to renovate it even though property taxpayers agreed to pay for it (measure g 2004).Melissa Martinez

The college incorrectly listed me as a non-California resident. When I attempted to fix this, I found that I could not get in touch with ANYONE from the business offices. Eventually, they started having a debt collector call me because I wanted to sort out the residency issue so that I would not be charged nearly $1000 for my classes. This has been going on for months now, I attempt to call their offices almost every week and no one answers me. I'm beginning to suspect that they are just trying to force me to pay the non-resident fee so that they can get some extra cash. All in all, I have had a horrible experience with the administrative services, and if I could get on the line with anyone, I would have been happy to have paid the appropriate tuition months ago.Laura Israel

Overall, the colleges is good. However, other colleges are doing much better. $ stars for the efforts in trying to become better. Recently they have started to work on the new Gymnasium building. Teachers and professors are good but they are very diverse. The teaching style of all the teachers differ and they might not be ok with everyone. So choose your class wisely. Overall the crowd is good but sometimes you might find some not so friendly people. I am not sure about the safety. However, most of the colleges in the bay area sucks with their security provisions.Ashutosh Dube

Most professors are very kind. The school as reopened for in-person learning. The food and library are open. Staff, students, and visitors will need to fill out a health screen to be on campus. (I'd say take a screenshot to easily show the green check) The construction in the middle of campus is done and the beautiful campus is opened up. There's now some construction towards the back where the "temporary" classrooms where. Stay safe, have fun, and let's go mission!Loni Pacheco

I like the school, and the professors are great. All of the professors I have taken have been kind. However, the staff- Araceli the manager from the mission college bookstore is extremely rude. She lacks customer service skills. She will yell at you in front of the entire store to the point where everyone is staring. I have had two negative encounters with her, and I am a very polite person. I have kept my calm even after being completely humiliated by her.Samantha Cruz

Mission College has one of the most supportive and enthusiastic professors. I enjoy coming in to all of my classes because they engage me into their lesson plans. Not only that but they make sure that all of their students are understanding the assignments and offer alternative support systems for them to succeed in the classroom. Overall, Mission College is doing an incredible job in getting students prepared towards their future goals.Diego Jimenez

CBU is pretty rad, and I want to respond to what I've seen in a couple reviews here. The first of which is people saying the location in Riverside sucks. I'll admit Riverside is not super tight, but there is the mission inn and a drive in movie theater and a few other things which are pretty cool within a few minutes of campus. The best part of Riverside is it's less than an hour from the beach, an hour from the mountains, and hour from LA and 45 minutes from a few theme parks. So if you have a car and aren't super lazy, your weekends should be fun. And there's always fun stuff going on campus too, (dive in movie nights at the pool, intramural and NCAA sports games, concerts, carnivals etc.) so if you have a good attitude you can have fun hanging out on campus. People are saying CBU wants your money. Of course they do, so does every other university that is in business. However CBU will really work with you to help you afford the school. Get good grades, maybe go out for a sports team or the music department and you'll get even more money. You have to work for it though, they don't give out serious amounts of money to anyone. If your parents are in ministry (pastor/missionary/work full time at a church) you're in luck too cuz they have scholarships for that too. It's a Christian school… Yep. I wouldn't say intolerant though. You will be taught what they believe to be Christian values and you can only expect that. There's like 7,000 students too so I'm sure there are rude intolerant ones there too. I think you will find rude/intolerant people no matter where you go but it most definitely is not the essence of the student body. CBU has a uniquely welcoming and loving community, and that's something I've heard from Christians and non-Christians alike at the school. Both are welcome to come but both also are required to go to chapel and follow the rules. I don't agree with all the rules but most of them are a pretty reasonable balance of trying to give freedom to students and adhere to Christian principles (coming from a non-conservative Christian background). That's part of making the decision to go to a Christian university, and realistically it's probably what's best for you anyways. If anyone has anything bad to say about the food I don't know what world famous chef you had cooking for you your entire life before here. The caf has killer variety, Chik-fil-a is freaking Chik-fil-a, Wandas has great breakfast and the best steak quesadillas, and El-Monte is as good as Chipotle. CBU does give real world experience. I know as a business major there are some awesome professors that are all about real world experience. Dr. Weniger and Alderson are a couple that come to mind. You get out what you put into your classes and almost every single professor at the school is very open to spending time with you helping you out with homework or just life. Academics are pretty top tier, but professors do come and go and though most are great, some are much better than others, so do a little time looking round rate my professor if you want the best ones. CBU is great. Sure there are other universities that are great too (not to many that compare that are in Southern California though) but CBU is a well rounded school academically, socially and spiritually. No school/student body is perfect, that's just life, but CBU is a solid choice to spend 4 years growing academically and spiritually into who you are going to be the rest of your life.Jake Roque

