Fresno City College

Do not go to this college, it's not worth the time and stress. Things that should be simple are complicated by the staff. Students just want it to be over. You can't even get financial aid appropriately, they do what ever they can to kick you out of it. Prices have gone up like 10 bucks for every unit each year I've attended. The faculty does not care about you, they just want the day over with too. They yell at you, give you attitude, and if they mess up they blame you. If you are lucky you will get that good teacher and you will get an A, but most of the time you will get the teacher that hates their job, hates the students and does things to make it easier for themselves. They try to convince you that it's better to go to their college because it's the same as any other college like Princeton or Berkeley but costs a lot less, it's not at all. You really have to try and dig for good teachers that genuinely want to teach you, and counselors that want to help you, even if you find them you probably won't get them. The school is way over crowded and over priced (even food wise), there are a lot of ghetto kids yelling, smoking, and fighting or trying to start fights everywhere. There are even homeless people roaming around asking for money every now and then. The students are the kind that are still trying to be the cool kids and act like they're better than others, people don't really talk to each other unless they knew them in high school. And I haven't even mentioned everything bad about it.

There is a area around it called Tower District that is suppose to be nice but all the 'cool kids' usually hang out there so it becomes annoying. There are druggies and hobos there too. Recently there's a lot of shootings/killings. You just have to go at a good time. There are some fast food restaurants but they give you the worse quality food you will ever see, don't buy it. Make sure you have a lot of time in between classes if you want to eat, it's really busy in the area so it takes a while to get your food. Especially on campus. The Yoshino's there doesn't use their normal food, they buy frozen chicken and stuff. Don't get a parking pass, there will be no room. Everyone I know that got one never used it and parked in the neighborhoods, but be kind to the people that live there. People try and break into cars, even if people are in them a lot, just to steal simple things too like a book. If you want a parking space go at least an hour before, to be safe go 2 hours before, people usually have to drive around for a spot for about an hour. And people don't have manners so they will drive crazy and act crazy.

If you're going for Art, they keep cutting the Art classes, you will have to make your schedule work around them because there are so few.

Fresno State is cutting students too so they all go to FCC, it's overpopulated a ton.
I rated it as challenging, not in a good way. It's challenging because they don't care about you, they try and make things difficult. You can be graded unfairly due to your ethnicity, teachers don't want you asking questions, they will say you can but treat you horribly if you do, you can't have things like cell phones out or they'll kick you out, they make you sign a contract in each class saying that you won't use them. And the longer you're there the harder they make things for you, like getting classes or financial aid.

There's so much more I could say about how no one should go here but I'll stop.
Overall it's just completely bad. It's a waste. Please, for your own good go somewhere else !Sorry this is messy there's just too much to say.

4th Year Female -- Class 2013

Surrounding City: B, Education Quality: F

This school is terrible about working with you, the counselors are misinformed in many areas, other departments were extremely unhelpful, especially the business office who were nothing short of rude and arrogant. Classes are crowded and parking is hazardous especially at the beginning of school

1st Year Female -- Class 2009

Surrounding City: B-, Education Quality: F

It's fine for a semester or two, but people aren't there to make friends. So don't expect to make any either. You will also be taking class with people who have no clue. It's a good place to make good grades to transfer. Just be careful. Some of the teachers have something to prove and unless you join their clubs you won't get an A.

1st Year Female -- Class 2006

Faculty Accessibility: B+, Social Life: F