Los Medanos has an EMS program which has garnered a reputation in the Bay Area over the years. My concern is whether its instructors are adequately protecting their students from predatory companies and situations within the workplace which they might encounter in the EMS field. Are you making students aware of the long history which some companies in the prehospital care business have of failing to pay their workers, harassment, insurance fraud, elderly abuse, kickbacks, skipped lunch breaks, etc...? Are you teaching students how they might deal with these situations safely? Are you providing your students with the proper resources and assurance that there are legal avenues, whistleblower rights, and other forms of defense against abusive management and coworkers? Are you showing your students how to approach these resources, file various formal complaints, and to garner critical evidence against them? Please feel free to email me with questions, concerns, or developments in the curriculum. Thank you for your time and consideration. #ProtectEMTs #ProtectOurStudents #ProtectAmericanFamilies read more

A truly horrible "school". They run on adjunct power and give their adjunct teachers no rights, no job security, no incentive to remain there. The full-time professors are not experts in their fields; they are people who could not get jobs at decent colleges. The course offerings are poor, there is no campus life, and it's in the terrible, very low class dystopia called Pittsburg. A degree from here is worthless. It's a total joke of a so called learning institution and a degree from here is laughable at best. read more

Go to a different Community College. They will give your seat away even if you've paid to attend. They don't care about your education, just your money. Don't waste your time or money. Go to a trade school or anywhere else. read more

(TO MY WELDERS AND TRADES PEOPLE) As someone who has welded now for 5 semesters I am far from perfect. However, Im fully capable of knowing when someone is a problem. She (Maria Campbell - LMC Welding Instructor) / lacks to provide adequate welding material saying "you're just going to have to make due." in addition she criticizes and doesn't correct or give adequate explanations on how to do something, everything is rushed and half assed, the amount of student to teacher time in the shop is at most 5 minutes / this is without constant pressure from a student asking for help and to be given an example. In addition, she penalizes students who have to leave early when they have work early AM the next morning. Never in my 5 semesters have I heard or been told by a professor "welcome to the real world." In response to me letting her know I would be leaving at around 8:30pm due to me having to be up at 04:45am the next morning. Im extremely disgusted and disappointed with how she conducts, handles, speaks, and teaches, she lacks knowledge of the field and does not have enough time under her belt to be a adequate welding professor. She graduated 2021 or 2022. (you can find her name on the wall in the class with the date she was in that class) read more

The customer service and the phone Triage is absolutely foul. LMC has hired young inexperienced curt and rude people to man the desks. & Uneducated people to man the phone ...and that's if you can get through to them. It is truly sad nowadays that my young daughter has to experience such Poor customer service it's such an uninviting environment. The people there cannot think out of the Box They do not know how to help people get things done and get in-and-get out . Truly sad read more

Leaving Review for the LMC POLICE! I was stuck & my battery ran out & nobody was able to give me a hand, I was recommended to go to the LMC POLICE & they gladly assisted & got my car running, thank you K.WOLFE read more

left over a year ago due to misleading classes and absolutely no guidance or help after less than two weeks one year later im still being billed by them for "student and financial aid" for 150 dollars i never even received in the slightest and now have to jump through hoops to appeal it. just great ! thanks so much! read more

student service is really bad, they are very rude and won't give you enough information.

the student service is bad, they are rude and won't give you enough information. this sucks

This school needs to fix their DSPS and EOPS staff. Especially EOPS since it's usually run by teens my age that can't answer my questions. Also, there are so many instructors there that have to go. Especially the ones under a 3 star rating. Other than that, i wish the counselors could tell the truth more often. Ive been lied to so many times to the point where I don't even see a counselor anymore. However, during COVID, the school has improved a lot. A lot of teachers that I thought were going to be bad were great. Also, they provide so many benefits for you if you have a learning disability. I respect so many instructors here. Especially the staff that clean the school, volunteer at the library to help, and those who genuinely care for their fellow students and peers. The area is nice, the lake used to look so beautiful until the blue hue disappeared and it is now mostly green. read more