Okay, so I went to this school originally considering a nursing degree. It's hard to have many nice things to say about this school.. The school looks nice, but the neighborhood area is crap. You have to drive kinda far to see or do anything nice. It's hardly in Riverside, CA. Feel more like Norco, armpit of California. They put most of their students in cheap housing. Much of it was temporary when I was there. Other housing was old folks homes. Weird cheap, and kinda gross. The major feature of this school is this: They want your money. That's all. It's nothing spectacular in any way, and based on the price, it's a really bad deal. They "award" small scholarships to practically any student for any reason. They try to bring in a bunch of students through their music school. A music degree is NOT WORTH 100k- 150k of debt. And please remember folks, if everybody gets a scholarship, it's not actually a scholarship. THINK about it.. They just want your attention and your money. ALSO, Please be aware they will be raising the tuition on you every year, by lots of money! If you start at 30-35k, You will probably end at 40-45k annually. It's probably costing something around or over 40 or more thousand per year now. And YOU WILL pay more than you think by the end of the year. It's a Christian school, which is fine if you're a Christian. They are relatively intolerant conservatives though. Very serious/ oppressive Christian all over the place. Many of the students are sheltered, and having moved on to a regular university, I can tell you it doesn't represent the real world experience, or normal people, for the most part. Regarding this: Don't bother going here unless you're a rich serious sheltered Christian. If that's what you value, then maybe you'll like this place. Some of the people are fairly friendly, and the food in the cafeteria was good WHEN I was there. That more than a year ago. Some of the teachers were alright as well. I mostly took science classes, for reference. In summary, if you're not a young Christian who has no desire for real-world experience,then don't go here. The price is so not worth it! It's an institution for profit! Go to your local community college and earn entrance to a great University! Even Ivy league schools are looking to replace young dropouts with students that did well in their community colleges! It's just not worth it. If you're a thinking person, you'll start hating this school not long after you get there. NOT WORTH ITMichael D. Bear

I loved all 4 years at this school! As a freshman, I lived in the dorms and met my group of closest friends that I still hang out with to this day. I loved the food and had to be careful with dessert in the cafeteria otherwise I would have packed on the calories. The school does a great job of setting up events that target every student and gives great deals for other off-campus events like cheap Lakers tickets, cheap tickets to theme parks, and other giveaways. I am Mexican and I have never once felt like I was discriminated against at this school, if anything there are plenty of people at this school who make an effort to talk about racial injustices among students. As far as the incident in Ontario, I just want to say that you can find that level of ingorance at any university and even more so outside of that setting. Two girls made a stupid decision to throw a drink on a guy and they happened to be CBU students. If I’m being real here, CBU does not turn many people away when it comes to the application process, so any person who has higher than a 2.5 GPA will most likely get in. CBU does not necessarily focus on whether you are a Christian or not because they’d rather have you here at this school than at a school where the chance of hearing the gospel is much lower. Now back to the point, CBU is honestly such a great school and if you’ve ever visited, you notice right away that the atmosphere is one that you can’t find in many other places. People treat you with love, respect, understanding, and kindness. CBU is a school that truly looks to serve the students in any way possible and that’s the truth. Don’t let others who are are upset about what happened in Ontario tear down the idea of coming to this school because you will definitely see that the number of students who will treat you with love and respect far outweighs the ones who would pour a drink on you for sitting during the national anthem. Christian or not, CBU will welcome you with open arms regardless of ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, gender, etc..Gabriel Lara

Let's be honest. This was your second choice. It's not the "best college in the world" or the "most beautiful campus in the world". Spent one and a half years here where it could’ve been one and a half years spent better elsewhere. Please, this is an extension of high school. Find your education and college experience elsewhere. You will thank me.Hakim Bouzina

I live near this college and me and my wife and kids love to take walks threw it. It's so beautiful and peaceful. Also you have campus police always around so you feel safe at all times. And the bell tower is a nice sight to see. But hearing that thing go off at 11:00pm at night I could go without.Shawn Dronet

I made a payment on Jul 16, 2021, at 9:54 AM still I haven’t received my payment back contacted front desk multiple time. Please contact me I tried to call and emailed multiple people but no one replies. Worst experience ever.Junaid Jamshaid

