Crafton Hills College — Local services in Yucaipa

Crafton Hills College is a decent school overall. For every good thing about the school, there seems to be one or two minor bad things about the school. That being said, Crafton is a very inexpensive school. Crafton is a 2 year college that offers Associates degrees and transfer degrees. The college covers a lot of subjects and majors, but your mileage may vary depending on what particular major you pursue. Due to the fact that both Crafton and San Bernardino Valley College are within the same district, there is a non-compete clause for sports, meaning both schools can't have the same sports. Valley got all the traditional sports while Crafton got swimming. However, since both schools are within the same district, that means you can take classes at both campuses while working toward a degree. The location of the school is kind of out of the way, being on a mountain and whatnot. I lived in Loma Linda while attending Crafton and luckily only had to take one bus. A few of my friends and classmates weren't so lucky. One of my friends lived in Yucaipa and had to walk 2 miles and take 3 busses to get to the school. Its location on a mountain also means that there is a healthy population of various wildlife that occasionally wander onto the campus. While leaving the theatre one night, I saw a bob cat prowling the parking lot. Whenever the pandemic first started, Crafton, like most schools, was unprepared to move all classes online. That being said, they have since smoothed out the online education process and now offer in-person classes. There is currently no mask policy, meaning you might want to avoid taking very popular in-person classes unless you're double vaxxed and double boosted. All its flaws aside, Crafton will certainly hold a place in my heart. I met a lot of friends at this school and I had a lot of meaningful...

This place became a 2nd home for me. I originally didn't see myself going to college, but at 20 years old I felt lost and decided to "try a class and see where it takes me," it was affordable and only 10 minutes from my home. Wow did that change my life! I quickly found out how easy the process of registering as a student and finding classes were, how friendly the faculty, teachers and staff ere, how many resources there ere, and damn how much I loved learning and wanted to do more! Soon it turned into a certificate, then I took some classes for fun and realized I was halfway towards an associate's degree, so I went forward and earned one, then realized "you know what, I want to learn more" and earned a Transfer associate's degree, and before I knew it, I earned 3 degrees and transferred to university within 3 and a half years. During this time, I improved my social skills and curiosity for education. As a neurodivergent kid that was homeschooled and struggled with retaining education, Crafton filled a piece I was yearning for, an on-campus school experience with other peers like me, with an education you define yourself. There's a lot of resources and staff to help you when you're lost. I'm so happy I went to Crafton. I also participated in a club and even helped run it for 2 semesters, and participated in many campus events/festivals. Shout out to Rebecca, Patricio and Genesis at Duck And Owl, the school cafe, for always being friendly to me. Shout out to the employees at the bookstore, the counselors in the academic center and EOPS, the librarians, the basic needs center, the faculty in the music (RIP to the OG PAC), English and STEM department. I miss Crafton - If I could finish my Bachelor's...

Crafton Hills is awesome. Went today with my husband to get his books for the new semester. Sad to see the campus empty. Everyone at EOPS and the bookstore were so friendly and helpful but the financial aid director's dishonesty turned a 5 star review into 3 stars. My husband, an immigrant from Mexico with asylum status was denied financial aid because he didn't register with Selective Service before his 26th birthday. He never even heard of Selective Service until this experience. But rules are rules and although unfortunate we accepted the fact that he wouldn't receive aid. BUT the financial aid director failed to tell us that he could appeal the decision and unless the they could prove my husband "knowingly and willingly" failed to register with Selective Service he would be eligible for aid. I just happened to discover this online and did some research. Every community college in the state provides the appeals form online except Crafton Hills and some offer to help with the process. The US Department of Education Title V Financial Aid Handbook says the campus financial aid director is obligated to review the evidence and determine eligibility on behalf of the Department of Education. Director John Muskavitch was dismissive and arrogant in his response to my initial email but reluctantly agreed to consult with the Department of Education in a follow-up email cc'ed to the Dean of Student...