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Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
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Terra Tech • Fremont, OH
Studying Business Management (completion in 2002)
• 4/29/2011
"It got me what I needed. So I am happy enough."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | Yes, I would. They taught me a great deal that helped me in my current job. |
| Program Reputation | 3 | It was not accredited. The credits wont transfer anywhere. |
| Program Quality | 5 | It gave me some skills I needed to get the job I have. There is a lot I didn't learn that would have helped though. |
| Instruction | More than 5 years ago | |
| How Difficult | 3 | It was very easy. I actually went to college slightly buzzed on occasion. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It was mostly all book learning. However they did take us to businesses in the community once in a while. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 9 | Almost all my classes were taken at night. So they were very flexible. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | It was very good. They had everything I needed. |
| Social Life | 1 | It was a community college so no extra curricular activities. |
| Placement Services | 5 | I didn't use them. SO I don't know. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | Don't know. Was never involved in it. |
Lincoln College Of Technology • Cincinnati, OH
Studying Business Management (completion in 2010)
• 5/7/2011
"Im happy with the education I received. I learned a lot of valuable information that is useful in any field."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I recommend the school for those who want to get a degree quickly. |
| Program Reputation | 4 | It's a small program and few people know about it. At my graduation, there were only had 9 people that finished. |
| Program Quality | 9 | I loved that there where small classes and plenty of one-on-one time. The teachers were really understanding and helped as much as they could. |
| Instruction | 10 | My instructors made sure that each concept was clearly understood before moving on. I put what I learned to work almost everyday in my career. |
| How Difficult | 7 | Because I also studied business while in high school, some of it was easy. But accounting and business law was by far the hardest thing ever. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There is not much hands-on work in this field. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | You were able to choose a number of different ways to complete some classes. Not all classes were this flexible, though. |
| Academic Facilities | 6 | It was a very small school. There was only so much they could offer on such a small campus. |
| Social Life | 1 | There were no events offered, especially not for business students. There were no sports. |
| Placement Services | 5 | They send out flyers about job opening that can be found anywhere. Not much help was offered in this area. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | There are not any programs in place. They were considering implementing something as I was leaving. |
University Of Cincinnati, Raymond Walters • Cincinnati, OH
Studying Business Management (completion in 2003)
• 7/7/2011
"I have a job! I still have a job! The economy exploded the year after I graduated and I am still employed."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | Raymond Walters is a good stepping stone. It'll get you started, but I really want to get a more advanced degree. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | 2 year community schools don't exactly have huge reputations. It isn't Harvard, now is it? Within Cincinnati, it is respected enough. |
| Program Quality | 7 | Very affordable. Supportive staff. The teachers really get to know you and want you to succeed. I did not rate it higher because it is a small school and does not have a lot of money for high-tech stuff. |
| Instruction | 8 | I learned a lot. Most of my professors were very experienced in their fields before going into teaching. Also, Raymond Walters provides excellent job search and placement assistance. |
| How Difficult | 6 | I wouldn't exactly call it hard. I do not feel that I expended a huge amount of effort. I worked full-time and went to school full time and held a 3.8 GPA. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It's pretty hands-on. Shadowing, co-ops, presentations, and out-of-class real world research were heavily emphasized. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | Day, evening, and weekend classes are available, as well as online classes. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | I never had a problem using school computers. Printing was free. The physical library on campus was small, but they participate in OhioLink, so I could get anything I wanted. Everyone uses the internet for research now anyway. |
| Social Life | 3 | Hah! People do not socialize at 2 year schools. No football, no frats. You study and you go home. |
| Placement Services | 10 | Excellent! I was given a lot of help putting together resumes. I was given a lot of shadowing opportunities. I found a job within six months of graduating. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I get mail from them. I have not participated in any alumni stuff or given them money after I graduated. |
Miami University • Oxford, OH
Studying Biomedical Engineering (completion in 2010)
• 7/30/2011
"I love my school. I received the best education, met the best people, and had the best time. I am really glad and proud of my experience at Miami University."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I would always recommend this school. I loved it, it is one of the best universities in the country and I think that given a chance, everyone would enjoy Miami University. |
