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PCC is helpful is you choose to teach in a Christian school- if you desire to be a public school teacher the education you receive will not qualify you for the job.I would not recommend PCC to anyone.
Alumnus Male -- Class 2000
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I will try and be brief.BrightBusiness - Management and Administration
I will try and be brief. however, i have such strong sentiments towards this college it will be hard.

pensacola christian college or pcc, is often referred to by the students as anything BUT christian. here's a few: pensacola communist community, pensacola concentration camp, pensacola cult community, pen-- control center and the list goes on.

with the risk of sounding redundant i have to echo all of the other comments on the board, except the first one, in order to establish some consistent credibility. now for my own summation of the worst 2 years of my life.

i am a christian and went to pcc fully expecting it to be very strict in comparison with public schools, however, the degree to which they took "control" was mind boggling. for instance, they have computers in each of the dorms. anytime you want to go somewhere you MUST scan your card and then "pick" your destinations from a number of choices on the screen. if your destination is not listed you must obtain a pass from an r.a. or someone similar. if you are caught somewhere other than where you "scanned out" to you will receive 25 demerits (they will kick you out for an accumulation of 150). you MAY NOT touch a member of the opposite sex. if you get caught doing so you will receive 25 demerits and lose the right to speak to a member of the opposite sex for 2 WEEKS! neither computers NOR internet connections are allowed in ANY of the dorm rooms. their highly "hedged" internet only consists of about 150 websites that they deem "acceptable." if you go there plan on spending at around $300 - $500 on a new wardrobe. the dress code for men is dress pants, tie, collared shirt up until chapel, and dress pants and collared shirt after chapel. you will go to chapel everyday and you will have an assigned seat. you will get demerits for not wearing a belt, pants with "patch" pockets, anything other than dress shoes, and hair checks are done at random. a full suit and tie is required for dinner and a collared shirt and dress pants are required when going anywhere off campus as well. lights out is at 11:00 every night for which you must BE IN BED or you will get demerits. there are 2 "floorleaders" on every floor who see to this. your bed must also be made in the morning and floor swept or you will receive demerits. class skips are NOT allowed and will result in a penalty of 25 demerits. there are SEPERATE BEACHES for guys and girls. pensacola beach proper is OFF LIMITS. if you are caught at the wrong beach you will probably be kicked out or otherwise SEVERELY punished. going to a movie is grounds for approximately 75 demerits or dismissal, depending on how much they (the dean's office) like you. even if you do not participate in many of the activities that pcc deems illegal, simply KNOWING about such an activity will earn you the same punishment. this simple fact fosters great distrust among fellow students and creates undo stress for unwitting observers. you may not study after lights out EVEN during exams. girls are NOT allowed to work off campus. only pcc's radio station, ensemble music, and classical music are acceptable listening material. students found with anything else will suffer the consequences. there are SEPERATE elevators for males and females. there are SEPERATE sidewalks. there IS a pool, but there is NO mixed bathing. men are not allowed to watch girls volleyball games. there is no school newspaper. surveys or petitions are not allowed. the school need not even have a legitimate reason for kicking a student out, they can simply claim that the student didn't "conform to the standards of pcc." there is no spring break. you are NOT allowed to go home for thanksgiving. my public relations book was "edited" for content (a page was missing and vanna white had an "area" colored in). there ARE people that work for the school that get payed to "patrol" illegal areas such as the mall after 5:00, pensacola beach, the movies, etc... in order to catch students in violation of these rules.

i guess i could go on and on about this school but the best way to find information is to go to: http://go.to/PCCStudentvoice and take a look at the message board. a good list of ridiculous rules and requirements can be found under the string "pcc rules" then read the posts "so you want to go to pcc" 1,2, and 3.and again, they are unaccredited. so when/if you are kicked out, transferring to another school is a nightmare and you might as well forget about a graduate program. DO NOT GO TO PCC AND TELL ANYONE YOU KNOW THAT IS THINKING ABOUT GOING NOT TO GO.

2nd Year Male -- Class 2001
Campus Aesthetics: A+, Education Quality: F
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Think about it - your credits will have a likely chance of not transferring if you decide to go anywhere else - also being that the school is not accredited is a bad thing if you want to get into graduate school at a state institution.
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