I took my first college course at Quinsigamond at 15 years of age. There were only three night classes left so I ended up taking speech and communications! We had to give the first speech in the auditorium. That cured my fear of public speaking for life! I went on to graduate high school at 16. Then I attended Quinsigamond from 16-18 years of age. I joined student government and became secretary. My second year, I became student government president and was Valor Victorian at graduation. That course in Speech really paid off! I went on to U-Mass Amherst and have been teaching in Florida for over 25 years. If I can do it, anyone that puts their mind to it can end up successful after studying here. I visited this summer when I was home. I'm so impressed with how much the campus has grown and how beautiful the property is. I was impressed with the food bank. The quality of the food that they have was amazing with fresh vegetables and meat. The cafeteria and the bookstore are still in the same location. I was able to buy a T-shirt, even though it was summertime. It was wonderful to walk the halls and climb the stairs where I studied so long ago. read more

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My kid was trying to enroll as a guest student during break to take an extra science course he could transfer to his home school. This place is beyond dismal! "Advisor" who contacted my kid via email, provided inaccurate information that my kid followed to the letter, only to receive contradicting emails from the registrar's office and business office. They want money for a class he is not even being permitted to enroll in! WHAT?!!!!!! Emails were not only written to try to drop the course on the deadline (as the registrar's office does NOT answer phones during their "business hours"), but voice messages were left as well. He COULD NOT drop on his account. NOT PERMITTED. Screenshots are valuable, and I highly recommend CYA to any student. Clearly, this organization not only hires unprofessional and incompetent people, but taxpayers $$$$$$ should not be going to this "institution of learning." Anything but... RUN, RUN, RUN !!!!!! read more

I was returning to campus after surgery and the school had changed drastically. The newspaper reported that the staff had voted No confidence in the college President and the Board of Trustees sided with the President? Great way to lose students and faculty/staff. read more

Overall school was great. Got my degree, online classes worked for me. DO NOT TAKE ANY COURSES WITH PROFESSOR CARRIE JOHNSON! She failed to properly post due dates pertaining to assignments that were 8% of our total grade. She failed 70% of the class on these assignments instead of making a concession for her mistake. When I brought this up, she retaliated against me in my grades, and even though I turned in every single assignment for the course, she failed me and I had to take another course, delaying my graduation an entire semester. read more

My kids go to school here and the education is very good. Great value and plenty of programs. Almost something for everybody. Game Design, Computer Programming, Nursing and more. read more

Doesn't care about their students. Says it's a way to save money but they charge you 4,000$ a semester and then hold your account and wont let you register if you don't pay in full within 2 weeks. Unprofessional staff , financial aid office is a mess, they don't care about students they just want to make money off you. read more

The woman who works in the back of the bookstore is so rude she unreasonably gave me attitude and made me feel very unwelcome.

