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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Education  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright TCC is a great way to save money if you don't know what you want to major in yet. I can only speak about the Virginia Beach Campus because that's where I go. The professors I had so far have been very helpful and also very excited about what they teach. I think I had one professor that was a bit on the dull side and they just literally made you read out the text to class that was the lecture for the day. But overall all most of the professors are there to help and are professional. They try to help you as much as they can. The only big issue I have is just the friendliness of the Filipino lady who works the front desk in the counselors' office and one of the cashiers when paying for classes. *Disclaimer: I'm half-Filipino so I know that not all Filipinos are like this* Anyways, when I needed to talk to a counselor about classes the lady at the front desk was just giving me unnecessary attitude when I was being polite. That's the only thing that got me while going to the Virginia Beach TCC campus. Every time I went to pay for my classes or went to talk to one of the counselors I didn't like the rudeness I got when from one of the cashiers or the front desk lady in the guidance office. But the overall experience is pretty much great with the teaching staff. Scholastic Success: A+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 30 2010 1st Year Female -- Class 2012    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=69914&uid=3495'></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   Education  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I am in love with TCC Virginia Beach. In my three years as a student, I have been blessed with woderful professors and a great counselor. The atmosphere here is very pleasant, students are happy, and most courses (at least ones I have taken) are challeging. The professors are very educated, intelligent, and genuinely care about their students. President DiCroce is very down to earth and loves her college and students as well. Some of the professors I recommend are Pearman, Ellis, and DeLong among many others. Also TCC is a great transfer institution. You can really go anywhere from here! Education Quality: A+, Social Life: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 11 2010 3rd Year Female -- Class 2010    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=66890&uid=3495'></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   Undecided  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright TCC is great for those of you who don't know exactly what you want out of college yet. If you are still undecided as far as a major goes, try TCC for a bit. Just personally speaking, I started out looking for a photography degree, then I changed to Liberal Arts because I wanted to teach English, now I want to study film, and it's just from taking various classes and learning more about myself. My whole thing with TCC is I've found that the faculty is outstanding - I've had many teachers I can see myself keeping in touch with for a long time to come, but the way TCC runs the school can be frustrating. I don't like how they make you take seemingly pointless classes to receive a degree. For example, SDV classes. Completely worthless. Also, the computer competency classes they require seem the same way, worthless. I also don't like how they make developmental classes worth so many credits when they don't count towards your degree. It seems like they do this to get more money because they know most people, especially returning adults, won't test out of these classes, so they make them worth 4-5 credits. That's just a little unfair to me. I'm not saying, however, you shouldn't attend TCC because of this (you may really like computer classes, who knows?). The faculty, like I said before, truly is brilliant in many cases, and I feel priveledged to have studied with them (although I go to the Va Beach campus, so I can't speak for the other locations). I'd recommend taking classes being taught by David Neff, Cheryl Cobb, Jeff White, and James Coble if possible. All highly intelligent professors. You could learn a lot from them. Overall, I'd recommend TCC if you're undecided about a major, or looking for a cheap alternative to state universities without losing a quality education. If you do go, I advise you only stay for a bit (get about 25-30 credits under your belt) and transfer to avoid getting suckered into those worthless classes I mentioned. If you make good enough grades, not having an Associates shouldn't matter come time to transfer. Education Quality: A+, Social Life: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 19 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2008    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=55737&uid=3495'></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   Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright TCC is a community college, with all the benefits and disadvantages that entails. The good- Small class sizes, lots of options for class times, reasonably good teachers who are very helpful, movie night, clean campus, cheap tuition. It's also geared toward locals so if you're going here chances are you'll save some gas. And it has a great library. Really, the best part about it would be the teachers. They go out of their way to help students and they're very approachable. The bad- God awful administration and conselors, no social life, overpriced (and bad) food. And some of your classmates will be certifiable (no, I'm not joking. I'm completely serious). There is no school spirit and it's hard to meet people. Also, a lot of students are middle aged moms and while that's certainly not a bad thing, the more traditionally aged students won't have much in common with them. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Social Life: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 12 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! 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