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It's a good college at a fair location. Keep in mind that this is a community college and not a four year college. It isn't going to carry the same weight as a true four year college, both with the degrees that it provides and the teaching level administered. The college is clean enough and they are doing some work to being up some of the buildings more to standard. The Midlothian campus is better, but this one presents a prime location being directly off the highway. They have several computer labs and every teacher I've had has been fair and engaged with students to an acceptable degree (academically). The VA expert nice woman who knows her job well. As a veteran she helped me and my roommate out greatly with setting up the GI Bill and she did all our paperwork quickly and efficiently.Steven N

They have changed from when I first graduated high school but the headaches are still there. Advisors sometimes are confused themselves and aren't of much help. Financial aid is best to deal with in person. Campus is closed together and easy to walk around. Professors are some good and some not. Bathrooms are always clean and that's a good thing. There's a lack of information for clubs, programs and such. They have a catalog of jobs and careers but they don't offer half the classes. Classes fill in quickly and sometimes you can't find one of the ones you need for your program. I graduated and not my classes were online since some of the students coming here are either really old or really young and immature.Cya Vsqz

Had the name John Tyler Community College for decades, No one cared about the name.. Bright Point sounds like and is some off the wall name and school advertised in on late night commercial What a shame for a school to cave to a social trend…. I wont be donating any time or money. ""Months after having its new name approved, John Tyler Community College announced that two of its college buildings and six campus streets have also been renamed because they go against “the institution's mission, vision, values and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.”Fred Flinstone

I am a current student @ Centura College. Centura has given me the opportunity to enroll into there College 2/20 and I'm proud to say I will be graduating 1/21! The Ma instructors are wonderful and Coordinator and head of education is awesome and admissions is also wonderful!! Centura is a college that is there for you. I suggest that if you looking for a Home and not just a College Centura is the place to look into. Ms Lisa is the first to speak to you about classes she is straight forward. At Centura your just not just a number your a person and Centura wants what's best for you.Tamasha Porter

This place is a scam, if your a veteran DO NOT, I repeat DO NOT enroll at this campus or Centura period. They took 2 yrs of credits off my G.I Bill for 1 year of schooling. And then did something shady as far as pulling my benefits. I ve been here a month and still haven't received my BAH or financial aid, but yet they getting paid from the government because they pulled my benefits.Ty

I attended the LPN Course for a semester until I had to stop due to a disability. However, everyone was very nice and helpful. From helping me with financial aid to teachers helping me keep my GPA at a 4.0 and nominating me for the Alpha Betta Kappa honor society. They want you to do you very best. Great schoolTeresa Mabe

Professor Phuc Tran is the worst teacher in the world. He teaches nothing and gives quizzes that are twice as hard as the examples and the book. He has zero personality and puts zero effort into teaching. His power points are solid white and black text. He straight out reads his PowerPoint slides in the most boring monotone voice ever. I made better power points than him in the 3rd grade. Also, he ‘draws a picture’ of a physics problem, and he’s too lazy to figure out how to create a horizontal coordinate, so everything is in the y coordinate system, but now labeled as ‘x.’ He’s too lazy to take like 5 seconds to look up some interesting pictures to paste in his power points. Physics class with 0 pictures is extremely difficult. Physics class with awkward arrows and bizarre angles that are labeled and you’re supposed to rotate the arrow in your head is nearly impossible. If you have to take physics here, DO NOT TAKE PHUC TRAN’S CLASS. HE LITERALLY SITS AT HIS DESK WHILE YOU STRUGGLE TO ANSWER IS OVER;Y COMPLEX EXERCISES. Oh! And your pre-class quizzes will require you to completely understand the material before he even teaches it. Test first and teach later seems to be his philosophy.Nunuv Yurbidniz

The professors and the education are great. The financial aid office is a complete joke. I was unable to attend fall 2020 because they would not approve my financial aid, even though my fafsa was approved. It wasn't until December that they requested my tax transcript (even though fafsa was approved). I gave it to them and now in January 2021 I have still not been approved and have probably been jipped out of the spring semester. There's no sense of urgency and the communication is awful. You have to stay on top of them to do a job they will not do. Update After many attempts to reach out and each person I spoke to in financial aid, someone finally informed me that they want my husbands tax return from before we were even married. If they wantes that, they could have informed me on the to do list, by email or in my many many attempts to reach out, instead of telling me right before classes get dropped without financial aid.S df

