Tennessee Tech University — Attraction in Cookeville

I graduated from the 2+2 teaching program with my bachelor's degree several years ago. I only had to navigate the campus a few times, and I liked the size and area okay. I highly recommend the 2+2 program for a bachelor in education and to test for licensure. The professors were extremely helpful. I am now interested in adding endorsements to my license. After reaching out to a variety of schools, and speaking with an advisor at TTU I chose to pursue endorsements through TTU. I was told that if I take five classes I would be eligible to test for three endorsements. I was given a reasonable path and provided with good options. After following the path necessary to get to the point of registration, I again spoke with the advisor. I was then told a different story about the available classes and amount of time it would take to complete these classes. For example, for the fall semester only one of the five classes is available. I was also told that I would actually only be eligible for two endorsements not the three we had previously discussed. That completely changes the plans I had to complete these five classes within the time frame I need to complete them in, and make it feasible financially. I feel mislead by my first conversation with the advisor. I feel like she used sales tactics rather than honestly describing what TTU had available. This has been a discouraging process for myself and for my family members who were considering TTU for college courses. My advice is to get EVERYTHING in...

For what you pay for your education at TTU, the quality of the education received is rather good. Granted, I can only claim to know much about the physics and math departments, but they are both very good, especially considering the limited resources that the university is afforded. While other schools do have more opportunities available to students to continue their studies (and thereby more competition among students), TTU is an excellent undergraduate institution, making the transition into further academics or careers as smooth as possible.

That being said, the university is not without its faults. It is sometimes the case that the administration acts contrary to the needs of the university (for example, attaching extra fees to tuition for paying somewhat well-known artists to perform at the university each semester and giving away a limited number of tickets for free to students who, for the most part, resell the tickets for a profit). While this level of ineptitude is not unique to TTU's administration, it is possible to overlook this in light of the quality of...

I currently go to school here, and its decent. You will learn very important material and have a degree that counts. The reason I only gave it 3 stars is due to its current condition. Many of the buildings remain run down to a point you do not want to enter them. There are cockroaches all over the place. Due to constructions the parking situation is an utter nightmare. The dorms are way over priced, as well as the parking passes and meal plans. Also double check anything your adviser tells you to do if you do come here. I took 2 courses recommended by my adviser and was told that it would count as a science sequence for my degree only to find out that those 2 courses would not count after I had taken them. So as long as you can get past looks and having to figure things out on your own, this place is actually pretty decent. Good teachers, a degree that counts, and a decently cheap price for what your...