Absolutely best value of any college around. Most of their teachers are PhD's and the rest had highly competitive skills or they would not have gotten a job here. The classes offered are the ones in high demand for matriculating to a 4-year college. Here they're much easier to get into as they tend to be impacted courses at California State and Universities. The campus has undergone some amazing improvements due revenue from taxes that Contra Costa voters passed years back. New buildings have been added to the campus which were badly needed. A few of the teachers still seem to think they're above having to answer to anyone. I think once these few remaining teachers get weeded out, Los Medanos will rise up even further to the reputation it deserves. It's been voted one of the best junior colleges in the nation and, having gone here and to most other junior colleges in the Bay Area, I can see why. read more

I LOVED that since my Mom wasn't receiving ANY child support from my younger brother L' & my dad, their was some kinda program thru the Department of Social Service's that offered me a job once I turned 14.5!!!!!!!! Bc of how I got to start working in the Printing Department at the Los Medanos Community College out on East Leland & making ALL kinds of flyer's & things to earn some extra money to help my single Mother one summer!!!!! Then, let me go ahead & recommend that ALL parent's could encourage their children to adopt an AWESOME work ethic IF they'd follow how much I'd LOVED how my Mom'd ALWAYS matched whatever I'd been able to save from working to be able to buy a BUNCH MORE outfit's at Sears, Montgomery Wards, Mervyn's & JC Penney's BEFORE ALL of them store's were even enclosed into the County East Mall in Antioch back when I'd been living in Pittsburg, CA back in the 1980's!!!!!! read more

Not going to pay for parking at a community college just to be able to go to class. Got a $40 parking permit from The lmc rent a cop read more

I got got with their Steep parking citations. It was 7pm, my son had a football practice at the field. Never been there before so went to go watch him for a half hour. Came back to a $40 citation for not paying for a parking permit. Be mindful. That little weasel is out there, watching you. Hoping you leave your car and not pay for a Permit so he can GIT YOU! read more

I'm majoring in Psychology and LMC is where I started. This is a great school to prepare you for a 4 year college or even receive a certificate in a program of your choice. I am almost down with my G.E and Psych classes, then off to a 4 year. The Bad Too many immature people starting in the fall. I had a class that everyone needs to take and I hated going because of all the talking. People were so disrespectful to the Professor and other students. So if you are serious about going start in the Spring. You need to find the right councilor, they all say something different, so you need to try a couple out and find the one that will work with you. Too many people on FaceBook and Myspace in the Library computers. The computers are for Homework and research. (Though I did use Myspace for research once) The Good: Once you found the right councilor, you will do well at LMC. Many of the Professors are willing to work with you if you ask. There is plenty of help in the Library and Labs, so go to those places to study. Helpful tips: Always find 1 study buddy/ homework friend in each class. If you miss a class you can get the assignments. Plus you will do better and enjoy class if you have a friend in there too. The Buddy system really does work. Take 1 fun class each semester, be it GYM, art, or music. It will keep you from getting burned out or bored. Find out which Professors to take. Some are much harder than others. Enjoy your time at LMC. Education isn't only hard work, but it can be fun too. read more

This review is just for the parking situation. My husband was at Los Medanos College from out of town to watch a baseball game. He left his car to look for a parking permit machine (he never found one) and by the time he got back he had a $40 dollar parking ticket. I appealed the ticket and got a rather terse reply basically saying "tough luck." They also increase the ticket by $20 after 16 days and another $22 five days later, as well as threatening that your car registration will not be renewed. Definitely entering hostile territory when you drive on campus! Not a good experience. Update- Just went to pay bill and they add a $2.95 processing fee, as well as making you create an account at "thepermitstore." What a racket. read more

It's kinda sad that someone decided to remove my review from the main reviews for whatever reason. (What? Is 5 stars really that threatening to other community colleges nearby?) Anyway, I still stay behind my original 5 star rating, so ban me all you want. I am not some LMC insider, I was a real and living student that went there for 10 years. read more

