Cascadia College — Local services in Bothell

I want to bring attention to my experience with some of my past classes at this school . During my english 101 course the teacher had openly stated that she was a retired member of the Democratic Party. She then handed out a questionnaire to every student asking where we placed ourselves politically (Republican, Democrat, or otherwise).

When my responses did not align with her own political views, she singled me out by asking to “see me after class” to discuss my answers. After these conversations, I noticed that my grades suffered significantly. It became clear that students whose beliefs matched hers received more favorable treatment, while those with different views were penalized.This is just one example, but all within that first semester this was a repeating trend with my classes at this school. Good luck to those of you who are conservative/christian.

A classroom should be a place of open learning and respectful dialogue, not political coercion. No student should be pressured to disclose their personal political beliefs, nor should their academic performance be judged on whether those beliefs align with a professor’s personal affiliations.

This experience left me feeling targeted and discriminated against. I hope the administration takes this matter seriously so that future students are treated fairly, regardless of their...

This is a great school with a beautiful and eco friendly campus. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here.

Parking gets negative five stars because it is EXPENSIVE, and the parking police will do everything they can to make it not only impossible to park, but also really easy to mess up. Don't park on a line. Don't even toe the line. You will pay more than your weekly wages. Don't park for one singular second beyond your paid parking time, they WILL ticket you more than you pay in car insurance. They will take your money for three hours even if you only need to park for 20 minutes. They will NOT retract a ticket if you arrive while the ticket is being written. They will not retract a ticket if you had no idea what the rules were or if you have to miss class time you paid for because your teacher keeps you late. They will not even retract a ticket if you overparked because you had to be taken away in an ambulance and nobody could get your car for you in time. They may reduce the price to a whopping 5-50 times the actual cost of parking if you struggle financially. So, bring a small car, arrive 2hrs early, and pay for all day parking. This way, you don't risk paying hundreds of dollars. You only risk seriously wasting your time and money. Thanks...

I have been going here since 2013 working and doings school part time. There are a lot of great teachers here, some I wouldn't trade having been taught under for anything. Do not, however, go here if you don't have the money to pay for tuition, books and your own bills on your own. The financial aid department is slow, like criminally slow, and multiple times I and other students that I have personally talked to have had to wait most of the quarter if not almost the whole quarter to get their financial aid refunds. The school is nice, some of the teachers are great, but the front office and administration has a long way to go before they can consider themselves a real college. The parking is also horrible and expensive. They have been charging for parking in Bothell, a city that isn't Seattle and shouldn't be charging as much as they do for parking for however many years, so their parking garages are well and paid for I'm sure. If you have options you should go elsewhere as far as I am concerned. This school has yet to figure out that its students are their priority, not just people to...