| Program Reputation | 9 | Our reputation for engineering is very good. As stated before, they re-did the building and bought a lot of new equipment. |
| Program Quality | 10 | Miami University was great. We had one of the best undergraduate programs in the nation when I went. I loved what I studied. |
| Instruction | 10 | We were rated by US News and World Report as one of the top undergraduate programs in the nation. Our Engineering Department had brand new equipment and tools, as well as professors that really helped kids LEARN. |
| How Difficult | 9 | Engineering is always one of the more difficult majors, at any school. The work and class load is crazy, but I really stepped up and completed all of it. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | There is a great deal of book and lecture learning. However, I studied in a science major: There was a ton of hands on experiments and labs. A majority of work was hands-on. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | The school is decently flexible, as far as class scheduling goes. Although, for the Engineering program, the curriculum is so large, it gets harder to be flexible. The school also offers many summer courses. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | The facilities and resources are all new in the Engineering Department. It was only like 3 or 4 years ago that they re-did everything. |
| Social Life | 8 | School spirit is extremely good; the faculty and school always portrays that attitude, and the students have even more spirit. While some athletics aren't good, the biggest and best sport is hockey. We have one of the best programs in the nation. There are also so many parties thrown and a lot of school sponsored social events. |
| Placement Services | 8 | Our job placement programs were, and still are, great, in the Engineering Department. School wise, however, the university is dedicated to helping find jobs/internships while you are a student at the school. |
| Alumni Network | 10 | The alumni network is massive. Everyone who has ever been there knows that it is the best school in the country. Miami graduates take care of their own, always. |
Ohio University • Athens, OH
Studying Engineering Technology And Management (completion in 2011)
• 9/7/2011
"I was very satisfied with my program, however the administrators at the school were not conducive to learning or being a college student."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | I would recommend my major, but not necessarily my school. I feel that while I learned a lot and experienced a lot, one may get a better experience as far as administration at another school. |
| Program Reputation | 9 | We are the highest ranked ETM program in the country. We get numerous awards and have numerous students with SME and ATMAE Certifications. |
| Program Quality | 9 | We were one of a very few schools who had our major. I loved every minute of it. It was hands on, applications-based engineering. |
| Instruction | 8 | Some of the professors were great (actually, most were). Yet some could have cared less about teaching. |
| How Difficult | 9 | More difficult than average engineering, but not as difficult as chemical or civil engineering. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | My program was very hands on. I probably only purchased 10 books and those were for freshman year courses. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | I played football so I had a fairly flexible schedule as I got to register first. |
| Academic Facilities | 7 | We had fairly nice facilities. We had everything we needed to learn. |
| Social Life | 10 | I had more fun than I probably should have. It was college and I learned a great deal in and out of class. |
| Placement Services | 10 | I worked very hard to find a job and it paid off. Our school did have numerous career fairs to get me started, though. |
| Alumni Network | 3 | Very little support. There are not many alums around. |
Baldwin-Wallace College • Berea, OH
Studying Business Administration / Speech Communications (completion in 2005)
• 10/14/2011
"I very much enjoyed my time at BW. It was a good school that had a lot of balance to its approach which complemented my learning style well. Sure, there are things that I would improve (more social events, more parking, food options, etc) but I was overall very pleased."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | I have actually recommended my school to many people since leaving. I have a lot of younger cousins, several of which are pursuing careers within the business world, to whom I have recommended BW. A couple are now enrolled in their first year and another one may be applying next year. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | My college is a fairly small school that's not well know outside of the area, but it holds a strong reputation as a quality business program. I remember when I was in school seeing it ranked in the top 25 or 50 in the country a couple of times. I don't remember the exact number of the list. |
| Program Quality | 8 | My college had a strong business program. Some of the professors I had the opportunity to meet were actually prominent figures in local companies. My college also offered a living / learning curriculum where select classes were conducted in the dorm and everyone on the floor were business majors. This allowed us to easily form study sessions and get together for projects. |