Not military friendly, or at least professor Kristy Glover isn't. I told her I would be missing the last day of the course because I was leaving for basic training in the army. It would be my first and ONLY day I missed the ENTIRE SEMESTER. I told her of this about a month before I was leaving. She was immediately skeptical of this, and demanded proof. Like someone would lie about military service to get out of literally just ONE day of school???? (My other professors were much kinder and thanked me for joining our military - Glover just demanded proof) Anyways - I was happy to show her my orders from the department of defense, and she accepted it and told me I was good to go. A few days after I ship to basic training, I check my grades online. It turns out she had scheduled a surprise assignment for the class on the last day worth many points. She knew I wouldn't be there and of course I missed it, and In turn it brought down my grade by a whole letter. I emailed her asking her why she didn't tell me about it, I would have happily accepted an alternative assignment or something to make it up. This is considering I hadn't missed a single day of class and tried my best throughout the course. She just said "I don't hand out free points to students because they make the choice to leave". Now you'd think that because I was leaving for the MILITARY, and she knew this a month before, that at least SOME alternative assignment would be acceptable, right??? She just said she doesn't care and I should have been there for the last day. The VA at the school was no help with this at all either, all they did was forward my email to the professor. My experience with Middlesex Community College professors and UMass Lowell professors is MUCH better. They act like they care and are willing to help around service to our country. I would steer clear of this school since they treat service members this way. My English professor at the school was super cool though, and I wish I didn't have to give the school 1 star. Professor Glover's coldness and insensitivity towards military service members altered my GPA by not informing me of her "surprise assignment" that she knew I'd be missing when I informed her I was shipping to basic training. Not military friendly, or at least professor Kristy Glover isn't. I told her I would be missing the last day of the course because I was leaving for basic training in the army. It would be my first and ONLY day I missed the ENTIRE SEMESTER. I told her of this about a month before I was leaving. She was immediately skeptical of this, and demanded proof. Like someone would lie about military service to get out of literally just ONE day of school???? (My other professors were much kinder and thanked me for joining our military - Glover just demanded proof) Anyways - I was happy to show her my orders from the department of defense, and she accepted it and told me I was good to go. A few days after I ship to basic training, I check my grades online. It turns out she had scheduled a surprise assignment for the class on the last day worth many points. She knew I wouldn't be there and of course I missed it, and In turn it brought down my grade by a whole letter. I emailed her asking her why she didn't tell me about it, I would have happily accepted an alternative assignment or something to make it up. This is considering I hadn't missed a single day of class and tried my best throughout the course. She just said "I don't hand out free points to students because they make the choice to leave". Now you'd think that because I was leaving for the MILITARY, and she knew this a month before, that at least SOME alternative assignment would be acceptable, right??? She just said she doesn't care and I should have been there for the last day. The VA at the school was no help with this at all either, all they did was forward my email to the professor. My experience with Middlesex Community College professors and UMass Lowell professors is MUCH better. They act like they care and are willing to help around service to our country. I would steer clear of this school since they treat service members this way. My English professor at the school was super cool though, and I wish I didn't have to give the school 1 star. Professor Glover's coldness and insensitivity towards military service members altered my GPA by not informing me of her "surprise assignment" that she knew I'd be missing when I informed her I was shipping to basic training. read more

Absolutely no guidance. The administration and teachers expect you to somehow know how to do everything yourself. From the admission process to fixing their messed up zoom links, and rifling through hundreds of different and disorganized platforms to do assignments. In my time here, I have only had about 2 exceptional professors that go above and beyond and care about their students. The rest are horrible. One in particular, a speech teacher, is always incredibly rude and unprofessional in emails when asked basic questions. She also makes no effort to help her students. To my understanding, this has been brought to the attention of the admins by many other students, but its seems to just be swept under the rug. Unprofessional Teachers who provide a wholly confusing learning environment and don't seem to care much about their students or jobs seems to be a theme for this school. Some teachers take days, or weeks to answer emails, some don't reply at all. As an at home student, this college has made at home learning a ridiculously complex process. I have gotten no assistance, no empathy and the materials I am given to learn are nearly impossible to use. Messages to teachers on their learning app, Black Board, Rarely send. The app also breaks fairly frequently. Frankly, this is a waste of money. There is an exceptional amount of room for improvement at QCC and I can only hope that at some point those responsible will make those changes, and finally make this a proper and productive learning environment. read more

