Hagerstown Community College — Local services in Hagerstown

Went to community College here, advisors are great classes are on par with those I've had at a 4 year college, campus is pretty cool and most buildings are modern/up-to-date. Very affordable too and left me with lots of opportunities after graduating and transferring. Parking can be bad during peak hours and food is typical. Most teachers are great but many classes use online teaching software with provided PowerPoints/videos/lectures/self-grading assignments (pearson MyLab) which brings into question why a teacher for some classes are even needed when it's basically administered and graded completely online but taught in an in-class setting (aside from being able to ask questions in-person). Lastly, this community college has students from all over the tri-state area which is pretty impressive. Most of my friends got in-state tuition by working in the same county that HCC is located...

I personally loved HCC. I took a few classes through the Essence Program, then went there for about 2.5 years as a full time student. I was in the Education program and graduated with my A.S. degree. The 3 best features of HCC, and why I always recommend it, is (1) the affordability (2) the transferability and transfer programs to a 4-year, and (3) the Academic Support Center is a great free place that offers paper revisions, tutoring, and more! If you want a cert, some credits, or an associates degree ... go to HCC. Don't let people trick you into an overly expensive university when you can...

Has great programs, but lacks diversity. There is definitely racial discrimination at this school. It is designed for a certain demographic to succeed, but they will continue to take your money. They get two stars because I had some good experiences when it came to taking my prerequisites, but upon entering a program it’s a whole different world. Certain instructors have attitude problems and if you look at the type of people accepted and successful in these programs it’s only a certain demographic. Small town college with small...