Le Moyne College — Local services in City of Syracuse

Poor quality school. Went here for a semester, the students are conceded, very self-absorbed and focused on how smart they think they are. They identified their self-worth and level of intelligence by the grades they got, but then they get test and assignment answers from their dormmates and roommates. Rather comical. The professors are not much better. Some have good intentions, but the school apparently doesn't pay them well, so many work in other institutions. The professors that are permanently anchored at the school treat the other professors and students like crap. So the classes and materials are usually disorganized and grading is terrible. The testing material usually doesn't reflect the in-class work. When you try to speak with the professors, they just give you a blank stare, as if they didn't write the tests. If you try to complain to the chair, dean, or administrators, they simply dismiss you as if you're lazy and not doing the work. For nearly $40,000 per year I expected better. I also thought that they would have some integrity or character being that it is a religious institution. Not so. Really not worth the money. They keep the tuition high in order to appear as though they have a quality institution, but they really don't. So they try to give a lot of scholarships and grant to try getting students to enroll that way. But that strains their budget so they can't get good equipment and materials for classes and they can't get quality professors and staff because they can't afford to pay them. The people that are there that may have good ideas or good intentions are too afraid to speak up because they're afraid of getting fired. Their professor turnover rate is horrible. It seems that the only people that they can get are nerds that got high degrees but really can't explain why or how. And since they never learned to socialize, they really can't explain even the stuff they do know, then they get frustrated why students don't understand the material. So even though the professors and administrators probably know that students simply copy answers and have no clue about what they are doing, it's overlooked because as long as the students are getting good grades no one will complain. This becomes troublesome when students try to get into higher education, their test scores suck, so they have to work tirelessly and pay a bunch of extra cash for preparatory courses just to get by. Then the school professors and administrators take the credit. The students don't seem to know any better and since many of their parents are wealthy, it becomes all about the money. I say save your money and go to a state school, it will probably be the same quality. Or if you want to spend the money, at least go to a better school. This place costs about the same as the Ivy Leagues. The one thing that it seems to have going for it is that their name will help you get into other religious institutions. I give them two stars here but they really do not deserve it because they waste your time and money and give you nothing really measurable in return. It's still kind of like the blind leading the blind. I don't...

After reading one of the previous reviews that was unflattering, I felt compelled to respond. I too, had a tough time at LeMoyne after my first semester. It was a time of adjustment; new freedoms, making new friends, learning to establish my own boundaries (which I was not good at), and a time to mature away from the overseeing eye of my parents.

I almost flunked out after my first grading period, and seriously contemplated leaving. If not for the kind and compassionate counseling of John Blassi, I would have. But he convince me to stick it out, and in the next semester, I started to grow up. I came to realize that my success would be a result of what I put into LeMoyne. It would be a result of the commitment I was willing to make. It was all about me, and it was unfair to blame LeMoyne for my shortcomings and lack of maturity.

This weekend, I return to LeMoyne for my 40th reunion. Simply said, I have so much to be thankful for. It isn’t about a sheepskin. It is about integrity, character, organization, morals, and returning the same compassion and kindness to others, that was shown to me after that first marking period. LeMoyne is far more than academics. It is about fine tuning people to be good citizens, loyal friends, dedicated family members, and most importantly, authentic to themselves.

True, there are other fine institutions out there. However, LeMoyne is a place where I lived for 4 years, yet my heart was snagged forever. I am proud to call myself a dolphin as I return to celebrate with lifelong friends who I remain close to, and have been an important part of my life for over 40 years.

Lisa Killop Patrick -...

Almost unilaterally, professors truly care for you and your future. Most staff do what they can to help, too. The Madden School of Business is ranked highly for a reason. Overall, the college is a little more liberal arts than I prefer, but they transferred in my military experience and prior business school credits better than anyone else. Unfortunately, my GI Bill ran out of time, so I have to pay out of pocket, now. Very not cheap! And I didn't even know that I could have gotten financial aid (in addition to the GI Bill) until just recently, so I missed out on many semesters of aid.

Note: Le Moyne seems to be handling the pandemic crisis fairly well. I don't think I would be able to come up with a better way. One challenge, though, is the WiFi and cell reception in their library. In order to attend classes virtually, getting on Zoom can be difficult with unreliable/no connection to the...