PLEASE READ. Thank you for taking the time to read this. If the staff is reading this please consider improving yourselves. If you hate your job, be real, find another. Don't continually drag everyone else down with you. If you are considering this college, please seek another. If you are a current student and have had a great time then I'm honestly happy for you. You managed to run though a spinning fan without a scratch. Please don't react negatively to my review just because you did not experience the same aggravation I've endured. This place is a joke. If you're a local, get your core classes done and get out, if not then don't even bother. I went there for two degrees, and every semester, without fail, has been an unnecessary head ache. The negative review I'm leaving is an amalgamation of constant barriers I've faced with attending this half baked excuse for a college. I have too many reasons to not enroll over the years I've wasted here. I'll keep it as brief as possible but my review only skims the surface of problems I've faced. Number 1 The staff does not care about you. No one knows the answer to your question. I've called countless times about the easiest of questions across multiple departments and I've never gotten a clear answer from the staff. 9/10 they will direct you to ether the wrong department OR an answering machine.(If you leave a message, they might call you back but with the wrong information). The only time I've received real assistance is going straight to the Dean of the Department or their assistant. (Both of which were very friendly and will work with you, but it should not have gotten to that point.) Number 2 MOST professors do not care about what they are teaching you. (Remember, I hold 2 different degrees from this place)I had a professor say the first week of class "this is a bit of a harder class so any questions you have, ether google them or ask a classmate, quietly." Yes, in the real world this would be applicable, somewhat, but my thought was "shouldn't I first be taught what I am doing and how to do it, before being left on my own or relying on a student for the answer? I had a question on a take home quiz. I set up a time to meet the professor and discuss how to solve the problem. They looked at the question and said "oh yea, I'm not sure why they are asking you that. I'm not sure how to answer this. It doesn't hold a relevant meaning " So to me, that indicates they didn't look over the material for me to learn and then expects me to answer the question correctly. I asked them at the end of the meeting, "So should I just skip this question?" to which they replied with "well, no...., you still need to do it" Lighting round: I've had my classes dropped after already paying in full. Twice. I've lost Financial Aid due to false information given to me by the school. (yes really, they're at fault.) Out dated online lab assignments. They will ask you to click on a site that no longer active or requires a different version that doesn't directly work with the lab instructions. Just ask the professor? GOOD LUCK with getting an answer. they don't know what they are giving you to learn. I've had a professor just not show up for 3 weeks and had to inform the staff that we didn't have a professor. Their first comment was "oh I didn't even know we had a class at that time." I went to the Dean of Mathematics to report a professor's belittling behavior. The professor was talking to us in a manner that might be acceptable for a high school teacher but not a college professor. ( I have pretty thick skin and this came from a number of other students in the class who felt the same way) parking spaces are smaller then average so good luck getting a spot during the day because everyone double parks. You will receive a number of emails regarding pointless activities, cooking recipes, announcements that have nothing to do with your classes, and I honestly don't know what else because I've stopped reading them. The Student ID cards and parking stickers are a joke. Don't worry about needing them. I haven't updated mine since 2016 and have had 2 cars since then, and never had any issues. IT Department is run by other students or other college aged employees so good luck getting real help. You'll find better customer service at the Burger King across the street then this place. Same can be said for the Bookstore. There is so much more I can say but hopefully you get it at this point. read more

The bookstore really needs to help people more instead of just listening to someone, and I was only informed of a video voice chat only after I went to all the other tutoring types which one was not good. read more

Quinsig is a decent place to go to get your core classes out of the way and then transfer to a state college. Most of the teachers I have had are nice but there are 2 who could use attitude adjustments and they grade based on how much they like you not how well you did the work. As with all colleges there are some pit falls. Quinsig fails when it comes to the financial aid department. Every time I turned around I needed to submit new paperwork because some where somehow my paperwork would get lost or I would get tagged to verify my information. I thought strange because when I first enrolled I didn't need to verify anything now suddenly I have to verify everything in triplicate because they lose the first two submissions. Got to the point were I said screw it I won't bother with financial aid I will pay in installments and figure out a way to pay for it up front, I mean who needs to eat or pay bills right. However Quisig is still demanding I send in verification paperwork for financial aid I no longer want. So the classes and offerings are cool, the financial department needs an overhaul. read more