This is the worst community college every established! Their Financial Aid help office is absolute trash, the faculty doesn’t care about the students at all, the teachers who are hired (for the most part) are unprofessional and treat students with no respect. They have no idea how to run a college, they are not worthwhile at all, you get charged way too much for a terrible education. I would never reccomend John Tyler Community college, as someone who attends John Tyler and knowing many other people who agree with me, I know that overall, the opinion of John Tyler is extremely low. John Tyler, if you’re reading this, you need to check yourself and actually learn how to run a college and care for your students. Be helpful and supportive, not passive aggressive. You really need to make some serious progress— you are no where near the ‘acredited college’ you think you are. Fix Yourselves, you are doing a poor job. Good day.Caitlin Chamberlain

I hope that you're living a perfect life with no surprises and an unchanging schedule because the school doesn't recognize extenuating circumstances and has no policy addressing such. During my time at PVCC I had to deal with military complications (FYI PVCC is NOT veteran friendly! No one even told me that there was a veteran's lounge until my last semester there and most professors acted like my training dates conflicting with assignments was a problem of my own devising), divorcing a cheating wife who "attempted" to use the inadequacies of the virginia social/legal system against me (props to albemarle county for being puppets), and then after I started dating again, the suicide of my girlfriend, a fellow PVCC student who felt like calling me up while I was in class and sharing the damage of that moment with me as she freed herself of her own. These events took me away from my studies and resultingly, in order to meet my requirements, I had to repeat many of the classes that circumstance, during these troubled times, left me wanting in. And, by the time I graduated, I had repaired all but one class which were affected by the evils in my life. This remaining class was from the same semester in which I had to bear audible witness to my girlfriend's voluntary departure from this world, and the class was not offered again while I was there. When discussing this with Dean Renshaw, I was informed that there was nothing to be done about it because the only policy the school had in that regard was their "Blank Slate" in which a student must start from scratch. So I swallowed the hit to my gpa and held on to the fact that I was finally done with my four programs which ranged in-between a 3.25 and a 3.4, but discovered that this was the gift that keeps giving, when VCU denied me the virginia in-state transfer grant based on that one class! Not only did I find PVCC to be severely lacking in policy, but also in institutional structure. They had no Office of Academic Integrity/Honesty and when I felt obligated to report a pair of students who were discussing a way to cheat the Blackboard system, there was no one with that direct responsibility to receive such a complaint! After being bounced around, I was finally advised to email Dean Walsh, but nothing became of it. I even made the point to inquire of my professors at the time if an email with the pertaining content were pushed out, to which all emphatically answered no, while stating that it would have been nice to hear! On this, and other occasions, I would attempt to email the school president, but received no reply. Not even an automated response or a follow-up from his secretary. By the time that I left PVCC, it became painfully obvious that he only ever came out of his office for a photo-op. The financial aid office was a true gem as well! For each year that I was there, I had to fight with them as though the money were coming out of their accounts. The worst thing was that they were in the habit of passing your paperwork around and didn't maintain similar work schedules or a common filing system. So, you might be told by an individual that they need a particular document from you before they can further process your Financial Aid Request, meanwhile it's lying on the desk of a coworker, behind the locked door of an adjacent office. And, don't even attempt to ask the front desk employee about the state of anything! They're clueless and like to give you the runaround. I would not have ever been able to stomach my time at PVCC if it were not for the passion and investment of key staff and faculty members who were able to remind me in every class, that WE were working towards something better! If your grades justify it, transfer to a university immediately!Jacob Shaffer

Its ok for a community collage, office staff is a mix of rude or nice, depends on who you talk to. Don't take back your textbooks unless you want 15% of what you paid for back. The financial department is a joke and would not recommend unless you like being given the run around of "not my job". Best thing to do is get in and get out as fast as possible for what you need.Robbie Mcmullen (Santaman5000)

the only big issue I heed whe- when goin' here, is when my SIGN got taken down for trying to find a bo-boyfriend free single female 18-21. I was distraught that Mary, ughh.. took down my sign because it was inappropriate?? ughh and of course the men didn't ignore it. also a little disheartened that people were makin, makin fun of me for my sign.Yuzu Kiko

