Hillsborough Community College (HCC ) provide YBOR city is a little different than the main campus…read more This HCC located in the Historic of the Tampa and surround by many old cigar rolling factory building. The student is very much enjoy here. This HCC more into the liberal art especially the music department. It is very close to many restaurant. I would said the student is very happy tummy. The closer restaurant is the Spaghetti Warehouse. Cheap and good. It also has a library if the student needed to study. Why then I review the in YELP since I am not the student. Many of you may not know there is HCC main stage in the campus. The hold a lot of dance, performance art, music series in this campus. The recent I have attend is the combination event by the Southwest Florida Water Management Department and a contemporary dancer to present the saving of our water. She dance to express the important to save our water and not to waste. The other event is the bunch of flamenco in one stage. Spectacular. Live music with flamenco guitar with beautiful dance. Who can complaint this concert? It is only $10.

This statement documents my experience as a current student at Hillsborough Community College and…read morethe ongoing misconduct involving Student Advisor Gary Iglesias, along with the institution's failure to provide transparency, accountability, or compliance with federal student privacy obligations. Over the past four years, Mr. Iglesias has repeatedly referenced my student information in ways that fall outside legitimate educational interest. On multiple occasions, he made comments about my GPA directly to my children -- an inappropriate and unprofessional disclosure of student information that no advisor should be making. This pattern demonstrates a long term disregard for boundaries and raises serious concerns about improper access to my records. In recent months, his conduct escalated dramatically. Mr. Iglesias initiated welfare checks, contacted the Department of Children and Families, and contributed to false contempt allegations in court -- all based on inaccurate information and conducted outside the college environment. These interventions had direct consequences for my family and legal matters, and they appear to have been influenced by his access to my student records and his position within the institution. When I attempted to file a formal grievance, the college minimized the seriousness of the situation. I was informed only that my student account had been "flagged" or "restricted," yet the institution refused to provide the underlying documentation, rationale, or audit trail explaining: * who accessed my records * why the flag was placed * what information was used * whether my records were disclosed outside the institution As a student, I have clear rights under FERPA to inspect and review my education records, including advising notes, account flags, restrictions, and any documentation containing personally identifiable information. The college's refusal to provide these records -- while acknowledging that my account was flagged -- raises significant concerns about improper access, misuse of information, and noncompliance with federal privacy law. My concern is straightforward: a student advisor has used his position for four years to reference, comment on, and potentially access my information for purposes unrelated to legitimate educational interest, culminating in external interventions that no advisor should be involved in. The college has not provided transparency, corrective action, or any indication that it has investigated the misuse of student information. This experience reflects a breakdown in professional ethics, student record governance, and institutional oversight. Students deserve advisors who act within the boundaries of their role, institutions that take grievances seriously, and full transparency when their records are accessed, flagged, or used in ways that affect their lives outside the classroom.

If I could give no stars, I would. What at first seemed like a helpful admission counselor, quickly…read morebecame a terribly rude and misleading admissions counselor (Josh Jones). I was told multiple times by multiple people that I would be able to start classes at the beginning of the summer semester (May 8th) and was led to believe that classes would be in-person. I am a veteran using the GI Bill so I made sure to state that I needed residential classes to receive my full housing allowance from the VA. Despite a month of emails and texts back and forth, it was not until the day that classes were supposed to start, and after I had again reached out to check on my admission and registration, that I was rudely informed by my admissions counselor that advising had "just told" him that I had been accepted but new students are not allowed to start classes until the second term of the summer semester (June 26th)! Not only was I told this suddenly made up rule that is in no way stated anywhere on any correspondence from them or even on their website, but I was then also told that even if I was allowed to start today as I had been led to believe, but that summer classes are all online! Again! Absolutely nothing had ever been mentioned about this and there is no evidence of this on any correspondence or on their page. Not only was this all seemingly very disingenuous and purposefully misleading, but I was also informed by my academic/professional and character references that the surveys they were required to fill out asked extremely invasive, intimate and alarming details for a seemingly Christian school to ask. As a current student at Liberty university and someone who works with investigating and recovery for sex trafficking and exploitation, these questions and the required dress code for the school, are egregious at best. No school should ask the professional/academic or character references of it's potential student if they believe that the student has any inappropriate sexual relationships, or if the student smokes or drinks, and they should definitely not be required to give further details! Why is this school asking teachers/counselors/supervisors about the sexual relationships of their students/subordinates?! No school should make note that it is located near the ocean and thus require that it's students not wear anything that could "potentially cling to the body if wet", even if they are at the beach. All in all this school does not give the presence of one being guided by faith in God and rather gives the essence of something nefarious. I would strongly advise all to proceed with caution.