I went to this college (yes a community college, is just a college) for two semesters, the only other schooling experience I had before that was my testing for my GED, and high school. I came in expecting all those college cliche movies with half naked girls everywhere and people chilling on a quad studying, VERY misleading. However, not knowing your way around and being lost was actually not a cliche. I asked a professor for directions, and she was very helpful. Fast forward to the end of second semester. All the professors are very well educated, and do their job unlike high school teachers who are there to babysit you. I really enjoyed the experience at Quinsigamond, I would recommend this school to someone just graduating high school. Before you enroll in any major college, I would suggest taking at least one semester at this school so you know what you're getting yourself into, it's a perfect stepping stone. The last semester I was there, was the last semester they allowed smoking on campus, and back then I was a smoker. I will admit the place was a little out of hand with the smokers, but they did have designated smoking areas, if they just enforced it more I believe they wouldn't have banned it on campus. That kind of really bugged me that they had to ban it, we're all adults here and in college, you shouldn't have to tell someone what to do. I expected the teaching style to have absolutely no one on one time, again the cliche was proven wrong again! If the teacher or yourself are noticing issues, they will pull you aside or you could ask them for help. They have no problem helping you in any way! I can't even begin to describe how amazing the experience was, the teachers didn't keep babying you if they realized you didn't care, but they also had no problem at least encouraging you. For the price you get an amazing experience and a really great education for the price. A few issues, for any previous Quinsig student I'm sure they can agree was Blackboard and The Q....I really can't explain it, but The Q is just an online database where you can look up your class, and lots of postings on there. It is down for maintenance at least every other day, so I'm sure you won't learn much about it anyways. I'm not even going to get started on the student parking lot, my only advice is to, GET THERE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE SO YOU CAN GET A GOOD SPOT! The students I've met along the way, old and young were really friendly as well. Since everyone is all grown up there is no "drama". No cliques, everyone is just themselves, just there to get what they paid for! read more

So far my experience with this college has been really bad. I have yet to apply to a program and at this point I probably won't. It's the lack of communication for me. The will transfer you to so many departments and you still won't get a clear answer. The open house was some what disorganized I still had so many questions that were unaddressed after the open house. When I wrote an email to the admissions department a week later I was sent an automated email that had nothing to do with my questions from my original email. Just seems like none of the staff are willing to work. They put everything off to the next guy. It stinks because not many schools offer a night program for my major. read more

A great place to learn ... as long as you don't need help. I have decided to write this review after sitting here for 4 hours waiting for I'm not even sure what anymore. I attended QCC last semester, without financial aid. However I am not as fortunate this semester. I attended their information night on the 17th, I am not sure what that was supposed to even be. I went to save myself the application fee. I went and filled out a yellow sheet of paper, and they gave me a bag with a free pen & frisbee, Then just kind of looked at me awkwardly. So I left. I have now been sitting in their "leaning center" for hours now waiting to be called. The informational email they sent out implied that I was to make an appointment for today, so I emailed back asking for more details, and how to make an appointment, someone replied to my email with a link to take a placement test, which had nothing to do with my question. I have already taken the placement test. So I figured I would just come down here in person anyway. I have been given the run-around between the registrar's office, the financial-aid office, and now am waiting for Advising (AGAIN ... I think) I have absolutely no idea what I am doing, or how to pay for this, and absolutely nobody has been any help whatsoever. I have all my paperwork in order, my Diploma, Transcripts, and even last semesters schedule and copies of the bills. I don't understand what is taking so long. This place is just like Wal-Mart, if you know what you're looking for, you can get a great deal. Just as long as you don't need help, and In true Wally World fashion, there is 1,000 people in line, and 2 registers open. If you can afford to go somewhere else .... do it!!! read more

Quinsigamond Community College offers over 50 Associate Degree programs and over 40 certificate programs in the areas of Business, Engineering and Technology, Health Care and Human Services, Liberal Arts, and General Studies. The College can prepare you for transfer to a bachelor's level program at a four-year college or university, or for immediate entry into a career field after graduation. read more

