Onondaga Community College

nothing but extremely negative experiences time and time again with this school. I was forced to attend this school due to an extremely low income and as a result of this, I have been a victim to SO many unbearably stressful encounters with staff and faculty. I am a straight A student who worked extremely hard to attain my degree and due to my experience here I have completely lost faith in people and the entire education system in general. It's very disheartening to know that staff and faculty could treat students with such disgust and disrespect. Whenever I speak to someone I know who has interest in this "college" I HIGHLY ADVISE AGAINST IT (this includes several friends of mine who have inquired as well as my own niece). It was one of the worst experiences of my life and very difficult due to the lack of concern or care from staff, faculty and even students! More than half the students here could care less about education they are here for the free aid then drop out after several weeks! I recall so many specific occasions when I have had sincere concerns and was boldly told by staff "its not my problem" and times when I would email faculty about a question or problem with coursework and NEVER get a response back. So many more negative memories that I don't even want to waste another second of my life typing this but I want people to know to BEWARE OF THE DISAPPOINTMENT THEY ARE ABOUT TO FACE.
7 years ago (17-11-2017)

Forced to pay for classes I didn't take. Called to make sure I could drop classes the first few weeks without grade or payment penalty and given false information. Now paying $1500.00. Robbery. Not to mention my "bill" was being sent to an email address the school had set up for me that I had absolutely no knowledge of...instead of sending it in the mail like any other normal bill. Now I'm responsible for paying 1500.00 that I was never made aware of. I was told that I should have expected a bill and should have been checking this forementioned "email" for said bill. All of this information provided courtesy of the least helpful staff I have ever encountered. In addition I was told that there was no one that could assist me further with this discrepancy and there was no one who would be able to help me set a payment plan. From there it was stated that I would be responsible to figure it out and set it up on my own otherwise they would send collections for the payment within a short matter of time. I am so thoroughly displeased with this entire process that I have discontinued my plans on returning this upcoming semester and will be sure to continue my education elsewhere for this issue alone.
8 years ago (20-07-2017)

About to attend for fall and am so disappointed. they are so ridiculously incompetent and unorganized. You get minimal direction on all the steps really needed to complete registration. you get everything done just to find out all these other papers and steps they need you to complete once its already time for classes to start. No one reaches out to you at any point to assist you, you basically have to self-teach yourself how to registers for classes and find someone to tell you what youre missing. I submitted my fafsa and waited and waited to hear something and had to call 3x before someone could tell me i needed to submit my immunizations. i have my doctor fax my immunizations TWO times and called the student central office numerous times and some seriously incompetent terrible disgusting woman who acted like I was annoying her my even calling the office to check if they received it first told me :many were received" and i had to literally tell her to go check if mine was received like that wasn't common sense and then told me it wasn't i had it resent she picked up again and then forwarded me to someones voicemail i called back AGAIN and she apparently 'checked' and told me they received it. this was almost two weeks ago only for me to find out my immunizations were never processed! my only regret is i didn't get her name and file a complaint with the administration. Worst most unprofessional and unorganized school i have ever seen. DO NOT GO HERE
7 years ago (16-08-2017)

big place but it easy to found your way around and the library has everything you need and there is always someone there to help you
7 years ago (29-08-2017)

Just like many others I have bill for 4600 when I never attended called and emailed to make sure I was not registered anymore and they lied... Didn't send me a bill to my mail box until January of 2017 from the fall 2016semester. I told them I was enrolled into another school had my financial aid at the other school and everything. AMD it'd funny when I asked them to consider my aid into the bill and I will pay the reminder AMD they said no... Why you ask? Because they know I WOULDNT HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED AND THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN LOOKING STUPID The fact I have a 18000 loan out is another reason I'm not paying for their 4600 they need to understand that people aren't just going to pay for their dirty broke school when we don't go there and attend another where we have to pay too ....
7 years ago (04-08-2017)