NW-SCC Survey

Spring 2007

 

The admissions office staff members are courteous and helpful.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The admissions office staff members provide accurate information.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 


 

The application for admission was easy to complete.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with the admissions process.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The orientation included topics that were important.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The orientation provided me with useful guidance about my college goals.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The orientation provided information about important resources for

 student assistance.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The orientation was scheduled at convenient times.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, the orientation was a valuable experience for me.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The registration staff members are courteous and helpful.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The registration staff members provide accurate information.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The registration process is efficient.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The schedule of classes provides accurate information.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with the registration process.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The on-line registration process was efficient.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The on-line registration was convenient.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with the on-line registration process

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

My advisor is courteous and helpful.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

My advisor provides accurate information.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

My advisor offers useful career advice.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

My advisor is available at convenient times.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with the advising process.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The Student Support Services staff is courteous and helpful.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Tutors are available for a variety of courses.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with the academic support services.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The financial aid office staff members are courteous and helpful.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The financial aid office staff members provide accurate information.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The application for financial aid is easy to complete.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The financial aid office is open at convenient times.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with the financial aid application process.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The book store staff members are courteous and helpful.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The book store staff members are helpful.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The book store stocks enough copies of textbooks required for courses.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The book store has an adequate variety of school supplies.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The book store is open at convenient times.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with the book store.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The business office staff members are courteous and helpful.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The business office staff members provide accurate information.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The process for paying tuition is convenient.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The business office is open at convenient times.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with the services of the business office.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The college offers a variety of sports and recreational activities.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The college offers a variety of cultural activities.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The college offers a variety of student organizations.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Out-of-class college activities are offered at convenient times.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with out-of-class college activities.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Classrooms are well-lighted.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Classroom seating is comfortable.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Classroom seating is convenient for taking notes.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the classrooms.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Laboratories are well-furnished with up-to-date materials.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The equipment in laboratories is in good working order.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the laboratories.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The courses I take have the necessary equipment for learning.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The equipment needed in courses I take is in good working order.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with the quality of the equipment for learning.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

College security officers are helpful.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

College security officers respond quickly to emergencies.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The building areas and parking lots are well lighted.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I feel safe while I am at the college.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The buildings contribute to an appropriate college environment.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

The grounds contribute to an appropriate college environment.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with the appearance of the college.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

College buildings and grounds are well maintained.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

College buildings and grounds are clean.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

Overall, I am satisfied with maintenance at the college.

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Total Number of Responses 560

 

 

What suggestions do you have to improve any of the above the areas.

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I think that the way everything runs her on campus is well organized

It would be great to have desks which are slightly larger - more area for notebooks books etc. Also a more cohesive and collegiate-looking campus.

keep up the good work

I see no changes to be made

no comment

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None . Everything is fine .

finacial aid office needs explain your loans and grants for clearly!

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at the present time.

If at all possible could we get some kind of sandwich shop (like Subway) on campus. Because most of the time I only have 30 mins. to eat my lunch and that s not enough time to get on crowded Woodward Ave. navigate traffic during lunch hour and get back to class on time. It would be a lot more conveinent if we could attract a bussiness here on campus.

I think there should be a little more lighting in the parking areas.

better lighting over the building numbers and better lighting in the parking lot

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None whatsoever. The college seems very safe and secure to me.

I do not have any suggestions I think everything is great the way it is.

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Shorter class time more areas of study.

Nothing

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Organization

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keep it up!

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NEED A CAFATERIA ON CAMPUS

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The desks are not the most comfortable seats but as a recent high school graduate I am sure most of the NWSCC students are used to the desks. =)

The hours for some offices could be open to accomodate students that work

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None.

None it was great

Need a lunchroom for those who have a 2 hour waiting period between classes because it s too far to go home.

no comment

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More lightning outside

i left a message for my advisor with my phone number and everything and i never got a call back. to me this was rude. and extremely unhelpful.

no suggestions

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It was three before i could get my books after starting class because they forgot to to order them .

NO IMROVEMENT NEEDED

NO IMROVEMENT NEEDED

Keep doing a good job.

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Everythings okay

i WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE CASHIERS OFFICE I FELT I WAS A PROBLEM TO THEM BECAUSE OF MY AID SITUATION.I WAS NOT TOLD I HAD TO USE MY MONEY FROM VOC-REHAB WITHIN TEN DAYS SO I LOST THOSE FUNDS AND I NEED MORE SUPPLIES AND I CAN T AFFORD THEM.I ALSO FEEL STUDENTS LIKE ME WHO HAVE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY SHOULD HAVE MORE ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE.

This college is beautiful with a nice enviroment for learning.

more parking places

i don t have any

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Nothing

Lee Pearl needs an attitude ajustment and needs to learn to help people-NOT throw her hands in the air and tell you there is nothing she can do and then walk away!!!! You are throwing your money away on her paycheck!!!!!!!!!

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we need more parking accesabilities in some areas

keep up the good work

I think there should be more areas to park in. I do not mind walking but walking in the rain or when it is very cold is frustrating.