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I'm honestly so confused by how this college continues to function. Whenever you need an answer on something it takes six emails eighteen phone calls and a carrier pigeon to get a half as answer answer. They really need to get it together, this place is the biggest aggravation since the time I got married. And that's hard to beat. read more

Rude staff. when I called admissions a woman answered and I was told no one was at the admissions office and to email admissions instead mind you it is during business hours 2pm on a Tuesday. So I call the admissions direct line the same woman answers I ask if this is admissions office she said yes, I said thank you and goodbye. If you do not want to answer questions about admissions find a different job. read more

I went to this school because it was my only option. I have had good professors and there are some good people in disability services but the school lacks in communication with students. For online learning, due to covid I had a class with very limited instructions and I did not get a class I picked, and it was replaced with a class I told them I did not want. It is better to go somewhere else if you can afford it and there are plenty of better community schools. read more

My daughter applied to the Dental Hygiene program and had to attend a mandatory meeting. After learning that the program was waitlisted, she filled out a form that night to change her major to Dental Assisting, a non-waitlisted program. We heard nothing back from college for months and then called admissions only to find out that the change never went through! So they said they would change her major that day. Next we start getting letters from financial aid saying that they won't give any aid until she is accepted into a program. We get 3 letters over 4 weeks and still the college says that acceptance is pending. Then comes an email stating that the Dental Assisting program is WAITLISTED! What?!?! We sat through a 2 hour mandatory presentation that stated it was an immediately available program. The email offers to put her in General Health, which she replied to right away "No thanks." As a matter of fact she drove to MWCC and applied to one of their health programs that very same day...and was accepted within a few days...NOT 4 MONTHS! Thinking it was all behind us, next thing you know she gets an acceptance letter from Quinsigamond saying she is enrolled in the major we told them she wasn't interested in! So she calls admissions and says, "No thanks, I am going somewhere else." Two weeks later I get a call from the woman who runs the Dental Assisting program asking if my daughter was coming in the Fall and I explained everything and she says that might explain why she has no students on the Fall roster!! Admissions is telling prospective students that the program is waitlisted when it is NOT! To this day, 8 months after applying and 4 months after withdrawing her application, my daughter is STILL GETTING LETTERS from Quinsigamond admissions dept!!! Latest one says she has lost her financial aid because they haven't gotten her final HS transcript. I know they have an "interim" department head right now, but still has to be the worst admissions department I have ever dealt with! They made it impossible to enroll and even more impossible to un-enroll! read more

Everyone made it so easy. Lots of clubs and trips. Clean and safe. Of course theres lots of smoking between classes. The teachers were so helpful and wanted to work with you. I loved the lilbery! The homework help area was the best! Only draw back was parking up the hill. I HATED having to walk uphill every day to get to my car. And most days I would have to park in the field (if it rained I got all muddy). And one winter I fell down from the ice. But I guess thats not a big problem for everyone. The gym was wonderful. I enjoyed my time there. read more

Went here and graduated this year. Only complaint; climbing the hill to the parking lots for students. It sucks in the winter!