| Instruction | 8 | There was a lot of hands on learning that helped to drive the concepts learned in class. We went on field trips in which we were given specific business assignments that allowed us to practice managing a budget, negotiate, and make decisions that affected a group. We also reviewed plenty of case studies that allowed us to look at businesses from a more encompassing view. |
| How Difficult | 7 | Most of the courses were informative without being particularly difficult. Statistics of Economics was an extremely difficult class, as was Game Theory. Other classes like Micro and Macro Economics were manageable and beneficial without causing a lot of stress. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The learning style was not consistent throughout the school. How hands-on a class was was more dependent on the professor than the college itself. I had several classes that were very hands on and interactive, while others were all lecture. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 9 | There was a lot of flexibility with classes. My school worked with several other schools in the area to offer more class times and cheaper alternatives. BW also offered summer and evening classes on two separate campuses. As a double major this came in handy since I often had to overload credits to graduate in a reasonable amount of time. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | Like I assume most schools are, there was a pretty even mixture of newer and older facilities. There were a lot of buildings that had been recently renovated when I was there, and there were plans for others. The school had its share of facilities that needed work as well. Since I've left, I have seen several more buildings erected on the campus. |
| Social Life | 6 | Baldwin-Wallace is a division 3 school which leads me to believe that while there was plenty of school spirit, it was likely not near the level of a larger university. We had athletic events (which we mostly lost) that triggered social gatherings and spirit days along campus. The effort was there, but a stronger sports community would have made the application better. |
| Placement Services | I started working for my company while I was still in school, so I never really discussed the placement programs. I began with the bank in an entry level, but was quickly promoted after graduating. | |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I heard more talk of networking opportunities than I remember actually seeing. I have not really seen much from the school about alumni seminars since graduating. |
Northwest State Community College • Archbold, OH
Studying Marketing/Retail (completion in 2010)
• 11/14/2011
"I feel I got a good education, but as far as a "college experience," there wasn't much there. There is a difference between community colleges and other colleges/universities, and I feel I didn't get as much from the community school."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | The school offers a good program. If you are looking for a good college experience, however, I would not recommend it. |
| Program Reputation | 9 | This is still an up and coming program, I think. Because the program clumps retail and marketing together, to get a degree in one or the other, you have to take both areas. |
| Program Quality | 9 | The marketing/retail program taught me a lot that I would not have thought I'd need to know in the retail business. The program went into depth on the "little things" that people don't know about retail. |
| Instruction | 9 | The instructor was great - knew everything there was to know. We learned from the book but also did role plays and things to get hands on experience. |
| How Difficult | 8 | The challenge of the class wasn't great to me because I already worked in retail. The work load was only heavy because of the reading assignments. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | In this program, we learned by the book and also did role plays to get hands on experience. By having a mixture, I feel I learned a lot more than by learning just one way. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 9 | Online classes and night classes made things flexible and easy to get done. I would have liked to have gotten my degree in another program, but that program had conflicts because some of the classes were only held during the day. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | The school offers all of the facilities a student could need. It was very easy to get help because of all of these facilities. |
| Social Life | 1 | The social experience for me at school was not good at all. From day one to when I graduated, I did not have one friend to speak of because if you didn't already know people at the school, it was pretty difficult to make friends. |
| Placement Services | I'm not really sure how the placement is because I didn't need it. I have a full time and part time job so I never asked for help in job placement. | |
| Alumni Network | 2 | Since I have graduated, I have not received one thing from the school. It's a community school, so I would think they'd keep in touch at least with the local students/graduates. |
Lorain County Community College • Lorain, OH
Studying Liberal Arts (completion in 2011)
• 11/25/2011
"I've had a great college experience and I am grateful for all the people who have made it be that way. Going to my school has also inspired me to continue my degree when the time comes for it."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | For a great education at a great, quality price, I would tell local residents to go to LCCC. They will find many programs that fit their career goals and lifestyles. |
| Program Reputation | 10 | Residents from the area know that Lorain County Community College has many excellent programs. |
| Program Quality | 9 | My school was small, but had a very active artistic community. |
