Pikes Peak Community College

Date: Jun 28 2011
Major: Nursing (This Major's Salary over time)
There is not enough time in the world to express the frustration I feel when the mention of PPCC comes up in a conversation. I wasted 4 years of my adult life at this college and I'm getting older by the second. So, one might ask why not switch or just leave the college? I did. I went to UCCS for 2 semesters. The experience was borderline. I had 2 good teachers. The cost was too expensive so I switched back to PPCC because they are the only other (affordable) college in Colorado Springs. Trust me if there were another college that was just as affordable I'd jump on it in a heartbeat. In my first year there I took a Biology class. I scored high in my class on all projects. My final grade was a D. I brought this issue to the department heads. They mysteriously could not locate this instructor who resigned shortly afterwards. So my grade remained unchanged. On all of my online courses my final grades have been a B or higher. That's because they couldn't see me. In person, my grades always suffered. Curious. Hmmm. Financial aid is a joke. If you're waiting on it to aid you with your personal bills or pay rent, you WILL get evicted or grow cobwebs on your person waiting for financial aide to provide you a refund.

What I don't understand is how they forget that it's the students money. The student is responsible for paying back the government. So, what gives with the hold up?

My son just graduated from high school. I would NEVER recommend that he attend PPCC. His mind would be a terrible thing to waste there.