Man oh man... Lol Went to this place for 2 years after highschool and was definitely glad to transfer out... Place is basically like a ghetto highschool.. It's the demographic that really ruins the place... Also the core building feels like a jail lol Upside is they do have a nice library (: read more

Nowhere is perfect. I have been active in education for 40 years from Massachusetts to Ohio to Southern Cal to Northern Cal as a teacher or full professor. LMC started off as a stepsister to DVC many years back and is now imho a top rate place as a California community college. There are some brilliant and gifted professors at LMC. There is an amazing music school with Grammy winning musicians...a great recording arts program, a great jazz program. And there is a wonderful albeit small theatre department that illuminates social justice issues in so many ways. Science, math, engineering. Great new buildings. A fabulous library with great librarians. Yes, I am biased a bit because even after retiring, I returned to teach 2 classes online. Nothing is perfect but here there is genuine diversity, compassion and commitment. We can ALL learn a lot from those values. read more

Love this school! Staff is always helpful. Especially the computer science lab! Mrs.Stanton is so friendly and helpful!

The school itself is great. Even though the facilities are a bit dated at times, they are updating them right now. The staff is really hit or miss. I have had some AMAZING instructors and other that were terrible. I have had racists, communists, insane, and others.... Check rate my professor dot com before signing up for a class. Other than that the only bad side is half of the students. Too many just come for the financial aid check then drop out. This makes getting in some classes difficult. Also parking SUCKS for the first two weeks of each semester. Overall its a great place to learn. Far from perfect but it fills its need. read more

I never signed up for a class yet six months later I was sent a letter in the mail saying that I am being charged for some sort of philosophy class. What the hell LMC. I do not even go here. Go home your drunk! read more

Appearances are not what they appear. Though the school looks great from the brochure or post cards, the administration and financial aid resources are anything but that. I filed for an appeal on my financial aid to get the money the federal gov., told me I was eligible for, just to be told no three separate times by the same Asian lady. The last time we met she went on to say that "It's people like me that don't get it, and don't understand the word no." (Her words exactly!) A form of racism? I'm not sure, however I did file a grievance against her with the Dean. That was in January and as of today I still haven't heard from anyone. I can't imagine its that slow of a process, but who knows. I took the EMT course and all of the Fire Science courses offered. Paid for ALL out of my own pocket! I carry a 3.8 GPA, so perhaps "I don't get it", on how the financial aid office is suppose to "help you". But one things for sure, I won't be returning to this school ever again. Especially since the Dean and the current administration has decided to cut all of the Fire Science classes except for the Fire Academy (In the Fall), and one EMT class, as appose to the two they usually have every semester. So yeah, one star is very fitting for this place. I give it one star purely for the nice buildings and for the nice teaching staff. read more

Attended LMC four years ago for three semesters. Loved it! Welcoming community. Great staff! I was part of Puente, a club, which felt like a family. The campus is very nice and as of today looks complete new. But I am here today at Admissions and Records and I must say the service is below par. It is completely dead with less than ten students in line within the hour I've been here. I came to obtain my official transcripts and it has been over an hour. The clerk who helped me has had to print and try to put my official transcripts into an envelope three times. Is this a joke? My goodness. She can clearly see me waiting and keeps checking her nails and sits watching passerby's. Finally got them after waiting over an hour and half on what had to be the slowest day ever. read more

The good: the vocational classes. You get a good laugh at all of the people hobbling around with their 3 pants around their ankles The bad: I saw someone write that this school is like a ghetto high school and it is. I enjoy the EMT program a lot, but what the f is up with the other students here. I swear it's like everyone who goes in the library has never learned what a library is and the most important rule. Be respectfully quiet. They should change the name of the library to cafeteria or the hang out spot, because people just hangout and talk, laugh, and everything else distracting. I'm pretty sure they never went to school before. People don't smile. If you make eye contact and smile at them they will mug at you even harder. read more

