Pikes Peak Community College : Centennial Campus
Pikes Peak Community College : Centennial Campus is a established in (unknown). The campus is located in and hosts students with an endowment of .
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16 Student Reviews of Pikes Peak Community College : Centennial Campus
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Overall, the courses and teachers are knowledgeable and informative. I have learned so much over the few years I have been going here. However, the advisors are not helpful at all. I am transferring schools due to moving and cannot take online courses for the program. I emailed my advisor some questions and asking if she could help me. She wrote back saying she didn’t know and to ask the head of the department advising. So I emailed the second person, they said they were unable to help as well. They weren’t sure what would transfer and courses or any programs I could look into. I was pretty mad since that is what they are there for, advising, even if I am transferring. Surely someone has been in my situation before and needed advising, and surely they could find other contacts and use their resources to help me research what would be transferable. They are not personable either and always take a few days to get back. Previously, when I e-mailed to see if I needed an appointment for advising of other classes at PPCC, my advisor (who I recently got as my new advisor) gave me a simple answer and didn’t fully answer my questions. I probably would get better advice from my actual teachers. Just a warning that most of the course advising is something you may have to do on your own since they can’t seem to help me-after paying for their courses in the past too.
This school sucks, I was out of state apparently VA will not pay out of state tuition (PPCC does not tell you this). The teachers suck, all they want is money there is no teaching passion. I cannot send an unofficial transcript to my new school until i finish this semester bullshit. The programs suck. The campuses are alright, i avoid Centennial like the plague. The teachers have this neat online blackboard system that regardless of online submission they want you to print off the assignment and turn it in. Also student government fee’s added to tuition w/o consent why should i pay for something i have no part of and i do not care. This school is a disgrace to be called one of the top military schools i am glad i am leaving.
So as a culinary student I pay $150.00 in lab fee’s per class, I see maybe $40.00 back in actual food supplies, you could accredit this difference to the utilities operation cost, but with about 12 students per class, I seriously doubt their spending $1800.00 on utilities. Most of the equipment in the lab is damaged or broken, the students and teachers bring in equipment and supplies to lab. The worst is the baking classes, how do you run out of flour and shortening the same day? seriously unprofessional! You wont get your moneys worth at PPCC, and the instruction is sub par, as the teachers hand out recipes and tell you to execute, really you could learn the same stuff at home with a cook book, why pay so much to do it here? furthermore all your achieving is a certificate as a certified culinarian, have to go to a board for a chef cert.
Just started this semester. Overall I love the courses and the teachers have been great and very accomodating to the student’s needs. However be wary of the financial aid office. I had no idea what I was doing and they help “walk” me through financial aid. Which was wonderful except they walked me right into the fall semester and not the semester I am currently in. I had to really scramble to get it fixed although I will say once the miscommunication was resolved they were very helpful. Ignore the low marks for housing situation as it is a community college so naturally no housing.
I have has a great experience with PPCC. I cannot comment on other posts as I don’t know the specific cause of their grievances. I will be submitting my graduation request this fall (2012) and I have never had an issue with any department (financial aid, enrollment, advising, etc…). Everyone has always been very helpful.
While I admit, somtimes it’s difficult to get a hold of someone, I’m just as bad. When your schedule is packed it’s difficult to even make time to utilize the facilities. However, someone always gets back with me. I have loved every one of my professors and teachers, even the ones I didn’t get along with due to different viewpoints. I have learned so much from each of them and am thankful for all the assistance I received.
PPCC is a great school with very hardworking staff. Sometimes, there are staff members that forget not everyone is the same but….if you treat them right, they will treat you the same way.
Some advice…if you’re not getting a response by phone or email…physically go to the school. Many people have difficulty contacting me but when we’re face to face, it’s easier. Take responsibility for yourself.
I’ve been attending this school for 3 semesters full-time now and I have had zero issues on financial aid and I have had nothing but good experiences with all my teachers. Whenever I have had to interact with the financial aid department or the advisers its been as good as it could be.
I really do not know what these other peoples problems are. Maybe high expectations from a community college or entitlement issues? Either way it is a good school for what it is and I have learned quite a bit.
I think its a bit overpriced, even if your an in-state resident going to the campus like I am. Then again, I think all of our countries higher educational system is overpriced.
DO NOT ATTEND THIS SCHOOL. For a community college it is not even worth the time or money. First of all the teachers aren’t that great. I am taking a computer class now and the teacher doesnt even teach us, the computer does. He does not give any instruction what so ever. When i tried to get the books for my classes it took me two weeks because the first time i tried to pay with my mom’s check they wouldnt accept it (which i had done the previous year) second time i tried to pay with an american express which they dont take. wtf right?! Next if you have a family member or multiple who will help you pay for these low quality classes i suggest you do that. Do NOT sign up for a payment plan. They will set up a date to take out money and they have always taken out money early and they take out twice the amount. So most of the time they took out money i didnt even have. This school. Fucking sucks. All together. do not go.
If I had this to do over I would have gone to UCCS or pueblo, this shcool sucks. Financial aid here is a NIGHTMARE, you cannot get issues resolved, they do not want to talk to you they just want your money, they just got a ton of federal grant money to better the depeartment and while they added nice stuff to the front office the staff is still rude, unavailable, and ignorant. Save your time and money and go someplace else!!!
