Saint Joseph's College of Maine — Local services in Standish

I'm afraid I'm not at all impressed with this College. I am taking online courses and my first class was designed by one person and implemented by another which caused confusion regarding the questions and discussion topics. On papers submitted there was little to no advise, comments, instruction, or criticism on content, only grammar. I enrolled one month prior to the start date of the second class to give me an extra month to work on the assignments but it's been a nightmare ordeal to get the college to process the grant money I am trying to use to pay for it. I enrolled two weeks ago and have left two phone messages and an email message for billing. Finally received a call back and am informed there's a form I need to fill out (don't recall doing this for my last class) to get it processed. Would have been helpful had I known about this form earlier, or at least been notified in response to my first email or phone call asking about the hold up. I'm very frustrated at this point as it's been almost 3 weeks now. The system for submitting assignments is cumbersome, and the professors use email to inform you of your grade, they don't even use the system students are required to use to submit. I expected a more streamlined and user friendly system considering the day and age in which we are living. I doubt I'll be taking anymore classes here. Very...

I love teaching at Saint Joseph's College because of the community we have here. What makes this place special? First and foremost - my students and my staff and faculty colleagues. We're a small college where everyone knows each other. At graduation, the graduates march past everyone from the housekeeping staff, the facilities crew, to dining services, coaches, and faculty. Hugs, handshakes, high fives abound. Academically, I love that I can get to know my students, watch them grow, go out in the field with them, and provide research opportunities. We're a small institution where students can make things happen - in extracurriculars, on the playing field, and in the classroom and lab. As a faculty member, I don't have huge course rosters, so I can take the time to work with students one on one and troubleshoot difficulty with course material. Students just have to stop by my office or drop an email... and if they don't, I go find them! We're in a special place - on the shores of Sebago Lake - a trillion gallons of pristine Maine water and one of the cleanest lakes in the country. At the same time, we're just 19 miles from Portland an incredibly fun and vibrant city. All in all I think our students get a fantastic individualized...

I visited Saint Joseph's College of Maine as the parent of a student who considered attending. It was brought to my attention by another parent that Saint Joseph's had a coronavirus outbreak recently. When I inquired, they responded that they had everything under control. When listening to the financial aid department director making her spiel, I was taken aback by seeing her use her face mask as a chin guard. She only lifted it up to cover her mouth when she noticed me glaring at her. She proceeded on removing her face mask from covering her mouth just about everytime she started speaking. Not once did it cover her nose. She also kept on touching her face (nose included) as well as touching obects in her proximity (microphone included). I decided to post this when irony had it that fox news decided to cover Saint Joseph's deciding to fine students who did not respect coronavirus regulations $150 per occurence (because more positive coronavirus cases were found on campus). Maybe Saint Joseph's should start practicing what they preach? UPDATE: Saint Joseph's College of Maine never reached out to me as they had claimed in...