Southern California University of Health Sciences is a sham and the employees there are bullies! Don't waste your time, and more importantly your money applying or attending. I applied to both their DC and PA programs and was first accepted into their DC program. After my acceptance, I kept receiving admissions emails regarding my "admission to their PA program." When I called the school to report the irregularity, I was told by Ms Elizabeth Cruz the email had been sent in error. Strangely, Ms Elizabeth Cruz also told me at that time that applicants were expected to be "professional throughout the application process." – Apparently Ms Elizabeth Cruz says this to "everyone" (despite never saying this to me at any time during our previous phone calls before that). It wasn't after I called to follow up on my PA application (months later) that I was told (more so screamed at) by Mr David Coronado, who told me I would not be accepted into their PA program and that my DC acceptance had been rescinded because I had "altered" their admission emails… When I tried to ask where this accusation was coming from, Mr David Coronado refused to let me speak and threatened to report me to CASPA. When I tried to justify the validity of the emails I had received, Mr Coronado raised his voice at me and told me that my opinion did not matter. Well after months of being told I'd get a call back from the dean of the DC and PA program (which never occurred), I was able to settle the situation with the school and obtain an apology. The school did in fact report me to CASPA and I was also able to obtain a retraction for their libelous claim. At this point I have no desire to attend this school and was glad to see the reality about SCUHS before becoming part of the student body. Ultimately SCUHS and its staff lack the professionalism required to operate a health sciences school and SCUHS' action only discredits the legitimacy of the school. While SCHUS is tasked with training our future healthcare providers, the school doesn't seem to know what it is doing at the administrative level…Harold C

I go to this school for chiropractic and am closing in on graduation. My whole cohort feels the same way some teachers are great some are awful. The admin at this school is awful. They change things constantly in regards to events and important classes and let us know days before. Selectives are a complete joke at this school. Sports medicine is a complete joke and there are teachers here who hate adjusting. The gonstead club is banned because it’s too chiropractic for this school. There are numerous alumni who call this place LAPT because we come out of here so good at soft tissue and not at adjusting. This school teaches things the wrong way. Dean fachinatto is the worst dean possible she would not work with anyone to get an in person white coat ceremony without families in attendance. All we wanted was a Facebook live ceremony where we were presented our white coat on camera and put on the coat for our families to see at home, but she would not work with us at all and we were given the worst zoom ceremony ever. She even claimed it would be super special but it was literally our names on the screen being read off on zoom. Do your research on this place before you come.Mick Burney

Do not waste your time at this school, Please stay away, they have poor professionalism, quality of care, rude workers specifically at the billing center. They will tell you one price first and then on the day of payment tell you a 20% increased price. These people are not honest, and will steal from you, mind that if you do pay all this money you will get the worst customer service ever. I submitted a payment plan and never got a response back I had to initiate like hey I'm calling about my payment plan, they really set you up for failure. I asked to speak to a supervisor never got a call back. I cannot believe I had to pay $2,450 for a 100% online course. Be careful with hidden fees! They lie to you and will not help with solving any issues. I dunno if there is a Dean in the school but I have called many different "supervisors" never got an answer or call back, no one ever helped me solve my issue. Only one person was helping me from admissions but what was said from that person did not match with the billing department or register? STAY AWAYStephanie Garcia

I applied to the nursing program in 2021 and was not accepted- which was fine- but the call I received from the Admissions department is what really left a bad taste in my mouth about this school. The woman who called to tell me that I didn’t get in did so with the purpose of “selling” me another major. Her words: I don’t really see you getting into another nursing program in the state… your grades just aren’t high enough… but we do have other good bachelors programs. Outside of her statement being rude and unnecessary, it’s also untrue as I finished my master’s with a 4.0. Yes, I have a masters degree and this admissions person tried to sell me a BA in psychology or health admin. A degree that would be literally useless to me. I was more offended by the blatant attempt to make a quick buck than I was by her talking down to me in such a way. Needless to say I didn’t enroll here, but I did get into 2 other nursing programs in the Bay Area. I guess my grades were “high enough.”AJ E

We went to San Rafael to get our covid vaccines today. Afterwards we ordered food from Sol restaurant to pick up. My daughter had attended Dominican University about 18 years ago. They have beautiful lawns On campus, with picnic tables and trees and flowers over there, so we went and had our lunch there. It was beautiful as usual. Squirrels running up-and-down the trees and people walking their dogs and jogging…. The trees swaying back-and-forth with the breeze… And with me with great company, my husband and my Mom. And all now With our 1st covid vaccine under our belt! Yay !! A Beautiful day!S. JORDAN

Once Upon a Time, Domincan was where all the CA Catholic School Girls went for college….there was also an impressvie International contingent…Chances were that an aunt, cousin, sister attended the all girl school before. Held in very high esteem and the good Sisters were an impressive lot. The campus was charming, nicely appointed and safe. Time move on and the school went Coed and DC became a semi commuter school.Kerry On