| Instruction | 8 | The quality of the programs was exceptional and technologically advanced for a smaller school. |
| How Difficult | 7 | Although some things were challenging, I enjoyed the rigorous academic work I was given. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | A lot of my classes were a mixture of these. More than half of my classes were blended classes, meaning that we met once or twice a week for an hour for our lab, and did independent study with our textbooks. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 7 | We have day, night, and weekend classes for the modern working adult. Our school also provides satellite campuses throughout the county for those who live in the rural areas. |
| Academic Facilities | 10 | I never once felt out of the loop when going to school there. The professors and the school texted us in case of emergencies or last-minute changes and updates. |
| Social Life | 7 | Students are very friendly and always looking for ways to engage with other students. People love networking there, and we love to get together and have a great time during fun social events. |
| Placement Services | 9 | Their website and job services are stellar. Job updates are constantly added to the main website and at the office, so we can keep abreast of our respective industries. |
| Alumni Network | 8 | The alumni network is connected through different social networks, besides the school's main website. |
Ohio State • Cleveland, OH
Studying Business Administration (completion in 2006)
• 12/8/2011
"I should have gone somewhere else. This did nothing for my career."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | no | Go to a better school than this one. It wasn't very good. |
| Program Reputation | 1 | I made a huge mistake going here. It's a giant cesspool with no talent. |
| Program Quality | 1 | It was terrible. This did nothing to prepare me for the real world. |
| Instruction | 1 | It was all hands on. It was never challenging once. |
| How Difficult | 1 | It was extremely easy. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | It was all hands on. No one read a single book. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | I never even had to go to class. How flexible is that? |
| Academic Facilities | 1 | The library was terrible. The hours there were the worst. |
| Social Life | 9 | There were a lot of parties. That was the only constant. |
| Placement Services | 1 | I got this job all by myself. They didn't do a single thing to help me. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | All they want is my money. They don't care about me. |
Hocking College • Nelsonville, OH
Studying Music Management (completion in 2009)
• 12/12/2011
"I would not do it again, but I enjoyed my time there. It was a great learning experience. I didn't like much outside of the music wing, and I did not like the town itself."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | I would tell someone that I think it's worth the money (since the college is fairly inexpensive), but that I wouldn't just stop there at that level. I would also warn anyone going to the school that they should be aware of the quarter to semester system and the fact that most credits are nontransferable to other schools. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | I hear good things about the music program. I also tell younger friends about the program all the time, because the music teachers were well worth the cost of tuition. |
| Program Quality | 6 | The school is very unprofessional. They are very unprepared and biased towards their students. |
| Instruction | 9 | The core music programs were taught by excellent instructors who knew what they were talking about. Most of the other general classes were taught by people who did not care one way or another about their job. |
| How Difficult | 4 | While there was still lots of work, you are working with music. If you enjoy music to begin with, then the classes aren't that hard to do, because you enjoy doing them. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The awesome part about our school was how we were sent out into the "real world" a great deal, to discover how things worked. We got internships and gigs left and right. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | There are not only online classes and "at your own pace" classes for the general ed stuff, but there are also at least 2 different timeslots for most classes during each quarter session. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | The library could have used more support, based on the fact that they had mostly inaccurate copies of the books needed for class. I still found that the music wing's computer section had plenty to offer. Also, the professors were always easy to get a hold of in the music wing, and they usually had copies of the books for us. |
| Social Life | 3 | There were a lot of parties, but Hocking was considered a technical school before the music/arts wing was added. This means there were no real sports teams, and there was no real athletic department. I did, however, enjoy the fact that there was a rock wall in the middle of the main hall. |
| Placement Services | 7 | There was a field trip to SXSW for those interested in business, another trip to a reputable production conference, and the performance students are always going out to perform shows as part of the curriculum. I think that either conference is above what most schools do, and the performance students already have gigs lined up before even leaving. |
| Alumni Network | It is a new program to the school, so there isn't much of an alumni network. There are, however, many new students that are getting help now from the current alumni. |
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