This school is the bomb.com fam! Great staff and teachers, especially the admissions team. They…read moretruly do inspired work. Like wow! The school has a great family atmosphere and the connections I've made here are valuable and far reaching. Two thumbs wayyy up (:

The advisors are super supportive and helpful and making sure your family is doing well not just…read moreyour school. The teachers are helpful and when things got overwhelming and I got behind on school they understood and accepted late work. All of the advertisements said you could go to school for a job you can do at home (medical coding and billing) with kids and that sounded like exactly what I needed and that's what made me sign up. It wasn't until my last class that I found out this job is difficult to do at home when you have little kids which was upsetting because I have to stay home with my kids. But overall they are a great school and I was able to do it in Michigan as well as with my kiddos around.

I have been trying to contact student finance for 4 months and they have never contacted me about…read moremy financial aid situation. I am getting very frustrated as it should not take this long to get a call back or something to acknowledge my situation.

I am a graduate of Hillsborough Community College; I attended from 2007-2009, and I couldn't have…read moreasked for a better academic and social experience. I took courses at three of their locations: Brandon, Dale Mabry, and Ybor, and I liked all of them. My main complaint was with parking. I don't know if it has improved since I left, but it was horrible trying to find a parking space, especially the Ybor campus. Since the campus is so large, Dale Mabry is a good place to take courses if you want to get involved. They have athletics, various clubs you can join, and Hawks Landing, their apartments, which have quite a few amenities from what I've seen. Unfortunately, I didn't get to move-in as I had planned, but I did get a glimpse of the apartments. The only problem was that the room and bathroom was pretty small, but at that time this didn't bother me much seeing as I just wanted to get out of my mom's house. Also, I was in the Honors Institute, which I highly recommend to anyone who desires a challenging academic environment, so my class sizes were decent and provided for more a personal experience than having over 100 people in a class. This was great advantage for me, particularly when I took my Public Speaking course. I don't do the greatest in front of big crowds, but this class made it more comfortable for me to speak in front of my peers. Every college and university have bad and good professors, and its no different here. I would highly recommend Professor Linsky of the English department at the Dale Mabry campus, and Professor Conrad of the Math department at the Brandon campus; these are only a couple of the great instructors I had while attending classes. As far as tuition is concerned, I loved it!!! I had Bright Futures, scholarships from the Honors Institute, and grants, so not only was everything paid for, but I got a nice refund each semester. I didn't have to resort to getting loans until I transferred to a four-year university. So, if you want a challenging, affordable, and memorable experience while gaining the professional and social skills to either transfer to a university or go into the work force, HCC is the place to go!!!

Great school, with great teachers who care about their student's success. They have amazing…read morecustomer service and do a great job transferring you to a university!

I can't speak of the experience of an actual student but what Polk State offers for those who want…read moreto learn and get hired for good jobs is impressive and admirable. They have several campuses across Polk County and this Clear Springs Advanced Technology building is on their Bartow campus. It's really not so much a campus as a single building, but what they do here is pretty cool and impressive. Advanced technology is what they do- this campus is for engineering and robotics students and just walking down the hall you can look into the classrooms and see robots and other equipment students and faculty have built which is really neat. Polk State is also unique that they offer certifications for jobs so you don't have to pay for or take the time to get an entire degree, but can still learn enough to find a good job. Hats off to them.

Came here to see "A night at the theater" by 2 local choruses. We arrived with a few minutes to…read morespare, and were easily able to get our tickets(,purchased on line) and slip into the show just as it was beginning. The accoustics are good, the lighting was good, but the whole auditorium aas amazing. I remember when it was just PHCC, this is so much better

Great school! Everyone is very caring and helpful. Both of my kids went to Porter Campusread more

Charles & Brenda have helped so many students at this center. They have provided outstanding…read moregrowth academically and increased the confidence of so many students. I recommend this center for any tutoring or test prep your student needs!

Under Principal Zemenaye Harris, my child has been at the school for 3 years and has had the best…read moreexperience. Great environment for kids and their parents , very organized with communication, many family student events, staff and educator strive for student excellence and positivity.

they never answer there phones an some parents dont have cars so to go there an then have to get…read morereturned home after i called befote hand to make sure i want missiing any paperwork