This is a great place to go, no matter what your painting level is... It's fun! Generally each…read moreclass is around two hours... And you can bring your own alcohol!

Incredible Academic Programs, Toxic Administration…read more As a student with a 3.95 GPA and a member of both Phi Theta Kappa and Psi Beta National Honor Societies, I can attest that the actual education at NCC is top-tier. Many of my professors were brilliant, supportive, inclusive, fun, and they truly cared about my success as a scholar. Food and beverages are always decent and available, and the counseling is top-notch. Unfortunately, the rest of the administrative side of this college is a nightmare for students with disabilities. After returning from a medically cleared leave and successfully completing a full year, I was met with extreme clerical incompetence regarding my Financial Aid and SAP status. The Disability Services Coordinator was highly unprofessional, condescending, religiously discriminatory, and verbally abusive. Despite my high honors, I was treated as though I was a slacker after needing to take necessary withdraws. I was berated, patronized, and told to "just accept Cs" in subjects where I have a severe learning disability. The office was overall dismissive and unhelpful, with the coordinator even personally admitting to me that she only took her job because she was "bored" with retirement. Towards the end of our call, she asked me if I celebrated Christmas, as the holiday was 3 days away at the time. I told her "no", as I practice Eclectic Wiccanism and celebrate Yule instead. So she simply replied with something among the realm of: "Well, I WOULD wish you Happy Holidays, but you don't believe in any of it." She knew I was of a different faith beforehand, and she decided to disrespectfully act as though I told her I was an atheist who merely celebrated nothing. One of the deans also failed to take action regarding student harassment I had been facing the majority of the semester. I'd like to note that the student had broken the no-contact rule initially put in place multiple times, but nothing was ever done about it because: 1.) I was told their actions fall "in between" breaking and NOT breaking the no-contact order, supposedly putting them in this "gray-area". 2.) She essentially told me to "tough it out", as the semester was going to be ending soon anyway. I was also personally targeted via a phishing scam impersonating NCC after the semester ended. I strongly suspect that was perpetrated by the same individual who had already been harassing me. I say this because it's highly unlikely and very unrealistic that a random phisher would only target 1 college student out of hundreds. NCC always announces trouble on both campuses (here and at Bethlehem), so if this was a widespread phishing problem, I feel a very bold warning would've been issued to everyone. Of course, I reported it. However, I feel the dean only had the email deleted and no further action was taken to see who might've been responsible. For a college that claims to be a community, they failed to protect me when it mattered most. I really wanted to give this campus a 5 star review, as I have a significant positive history there. But after all that has happened, I simply cannot. Go here for the professors, but if you have a disability or require any additional help from the "higher-ups," be prepared to fight every step of the way. I am transferring to a college that respects its students fully and follows federal law.