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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Religion/Religious  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I am a student set on course to graduate in 2016 with a major in Pastoral Ministry. VFCC is a small ministry school that is trying to raise up the next generation of believer for a life of service and ministry in the church and in the world. The spiritual aspect of the college is unparalleled. Chapel services are fantastic and really give you opportunities to grow spiritually, not just mentally. And speaking of mentally, no VFCC is not an Ivy League university. But it's not trying to be. The classes may not be the hardest or most challenging, but every single professor is sincere and genuinely cares about your education. If you'd like to learn more or simply be challenged more, than speak to the professor and adjustments will be made. As for the faculty, all of them are extremely intelligent and most of them have taken pay cuts to come work for VFCC. If that doesn't show where their hearts are, then i don't know what does. Education Quality: A+, Extracurricular Activities: C+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 08 2013 1st Year Male -- Class 2016    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=93731&uid=3252'></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 Social Work  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright The school is not going to be up for long. Their fund management is atrocious. While buildings are falling apart, ceilings are caving in, and students are leaving from the unhealthy living conditions causing them to be sick all the time (mold everywhere!), the school has decided to fundraise for a 5 million dollar gym. The school only knows how to punish and cause guilt. If I came to this school straight out of college and did not have my foundation in God set in place before I came, I would be an atheist without question. DO NOT attend this school if you want to think for yourself because if you think for yourself you will be punished. Ministry majors are favored on campus and they are the most brainwashed arrogant students on campus. Almost every ministry major I know that has graduated has not been able to afford to live and pay their school bills after they graduate. I have one semester left but have wanted to transfer for atleast two years but feel stuck because most of my (required for every major) 33 Bible credits will not transfer and I will loose them. This is school will take anybody because they need money. Innovation: A+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 08 2013 3rd Year Female -- Class 2014    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=91889&uid=3252'></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 Religion/Religious  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Background: I graduated in 1999. I have worked in secular academic settings since that time (as administrative staff, graduate student, part-time faculty). GOOD: When I attended, a few bright, faculty members mentored me and actually challenged me. I had a lot of freedom to learn in certain courses and I enjoyed this. I am still in contact with a few of my former profs and they continue to support me. I also met a few wonderful friends and I am still very close to them. BAD: Most of my courses, save for those mentioned above, were WAY too easy. Without realizing it at the time, I was doing more work in almost every course to make it bearable and feel like I was learning something. If I had figured out what was happening sooner, I would have transferred to another school. Also, there were more rules at this place than I had at home as a high school student. Mind you, I'm a good student and have always stayed out of trouble, and even I found this situation incredibly suffocating. Even worse, a few people I knew were expelled for actions that called for dialogue and/or therapy, not abandonment. I also resented mandatory chapel everyday since the variety of speakers (usually white, male, balding) was quite lacking and the content of the sermons often infuriating. The religious culture in the school can be guilt-inducing, demanding and stifling. I had a lot of stress about this by my senior year and by that time, several friends of mine (bright, loving people) had already left embittered. Some of these people left Christianity altogether after their experience at VFCC. Miraculously, I am still active in a church, but I have left the A/G for good. When I attended, tuition/board was still reasonably cheap, so I escaped intact financially. I see that other recent grads are talking about $30K/year now and this is mind-boggling. My advice: If you want an evangelical Christian college, find a different school (Messiah, Gordon, Calvin etc.) that will give you more for your money. It bothers me that people are presently leaving VFCC with so much debt with a degree that 1) may not adequately prepare for employment, 2) lead to low-paying employment, or 3) leave them angry and resentful. Prospective Students: Think carefully about this! All of the negative comments written so far on this site are absolutely true and should be taken seriously. Faculty Accessibility: A, University Resource Use: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 20 2012 4th Year Female -- Class 1999    Forward  Blog it! 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