Trinity Valley Community College — Local services in Athens

I have been attending TVCC since the Summer of 2017. The first issue I had was an advisor putting me in the wrong classes for my degree plan. Luckily another advisor got me on the right course and she was absolutely great and the only one I would go to. Unfortunately the beginning of this year I was diagnosed with breast cancer. I tried finishing my classes but the chemo was pretty rough so I ended up having to drop. I went and talked to the financial aid office but was only given basic information when I told them I was having some medical issues. Granted I should have been more open about what was going on with me but it was still new to me and I didn't want to blurt out what was going on to everyone within earshot as I had not started losing my hair yet. Summer comes around and I wanted to start back since the new chemo I was on wasn't that bad. Well after I enrolled and was told my financial aid was approved and processed I got a letter stating that I owed money to the school and would be dropped from the class because of this balance. Several people told me this was the practice and that the balance would have to be paid before I could attend. THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN! I wasn't dropped and it was paid for by Fasfa. So now I owe money and have an F on my transcript. I had a 3.46 GPA before all of this. I did receive a scholarship to pay for the first balance which Dr. Kinzer worked to get me and I greatly appreciate it. The first instance I will take some blame for but the second one is not my fault! I'm fighting for my life right now and shouldn't have to be worried about all of this. Tvcc has some good people but it is a mess and it doesn't feel like everyone is there for the students. If you go to TVCC you better know everything about financial aid or contact Fasfa to find out there guidelines for sickness and...

Tonight I am absolutely disappointed in the tvcc staff or whoever is in charge of the graduation process. THEY HELD THE GRADUATION IN THE GYM!! And if they fill up they shut the doors and you have to sit in the lobby to hear everything you can’t stand and watch at the door unless you fight past the crowd of people trying to watch also. This is college graduation not high school!!! They need to invest into a huge auditorium or a bigger gym I’m pretty sure Mabank high schools gym is bigger than this college gym how ridiculous. It’s very sad those parents or brothers and sister and these family members aren’t allowed to watch their loved one walk across the stage for one of the biggest achievements of their life because TVCC can’t step it up or get their organization together. I hope when you read this and it makes you sad just like I am and the rest of those parents are feeling. This was...

This school is extremely difficult to work with, they are WAY behind the times, and most of the office staff I've delt with don't seem to even want to help or be there in the first place. I've been blown off by too many people to count when trying to get questions answered, and honestly I still don't have answers to most of the questions I've asked them.

They are my local school so I'm stuck with them, but honestly I'm at the point where I'd rather just pay the extra and drive to Tyler. It's not worth the frustration to try to dance around people who don't want to...