I attended LMC in 1989 and here I am again 28 years later. LMC is home to a lot of amazing young people (by the way, I'm closing in on 58), and outstanding teachers. There are programs that help students at every learning level, so failure does not have to be an option. The teachers will refer you to outside tutoring when needed. Thankfully,I didn't need it,but I see a lot of people those programs have helped. EOPS is one such outstanding program.Attending LMC is affordable and it presents a cheerful atmosphere. read more

LMC is so incompetent. You always have to jump through hoops to get simple things done because they always have to try to change it "fix" something. their online websites always change or are "updating". Can't find answers. The wifi sucks. The desks roll around and the classrooms in the college complex are so tiny and stuffy. They changed the insite portal so searching for classes takes extra time and new steps. Now You have to put the classes you register for into a "shopping cart" online. In general they always try to "fix" something and never make a difference or make things more inconvenient than before. read more

I love Los Medanos College. I really do. I was a student at two different high schools, one with one of the best reputations in the entire Bay Area and one with the worst. I then became a student at UC Santa Cruz, a school with a great reputation for being apart of the UC system. I then went to Los Medanos and Diablo Valley simultaneously. I now have transferred to CSU East Bay. With all that being said, Los Medanos College is the best school I have ever attended. The most knowledgeable and helpful faculty. Whenever I had questions, whether it was with the financial aid office, tutoring center (the CORE), the bookstore, wherever, I always got it answered without any issues. Counselors were organized and helpful as well. I ended up with 3 AA degrees and a certificate, no complaints at all. read more

The staff at this school is horrible! They are a community college that should do what they can to help people get into school and not make it as impossible as they can! The staff doesn't communicate as I receive several calls or letters regarding things that they have already received! I really don't understand why they make it so hard for people that are just trying to better themselves! read more

Alright, so I went to Los Medanos College for one year and then transferred to Butte Community College, and from there graduated with a BA from CSU, Chico. With that said, I absolutely LOVE LMC's instructors. They obviously chose their field because of their passion to share the knowledge in their expertise; however, the administration and student body are a different story. If you need assistance from the financial aid department, be prepared to get attitude. Not sure who these people are, but you are there to serve the general public and the students and they DESERVE the utmost respect, regardless of their socioeconomic status or (rather poor) communication abilities. In the admissions office, be prepared to stand in long lines and have a lot of incompetent students standing at the counter who will take over 20 minutes to ask a simple question. This of course creates irritation amongst the admissions office reps, who then take said irritation out on those standing in line. Now, lets move on to the student body: perhaps the main part as to why this school has a bad reputation in the East Contra Costa County is because of these bright individuals. Most of the students are from low-income backgrounds, which seems to give them an excuse to act uncivilized and unprofessional in every shape and form possible. If they were perhaps made aware that a professional demeanor now will benefit them in the future, they will actually be able to get a job that will pay a sufficient amount to lift them out of poverty and into a comfortable living! Be prepared to be cussed at, spit at, see guys with their pants down to their knee caps, have your books stolen (I have had that happen, despite the book sitting RIGHT NEXT TO ME!) and a lot of Ebonics, rather than English being spoken. Ugh, I don't even want to keep ranting....done. read more

I had a lot of really great professors and met some really interesting people going to school here. I was working part time, or sometimes full time, and going to school full time. I was able to find classes to fit my schedule and UNLIKE SF state I don't have to scramble and worry about getting a class or not. I ALWAYS got classes. A lot of the professors also taught SF state, Sac State, east bay, and even Berkeley. I think most of the professors really want you to learn, do well, and succeed. They will take the time to sit down with you and discuss your needs, strengths, and performance. And yeah, Philip, Tue Rust is great! I had him for stats and it was the only math class I have ever enjoyed. read more

