Such an amazingly beautiful campus!!! The recent improvements really make this place shine…read more Gorgeous views around every corner.

After some time has passed since graduating in the Fall of 2023 with Cum Laude honors, I can safely…read moresay my experience at CSUC was more than worth it. The College of Agriculture helped me significantly in learning advanced concepts in regards to Plant and Soil Science as a transfer student from a community college. The job I currently work at aligns quite well with the curriculum taught by the dedicated professors both in general education and in the college itself. The campus itself is gorgeous all year long and the surrounding downtown area provides many helpful services to make life happen. The outdoor areas too are wonderful and are well worth exploring (time permitting). The financial aid package provided by FAFSA (highly recommended, if not mandatory to apply) too was something neither my dad or I expected to make use of. Not sure why some other reviewers experienced issues with the system. I experienced no problems the whole time while enrolled as a student. Perhaps my enjoyment of the experience is skewed due to the fact that the pandemic greatly altered many aspects of the university itself when I first transferred (then gradually rolled back). If I could, I would give 4.5 stars. At the end of the day, higher education is a choice, and CSUC was a great choice indeed for me!

The Chico Art Center has some of the best Art receptions around. The best part is their…read moreinclusivity when in come to acceptance fore artist's of all abilities.

I find the art at the art center causal. The art represents the Chico community as it should. Wide…read morerange of art and still levels. It is a monthly walk through for me. No one to look over your shoulder to sell you something. Good classes are offered and the staff is very friendly and helpful.

Disclaimer: I am part-owner! Having said that, I am also a…read moreclient (yes, like hair club for men!). This place is great. A ceramic supply store, a shared studio space for rent, and great classes offered for all skill levels. Firing charges are cheap. Supplies, pottery class, clay, and tools are all priced competitively. A very wonderful community of clay lovers has formed here and The Chico Ceramics Center is quickly becoming the place for the North Valley to shop for ceramics raw materials, clays, supplies, tools, etc. Plug complete. Cheers

Beautiful, small art shop located in the corner…read more My friend took me here because he loves the artist who puts famous buildings and photoshops it in the middle of no where - really great concept! The employee that approached that was very friendly. She explained to us about the artist and how he was able to do it. After looking at that artwork, we looked around the store and found some really interesting place. I found this shop more interesting than most museums, to be honest.

I picked up some great photographs by a local artist here over the weekend. The items I selected…read morewere on consignment and were surprisingly inexpensive, though I felt like the prices on the other items in the gallery were marked up a bit high, but that seems to be part of a larger trend evident at galleries all over the place, so I can't really fault them for that. They seemed to have a large selection of work by local artists which I think is fantastic. The glass art that was on display was gorgeous, even if they did have quite a few glass pumpkins mixed in there. I'll be the first to admit, I do not get the whole glass pumpkin thing, they are everywhere! Do that many people really like pumpkins? Or are there just that many women running around with Cinderella complexes? Anyway, they had several (non-squash) pieces that I would've loved to have come home with. Maybe next time. The staff at the gallery was friendly and helpful without being overbearing. I would definitely check them out again.

Our daughter attends TK at Notre Dame after two years of preschool there. We have had an excellent…read moreexperience and she is thriving and loves the other students. Not only is the curriculum excellent but but the teachers are wonderful and the environment outstanding. The parents of the other students seem top notch and we have a family-like atmosphere. Our youngest can't wait until she is old enough to go there too. We highly recommend the preschool and TK both of which are still having in person instruction.

My husband and I sent both of our children to Notre Dame School. What we really appreciated was the…read morenurturing environment that we found. The academic rigor that Notre Dame provided also came with fun and challenging athletic and arts opportunities. We also loved how the school supports specials: students have a different teacher for music, fine arts, and physical education. Further, there is a fabulous after school theatre program run by parents who have passional and commitment to the theatrical arts. The hot lunch program is delicious and nutritious. We especially appreciated the upper elementary and junior high field trips to interesting places including: the Balclutha ship trip (5th), the Monterrey Bay (7th), San Francisco (6th), and Ashland theatre field trip in 8th grade. When we were there, parents also organized a Washington D.C. trip. The choir and music opportunities were embedded in the school program and classes, and all students learn the fundamentals of music. The proximity to the university also provided the students with enriched programs and activities such as the science lab just a hop, skip and a jump away. Notre Dame is a traditional looking school that values respect and community service, but teachers also bring the most relevant and research-backed best practices to the classrooms as well. One other aspect is that my children, during those turbulent junior high years, were not just around peers who they had grown up with, but were able to be role models and teachers for the younger students, as Mass buddies and teacher aides. I feel that the TK-8 structure keeps junior high students a little more innocent then massing all of the same-aged kids together at once, like the other junior highs in town. The financial investment is just that: an investment in our children. Well worth every penny.

Jacqueline came to my friends house for her birthday art party! It was so much fun & we loved the…read moreconvenience of having it in our own home! She was a great teacher and made us feel like true artists! Definitely recommend as a group party event!

Jacqueline did a birthday party for our daughter. Jacqueline was easy to work with and handled the…read moreevent very smoothly. The kids had a lot of fun and produced some beautiful paintings. We definitely recommend her.