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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Education  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright As someone pointed out, there are several campuses. I attended the Downtown, Desert Vista, and East campuses. All were fantastic and wonderful. In the Desert Vista campus I only ran into on financial counselor in my two years that seemed to not care and I quickly found another one who helped set me straight. At Pima, everyone was VERY friendly and helpful on ALL campuses. I can only think of three teachers in my entire experience that weren't fit to teach. Every other teacher I had was excellent and I really learned from them. All of the campuses I attended were clean and well-maintained. I feel the East Campus was the prettiest, but the others were certainly not ugly. I went to night classes at the East Campus and never felt unsafe. I took a kickboxing class at Desert Vista and loved it. I took a two week accelerated course at the Downtown Campus and found it very informative and even fun to go to. (The teacher was very excellent) The classes were cheap, it was easy to apply and get accepted. The staff helped you get all things sorted out and made sure the classes you were taking were correct (I majored in Liberal Arts, completing my AGEC A, in other words, I met all the pre-requisites for Education, the field I was planning to major in once I moved to a university) and simply went out of their way to help and didn't complain. I would definitely go back given the chance and highly recommend it to anyone interested. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Useful Schoolwork: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 13 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2006    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=46974&uid=101'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Art & Design Department  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright (I suck at spelling please forgive me)Im not going to bash Pima Community College, but actully tell you the plain out facts from a girl who is pretty much an average student. Now before talking about Pima no one menchines that there are at least FIVE different campuses. The East, West, North, Downtown, and Desert Vista. Each campus is on a different side of town, and yes you will need a car in a town such as Tucson(trust me). Now before I go into each campus. I want to let you know that no matter what Pima is truely a great(for a community college) place to not only go to college super cheep, but a great place to clean up your academic record if you screwed up at a "real" university. All physilaties are clean, and are always being improved with new achitechture or art. The funny thing is that in Tucson teachers even become a little frustrated with high school students who know the wonderful loop hole of how transfer to any Arizona State University is so SUPER easy, that more kids go to Pima rather then the U of A right out of High School. Mainly this happens becuase "A" Pima is cheeper. "B" The credits for pre-requriesest are counted the same at both Pima and the U of A. "C" The quality of staff and education at Pima and UofA arnt really that different. Believe it or not Pima is one of the best community colleges in the nation. Reciving millions of dollars in goverment grants and awards.No kiding! NORTH PIMA-Ive never gone to this campus but I heard it was rather pretty located in the North Foothills, which is the rich side of Tucson. Lots of attractive snotty rich kids come here who screwed up and have mommy and daddy pay. Not many classes are taught here and have never really heard anything positve. East Pima-Located on the far east side of Tucson this campus is known as the "Cop Campus". This campus has the typical basic campus credits, but this campus has all the CSI classes, for a degree to become a cop(thus the nick name). Students on this campus tend to keep to themselves, but most people in Tucson do. I have never taken classes at this campus but I have alway heard positive things from friends in reagards to physilaties and staff. Desert Vista Campus- Located in southern Tucson, this is the culinary arts campus. This is by far the most beutifuly decorated campus of Pima. The only mural class in Tucson is taught here and the walls stream with the students tallent. Yes, this is a little ghetto when it comes to the staff(receptionist), who alway seem to never want to help you. However the rest is great. As for the culinary program I have heard nothing but the most high recomendations and praise of the program being nothing but excellent. Theachers at this campus always seem to be the most pasionate as well. DOWNTOWN PIMA-Located no less then a mile away from that fat sister school U of A. Students start to get attractive at this campus since UofA hotness tickles down the street. In fact, the U of A sends TONS of students to Pima for math, and other topics becuase they cannot handle the load of student they register. Also many student at the U of A do not test into college math, so they bone up in math sometimes as low as MAT86. This campus is kinda throw of the dice, there are some good staff and bad staff. However the quality of the Downtown Campus seems to be diminishing as the years go on. Many classes that I have sighned up for at this campus drop due to low enrollment. As teachers at this campus are best during winter or summer sessions. WEST PIMA-"the art campus and diamonde of pima" This campus dwarfs all other Pima campuses. Originaly constucted to be a prison, this campus does have a maze quality. All the bare gray walls tower above you that makes it way to easy to get lost in. I love this campus, as many do. When you come to this campus you feel like your almost at a real university, as you look at the gorgeous Shanorian Desert located right next to Star Pass. There are real wings for arts, science, and sports. The energy is usually high with the staff, who still hold some old hippies from the 70's. Resouces are abundant with a full staff of tutors, computer labs,student center and library( awsome view that looks over all of Tucson). A full theater inside and out, is located right next to the Bernal Pima Art Gallery (also a smaller student gallery). The arts classes vary. Ceramic and Welding are great. Painting and drawing forget it, awful. The rest of the art departments are good. The science and math department here is seriously intense. Full labs and lectures are given in any time of day you could wish. Theachers dont really incourage you to do well due high turn over in such subjects. Especially