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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Computer Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I am attending Columbus State to obtain a certificate in database systems. My undergrad was in accounting at a state university. Columbus State's CIT classes are using still using SQL 2000 instead of SQL 2005 which has been out for three years now. When students graduate with their brand new degrees, they will need to spend hundreds of more hours in self-study just to get current. The .NET classes were more current thankfully. Columbus State's job placement program just sends you to a temp agency. The whole purpose of getting an education is to obtain a good position but CSCC fails miserbly here. I am finishing my certificate because I finish what I start but I cannot recommend CSCC at this time. I would rather pay out of state tuition to learn up-to-date skills (see Bellevue Community College). Surrounding City: A, Collaboration/Competitive: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 08 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 1989    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=51825&uid=3007'></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   Economics  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant Ohio State is huge. It is difficult to truly express just how big the school is, other than to make it clear that it is THE BIGGEST school in the nation. As a result, if you go there as a freshman you will be stuck in enormous lecture halls with up to 400 students in them, and good luck getting your professor to answer your question, let alone know just who you are. Yet, this enormity is not without its benefits. In my time at Ohio State I made many friends and found the camaraderie of the student body to be fantastic. Everyone is a student and although there are the inevitable arrogant rich kids, the gangstas and plenty of other selective groups, by and large the community is good. The selection of activities is as big as the University itself, and there are plenty of activities, job fairs and [insert whatever else goes on at any university here] to spare. Ohio State was not for me. The curriculum was stimulating, but even for someone like me who learns on his own and needs minimal help from professors, the inability to interact with the highly-qualified instructors you are paying thousands of dollars to be educated by is frustrating to say the least. Most gen-ed classes (of which MANY are required) are taught by TAs (Teaching Assistants--mostly grad school students) and many are taught by professors with accents so thick it is really difficult to understand what is going on. Again, I will clarify that I am NOT a needy student; however, even I would like some interaction with an actual professional instructor every once in a while. You simply do not get it in the early years at OSU. Another aspect of the monstrosity of the University is that it is hard to know where to go to get questions answered. Walk into University Hall to talk to the Humanities Department, get sent to Morrill Tower to talk to Financial Aid, and have them send you to the South Oval to talk to Admissions once and you will get the picture. I do not imagine that a University that really does not know who I am would be terribly helpful in assisting me with my career after graduation, an important point to consider when choosing a college. In the end, Ohio State is good for students who don't mind being lost in the crowd and thrive on an active social life full of late weekend (and weeknight) nights and partying. If you can deal with huge lectures and being taught by TAs and barely-intelligible foreigners--which are not absolute negatives by any means--and you are going to school more to revel in the nightlife and camaraderie of being a college student, go to OSU. If you are more like me and you enjoy the "school" part of school, and interacting intellectually while still having fun developing friendships with fellow students, try looking at a smaller college. Surrounding City: A+, Faculty Accessibility: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 21 2008 1st Year Male -- Class 2010    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=45443&uid=3007'></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   Economics  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant Columbus State was great for me. They have a guaranteed acceptance policy for those with high school diplomas, which means that even those who did not do so well in high school or do not have a "pedigree" can get a legitimate, affordable college education for two years to build up their credentials if they are going for a bachelor's degree somewhere else. I have found that my credits transfer reasonably well, even out-of-state (about a proportion of 3/4). For such an inexpensive school, the campus facilities and infrastructure--such as the computer labs--are excellent. The class sizes are pretty reasonable for the most part, and I found the professors to be largely helpful and interested, if not stellar. Many teach at Franklin University as well, and I do not think many have their doctorate degrees, but it is a community college after all, and the lower level classes (all of them) do not really require someone with a Ph. D. to teach them effectively. An added bonus is that the list of classes offered on-line is huge and growing by the quarter. Columbus State is a community college located right around "the hood" of Columbus, and therefore it is inherently flawed. However, it provided me with a chance to take legit college classes at an affordable price and to build up a respectable transfer resume that has so far netted me scholarship/grant offers of up to $16,000 a year at the colleges to which I have applied to transfer. If you can deal with classes full of the not-so-bright students that come with the territory, and if you are not in need of hyper-intelligent professors who live and breathe for their jobs, Columbus State is an excellent place to start. For me, it has been worth every penny. Surrounding City: A+, Social Life: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 21 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2010    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=45442&uid=3007'></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   Civil Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Awesome Construction Management Program!! Education Quality: A+, Useful Schoolwork: B+ Have a Question? 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