Pasadena City College
“I am actually a parent of a studentAverageBusiness - Management and Administration
I am actually a parent of a student who is ending her sophomore year at PCC.
My son is, my eyes, a hard working, hard-driven kid, with average intelligence. His SAT scores were quite average. At the end of his HS senior year, he had various choices of colleges. He was accepted to one UC campus, to some CSU choices, and to several private schools ? none of which was an Ivy League school.
My son is, my eyes, a hard working, hard-driven kid, with average intelligence. His SAT scores were quite average. At the end of his HS senior year, he had various choices of colleges. He was accepted to one UC campus, to some CSU choices, and to several private schools ? none of which was an Ivy League school.
From the beginning, we curtailed the option of a private school. We are middle income family, too rich to get any financial assistance, and too poor to ignore the financial burden. And he did not show a great motivation to solicit scholarship on his own. So our rule was made clear: If it is not an Ivy League, a mediocre private school is not worth the investment and would imposed an unduly financial burden which we were not ready to assume; nor were we ready to allow him to finish school in debt up to his eyeballs.
The one UC campus to which he was accepted had very little appeal to him. All of the CSU choices were still available, but he decided to go to PCC with the hope of having a second chance.
He is finishing his second year at PCC. He has already been accepted to four of the best UC schools: UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, and UCD. We are still waiting to hear from Berkley. This was an amazing investment. Our son had a second chance to get into some of the greatest schools, and we save a ton of money.
Do your math.
view full review→Apr 27 2010
2nd Year Female -- Class 2012
Education Quality: A+, Campus Aesthetics: D
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“It has been a nightmare to come toQuite Bright
It has been a nightmare to come to this college. Although the staff and professors have been really helpful to me and throughout my education, it is hard to find friends who are concerned with their education and at least willing to be serious in class and attempt to work hard on class work and exams. Most of the college students are very talkative, yet do less work.It is an irony that scholarships and financial aid are available for those who do not at least try to perform well in classes. Besides, those who are persistent in doing college work (only a very small percentage of the entire students) seem to be underrepresented and not rewarded.
view full review→Feb 23 2010
1st Year Female -- Class 2011
Scholastic Success: A, Collaboration/Competitive: D
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Recommended: Cost of College Increasing Faster Than Inflation
“Pcc is a great community college and isNot so brightUndecided
Pcc is a great community college and is by far one of the best you can go to if you ever decide to go to a jc.community college students have a reputation of being the slackers of the bunch who attend a jc because they didn't do poorly in high school. NOT TRUE. Yes, you do have your handful of people who aren't into absorbing the true academics of the school but there are SO many competative people. I have been at pcc for 1 going on 2 years now and every single one of my classes has been competative. Teachers here (for the most part) are EXCELLENT and really do want you to succeed. The aesthetic beauty is grade A quality and the janitor staff is great at keeping things clean. Pcc is also in the process of building more extensions to the school so it's clearly modernizing its campus slowly but surely. Students there are either really competative or just don't care. If you want a jc that can really give you that push to tranfer, go to pasadena.
view full review→Jan 17 2010
1st Year Female -- Class 2012
Education Quality: A+, Social Life: C-
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