I attended Virginia Union University from 1960 to 1964 when I graduated. I have always been proud of the education that I received at Union. I have found Unionites at work, at church, and when I have traveled on vacation. I am a member of Alfred Street Baptist Church, in Alexandria, VA where many Unionists are members also. Virginia Union University's graduates contribute to their communities and are a positive influence to whom they interact. Thank you Virginia Union University, my HBCU!.Mary Touchstone

Quite a unique Historical University in Richmond VA. Impressive presence, structures, grounds, minds, etc. Thanks to the natives that first introduced me to VUU. Proud to have volunteered with the UNCF and afforded the opportunity to see VUU listed as one of the HBCUs. Renovations to restore some of the buildings is highly recommended. May The Spirit Of The Lord Be With You. Note: The Security Guard was on high / professional alert. Very thorough and very accommodating.Aktn MyVizn

My experience was horrible, wish I could zero stars. I was helping my children move out and had a hard time even getting on campus due to the security guard barely speaking any English. BOTH of my kid's BRAND NEW refrigerators had been taken out of their rooms and replaced with ones barely big enough to fit a few bottles of water in. So, they were stolen. This place is ridiculous.Tony Johnson

Caring, compassionate and experienced staff. Not many places will give you such individualized care nor help you ensure your success. You are more than just a number here.Jerry L

Yesterday, was a beautiful 72 degree Christmas…4 of us (family) spent a lovely 3 hours enjoying the U of R Disk Golf Course..1st time for my husband and me. Stunning wooded area with beautiful views of the campus! It was clearly marked and well laid out..in a loop..so we ended near where we started. There was no getting lost! And there was something for everyone…the beginner and the competitive veteran. There are some dangerous sharp broken tree roots hiding under the leaves as well as slippery spots. However, it is well worth the caution to go! Finally while the course was fairly quiet..all folks we did see were polite and obeyed the rules of etiquette…Delightful time!Carol Fruhwald

I visited the University of Richmond back in 2019 when touring schools and it was incredible! Both the inside and outside of the campus are kept clean and welcoming looking. The tour guide was very informative, passionate, and professional. In addition from what I’ve learned, they offer a great array of study programs and do their best to offer students the best out of their education. Plus in a great area with restaurants, walking trails, shopping areas, etc… this is a great school I highly recommend potential college students to at least tour once. (Photos were also taken in 2019.)Ky Miller

UofR is old school elegance while keeping up with modern day and technology. Their Sports facilities are compared with some of the best. The new basketball/wellness center has been a monumental task. All new construction with the most beautiful interior and exterior furnishings.Kevin Weidman

They treat me so good .Tiffany is so sweet and so are all the research people I have never experienced anything like this but it was absolutely exhausting but extremely fun I might pay for it later but I have fun in the experience of the research and I am grateful I hope that this will help many people it actually makes me want to get a virtual game set and this could help me with my back pain thank you all so much and whoever thought of this virtual exercise for back pain was very thoughtful thank you again 🙏🏼💝💕💕💕🙋🏾‍♀️ it's been a wonderful experience I have my last visit to go I will miss them and I've learned so much and I've truly improved I've lost weight and have such awesome goals and the more you move and keep active in a positive way you will succeed that you're able to cope with your back pain blessings thank you all it will be a great opportunity if you get the experience 🙏🏼💝🦋🙋🏾‍♀️Ms.Netisa Lovelace

Lisa in saeo is rude and evil. How can you work with people with disabilities with that attitude ? My short stay at VCU was horrible I wanted to kill myself at least twice the staff is disrespectful not all obviously but most of the ones I encounter I was so stressed out while I attended here. The housing placement woman is needs to be fired no way I was paying to be treated like this do better VCULoveJah Azure

I love this school! It's an urban University, shades of GW up in DC. But it's very cool. Campus is beautiful, space for walking, skateboarding, doing your own thing. I personally love the library, but there are places to eat nearby, and music. The kids are nice, and aware, and accepting. Go there and chill awhile!Bex Bertok

