Arkansas Tech University — Attraction in Russellville

I was working on getting my Masters here, but in the end it didn’t work out. Admittedly, I had struggles in statistic work and did my best to improve, but just couldn’t quite get to the level of their expectations and so with only 3 classes left to complete my degree, I had to throw in the towel. I had an advisor that was difficult to get ahold of though and sometimes wouldn’t hear from him until the second or third attempt to contact him. Many times I felt like just an outsider in the program as I was a non-thesis student and they were more worried about their thesis students. Even when I did get ahold of him at times, he failed to get things coordinated and so I made a special trip to the school to complete something just to find out it was never coordinated. There was a couple of professors that I had a hard time following and understanding their approach to teaching the material. I asked if I could possibly take a similar class at another university and transfer it in, being that there were no other options, and that was refused by my advisor. I wasn’t the only one complaining about that class either. I use to love going to school, learning new things and expanding my abilities, but this place ended up burning me out and taking away that vigor to learn new things and pursue education. I plan to try and transfer my graduate credits elsewhere someday and finish my degree at...

Overall, this is an excellent college. It has a few problems involving students with loans and financial failure but overall the student body is cared for dearly. The president posts on Twitter often, the school representative (Jerry the bulldog) is seen around campus all the time, there are a lot of student events throughout the semester, the football team has gotten much better recently, the band is phenomenal, and the teacher to student ratio is great. I have had one lecture class with more than 30 students. Many of my classes are less than 20 students. The school tries to maintain a large school setting with a small school atmosphere. I strongly recommend Arkansas Tech to any students interested. Also, it's great to drive through and the food varies from day to day. Sometimes its great, sometimes it's...

I am 22 and I've lived in Russellville for 22 years. This college does not offer very many majors or minors, and the teachers are limited and aren't very professional most times. With disabilities, DO NOT even think about coming here. They put individuals with disabilities on a golf cart clearly labeled and make the person feel guilty. I'd know because I had to do that after surgery. My car has been keyed and scratched and the metal has been punched in in the parking lot. The campus security act sorta concerned and that's that. The parking is way too small for the classes and amount of people they attract. Parking is a SERIOUS issue there. Along with the classes all having "tech"nology from the 70's. Affordable, and all the locals go there. Choose your...