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Community College Of Southern Nevada • Las Vegas, NV
Studying Legal Support Specialist (completion in 2001)
• 8/11/2011
"I think I wasted my money. I have learned far more by going to work and being mentored by my boss."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | Unless it has changed, it is not worth the money. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | I cant answer this either. I am sure if it is on the Top Ten lists of recommended schools. |
| Program Quality | 5 | The curriculum that I was taught was very basic. I have learned more through on the job experience. |
| Instruction | 3 | I was not impressed with my instructors at all. They were very uninvolved and seemed very uninterested in anything except the end of class. |
| How Difficult | 1 | The bare basics were covered, no real in-depth studies were involved. One could gain the same knowledge by working with a detective or paralegal. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There was really no hands-on teaching. Everything was done from the text. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | My schedule at work was arranged around my classes, so there was never a conflict. Classes were bi-weekly. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | The standard information was there, but nothing more. I always used the University or State Bar Association for any deep research. |
| Social Life | 5 | I didn't have much student interaction. I was in school to learn, not make friends. |
| Placement Services | 5 | Again, I don't know. I have never used it. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I don't know this answer because I have never used this part of the school. |
UNLV • Las Vegas, NV
Studying Psychology (completion in 2011)
• 9/7/2011
"I didn't realize how little I liked about my alma mater until taking this survey."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | I try to discourage people from UNLV. I don't want them to make the mistakes I did. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | It's in Las Vegas and no one has heard of it apart from athletics. Its academic reputation is non-existent. |
| Program Quality | 4 | UNLV isn't a very good school. The professors were mostly part-time in my department and that made it a difficult learning environment. |
| Instruction | 5 | As I said previously, the teachers weren't very good. This incompetence included the advisers. |
| How Difficult | 2 | All the tests were multiple choice. There was very little challenging work. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | I feel like it was neither. I didn't have many hands-on classes, and my books were hardly necessary in most classes. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 6 | I took a lot of classes online. I was able to work my schedule out to combine work and school quite easily. |
| Academic Facilities | 6 | The library was huge and had an extensive journal collection. However, the classrooms were small and rumored to be full of asbestos. |
| Social Life | 5 | I didn't take advantage of this social life at UNLV. I spent most of my time on my own. |
| Placement Services | 3 | Because of my overall dissatisfaction with the school as a whole, I don't put much faith in their career services department either. |
| Alumni Network | 4 | They started calling me for money as soon as I graduated. I haven't even paid off my student loans and don't really feel like sinking any more money into the school. |
UNLV • Las Vegas, NV
Studying Psychology (completion in 2007)
• 9/18/2011
"I'm pleased that I finished my degree somewhere but I think I could have gone to a better school where I actually felt like I learned something."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | It's a cheap school but the old saying "you get what you pay for" definitely applies here. The classes are incredibly easy, the teachers aren't approachable, and for the most part I felt like I had no support at the school. |
| Program Reputation | 3 | Most people look at it as a cheap school with the reputation of being a party school and for the most part they're right. |
| Program Quality | 4 | UNLV isn't a spectacular school by any means. The classes I took were easy and I didn't feel I learned much in the time I was there. |
| Instruction | 2 | The curriculum was easy and the teachers didn't challenge their students at all. The classes were a joke and one didn't really have to attend to get a good grade. My degree ended up having nothing to do with my current position. |
| How Difficult | 2 | I never had a problem getting better than a C average and for the most part I didn't attend class. The professors weren't very experienced. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | I don't recall having much hands-on experience. It was mostly reading chapters from a book and then having a test about it later in the semester. Every once in a while we would have a presentation to do but that was about it. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | I never had trouble scheduling my classes. They had a good number of classes that were large enough so that everybody who needed to get in was able to. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | UNLV has a nice library that I enjoyed spending a lot of time in. There was plenty of computers and study rooms. The classrooms were outdated and cramped. There were plenty of study groups available but the professors weren't approachable and didn't make themselves available to the students. |
| Social Life | 1 | I didn't participate at all in any of the school activities. I didn't even hear about any organized social events. Their sports teams weren't popular either. |
