Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Delaware Technical Community College • Georgetown, DE
Studying Legal Studies/Paralegal Training (completion in 2012)
• 12/2/2011
"The staff is extremely friendly, and I can honestly say they really want to help their students. I am missing out on the experience of staying on campus, but working has been great and I would not change it."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | They have a great job placement service for students. Also, the staff wants to make sure you know the material in your major before you graduate. |
| Program Reputation | 6 | My major is one of those majors that they try to get a lot of students interested in. Not everyone can make it in the class, but they want students to see that the paralegal field is a very interesting, yet time-consuming career pathway. |
| Program Quality | 6 | My college is a community college, so there are not a lot of professors who are experts in the major that they teach. That leads to many questions needed to be asked, for me to receive the correct teaching that I need. |
| Instruction | 6 | In some of my classes, I feel that I am learning things that I can use for when I am working. Since I work in a law firm, I have a basic knowledge of a lot of the information being presented, before I go into the class. |
| How Difficult | 8 | The writing classes that I took were very difficult for me. Not being a strong writer hindered me from excelling in the class as much as I wanted to. Writing letters to insurance companies and clients helps me develop proper writing skills that I could use in the classroom. Learning about the constitutional laws vs. state laws is always a joy for me. Realizing how much power states have over their people can be truly shocking. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Since a lot of the information being presented to us consists of laws that are written down on paper already, a lot of our work is in books. We get the hands-on part by having to do the research on the particular topic. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | Since I work, scheduling classes can be hard, but my school advisor helped me pick classes that fit my schedule. Some of my classes are even online, which is a plus. |
| Academic Facilities | 6 | In our library, we have a set of American Jurisprudence Pleading and Practice Forms, a Black's Law Dictionary, and the Delaware Code. For our classes, the teacher provides study groups for each exam we take. Also, the school provides tutors for the students, for a fee. |
| Social Life | 6 | Going to school and working does not give me a lot of time to be social. Since it is a community college, there are not as many students in the building as there are in other schools. I am mostly focused on schoolwork and working to pay my bills. |
| Placement Services | 9 | One reason I picked Delaware Tech Community College was because of its job placement assistance. They make sure that once you graduate, you will have a job or two lined up for you. They make sure that all of their students are able to find jobs. |
| Alumni Network | 9 | We have many activities in which alumni come back and tell us how much fun they had at my school. They also share what helps them to stay focused. |
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