College of the Sequoias — Local services in Visalia

I have never felt more uncomfortable and attacked when talking to someone. I considered not writing this because I don't like labeling people based on a first impression, but this was over the top. I talked to a counselor today and wanted guidance on what classes to take the upcoming semester, she was very rude from the beginning. She seemed angry at me for having attended a UC before attending here. She attacked my choice of classes which is understandable since I was trying to chose my next classes and some were not transferable. She kept repeating that I need to fill out a form that I never received, that I couldn't take alot of classes due to this. I asked if she could send it so I could fill it out and I could chose classes but she hung up on me. I understand that times are stressful right now but a counselor should not be putting down a student in any way. She also was angry that I was late to a previous counseling appointment, but the appointment was over the phone and I was told I was going to get a phone call. I was ready at the time I was told that it was going to be. If it was my responsibility to call I would have but I was told that they would call me. Labeling me as "extremely late" is unfair. No one should be talked to like this but coming from a counselor is terrible. They should only hire people who care about the student's well-being not those who almost make it a goal to put you down. It was very uncomfortable to be yelled at through the phone for just seeking guidance. These people need to understand that this is their job so they will know more than students especially first...

My journey on this campus started with general education during the last two years of high school. Through another educational institution, I was able to get an early start here. College of the Sequoias is a wonderful stepping stone for those looking to seek an affordable education in obtaining specific skill sets. For me, I ventured into agricultural technology alongside culinary and nutrition. The staff are exceptional in their own ways and many of them are there to see you succeed, willing to assist in any way possible. The curriculum delivers a handful of knowledge necessary to move forward and the graduation patterns are easy to understand when it comes time to planning the next two years of attendance in advance. Financial aid is easy to establish provided a few documents to prove your state of need. Overall this is a really splendid place to learn something new! An abundance of resources are available to most attending students such as nurse visits, library, bus...

The counselors at this school are actually a joke. The counselors made me feel so absolutely low about my life and the guidance I needed as a first generation student. Every single time I went in for an appointment with the counselors they always acted like I was impeding on their time. I once left the counseling office with the most hopeless feeling after the counselor telling me I wasn’t going to pass their classes judging from my last grades. I explained i was in a tough position the semester before and was trying to get back on track. Again she acted like me asking questions was annoying her because I didn’t understand what I needed to get done. I’ve had many more incidents with these counselors but this just takes the cake. NEVER GO TO THESE COUNSELORS: Meng Vang Belinda Aguilar-Jones Leah Velasquez Cynthia Beltran Marvin Turk These counselors are unhelpful and don’t care about students just the money. Awful school wouldn’t...