First, lol@ "welfare daycare center"... Damn that's cold... Ok moving on! I LOVE LMC... Let me tell you why: *They have more of a community identity. Cohesive sense of involvement and belonging; if you're into that sort of thing. * I've seen this school hold its own against all the negative comparisons against DVC, the community college the next town over. Yet, wasn't DVC in danger of losing its accreditation for a while when their records department was exposed in a pay-for-grades scandal in 2007? Right. * LMC managed to lobby for and grab a multimillion dollar fund to upgrade the campus in a major way, new science department, library etc. *The professors/instructors really care about seeing you succeed in the class. Usually smart-asses get called out pretty quick. There's not a lot of pretension that people deal with here. Which brings me to my next comment: * The diversity. At DVC, the campus is pretty Asian which gives a different feel. And that's ok. At LMC you have Caucasian folks, Black folks, Hispanic folks, even Arab folks. Yes, there are some hood people that go there but if loud black people are able to scare you on a college campus then maybe LMC's "demographic" or "African American" population will "ruin the school" for you. It is irritating at times but don't trip off of it because it's not that serious. CCC is much, much worse in terms of that... * LMC has a great student govt which is supported by the college board. They always have something going on for the students. Parties, get-togethers, plays. Last weekend they had a 90s House Party. I didn't go lol but If you don't like that cool... But you gotta admit it's positive thing that at least they have stuff going on. *After a few decades of struggle, they finally implemented a program that we were missing here on the west coast. Process Technology. *The bookstore hours SUCK. That may be a funding issue though. So why after graduating from here, transferring and getting my B.S. do I still take classes at LMC? It really is a good little school if you give it a chance ;) read more

Los Medanos College is not a great college to attend. the instructors, admin, staff, and students are very rude. I don't know why everyone at the college is rude. I really believe that LMC doesn't want you to be successful. I rather be at a college were I will be sucessful. read more

For a community college in the middle of basically nowhere, LMC is a pretty great place! (To learn.) Yes, it's a little on the ghetto side... the main part of the campus is pretty old and falling apart, etc. Also, a lot of students that go there are obviously not there for an education, thus making it extremely difficult to concentrate in certain classes or take the school seriously. ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE, the majority of my teachers at both the Pittsburg campus and the Brentwood Center were wonderful and very intelligent. I learned a lot from the staff there, and I never thought that they could make general ed classes so interesting. I would suggest asking around for what teachers to take. Choosing a good instructor really can make a difference in the grade you earn in a class (speaking from experience)!! I earned my Associate's Degree from LMC and now I'm transferring to a CSU. Tip -- PARKING is a bitch, don't sign up for 9 or 10 am classes... read more

Meh, this place, the classes, and the teachers are making me feel unmotivated and depressed :-p and I thought this college wants me to be successful?‍ :-p yeah i am still undecided, i still haven't found the major of what I wanted to study but I honestly don't know why am I taking classes that are not even related to the major...also this college needs to require more certificates if you are not planning to transfer :-p and more help for the students who are struggling and lost like myself :-p I just got back to give this another chance but nope this is the last time attending this college, I am not coming back again. Either this college is not for me or not enough programs. What a waste of money :-p‍ read more

I went to LMC for three years and transferred to a UC to complete my B.S. and I thought the school was great. I don't understand those who said had a great experience learning with the instructors and give the school a bad grade based on Admin. and the Financial Aid office. I agree that some people who work there can be rude and incompetent at times, but not all of them and with time you learn who they are. I had not so good experiences at these offices a few times, but at the end of the day what I take from this school is the education it taught me which I have confirmed now it was top-rated seeing how well it prepared me for my upper-division classes in a UC. I never had a bad instructor, I took 60 something units and I never had a bad experience with not one of them. Also for those interested in the sciences, definitely stop by MESA it's a good resource and cool place to study in. read more

I love this college. Graduated and returned to complete UC requirement top level education. The Instructors are just as good or even better than 4 year. If you have to start this is the College!!! read more