They only care about money, please beware I wasted so much money and time on this school. The program director for the Surgical tech kick me out because he said he couldn’t get me a Job…I can find my own Job. Maggie in Student accounts has no respect for others nor does the president they don’t care about what’s right Just money they tried to scam me out my enrollment fee after they kick me out saying it was a fee to switch programs I had to dispute it with my bank to get my money back shame on you people for lying and stealingLoveJah Azure

Just got a call for the nursing program. Midway conversation when I showed little interest after speaking more about the program, the advisor or recruiter hung the phone up while I was speaking. Just another one of the schools that seem money hungry and don't care about the students. Called back and the other lady on the phone seemed disinterested as well and said maybe it was a 'glitch'. Right off the bat terrible.Toyin Ogunleye

I went in for placement for the nursing program. The people were very unprofessional. I was talked down to with no encouragement. I also asked for a comelette copy of my scores..I got the run around from the admissions person mandi. Then the president was un aware of the assessment process go figure. They deactivate my scores when I logged in the system. This school is a RIPOFF! please be aware!!!! 😠😠Dee69 Beauty

I enjoyed almost every aspect of my experience at this school. From the professor to the student interactions. However, the Dean of Administration at the Parham Road Campus single handedly made me choose a different college after only two encounters. First, I went to him and told him that one of the classes I was not a lecture(which is how I learn) and that I would need to change it to a lecture. He responded by saying, 'that would crate too much work for us so you can just retake it if you don't pass it this time'. The second time we spoke, I informed him that I had double booked a class with two different teachers and after speaking with the teachers, and the Administrations Office found that I had not yet been dropped form the class. Also, I was informed that all the Dean of Administration needed to do was to make a phone call to the 'drop class' dept. and I would be able to continue taking the course. When I shared this information with him he would not make a simple phone call. He told me that I needed to go back to the two teachers and have them e-mail him saying that I did all my homework thus far, give him copies of the homework, and attendance to prove I was at one of the classes. After he received these, I would have to come to his office and fill out paperwork of what I was doing. Lastly, he told me that he was going on vacation starting at 4pm that day and if I didn't get this all to him by then it would be 'to late' for him to do anything by the time he returned. I then told him, 'for someone who doesn't want to do extra work you're making me jump through hoops when all you have to do is make a phone call'. To which he just smiled. I then left for fear I would lose my professionalism.Aric Brandon

Horrible, horrible, horrible! I can NOT believe how they have handled financial aid. Aid was submitted back in August and now I’m being told the funds will not be refunded to me until late October early November. It’s ridiculous how they have handled the entire thing! When I confronted the financial aid department that I needed it to pay for my tuition all they told me to do was pay the tuition and I’d be reimbursed. If I remember correctly that’s the point of financial aid! So you DONT have to pay it all up front. I will be transferring out at the end of next semester. They clearly are not scholars that are worth $2,800 a semester.Jacob Wagner

This school can be better on so many levels in comparison to other Reynolds campuses and to other community colleges in the state. I feel horrible writing this, as this is a place where I learn, but the truth needed to be shared before others find the faults of this school as I did. Firstly, the kitchen doesn't clean as much as they say (especially the deep fryer). Two, the conditions of some of the campus's features are either are in a deteriorating states, or sometimes they don't work at all. Lastly, about 45% of the staff are helpful and are worth being taught by. So I hope this is helpful for you readers.Grayson Palmore

All my doctors are outstanding. They have also expanded and have satellite facilities in various parts of town.. Very convenient for patientsJo Brady

First of all, the campus is incredibly old. When the fall semester started barely any of the elevators worked and they working on basically all 6 of them when they should’ve BEEN updated the elevators. I was late for class quite a lot. Second of all, they barely offer anything for anyone doing ANYTHING creative. Barely any language classes (i mean they have the generic spanish german but i wanted to learn korean or something else other than those two languages.) This college is heavily based on nursing so yea if you wanna be a nurse the come here but if you’re trying to come here for anything other than that we’ll….good luck. I also want to complain about one of the sign language teachers. It’s a black lady and she’s INCREDIBLY rude. I asked her a question and instead of answering politely she goes “Okay why are you asking me? I don’t know.” Majority of the older people who go here are also incredibly rude. Don’t go here.Robin F