I think that the people in financial aid need to be more helpfull and friendly

Financial aid needs to be better trained and informed. Anticipating student needs is a must for their department.

Some advisors aren t very helpful at all!

College funds are not dispersed in a acceptable manner. Buses and building should come after education books computers paper and other supplies that are useful to the teachers and the students.

The English Composition Lab is too crowded. 30 students are too many for ENG 101. Plus with that many students the teacher can t help everyone who needs help.

take the desk out and put tables in all classrooms that would make students fill more together and it would be more comforable.

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the restrooms could be a little cleaner and well stocked

build a cafeteria

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Financial aid needs to nicer

Websense needs to be removed we are adults and if people are going to look up lood things they need to be kicked out but the rest of us are not and it blocks some of the things we could use during the 2 or 3 hour breaks

I think they should have more cameras around the back so if something happens it will be on tape

We need more parking by the science building.

Certain advisors need to be more helpful.

Our advisors should be there to help us!!!! Not work against us!!!!

some of the bathrooms could be redone they seem gross most times

No Suggestions

The advisor should help more than hurt... and they should be there to help the person they are advising to understand more about their major and classes they SHOULD OR SHOULD NOT TAKE

more parking at the bevill center

The breaker box in the cosmetology lab need to be reworked because more than 4 or 5 hairdryers blow it

It s to hot in the building!!!!

The Bathrooms need to be cleaned more often. I think the cosmetology department should get more money from the school.

Everything is fine!!

Advisors need to notice and accept that some of the students have more responsibalities in there life than to attend class and stop over loading

A lounge for the departments would be nice. The buildign construction going on is creating problems with getting to classes on time do to the detours we have to take. Also the drink machines not working is a major problem; we have to walk to other building just to get a drink...

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Chairs in computer labs and classrooms that lower farther down. It is hard to take timed writing when your feet cannot rest flat on floor.

This may not apply to above areas but I feel that there aren t enough classes offered online or on the weekends or in the evenings to accommodate students like myself who work a 3-11 fulltime shift and has 2 small children to rear.

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Each classroom need to have their own thermostats. Having 1 thermostat for 2 classrooms makes 1 classroom too cold and the other too hot.

The only problem i have with the upkeep of the buildings is the restrooms. The ladies room is awful! It kind of makes you not want to use them.

For a college of this size I tink that we are doing very well in all areas!

we need more variety of vending items for the people that don t leave for lunch and more sitting areas inside and outside.and the bathrooms in the cosmetology center arent sanitary i hate using them.

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better parking lot and smewhere to sit down and eat

bigger classroom for cometology building

that there need to be seats for eatting area. there need to be a little longer break time.

I have attended both the Phil Campbell and Muscle Shoals campus and there is very little student life at the Muscle Shoals campus.

Remove the high school little desks from the classrooms. It makes it impossible to take notes and have a book open without everytthing falling in the floor. Example Nursing Bldg Rm 104

cafeteria

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Have more student activities and social get togethers.

better parking areas

the aboc=ve areas are great

More up to date equipment in labs. Campus tour during orientation. Someone willing to explain financial aid and actually help you.

Better seating for longer classes. Desks are very small and uncomfortable especially when you are expected to sit in them for 2 hours. There isn t enough room to place your books on the desk and take notes.

The AV rooms have such small desk area that it is difficult sometimes to have the room.

Desks and Science building at the Phil Campbell Campus needs to be updated.

More parking is needed in the back of the campus.

More Parking places that are closer to the Beville center

More lighting in the rear parking lots for the evening students. Also need a place where students can relax and eat their meals or relax between classes. A central location with vending machines and places to sit.

Financial aide couldd be more courteous and realize that its as stressful to us students as it is for them and the forms need to be simplified

Bigger Classrooms for Cos Classes

The Phil Campbell campus financial aid office workers are rude and they are not able to answer questions when asked. They have messed up several student s students loans causes problems for tuition. The Muscle Shoals campus is the most efficient financial aid office. Please teach the Phil Campbell campus what they need to be doing. The class room desks need to be updated. There is not enough room to have a text book and a note book out at the same time especially if you are in the AV rooms. In the regular class rooms there is not enough room between isles for people to walk through because of the backpacks. There should be enough space left between each row to accomadate for both. In the library there needs to be more than one copier on the Phil Campbell campus. And if class power points are not provided on line in time for us to print out at home we should not have to pay 10 cents a page to print them out it should be provided for us in class. A graduation ceremony should not be at 8am in the morning some students live over an hour away and that is very early. Some family members may have a hard time finding the school in Phil Campbell if they live out of town and that is really to early for them. The ceremony should at least wait until 10pm or have it at 6-7pm at night. Advisors are not advising. Most of them are giving the wrong advise about taking classes and some students are taking classes that are not required and missing the ones that are. This causes the student time and money. The college should eat the cost if this occurs. The advisors should know what they are talking about or find the answer then get back with the student. The grievence process is a joke. The student is not advised of this and is given a hard time when they want to utilize it. The Assistant Dean of Instruction is very difficult to get an appointment with and when you try to schedule appointments you should only have to give your name and when you can come. The complaint you have should be between the student and the Assistant Dean of Instruction. Students should be taken seriously this is not a high school it is a college and adults should be treated like adults. I have recieved two certificates and will soon recieve an associates degree from NWSCC and this admission has been the one with the most problems to occur. I think that NWSCC is overall a wonderful school and I chose this college because of the teachers. I feel like the issues I have written about should be addressed to make the college more appealing to other future students.