I have been attending the school for 4 years now and I can honestly say that it is low quality in customer service. As a student and as a student worker, I have met some of the best people but the worst as a client. Just today I went to the LMC foundation office To retrieve the money from my scholarship for my books. I walked into beths office and I told her that I needed my scholarship credit for the bookstore. The first thing she says to me is "sorry I don't know who you are or your name" in an unfriendly tone... OKkkk how would it be any different if the first thing I said when I stepped in your office is my name? I expected to be greeted along the lines of "no problem. Have a seat. What is your name?". On top of that, books and most classes are overpriced. read more

* * * REVIEW OF ADMISSIONS AND COUNSELING DEPARTMENTS; Graduation Process * * * * COUNSELING DEPARTMENT: Completely useless. If you don't have to go in then do NOT waste your time. Throughout my entire time I attended LMC I not once received any help from this department. My first appointment I had when I first started was met with "Well, you seem to have everything in order. There is nothing we can help you with." I had an idea of where I wanted to go and I knew what I wanted to do to get there. I had all my course planned out. (Really, people, it isn't that hard.) During the course of my time, I changed majors. Because of this I had to go to counseling every semester to get approval for Financial Aid because I had "excessive units." Again, they never told me anything I did not already know. I was almost done with my major when I had to move and finish my courses at another CC. I called the Counseling Dept multiple times before my last semester to verify that I had everything I need for graduation. (I had 2 kids, and limited income, by this time and could not afford to repeat or take excessive classes.) I was shuffled around to a couple different people. I replied to an email explaining that I was too far away to come in for a face-to-face appointment and that I needed to be emailed or called. The email in reply to this ignored all the information I had provided and was written as if I my email was never read. I received no response to my reply back to the second email. When I called in to talk, I was told they were not doing phone counseling at that time. Through persistence, I was able to talk to someone. I was told that what I had planned seemed sufficient and agreed to follow their suggestion to enroll in an online course. When I went to enroll in said course, not only was it filled but the waitlist was filled too. (Imagine me saying all sorts of choice words right now about this person.) I was glad when I thought I had everything done and that I would not have to ever talk to this department again. My recommendation: talk to your family, friends, classmates. But avoid the counseling department like it is the Black Plague! * ADMISSIONS AND RECORDS OFFICE: Specifically relating to the graduation process. Best advice: Know before you go. Because I was finishing my courses at another school (and my degree is only offered at LMC) I have a little different submission request process than if you are finishing at LMC. LET IT BE KNOWN, that you CAN submit your application during that last semester of classes. (I recommend including in your application an unofficial transcript and an enrollment verification for that semester as there is only one person in the whole office who actually knows about finishing courses at another college.) And IGNORE the stupid email they will send you denying your application request. As soon as you finish your classes send in your transcripts. They should review the transcripts within the first weeks of the semester and revise the denied on your application. Technically, your application is in "pending" until they review your transcripts or don't received them in time. Now, all of this would have been nice to know but no one ever replied back to my emails to explain the process. I had to fight to get my application taken. And when I referenced the LMC website for my information the people in the office still did not believe me. Finally they found someone who had some inkling of what I was talking about. However, several weeks later I received an email stating my application was DENIED. I was left with the false impression of the denied application and no alternative. I replied to the email and never received a return reply. I called them and was given misinformation to my situation. When I finally talked to someone with the correct information, it was too late to have the denied revised. I resubmitted the application and have once again received a denied. This time for not having met a course requirement. Which brings me to my final bit of info... * * WHEN COMPLETING REQUIREMENTS AT ANOTHER COLLEGE, and that college is a community college within the Sate of California: Any class that meets its college's course requirement for an area of study (for example: multicultural studies or humanities) will also meet the requirement for that same area of study at another California community college. read more

Los Medanos College has always had the reputation of being very caring toward the students and putting them first. I see why that is. LMC definitely holds up to the reputation that has been put on it. The students' attitude toward education reflect this mind-set because out of all three Contra Costa Colleges in the district, LMC by far has the kindest people. The quality of education also reflect this culture. Professors go out of their way to help students after class has ended. This is just how the campus operates. read more