Lake-Sumter State College - South Lake Campus — Local services in Clermont

I believe most people who are reviewing this school are leaving reviews for the public library, thus the inflated 4-star average. From a student perspective this school is not very good. If you do/are attending, ask lots of questions. The administration doesn't really tell you anything in regards to what is necessary. You need to file something for Financial Aid? you are waiting for someone to ask "why didn't you file this?" before you realize it's necessary. "Sorry that's past the deadline.", . . . there was a deadline?? You want to seek a degree? expect a guidance counselor to tell you "yea, that's good" . . . ok how should I go about it? and that's if you request an appointment with your guidance counselor, who is assigned to you and you never knew, and is on a different campus. If a guidance counselor is assigned to you wouldn't you think you would hear from them to, you know, . . . guide you?

I'm not going to be a pessimist and state this school doesn't care about you, I don't believe they do but I don't know that for sure. The administration certainly doesn't teach you HOW to further your education, and for a college that's not a good thing. This isn't just my experience either. I've spoken to many other students and they all say the same thing, "I wish I would have known about . . .", or "I wish I would have contacted this person", or "I wish I was told this before I attempted this", etc. So, go elsewhere? Not too sure on how other local colleges are. If you do attend here ask lots of questions. Even open ended ones like "is there anything else I should know?". You will be...

As a parent of a nursing student at Lake-Sumter State College’s South Lake campus, I am extremely disappointed in how little support the school provides for its nursing program. These students are in one of the most demanding fields and desperately need quiet, reliable spaces to study, yet they’re constantly forced to scramble for somewhere to go because of limited library time and a lack of dedicated rooms.

Today was the final straw. A group of nursing students were quietly studying in a specific nursing classroom, the only available space they could find when they then were asked to leave by a group of kids because they claimed the room had been reserved for them to play DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS. Yes, you read that correctly. A nursing classroom was being used for a tabletop game session while nursing students, who are paying tuition and preparing for a career in healthcare, had nowhere to go.

This is beyond inconsiderate it’s insulting. When a college allows recreational groups to take priority over nursing education, it speaks volumes about where their priorities are. These students are training to save lives and enter one of the most essential professions in our society. They deserve better than to be kicked out of classrooms so a handful of kids can play games.

Lake-Sumter needs to take a hard look at its policies and start treating its nursing students and their education as the priority...

Went to this school for a few years, definitely would not recommend it. They did not want me to graduate and kept getting me to try and take more classes that ultimately did not help me. I finally was able to graduate in 2016, and when I received my diploma it was misspelled. When I called the front help desk they asked if I did not spell it correctly and she was extremely rude. It was not until last year that I was finally able to get my diploma replaced with my correct name. I would recommend Valencia or Polk State over this school, both will actually want you to succeed and move on to a...