I am doing this review from a former employee stand point. I was hired on the premise of replacing a mortally ill man on the grounds crew, i was to start as a 03( part timer) the maximum amount of hours i received was 36 in a one month duration when the college was in a pinch , I have just recently quit . Any and all staff on facility and other departs all hold my performance in high regards even now . But I was bullied by another employee on the grounds crew (D.S ) the conflict between the two of us escalated to him sexually harassing me, "I try to avoid him like the plague " as i often remark to the situation . I follow all proper procedures to try to resolve this matter IE my supervisor ,facility manager , Director of facility's . This employee has caused the college over 12,000.00 dollars in damages and harasses many other employees . Other employees are afraid to come forward because of said employee's connections to the management of facility's such as the Hvac engineer, Director of facility's and others ,even so i went to H.R, the situation was ultimately delayed not resolved he was moved inside for the period of one month and we both were reprimanded , after this his pursuit of me was unrelenting ,taking keys from equipment blocking me in with trucks leaving his trash in equipment i was using and/or my desk. he refused to stop and would openly defy my supervisor and received no punishment because my supervisor couldn't do anything out of fear of retaliation I approached the director of facilitys again and was blown off . I had enough and then pursued to speak to the President of the College , i couldn't find a method of contacting the vice president so felt i had no choice but to go over his head . The president redirected me to him since the VP was head of H.R. as expected i had smoke blown at me again and nothing was resolved still . This is a hostile work environment , but never the less i endured. during the remainder of my time I saw many workings of malicious intent. The management does not follow the pre prescribed guidelines set by the state of Massachusetts ,whether personal bribes ,using college vehicles being taken home and used for personal gain , coming in intoxicated , monopolizing contract bids to go to personal associates( not the lowest bid with highest quality as the state requires) . finally the full time position I was hired to try out for was posted "skilled laborer" , to put in bluntly I was and currently am over qualified . I was ensured that my complaint and findings I reported would not be held against me or hold sway over the decision,as far as i know only two applicants were interviewed myself and another young gentlemen . 3 qualifications were mandatory. If i am not mistaken must have a valid drivers license, two or more years landscaping and snow removal, experience at least one year janitorial experience . I was not notified until I came home 2 weeks after at 2 o'clock Monday (through email only)I was not chosen, I had already found out with him walking in Monday morning 6 am, he declared to the employees he had no drivers licence nor has he ever possessed one thus no snow plowing experience. not only was this a slap in the face this was there deliberated attempt to push me out . you are also considered essential personal and must be present for all snow storms how will get there he has no reliable transportation? I tried to confront the director of facility's to get some kind of explanation, but i was dodged both days i sought him out , so i took the hint and cleaned out my desk. These may sound like the writings of a disgruntled employee but I implore you read this and be cautious before you cast judgment upon me ........ they Crush Hopes and Aspirations at Q.C.C not nurture them. By Raymond Polito JR read more

If I could give this PoS school 0 stars I would. When I was growing up I was told all about how difficult college is and how they hold their students to a high standard. If that's what college is supposed to be then this place isn't a real college. A lot of these classes are taught by people who aren't qualified to teach the subject, some don't even have degrees, some of them were taught by paper pushing administrators. My first semester at this place my English professor told me to "dumb down" a paper. My business law class was taught by a divorce lawyer. My communications professor took 2 weeks to find an email I sent him. read more

This school is actually just as expensive as Worcester State, or any state school, after all the ridiculous fees. If you are hard working, it is great for online class availability. HOWEVER, do not expect anyone to ever give a damn about you, or want to help you. I have had two great teachers so far, the rest are nonexistent in online classes, they auto post assignments, and never give feedback. Classmates have lacked enthusiasm, due to the same from the instructors. read more

Finished the nursing program (RN) at QCC. The lecture and clinical instructors were wonderful. Almost all of the students in my class passed the NCLEX on the first try. They really prepared us for the boards. I would recommend saving yourself a ton of money and going for associate degree rather than going a straight 4 years for a bachelor degree. You can atleast get a degree, start working in your field and making money, then enroll into a program to further your education. Community colleges are underappreciated! read more

With only 3 classes left to graduate, QCC is making life more difficult than need be. I am not good at math and when asking the teacher, Gerald Cronin, for help he dismissed me and said "I don't teach I show" and then proceeded to mock me. After arguing and leaving the class I went to file a complaint to the Dean of Math and Science, Leslie Horton, and she assumed it was all my fault and stood up for him without knowing the situation. I have never in my life had a disagreement with a professor and give my up most respect for them. But this situation blew out of control and administration does NOT CARE! All I want to do is finish and graduate, I am paying out of pocket money for an education that is self taught. Only go to QCC if you are able to do so, some of the professors and Deans at the school do not care about you or your education that you are paying for. Especially in the Math department! read more