I am a student of the Bay Area Medical Academy and am happy to recommend the academy to all who intend to take their careers a step further. I joined this Academy in the Phlebotomy program and am very satisfied with the education and training that I have recieved from the academy. I owe my knowledge and skill about phlebotomy to this academy. Today I am on my way to accomplishing the milestones that lay before me but am confident that very soon not only will I be able to get a job in the medical field but will also be able to make a small difference to the lives of many people who suffer from various illnesses. Phlebotomy is an important and much needed skill and I'm happy and grateful to have acquired it from Bay Area Medical Academy. I saw a few one star reviews and decided to update my review. I wonder why are there some unhappy students. I only have good things to report. My instructor Ms. B did a good job of teaching us. The labs here are amazing!!! They never run out of supplies! From day one, the process was outlined really well. Karina at externship is simply amazing!!! A thorough professional. She's very quick to respond to requests and queries and takes into consideration your needs. Amazing, amazing, amazing!!! I feel sorry for the students who haven't had a fab experience but realize, it's an academy and externship is doing all they can to place as may of us as they can at locations of our choice. It's not an easy task by any standard!! Follow their process to the 'T' and it's a very smooth sail. Also look deep within you…. were you on your A game? Did you miss a step in the process? Lastly, do realize that this school is relatively affordable as compared to the others out there and that's kudos to the board at BAMA who've kept this into consideration while designing a program. Overall, I am super satisfied and will come to BAMA over and over again for adding on new skills! No two ways on that one. Thank you BAMA for taking such good care of me and the other students. Eternally gateful. For the skeptics out there, I am in no way benefited from this review. I believe in giving credit where it's due.Rajat Sethi

My experience with (bay area academy) I used lower case letters for the name of the school because I feel I had no help with employment, also when jobs were posted they said if you're interested feel free to send resumes to the school and they will assist students because they are affiliated with the companies. That never happened.The resume specialist did incomplete resumes for me more than once. I finished my program EKG Technician 2017 I am still not working. I went in again October 2018 to be assisted with resume still incomplete. I was prepared for a job fair in which bay area academy was to help me prepare for, again I was told I would be called to be assisted with the pre- employment They never got back to me until after it was over. Lots of students was unsuccessful in jobs. It helps to have your own resources and connections. If you have a great resume specialist in mind that could help to.Chauncey Boutte

I got lucky with having a great teacher! The training was very thorough, and the externship was very helpful. My only complaint is that BAMA GRAVELY MISLEAD me to believe that this process was short. The wait time for an externship is incredibly long, even if you can do a 2+ week one. And the state takes weeks to process your license once you are done with your paperwork. All in all, it took me about a year to get my license; and I had the luxury of doing the 3 week externship with a shortISH wait time.Melissa Fiato

Extremely disorganized and do not care about you or your problem unless you virtue signal. They don’t even pay some of their employees who handle sensitive documents. School has only self interest; considering they have multiple offices not even located on campus (they’re embarrassed being there). They can’t keep a straight and secure staff, it’s really an embarrassment to the community. They even asked for more funding last election with 4 series of funding already. They’re in more debt than they can shake; thank God for the federal bail out money they took from the rest of America. This school is only interested in the little ones who cry Wolf instead of the integrity of America. Beware and avoid at all cost.Michael Madsen

Community college is something most people take for granted. As a Yuba College alumni, I received a high-quality education at a cheap price. What most people don’t know is that the units you take here can transfer to a 4-year university, which is extremely helpful since it’s expensive. Another aspect that makes Yuba College an excellent choice is the quality of education. In university, you are one of hundreds of students and here I got to interact with my professors, easily join clubs, and was part of programs that wanted to help students advance in their careers. Although I now attend university, it’s a place I am proud to come from and something I wish more people would consider. I highly recommend it!!!Jennifer Olivares

my two nieces have had nothing but issues. The staff does not follow thru. loses their paperwork all the time. The Professors do not make an effort to help the students. when the Dam was going to break and we were all evacuated. She had a final, but had no access to a computer and the professor refused to let her make it up and failed her. We went to the dean and no one would do anything about it. That was just wrong. Counselors set them up in all the wrong classes. Takes to long to get out of there.Mary Anderson

This place is horrible.my husband ran out of his medicine because they denied his refill because he had not been in for 90 days leaving him without blood pressure meds and suffering withdrawal from other medicine. They never called to tell him they denied at pharmacy and he would need to come in. We attempted to straighten out and get refills by making appt but staff was rude and unhelpful and bad drs. I took him to urgent care and called insurance company to get a new provider. don't leave your health in their hands. They also want you to come every 30 days when not necessary to be able to bill your insurance company. They have no online help or after hour or weekend help. We now are with Southwest Medical who has all . Correct protocol would be to give him enough meds to last until they could get him in and instead left him suffering withdrawas and missing work. They apparently do not understand the liability of that.Larissa Smith