Great college ..the advisors go all out of their way to help the students . There are a plethora of teachers but not all can teach., So it's important to choose the right one and be focused Campus is amazing not too big so you can't get lost . All of the students and staff are friendly . There are always events happening at the school .24/7 security . My advice to new students would be : don't be fooled by the courses that doesn't reqyire much of a credit because they are usulusu the hardest , as well as online course . The outside is not big compared to paraham but necer judge a book by its cover hope this helps . Be blessedDiamonde Burns

First, I do not attend this school. I am reviewing this school based on my experience with the administrative offices. In particular the office of admissions. The staff is very disorganized and painfully slow. I don't think it's appropriate for staff to be listening to sports radio at the same time they listen to my inquiry. I also find it unacceptable that emails go un-responded and schedules are not followed. I think the call center girls should switch over, because they are polite, helpful, and get stuff done. Five star for call center, one star for actual staff.Yipeng Zhang

Without a doubt the worst hospital I have seen in the country, and working nationally I've seen a lot. 14 hours to get my father a CT and an MRI following a car accident early in the morning. He was hungry and thirsty the entire time and they wouldn't feed him or let him have water because he might have needed surgery. Finally fed him at hour 10, which was 6 hours after they took the CT and immediately before his MRI, so they let him sit hungry and thirsty for 6 hours for no reason other than negligence. He was left for hours and whenever someone did check on him it was to administer the exact same procedures the last person performed while bring oblivious to anything else anybody has done or asked. The disorganization is terrifyingly rampant. Nobody knows what anybody is doing or has done. I guess we're just lucky they didn't amputate anything in error. If this has become the standard of medical care in America god help us all…Michael Hansen

My husband had a severe bleed on the brain. His diagnosis was not good at all. We thought he would not make it. The Neurology ICU team was fantastic the knowledge they have with situations like his is unbelievable. They gave him back to us. They got him to a point where he was transferred to the Neuro rehab area. They also took great care of him and got him to the point where he is in a skilled rehabilitation facility. If you have a life threatening situation and you want to live — Go to VCU health system.Rebecca Little

Would have given a higher rating earlier, but our son passed away suddenly there and the liver team that had been treating him for 9 years did not communicate with us at all. Not even a "sorry for your loss". On top of that, my son's wallet was apparently stolen from his effects and 3 calls with promises of a return call have gotten nothing. MCV used to be very good and I would have to say the nurses still are, but I am very disappointed now.Robert Westermann

Wish there was more study space in the school of nursing but the library is right around the corner. Also close to food at both the hospital and Larrick. The classrooms are great because there is power outlets at every desk with tiered seating in lecture halls for easy viewing.Liz Spaetzel

