Horry Georgetown Technical College (Official Page) — Local services in Conway

I'm really trying stay positive with this school but it is becoming more and more difficult. First, the professors lack communication with their online students. I emailed my professor letting her know my book was on back order and that I couldn't complete these assignments until the bookstore lets me know my book has arrived to be picked up, since they did not have the book in-store. This prof. Tells me to basically buy the book again on Amazon and then wait for that book to be delivered to my address. Gave no other information to help. I even emailed a screenshot of one of the books on amazon to make sure it was the correct one to rent and NEVER got a response. Then she is going to get mad at me for answering a question she did not ask for on a homework assignment that i did with an amazon rented out of date edition workbook that she did not answer whether or not was the correct book to use. And even BETTER, the book I've been missing has been sitting in the bookstore for TWO DAYS without any form of communication on their end letting me know it arrived. Now, I learned today that I'm taking a class i already took last semester, and passed with an A. I call one number they say to call this number. I call that number they say to email your advisor. I email my advisor they say to email the registrar's office but that I might not get to take the class i should have been registered for. They also tried to act like it was MY fault even though I did NOT even TOUCH my registration for spring semester 2021, the tech central did. I went there for this EXACT reason as I did not want to mess up my schedule. Now I have a book that i bought for no reason, probably cant even get the books for the class i SHOULD be in because the bookstore is done with textbooks. It's truly been an aggravating experience and I am only in my second semester of...

When I was enrolled here from 2012 to 2015, I had a wonderful experience in school and with all of my professors. The problem is getting IN the school to start. It was a hassle getting financial aid straightened out with emails being sent out every time I submitted my forms, only to find out there was something else that I needed. Overall, my experience was fine once I was enrolled.

I have always told my friends, family, and my team members at work graduating high school that "as long as you can push through financial aid, you'll have a great time learning from their professors," but quickly over the years, this school has shown how much of a drag it is to enroll with financial aid. I had two siblings that fought through and started classes (my sister was recently married, so now financial aid is hassling her again), and every single one of my team members that have tried to apply for any aid have been turned down. Without fail, after they have turned in their forms and asked the financial aid staff "Is there ANYTHING else I need to turn in before I leave," the response is always,"No, you are good to go," only for them to send an email out by the time they get home stating that they are missing something or they need something else. It seems to me that the financial aid staff is just there to say "No" like a grumpy old man and do nothing to aid the kids coming out high school.

Horry Georgetown Tech must understand that they may be the only junior college in the area, but I will GLADLY begin suggesting to my team members to go to college online through Liberty or Regent University, where there is no hassle, financial aid actually aids people, and they stay on top of making sure students are successful in...

UPDATE After several semesters, the problem has been resolved. The technical error which cost my family several thousands of dollars has finally been solved. They will not reimburse the difference, pocketing thousands of extra dollars on the technical glitch. If there is any administrative issue with your account, prepare for a long hard battle.

Giving one more star because FINALLY I feel like a student instead of a meatbag to steal from and demean.

I have recently had a negative experience when in the admissions process.

They run you around in circles, constantly changing the requirements for what you need, they are very terse and unclear in their directions to you, and extremely unprofessional in their handling of important documents. They have lost original copies of my papers.

They have a rather arcane set of laws judging if you are local are not. I've lived 5 minutes away from the school for 3 years now. However my rent is too low so therefore I do not qualify for in state tuition.

What... rent is too low so therefore you don't get in state tuition? Madness!

I notice that the owner of the school views these reviews. Good. If we need to talk in person about this...