Made an appointment for physical on Aug 14 for Aug 21. I kept getting reminders via phone and email for appointment. When I showed on Aug 21 they had NO appointment. "Oh, she made it when the system was down and never put it in" That's funny….your system kept reminding me about it all week! "Yeah, sorry, I can't get you in for another WEEK!" Meanwhile I am out of my meds, can't get any more until I see a doctor and no doctor available due to Touro's screwup! So when my numbers are off the chart tomorrow I will make sure the doc knows it was because of THEIR scheduling screwup! He can take it up with the receptionist. Once I get through this week I will seek new doctors ASAP.Nathan Frye

My husband is a patient and he just loves his doctor. His doctor takes care of what is bothering him at the time and he does a follow up on what was bothering in the past. He is very thorough. We live 45 minutes from this place but my husband insists he sees his doctor. Staff is great!! I wish I knew their names but there's one at the front desk who is so nice, she has dark hair and then there is another one who sits behind her who is always there, she has dark hair too but the one I remember is Jessica. She is just so friendly and she really is patient and doesn't rush us out. Other places do that. I like the staff a lot. Everyone there deserves a raise.R N

A benefit of this place find outstanding professors and good education. Tuition is not bad. This university is a growing university that deserves good reputations, but has dragged down by poor admin, HR, Dept Chair. Academic affair and chair make the whole procedure slowed down and dysfunctional. They keep getting deficits from under-enrollement and have a few million deficits from COM academic affairs and do not take responsibility. They sacrifice well run programs and the fund does not come back. Very low salary. San Francisco's poverty limit is $117K and I believe most are below the poverty level. Vallejo is the most diverse city of white 32%, Asian 24%, Hispanic/Latino 22%, Black/African American, 22%. COM admin and department leadership are far from the demographic diversity. It does not help. Non-compliance is coming back, past faculty who got paid, did nothing and is still on safety committee. The university needs biosafety officer. The university has warm culture and nice. Faculty and students work together and emphasize the culture. On the better side, some are very talented to fix the issues. They are willing to do extra duties for nothing and burn out. They are here for students and teaching. Standing ovation but students do not do well is not teaching. It has flagrant and bizarre academics and professionalism. Correct knowledge is what COM dean and chair say, but not the current state of understanding. If you say something, you will face a group of people who accuses you unprofessional and not collegial. This is how the review goes. This is how the evaluation works. Academics office promoted associate professor with only a master's degree – must have the highest degree is the bylaw. The university does not give resources, weakens faculty and say get the grant. dept chair messed paperwork that costs me $8,000, and continues to mess it up. I take pride in the job but not doing it for compensation! Do you know a short notice cost me a few hundreds? each time I arrange a baby-sitter. They squeeze salary, resource and smash the pride. MSHMS management is unprepared and is manipulative. They allow student bad behaviours. Pharm teaches wrong knowledge. Immuno is awful. The university has nationally recognized professors that can give insights to the whole university. They are the ones that give reputation and lead the university. The department is ready for the next step with better leadership. It has good faculties with quality. It is not for somebody who stays for a stipend creating a cylo-like culture not following policy and regulations. Those create a sub-culture of non-compliance. They make everything very difficult, make small issues big. They blame faculty who is trouble-shooting the problem. Such leadership is not needed. Admin should update the dept and program leadership. Sadly, similar goes to some researchers who are extremely hostile and blame others for their faults. A researcher has nearly no paper published but very critical to others. They spilled something nasty in the lab, did not clean it up, and blame the university. They demand more teaching for job security when losing the grant. It is THEM who make trouble. They come as a group saying unprofessional, but professionalism is not how many say it. Same goes for admin. We need better professionalism standards. IT still keeps breaking down after upgrades. paperwork is kept messing up. facilities give no response, new vending machines still eating money, scheduling is a whole mess. budget is poorly managed- where does faculty fund go? Orders take forever. Learning center CILT is newly developed, but is not well-organized for rapid changes in teaching. Lectures are diminishing. Students seek assistance but are not getting it. They should focus on retention and focus on something nice.dr nik

Classes in the Grad School of Education provide practical information relevant to the classroom. They have a library that is always open, and a number of relevant focus areas for today's teachers. However, they're overrun with bureaucratic drivel removing students from their program multiple semesters in, due to their own clerical oversights during admission and have had people other than the professor run classes. The syllabus and rubrics wont always match up and you'll be denied a grade. Dont ever expect to get the benefit of the doubt, and never delude yourself into thinking anyone there cares whether or not you are successful. You will hit wall after wall with them unless you are the quintessential student without any outside responsibilities or any interference from real life. In short, it is a decent program as long as you don't expect to matter as a human being or a teacher.Meghan Hansford