The instructors should bring their books to class and leave their political dogma at the door. I have one instructor that would be the happiest if he could just bring a tv with fox news on and make us watch it for the hour. He spends the whole hour trying to figure out how to make as many ugly comments about democrats when he should be teaching us about computers. I am not a liberal but im tired of people that cant keep their political points of view to themselves. This place is bad for professor that think that their classroom is a pulpit to spread the conservative point of view.
The instructors need to stick to the book and leave their dogma at the door. I have one teacher that would be the happiest if he could just bring in a tv with fox news for us to watch for the hour.
The lack of clubs and organizations to join is sorely disappointing. The clubs that are available and running only seem to be targeted to those with a specific major (Culinary Arts Club, Sign Language Club…) So, if you’re undeclared you’re pretty much left out. (Because I HAVE to be a culinary arts major to enjoy cooking?) No active sports teams, either. The only club I wanted to join and might actually be universal was the Outdoor Club–but, of course, that died out as well. Basically, you’ll only socialize with those who share your major. Blah.
Pikes Peak has a lot of closed minded administrators and faculty. There is no room for your suggestions or comments. The work is challenging, but beware- so much busiwork!!! This is not my first college, and I wish that there were more people willing to fight for what this college could be, especially with the huge enrollment. Quite dissapointed with the attitude of the administration.
going to this school the instructors are very very nice that is not where your problem will be. The whole problem with school is the financial aid office if you’re out of state you are going to pay high for out of state tution and don’t even think that you going to receive enough school money left over to buy like computer or etc. For school. I thought that’s what the money was for.. All they want is to is to be payed their money and don’t care if you have anything left. I have attend two others colleges before but was interested in PPCC when I saw it online and sent a package. After receiving my package I decided to attend and went through hell and back just getting in and getting aid. All I can tell you if you out of state and can’t go to the campus don’t apply for ppcc.
Upon visiting for the first time I made it a point to explicitly ask if the degree I would be attending for would be directly transferable and was assured yes. The only school that this degree will transfer to directly is colorado technical which isnt far from PPCC as any degree that is not a vocational skill is vastly underfunded and understaffed. Luckily the advisor has communications with most schools and can hammer out a transfer providing you are not self advising as many do. Much of the staff here is completely full of themselves with their working in the market as we attend, and yet somehow harbor a “good enough for a town this size” mentality about the work they actually produce, ironically while extoling students with the virtue of “responsibility” they so deftly avoid. Personally the fact that these people work in the very market they downplay hasn’t escaped most of us and just seems a sad and pathetic attempt to lick the wounds of not being good enough to get work in larger markets. Yes indeed, “good enough for a town this size”, those who can do, those who cannot teach in Colorado Springs while wearing a large chip on their shoulder. As an institute of “higher learning” for teachers to reject creativity as unmarketable on the basis of morality seems at best ironic and muddled yet it happens at this school. The deparment overall gets a C-.
Now on to financial/student aid for which the name itself is like a slap in the face, for any indication of help to be used in its name is a boldfaced lie. Wait in line for an hour only to be misinformed, lied to, or completely swept aside and have to do the whole thing over again with a different mindnumb drone in hopes you got the right information this time. You can see where the schools’ priorities lie by simply viewing the amount of help or lack thereof, manning the desks. You may also notice that returning students get the short end of the stick with the help provided as new student lines are often manned twice as well as the returning student lines. Sign them up at all costs, once you’re in enjoy the wait and apathy you will be faced with on any given day you decide to punish yourself by dealing with these people. The “help” here almost seem to be sworn to secrecy as it is soly up to you as a new student to find out any and all information for yourself as these silent wonders will do nothing to give you a clue about what comes next or how to get there, but hey they do produce a wonderful book with this information that is ironically entitled “Why wasn’t I told?”. you’ll need to find the book in various locations around campus for yourself, usually stacked under or next to class schedules. Prepare to be very proactive about learning the ropes for yourself even after attending orientation, which will cover none of the issues you will have. But on a positive note there’s day old popcorn in the lobby. Enjoy.
What you save financially by attending this school you will pay for in stress and tears. The curriculum is up to par if only the class offerings and faculty were as well. You may have to drive between three campuses on any given day to make your full time status. Classes required for graduation are offered once a year, what do you do when you are near graduation like me and this class is not being offered for another two semesters? Underwater basketweaving anyone? Keep them attending and paying seems to be the fix here.
For me the old adage “You get what you pay for” seems to be a recurring theme for this school. I could go on and on about what this school lacks and given that the supposed low tuition also means very little in the way of events or sporting basically put the school on par pricewise with any other decent school around. Save yourself the grief and attend a school where the admissions advisors actually reply to your emails and calls and you can get a straight answer about your aid.
Pikes Peak is your typical small town school. So many closed minds. Teachers seem to enjoy being tricky on tests, rather than testing on what they have actually taught. Typo and Gramatical errors on teacher handouts (although they demand perfection). A few nice teacher, but many students seem frustrated and unable to do anything to improve their educations.
My biggest problem with this school is all their finacel issues everything has a deadkine there is even a deadline on when you can use your student loan on books. Every time all 3 times I;ve gotten a loan I have had an issue, the lastest one is not being able to get my books they set the date of buying books at the regualer drop date but my drop date is a month later and its supposed to take 2 weeks to process a loan it took me a month. and nobody in the finacel aid office was any help, they kept transfering me to people that werent there and the last lady gave me a number to the main finacel person and they were not avaiable for two weeks so I had to drop classes because I couldnt afford the books with out my student loan which I wasn’t aloud to use. I this is the 3rd problem I’ve had