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Fastest Response From Schools
- Request Info: For the fastest information for prospective students, look at the Spotlight schools on this page.
Student Body
- Part-Time: For schools emphasizing part-time studies, consider Milwaukee Area Technical College.
- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Milwaukee Area Technical College.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Moraine Park Technical College, Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, and Northcentral Technical College.
School Setting
- Dorms: For a residential campus environment, take note of Southwest Wisconsin Technical College and Northcentral Technical College.
Excellence
- % Accepted: For selective institutions, look at Milwaukee Area Technical College.
- Class Size: For small class sizes, look at Nicolet Area Technical College, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Gateway Technical College, and Northcentral Technical College.
Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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University Of Wisconsin Parkside • Kenosha, WI
Studying Biology (completion in 2011)
• 7/25/2011
"I enjoyed my two years there, but they were too short and too focused on finishing. I did like my department."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | It did not give me a foot in the door due to a lack of recognition. |
| Program Reputation | 7 | This is one of the least recognized school in the UW system. I think the school is underrated. |
| Program Quality | 7 | UW-Parkside provided me with a good foundation and education, but I wish I went to a more widely accepted school. The biology program should have been a feeder to Abbott. |
| Instruction | 8 | I like my professors, but I faced racism which made my senior year quite hard. I had a great mentor and an eccentric professor |
| How Difficult | 8 | The class difficulty varied by professor. I had both the worst drill instructor-esque professor and a flower child professor. Each had their own demands, though. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The biology department was more hands on than book learning. I do not know about other departments. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | I liked the ability to take evening classes. Evening classes allowed me to work off campus my senior year. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | The biology program was top notch. I know that the business program is not well recognized. |
| Social Life | 7 | Lots of school spirit, including sororities and fraternities. They also have a very good cross country team. |
| Placement Services | 6 | I did not get into Abbott so I do not know if there is any job placement. I tried using the resources at the school but they did not help. |
| Alumni Network | 6 | I am not a member and I have never been contacted by them. I hope to be more active once I get more established. |
Chippewa Valley Technical College • Eau Claire, WI
Studying Health Studies (completion in 2012)
• 12/8/2011
"It got me a job. It's going to get me into a better school."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | It wasn't that great. It was fairly cheap. |
| Program Reputation | 6 | For some reason, people think this school is pretty good. The name recognition helped to get me hired. |
| Program Quality | 4 | It was a community technical college. It's just a diploma factory. |
| Instruction | 4 | Like I said, it wasn't that impressive. It was like a tough high school class. |
| How Difficult | 6 | This was among the harder things there. That's bad, considering how easy my major was. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The mix was pretty good. We read books and worked in teams. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 9 | They actually had a bunch of really great times to take my classes. It was very nice for that flexibility. |
| Academic Facilities | 4 | None of them were doctors. Some of them didn't even have health experience. |
| Social Life | 1 | It was a commuter school. It's hard to have school spirit for that. |
| Placement Services | 3 | They got me two interviews. I got the rest of them all by myself. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | They haven't contacted me once since I graduated. |
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