TUW has exceeded my expectations so far. Not only is communication direct and smooth, the assistance from enrollment counselors like Kim, and academic advisors, is excellent. I begin classes in late August but have been guided in a sense that I feel comfortable and confident about beginning my first term in the Masters of Arts in Family and Marriage Therapy program. From financial aid to registration, TUW staff is there for you along the way. I attended a small private college for 2 years and a public state college for 2 years. Similar to the small college, TUW is available for help and seems to truly care about the success of their students.maya stephen

So, it could be great, things that drop is rating is -4 weeks out to book an appointment -waited almost an hour to be told that my appointment that day was cancelled, and I showed up 20+ minutes early as per request -If you are six minutes late, they will not see youShade of the Crusades (Jonathan Burrows)

Have been there on several occasions. High school graduations, basketball games, football games and weekend classes. Beautiful campus. Great security, very helpful with directions. Great facility and students. Have a son going to classes there.Sherry Patton

Perfect campus and extraordinary faculty facilities. The architecture, the design of the environment and the park are a jem.#education #uniqueNina Trankovа

I started the program with Ms Perez as my lab instructor and ended with Ms Patrice. I'm older, laid off from a 25yr career and didn't know what to do with my life let alone where to start. Ms Perez and Ms Patrice made learning so easy, fun and amongst all, they made it interesting and made me feel excited to keep attending. The process at Unitek is easy to complete due to the communication level the staff has with their students. My career advisor, Ms Lisa is great! Ms Lisa Literally held my hand through the exiting process, kept in touch throughout my externship, made sure I was staying sane throughout the process of going to extern, working nights and taking care of my family. Walked me through my application process for a job, held my hand through the interview process, kept in touch throughout the whole process until I got an offer letter!!!! My experience with everyone at Unitek was great, but my experience with Ms Lisa is one that needs to be recognized!!!!Chris Fusi

I had a wonderful experience with Ms. Patrice my laboratory instructor and Ms. Perez. Both have mentored me & helped me become the MA I am today. Ms. Lisa Haynes in Career Services is a hard worker & goes to bat for her students. I received a job offer during my externship, that was too good to pass up as a new grad, thanks to her guidance. I recommend taking your MA in the day class as the PM class lacks structure & professionalism with one particular teacher…that is the only reason I left off a star. The school itself has a fully functioning lab for clinical experience, is safe, clean, holds dinners or gives treats for student morale and tuition is less than other schools in the Bay Area.Jennifer Wills

Instructors are professional with vast and extensive work experiences. They are genuinely caring and helpful for the sucess of the student and learning environment. Each department provided substantial support that made going through the program easier. Courtney and Rachel with Career Services gave us the confidence and tools to help make the transition from student life into the working world smooth.Gigi Tamayo

I work for a company who uses Leavitt as our broker and we have been exceedingly satisfied with their service they provide. I oversee the HR department at my company and work with Yvette on a regular basis and she is ALWAYS responsive, helpful, and goes out of her way to ensure we are taken care of. Sandy and Karl are also wonderful and always a trusted resource whenever we need escalation or to get answers to questions or advice on situations which with we may not be familiar. Their response time is always within 24 hours, and on most things it is same day, within a few hours. The Leavitt team is professional, knowledegable, and highly responsive. Because of the nature of what the company I work for does, these characteristics are of high value to us. I would recommend Leavitt hands down to anyone in search of a broker with top-notch service!!Amy Figueira

We have a been a long time client of Leavitt Group for several years now and have been very satisfied with their services. They are very efficient, knowledgeable, professional, trustworthy and thorough in what they do. Always ready and available to answer any questions we may have. Always friendly and polite when communicating via email or phone and can always count on them. Haven't regretted a single day since being a long time client of Leavitt Group. We've obtained all of our business insurance policies through them and will continue to do so for as long as possible. Thank you for being amazing Leavitt Group!!! 🙂Victoria Barrera

From day one Levitt Pacific Insurance Brokers have gone above and beyond to meet our company’s expectations and requirements. Every member is very professional and friendly. This team comes highly recommended, and anyone would be lucky to have them as their brokers. I’ve been working with Yvette Valdovinoz, one of their customer service associates, on a daily basis for many years now and, it is a pleasure every time, she truly goes above and beyond in every aspect to comply with our clients requirements. Fast turnaround every time making our company shine on our client's eyes! she is super-efficient.Carmen Norton