I'm stuck between 2 and 3 stars because I'm not entirely sure how I feel about NOVA. But I will say that for beginners in IT like me with little to no knowledge, as of September 19th, 2017, the IT program is terrible. 1. My experience was pretty miserable. With the online classes, students are left to their own devices. Period. You're accountable for everything (which isn't a bad thing). But that's probably what it's like for most online courses at most colleges or universities- but I wouldn't know 2. The staff really is bad. Every. Single. Time. I've called to ask a question, the support was terrible and so forced. I've been hung up on, and treated like an annoyance on almost every single occasion. 3. The financial office is terrible. I called 3 times for information on my tuition and literally got 3 different responses. The last response I received was the correct one. 4. If you are going to NOVA for IT, there's a strong possibility you will struggle. For online courses, the professors aren't recourses. They'll guide you to any and every other place but them. Literally. They're only there to facilitate the course not teach it. You teach yourself. But again, I wouldn't know what it's like at other schools. For physical classes, I sympathize more. The thing about a community college is that many of the professors are new to instructing college students and adults. They're trying to build a foundation and gain experience. My current professor (bless his heart, but I literally just withdrew from the class) was SUCH a nice guy. SO sweet, VERY open and really does want to help the students…..but he doesn't know the information himself! He's in class making mistakes and the students were teaching and correcting him! He was asking THE STUDENTS that knew the information "hey, do you want to teach this one?". Again, such a nice guy, but half the students were teaching him the information. This made me soooo uncomfortable. In my head I'm screaming "what am I paying for if I can't rely on the one who is there to teach me- to teach me?? Can I trust anything he's saying? Why is he teaching this class???". He didn't know the answers to questions asked, and he didn't know the information that was on his own PowerPoint. 5. Theres no hands on tech experience or classes. I repeat, THERE ARE NO HANDS ON TECH CLASSES. My class was a hardware and architecture class but we flashed through power points. No hands on hardware and architecture experience AT ALL. Which is sad and very unfortunate. You would think that for a community college "leading in IT" there would be some hands on experience or lab. I'm sorry, but there's none 🙁 The IT major is terrible for beginners. Unless you have enough of a foundation to get certified, don't do it. If you know enough to get certified, I'd say go for it. It's better for those who know most of the information. But again, for beginners in IT, I'm sorry but you might do better going to a 4 year college for that. I would consider NOVA for general edu classes but definitely not IT. The best class I took was my online communications class. I withdrew from both tech classes I was enrolled in. Online and in person. CONCLUSION: I hope NOVA is trying to do better, and I have faith that their program WILL get better. But right now, I'm sure there are better options out there. I value education too much to settle for less and most of all, I value myself. Again, Their (IT) program is very stressful for beginners. For those of you new to this, research before you go. Review these comments, and compare them to the information and "resources" listed on the school site. Call, call, call, for additional information and resources before you truly commit to NOVA. I'm now reviewing the Tech programs at other colleges and universities and I wish I thought of or knew this before I spent my money but I was so hungry and eager to go back to school. Don't be like me. All in all, I guess nova is pretty good- or standard I guess for a community college, but not for beginners in IT.Shannon

My experience today was similar to my previous appointment for dental hygiene care about 6 months ago. Absolutely first class care delivered by a knowledgeable student overseen by a licensed practitioner at an extraordinary low price including as many revisits as are necessary to complete an initial evaluation the depth and breadth of which I have never seen in any commercial dental practice and follow-up care such as cleaning for scaling with confirmation every step of the way and great respect for patient needs and in particular the need of the patients to slowly absorbed those elements of the experience which will deliver learning resulting in behavioral change and eventually freedom from the need for routine Dental Care or at least a reduction in the frequency of care I have taken some information about my own personal Dental situation out of this review because that would not be appropriate I believe this is a general review and definitely I give them five stars they are reachable by bus by the way $35 for everything you need and you can expect to spend between 3 and 9 hours in the chairDouglas Dana Goncz

as a student who is almost done ill say a few things… my first year in 2013 wasn't good at all i got horrible advice from the pathway lady at the time. which actually wasted a good chunk of my time and money. the teachers were not good at all and i left reviews on rate my professor . com. my second year was better because i didn't listen to that pathway lady and started to see my administrative counselor. and they knew what they were saying and helped me understand more. as the classes went on i learned alot. alot of the teachers are not so good which is why i encourage every student to rate the professors before anything other wise your stuck. i had a rude bio 102 teacher that has an issue with everything even group studies and ill leave her name left out. she can be reviewed on rate my professor. prices are a bit high but it would be better if students could park free print scan copy fax fore free and even lower the priced on food dont suck people dry. its hard to get a job especially now a days. but alot of staff are nice weird but funny students and lots of events hereManahil Chohan

Absolutely amazing experience!!! The registration clerk, Juanita was so so wonderful! She made the check in process such an easy experience and we talked like we had known each other for years! The RN,Michelle, that took my boyfriend back talked him through the entire process and assured him everything would be okay was heaven sent! Today was a huge accomplishment for him and without these to amazing ladies I don’t think it would have been possible!!! They definitely deserve to be recognized for their dedication to VCU Health!!Hope Gardner

People are nice but the wait and efficiency are ridiculous. Very little information on what to expect and hours and hours of waiting without anyone checking in. Everyone seems confused on what’s going on, multiple calls and questions to get basic procedural stuff done. One department doesn’t talk to the other and causes serious delays. Waste of an entire day for something that could have been a couple hours.Neely Lewis