Linn-Benton Community College — Local services in Albany

I loved my professors and classes. However bevause of all my other experiences here I would rate a 0 if possible.

When I first came here I was required to attend in person on campus orientation. I was forced to sign up for their dual credit program even though I requested several times that I wanted only to finish my AAOT (as I was only a few credits away from finishing). I decided to not sign up for classes that day and went home to change my degree myself.

Then it came time to take care of financial aid. It took nearly a month and 4 trips to their offices in person to get things set up. You would think that in 2018 there would be an online process avaliable.

So after all this drama I thought I was finally done. Time to sign up for classes.

Apparently if I had gone full time I would have outspend my financial aid. Which was totally fine.

So I cut my credit hours to 10, because of this i wasn't "fulltime" so even though this was the max amount of credits I could take. Not to mention, this was 3 very difficult classes.

This rule is nowehere listed on the online financial aid website for the school. And I even comfirmed with an office member that this would be fine. And it was certainly fine at PCC where I done this several times...

However, the financial won't cover school supply and book fees because i was not full time. Even though I confirmed with financial aid staff that it would all be covered

I was not told any of this, and did not receive any emails, any letters, and notifications on my student account or texts or holds on my account. Until. The LAST week of school.

So now as a young married couple of students in school who can barely pay for groceries, we are now facing a 350 dollar fee. If I had known about this as soon as it happened I would have immediately taken action.

I think the reviews make it clear, but the financial aid here just makes going to school here not worth it. I rather spend extra money at OSU then go through as much trouble as I...

The campus and school overall is very clean, straight forward, and pretty neat. Each faculty member at the school was very kind and did seem to genuinely care about my education and I enjoyed talking with them all. I have no ill-will towards anyone at LBCC.

However, the fact of the matter is that the quality of the science and math classes did not meet the standards I would have liked. The teachers provided all of the necessary learning needed to continue on and succeed, but there's more to teaching than simply reading out of the textbook and making students copy the board. It's hard to describe what is missing in these classes, but the best way I can say is that your efforts will not go as far at LBCC as they would at another school.

If this was the only school in the area, it might get a pass, but taking the same classes at Oregon State University has provided a far more thorough and enjoyable learning experience for almost the same cost in tuition.

It's the little things, and when it comes to an education it's worth spending a...

I took many classes here before transferring to OSU for a degree in Computer Science. My experience was that all my teachers at LBCC were 100% more committed to education and my advancement than even the best professor at OSU.

At LBCC, instructors are there because they are good teachers. At OSU, they're there because they're experts in their field, which doesn't mean that they know anything about teaching.

The class sizes are smaller. The teachers are great. The cost is MUCH cheaper than a 4-year school. I'd suggest that anyone who can take classes here, do it!

Also, I ended up with 4-year degree that I never used. We don't have enough employees entering the trades (think about how long you have to wait for a plumber and what a plumber makes these days). Don't waste time and go into debt for a degree you'll never use. Join the Mechatronics program or become a Vet Tech. Learning a trade and start making serious cash WITHOUT having to go $100k...