in the math department expect to run into alot of thechers who NEED to learn how to properly use english. Math theachers in MAT86-MAT142 tend to get frustrated vary easily, and are far too willing to drop you.But there are amazing kind theachers as well. Just do research and check the boards of student reviews. Sports are ok. A huge aray of yoga, dance, and tons of american sports are offered . You can even get sport scholairships at pima. Currently under construction there is pools, track, fiels, and gym for every posible sport you could possibly want. But you are not allowed to use any of them unless you are registered in a class. The students at this campus vary from cute and intellegent to strange, but cuteness is a high factor. Its a good mix. Naturaly when going to any community college you have those brave people who are returning to college after ten years of just doing life (kids and divorce...example). However the heard is getting younger especially at the West. So that was an essay on the review of all the Pimas. I find my experince with Pima as a learning experince of how to properly handle and pursue my education. But going to both Pima and the U of A. I find that Pima is a better place to get going on an education. As the U of A is distracting with a highly attractive student body. Pretty much for those of you who are going into Pima for a tranfer the U of A. You should know something... the U of A isnt really that great of a school. In fact if you do your research it isnt impressive at all, just big and clean.Its a small town college. Its not a college for me, but maybe its a college for you. That is if you want just an education. Not an experiance. I want a college that is huge and scary. I want a challenge, becuase education is your best investment. I am a kid who goffed off a few years and found myself in travels and in exploring my art. I am now looking into transfering to some Californian Colleges or New York. But when I look back at my education I see Pima as a great place were I screwed up ALOT. But it was ok becuase when you transfer to the U of A you get a new GPA. Word to the wise find the loop holes in any system. So enjoy guys...seriously this is the best summurization you could have ever found. But I do appologize for my horrible spelling. This thing didnt have spell check. I usually write awsome papers. Scholastic Success: A+, Campus Maintenance: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 05 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2003    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=44995&uid=101'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Business - Management and Administration  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I was an older student that went back to school at Pima Community College after many years. I had a very positive experience as the student body is very diverse and friendly. I now have many friends, some from different countries, that are young enough to be my children. I met one student that was 80 years old. Many of the students are going on to complete a degree at a four year college, usually the University of Arizona or Northern Arizona Univ. The faculty is very approachable and is usually very clear as to what is expected in their class. Once in awhile you will get a professor that is vague and capricious but you learn to drop that class quickly. Many professors have a big emphasis on timely arrival to their class and some make threats to drop students if they are late one too many times. Once in a while you will get a "strange" student in your class but they are monitored very closely. Once you get into the higher level classes in your major, the makeup and motivation of the students starts to change. I didn't participate in athletics or clubs but they are there if you are into that. The Softball team won a Junior College National Championship in 2004. The mens and womens Basketball teams need work. The football team went 9-3 in 2004 and won the Pilgrims Pride Bowl game for Junior colleges. One problem that I have with the college is a lack of a decent color scheme. Its current colors are black and dark blue. Someone colorblind must have picked the colors. Pima Community College is what you make of it. If you want to start your education, complete your education, or just get an education, the college is there for you. The cost is reasonable too. Pima has a large amount of foreign students and hispanic students that usually move on to the University of Arizona and do very well there. The college is "user friendly". You can take classes on-line, Saturday, Sunday, evenings, accelerated, and during the week. They even have day-care for children, up to age five, at the West and Desert Vista campuses. The cashier,counselors, and registration personnel are usually available until 6:45 PM most days and on Saturday on some campuses. Most personnel that one comes into contact with have a "How can I help you attitude" and are not condesending as I experienced at a University in the East. Class size is reasonable also. The math dept. is going through some changes as they are trying to reduce the drop rate of students. The largest class that I had contained 40 people but it was a math class and many dropped out after a few weeks. Parking is abundant and free unlike some universities that try to make a profit from a lack of parking by giving you a ticket. Pima Community College is currently trying to become a four year university but its efforts are being blocked by the other four year universities in the state. If PCC becomes a Four year university, I would want to stay. With all of the support and guidence that I received, I really don't want to leave. Some people/students that I have met at the University of Arizona come across as snooty and dismissive. One of the most positive experiences in my life as I have been to four different colleges in different states. Education Quality: A+, Social Life: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 20 2005 2nd Year Male -- Class 2004    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=17383&uid=101'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Unknown  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I recommend that HS and older students attend Pima Community College rather than going to larger universities where they will not get the individualized attention that they may need. Starting Job: Clerk, Preparedness: A+, Reputation: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Jun 20 2005 Alumnus Male -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! 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