I am writing this review to warn any current and potential new patient of this office, and to highlight the good, bad and utterly ugly parts of my experience. I am going to divide my review in 3 sections: cleaning experience, service from the doctor, service from front-desk. Cleaning: GREAT cleaning service! probably the best I have ever had. Service from Doctor: the doctor suggested I had work done on SEVERAL teeth… I am not talking about 2 or 3… way more than that… including some more invasive service. I went to ask a second opinion from another senior extremely experienced doctor at a different location in San Jose (that I am not going to disclose)… guess what: NONE of my teeth require any work!!! The likelyhood of the 2nd doctor being incapable of making an assessment is close to zero, considering the doctor EXTENSIVE resume. Hence, my trust on Perfect Smile Dental Care did not go to 0… it went to -10. Negative trust means that I am scared of even passing by the area where this office is located. Service at the front desk. I was subject to aggressive pressure: I was told that I had to take care of the suggested dental work as soon as possible or things might have got significantly worse. The aggressiveness did not present in a form of anger, but in the form of pressure to schedule appointments for the dental work. The intimidation tactic used against me (when reminding me about the consequences of my delay in scheduling the service) might have easily been confused for actual care, but it showed its ugly face when the 2nd opinion (from another doctor elsewhere) showed me that there was nothing wrong with my teeth. In the meanwhile, years went by after my last visit at Perfect Smile Dental Care, and nothing happened to my teeth… because nothing was wrong about them. I actually spent time writing this review, because I am concerned that you reader might go through what I went through.Mario C

I am so grateful to have discovered Perfect Smile Dental! The office on First Street is beautiful, everything is incredibly clean and the reception staff is always friendly and efficient. The office staff is knowledgeable and is great about following up with appointments and other details. The Hygienists and other staff have been very professional in all my experiences. I have received great care from Dr.Chou who is wonderful at explaining and providing expert dental care. I have also been seen by Dr.Pham who is so knowledgeable and helpful. She explains everything so well using photos, X-rays and models so that I feel fully informed. And finally, Brianna of the office staff has been particularly helpful; I have appreciated all the attention she provides me as a client. I highly recommend Perfect Smile Dental!Yvonne Caballero-Allen

Apart from the hygienists and doctors who are extremely knowledgeable and helpful at Perfect Smile, I am a big fan of Shannon! She goes above and beyond to schedule the appointments. And by that I mean, she would take special care to make sure your appointment is made as soon as something comes available. I had one recent incident where my appointment was 2 weeks later but because of the issue I was experiencing, I expressed over a call to her and asked if something can be done sooner. An hour later, I got a call from Shannon and she was able to get me in the very next day.Shivika Jindal

Many people will get perfectly good results at a good physical therapy practice. I am an a very passionate cross fitter, runner, hiker, soccer referee, etc and I wanted a PT that I felt 100% confident understood what my work in the gym looks like and how to advise me on how to moderate my activities while addressing my injury. I also wanted 100% confidence that my treatment would be personalized and efficient.@ and effective. Most physical therapy practices don’t have the A-level staff or the ability to laser focus on one client at a time. P3 has chosen to design a practice to do all of those things. I am so grateful to Pooja for her dedication to helping me to learn how to train to get back to my desired activity levels without pain and with lower risk of injury because I’ve treated the root cause. I also have to give a shout out to Michelle at the front desk who is a complete delight and super organized. I also love the online appointment booking app. Thank you P3!Jamie Russo

By far the best physical therapy I have ever had! I do powerlifting, and I injured my back a couple months ago. I was a little nervous at first because I did not have a good experience in PT before. But Dr. Mike easily relieved my stress from the beginning. He is very knowledgeable of his craft, and he is sensitive to the patient's concerns. He definitely knows how the human body is supposed to move, and he tailors training to what's best for you. Most importantly, he makes sure you can move independently on your own. We found out the root cause of my injury, and I am now able to prevent it on my own. On top of that, Michelle is very warm and friendly at the front desk, even asking what would make you most comfortable while waiting. Even though my sessions are now over, I might find a reason to go back because of how fun PT is at P3! If you do what they say, you will definitely heal and regain your mobility.Jeremy Malek

I had frozen shoulders (plural) (aka adhesive capsulitis) and Dr Chin helped me make amazing recovery! If you want one-on-one therapy where the therapist pays full attention to you and continually customize treatment for you, this is the place to go. Sometimes, Dr Chin can make certain pains go away within a single session. It's like magic! I've been at other PT clinics before (for other injuries), and at those places I just felt like a cog in a machine where a session typically consisted of getting rotated between the main (qualified) therapist, their assistant, and no-one while getting iced with ice packs, for maybe a total of 15, 20, and 25 minutes per session, respectively. You get what you pay for!Bright Soo