| Placement Services | 3 | I received no career or job placement assistance and ended up working on something completely unrelated to my major immediately after college. The counselors weren't very much help at all. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | I was never spoken to about any kind of alumni network after college and really wasn't involved much with the school at all. |
College Of Southern Nevada • Las Vegas, NV
Studying Business (completion in 2010)
• 11/4/2011
"I believe that I was given a great education. For the cost compared to a university I think that it was a great value as well."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I have actually recommended the school to others. Additionally, I've recommended it back to myself in order to allow myself to change careers. I will be going back to CSN in the spring in order to move away from business and into website development. |
| Program Reputation | 7 | From my personal knowledge of those that I know, I believe that the reputation is fairly good. Honestly I've not really discussed or researched their reputation. |
| Program Quality | 9 | I gained exceptional experience at CSN and have put many of the skills that I learned in the classroom into practice in the workplace. This allowed me to be a more assertive and helpful employee. |
| Instruction | 9 | My training in school wasn't necessarily geared towards being an Administrative Assistant, though learning about business certainly made me more capable at this job. The quality of the instruction was exceptional in preparing me to deal with the day to day responsibilities of the business world. |
| How Difficult | 7 | I had experience in business, either from my job as an Administrative Assistant or from seeing the tasks that my boss or co-workers were doing that helped prepare me for much of the curriculum. I didn't find it overly challenging. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | I had some professors who were completely hands on and some courses where the exams were basically verbatim from the book. Each professor has their own way of handling things. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | I took the vast majority of my courses online which made everything very easy for me. The courses that I did take at CSN were all evening courses during a summer semester. |
| Academic Facilities | I took basically all but 2 of my courses completely online. I'm not the right one to judge the academic facilities as I've not experienced them first hand. | |
| Social Life | 5 | I was primarily an online only student so I was not part of any social experiences. I would like to assume that from the posters/announcements, etc. that I saw that they have a reasonable amount of social experience but I can't attest to that. |
| Placement Services | I didn't use their career services since I was already employed when I graduated. | |
| Alumni Network | 7 | CSN is basically a community college so it does what it can. It certainly doesn't provide the type of support and alumni network that a university would. |
Morrison University • Reno, NV
Studying Legal Secretary (completion in 1990)
• 10/30/2011
"Overall, I am very satisfied with my college experience. I am in the field that I enjoy and I would not have the skills necessary to work in this field without the training I received at this school."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | I would probably recommend a four-year degree to others who are pursuing my career path. I believe that a four-year degree would give someone an advantage in this economic climate in looking for a job in this career field. |
| Program Reputation | 6 | Morrison University is not ranked among the top tier schools in this area. It is overpriced for their reputation. |
| Program Quality | 7 | I attended a lower ranked college because of the programs offered and speed at which I was able to complete the program. I now wish that I would have attended the major university in my area and received a four-year degree. |
| Instruction | 8 | The relevancy of the curriculum was spot on for my career. The college lacked in actual career preparation and failed to explain the level of on the job experience that would be required in order to gain a higher salary. |
| How Difficult | 7 | Classes were relevant and challenging, but did not require a large amount of homework. I feel that my courses could have been more difficult and should have required more at home preparation. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Morrison University offered a perfect mix of hands-on and book learning. We worked hands on in the computer lab, and used books primarily in the law classes. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 9 | Classes were offered both day and night. I attended day classes in the beginning and ended up in night classes at the end of my term. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | Resources were great at this private college. There were always plenty of computers and classroom space available to all. Classroom sizes were small so there was plenty of access to the professor. |
| Social Life | 2 | No athletics, parties, or other social events were offered at this private college. The college I attended was primarily for business and clerical training. |
| Placement Services | 5 | The job placement services that I received at this school were unimpressive. I obtained my first job through my own efforts and research. |
| Alumni Network | 3 | I do not receive any information from my school. My school does not communicate with me as to my current job position or offer me any support. |
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