There is way to many people in some classes. I feel like this takes away from me learning because there isnt enough room to move around in some of the labs. I also think that when you start to college you should be told exactly what classes you have to take. It shouldnt be half way through the semester when you find out you have to have another class or you are in the wrong class.

The campus needs more parking. And stop taking the parking we have and turning it into Staff parking.

i believe if they had more cameras in the classrooms and cleaner restrooms because they are just nasty and stink. The cosmetology department is extremely to crowded. The classrooms stay so hot you cant breath. The people are very nice and help you. my advisor is sweet but is confused about some classes we need to take in the cosmetology department. The plug ins in mr.sharps room half dont work and it maked is hard for you to get your work finished properly and our stations are to close together and way to many people in one room. The esthetics room is worse than the cosmetology. We have around 35 or 40 students in that tiny room and it makes it harder to do your work and move around to do your work. The last thing i would like to say is having t make up our time we miss makes it hard because all of us get sick and have family emergencies i believe as long as you get your work done and make good grades you should pass not fail because you missed one to many days. Atleast except doctor notes and be excused. I understand they try to get you prepared for a job but jobs except doctor excuses and so should school. why i said The security wasnt the best is because I got my purse Stole and they told me they would check into it and call me well its been two semesters ago and havent heard anything. This school needs alot of improvments and a few areas they could improve on and it would be wonderful. I really hope you take the time to check into the areas i suggested if not this was a waist of my time..

I Think the finacial aid should provide more information instead of rushing you out. i also think there should be more information about where the classes are and where to go to get to the classes. overall this is a great college and all the teachers are great.

that the air and heat be better regulated in the nursing building in Phil Campbell

New Employees in the financial office!! They are not forthcomming with the info that they need to have!!

New Employees in the financial office!! They are not forthcoming with the info that they need to have!!

bigger desks financial aid offer needs to notify someone when their scholarship runs out(preferably before they register and have to re-register because their scholarship ran out!!!) I did not like having to make another appointment with my advisor because they did not unlock my name and I couldnt register so i didnt get the class that i needed to get because if interference with my other REQUIRED

WE NEED MORE SMOKING AREAS WITH A SEATING AREA

We need more parking at the Bevil Center.

Assign an advisor for students who plan to transfer to Wallace State who is very knowledgeable about the requirements of the programs and who wants to get involved with the students and help them make sure they have everything in order. I took the fall semester off so admissions told me I needed to come in and update my application for the spring. At spring registration they asked me to fill out the same form that they had me come in and fill out previously. I was already worried about getting in to the class I needed since I didn t get to pre-register and there was only one spot left in the class. That extra time refilling out the form they already had me come in and fill out could have cost me getting into the class and subsequently another year getting into the program.

nursing building needs upgradeed lab equipment. the classrooms are not kept at a comfortable temp and is difficult to get changes in temp from employees. staff states the control of temp is maintained at shoals campus which is unfounded.

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More parking spaces beside the bevil center

I DO THINK THAT SOME MORE STUDENT ACTIVITIES ARE NEEDED. I KNOW THE COLLEGE HAS CHEERLEADING BUT I WAS THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE SOME SORT OF DANCE TEAM ALONG TO DANCE AT THE BASKETBALL GAMES.

Parking tickets are not neccessary

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I don t have any problems with this school.

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None

Everything is fine

more parking

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Certain employees in the Fincial Aid office do not like to help at times. She often is rude on the telephone or seems as if I should know the answers to the questions that I asked her. This is my first college experience and she was not very nice or helpful to me. Ms. Jackson was not willing to help me get the money that I needed to be a full time student at NWSCC. I had to find other means of getting the money to attend by borrowing from family and the bank.

Pass out more information on financial aid and scholarships in details.

I think Marcia Nesbitt needs the position of teaching literature taken away and she needs to stick with English Comp. The literature teachers need to be more like Mr. Kelley.

I would like to see the more punctual teachers on this campus. I think it is sad that students are taught to be puntual throughout grade school and when in college we sit and wait on our teacher to get to class. Thats in more than one class around here. The parking lots on campus were not well thought out either.

Some rooms have seating that is very uncomfortable to sit in and it hurts to sit for a the hour and half that you have to sit during classes.

The restrooms is horrible in every building that I have been in. The plumbing is horrible.

love this school

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more equipment to work with in the carpentry and cabinet shop new small planer.

I ma very proud to be at this collage.

The financial Aid Office should nt assume students know common information. The advisors should do the same.

More parking

Everything is great.

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The financial aid workers need to be more respectful and courteous. Everyone else was very very polite and helpful.

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What suggestions do you have to improve any of the above the areas.


Total Number of Responses 560