I was referred to Dr. Lisa Tran by my dentist Dr. Frank Orlando (5 star shout out to him as well). Dr. Tran embodies the name of her practice group – compassionate. She is excellent at her craft. In my two part appointment for a complicated root canal, I was so relaxed and could have actually napped – during a root canal! She has a gentle touch and has all the devices to make your mouth as comfortable as possible during the procedure. The procedure is accompanied by your choice of music and her personable bed side manner. Best of all, Dr. Tran communicates via text post procedure to see how you are doing and will correspond with any related questions or concerns. Thank you Dr. Tran!Kristen Sanchez

I’m so glad my friend told me about Dr. Tran when I mentioned that I need to get root canal done. Dr. Tran explained the entire procedure clearly and was patient with my questions. She was also able to reschedule my procedure due to some last minute issues on my end. The entire procedure lasted an hour and Dr. Tran was making sure I was doing fine throughout the time. Dr. Tran also gave me clear after care instructions. Her office followed up with me over the next few days after the procedure and she herself checked in with me the next day! Thank you so much Dr. Tran!! Highly recommend!!Nikitha Yelchuru

I was referred to Dr. Malek’s office by my dentist to take care of a root canal and was lucky enough to get an appointment with Dr. Lisa Tran. She was so kind and explained everything she was doing when she did it. She made she I was comfortable throughout and even the day after she texted me personally to see how I was feeling and if I had any concerns. I wish I could see Dr. Tran for all my dental things (even though I love my current dentist as well). I also loved her assistants who helped. They were so nice and friendly!Kari Ramirez

It is my passion to help people reach their full potential. Become who they want to be, achieve their goals (CNA to RN) and in so doing be able to help the community. This program is just a beginning of great things to happen. I am proud and happy to support individuals who aim for something bigger than themselves. There are no accidents or chances, why these young healthcare front-liners scale and go above and beyond… they are motivated and invested into learning and becoming. Goodluck to all of you, seekers, carers and supporters…You, students and families are the five stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Dr. Cliff Roperez

This school is not recommended if you are not focused in your classes. Because the teachers and admin will push you until you get that results. This school is not recommended if you play around with your goals and you think this school will save your asz This school is not recommended if you think cna programs are lousy and they don't help you to get to your utmost level. I dont recommend this school. The standards are high. I am a lasy student. goodluck to you…Follow Your Heart

My CNA online class was by far the best. Very affordable, very convenient… and the love the teaching style. never boring. Always kept me engaged in the class. Thank you classmates and support of the teachers. just today I RECEIVED MY CNA LICENSE!!!!Talents Exchange

At 58 and being a Stage Three Breast Cancer Survivor, due to the Chemotherapy, my teeth became very brittle and one by one they started falling out of my mouth, something that I’ve literally had nightmares about. With my mom urging me, I decided it was time to fix my awful smile and feel better about having the smile that I’ve always wanted. So I searched in Google for dentures and saw Doctor Moradis ad. I gave them a call and they got me in, in under a week. At my appointment they have a little refrigerator filled with all kinds of juice free for everyone waiting in the waiting room. Their staff is very professional, always smiling and very helpful willing to answer any questions you might have. Doctor Moradi came right into my room and introduced himself and listened carefully to all of my concerns. He talked to me about my options and when we had decided on a plan he had one of the girls up front come in and break down my total treatment plan including a payment plan that was doable for me and my budget. The doctors and the staff are wonderful, I highly recommend Doctor Moradi. He and his staff are everything that I wanted and more. One of my biggest pet peeve’s is going to the doctor (no matter what kind) and the nurse bringing you back, taking your temperature and getting your weight then putting you in a little room then leaving you there for sometimes an hour or more. There’s none of that here. You’re in constant advancement towards finishing your treatment. If you want a really good dentist with an amazing staff, call doctor Moradi.Debbie McGill

Dr. Moradi is my dentist for many years. I was coming for the treatment with complicated cases and every time he was finding a solution how to save the tooth from being extracted. To my greatest satisfaction, he reconstructed the broken tooth nobody could do. When I am coming to his office, I know I am in the hands of the best dentist. Twenty five years ago my teeth very damaged by the person who called himself a dentist. I mentioned about that because I think about people who need the services of the dentist. I recommend Dr. Moradi. They would be absolutely secure and satisfied with his amazing honesty and attention to their treatment.Boris Kapilevitch

For the first time, I felt heard, comfortable and actually understood what the plan was from priority to maintance that needs to be done, they put it all on paper with pictures and numbers of each of my teeth and what needs to be done on what tooth, the break down of the out of pocket costs and nothings changed with the pricing that was originally given. I am totally satisfied with everything they do, the lady's are wonderful and Mr. Moradi is an awesome doc! Thank you Moradi Signiture Smiles.Kym Reyna