Lehman College

Beautiful campus you don’t feel like your in the bronx. Great library and professors. The chairs in the classrooms are kinda small though. Still overall cool place to learn stuff

Extremely disorganized. They’re always sending you to different departments to get one simple answer. There are very few good professors here. Most of them don’t even know what they’re teaching. However, the APEX is beautiful. You wouldn’t think it’s part of Lehman College.

So for the money, Lehman is tolerable. Of course, $ 1500 a course is still ridiculous, a testament to elitism. I say tolerable because at some point it becomes apparent no assistance is really to be had. So you «must» advocate for yourself. Even when you do stick up for yourself, this doesn’t guarantee that people will comply. And by comply, I mean show some level of professionalism that is greater than the level of their ego or laziness.
A registering student shouldn’t have to make frequent trips to the office to «check up» on the completion of matters, or to see what requirements weren’t mentioned during the last visitation. The latter issue could be fixed by more than the supervisors being in the know.
Then there is the fiasco of academic egos. Many professors suffer from small man’s disease. This is the reason that the University harbors so many scholars and authors the general public doesn’t give a crap about. The University community can give a major crap about itself. Love itself because no one else does.
Like most Universities, the gown and town issues exist at Lehman as well. As an African-​American, «nigger» is going to come up at some point in class before you graduate. This degree it was brought up in class by a professor who used the study of words to justify saying it in my presence. There is also something odd about walking into an English class that is shocked a African-​American male is there, when the surrounding area is full of minorities.
I did learn a good amount. Shout out to Professor Yood & Professor Koo. But the bruises and delays take the shine out of the accomplishment for me. I graduated with a 3.9, Suma Cum Laude. I couldn’t muster enough care to skip work and attend the ceremony. I just wanted to put it behind me. A university should give you cause to celebrate all that hard work.

I’m an incoming freshman. Any advice?
I’m visiting in about a week to take my CUNY assessment & skill test.

Nice campus… Too much traffic!!! Dizzy… Big concert hall but no elevators. Sound check was right sound on point just waiting to see the show.
What’s good @ this spot is that its not to far from Yankee stadium…
Big red curtains n front surrounded. By elevated system…
The red carpet is a bit beat up and the bathroom is on the first floor only. We were upstairs and to get down was easy. But… Once In the lobby we were a bunch of
Packed sardines!!!
Overall coming back again. The little noticeable things
Didn’t really bother me. For fellow helpers here’s the
Review.

Went to the Media Center to be interviewed for a friend’s class project. The facilities were quite impressive!

The Apex Program at Lehman is great! Many programs offered here for kids, families and adults in search of fun recreational activities as well as learning and growth programs. Apex program at Lehman is affordable and worth looking into!

It’s a mixed feeling for me. I graduated a while back it felt like a community collage to me when walking in. I didn’t get an experience during class hours or with any students or professors. I simply was there for a weekend ballet show being led at the college. The students operated the ticket sales. Will call. Concession. Seating helpers. And anything else needed at a actual theatre show. The theatre was well arranged and designed for all people. Talk or short you was capable of seeing the stage. Depending on your visual abilities! The show was great! Their were in town and the Broadway went to the Bronx! Great job guys!

This is just about the admissions office. They don’t close the school for anything. The roads will be absolutely unsafe and there will still be school. I saw someone facing the opposite side of the highway that’s how bad the roads were. He did a 180. Now I know people commute but still. It’s icy and slippery someone can hurt themselves walking.
Take today for example… It’s a winter storm warning and we have school. Good job.

Graduated from Lehman years ago with two B. A’s under my belt and I loved this place… I’ve decided to return, as a enjoy the torturing of writing papers, mid terms and finals…:-) For me, admissions was breezy.
Just do it… don’t complain… just do it… school isn’t meant to e easy… just do it… it’s hard… you’re not gonna always like it… some professors will be cool as hell… some professors, you may have to report… but at the end of the day… do what you came there for. Focus… set a goal and don’t let anyone or anything break you… I once got soo upset over a math course… I was PISSED with the Math department (In hindsight, it wasn’t them. it was me expecting the rules to be bent for lil olé me)…so I decided to drop out… one of my classmates told someone in career services (true story)…and this guy gave me the same speech I just made… and I’m so grateful for it… it took me a bit longer but I graduated… you can do it!!:-)

Horrible place so far. There’s room for improving this review because it’s still early but for now, here it is:
I’m a queens gal transferring from a pretty safe area. The long ride into the Bronx everyday makes me miss queens and I hate queens (in a loving way of course). I got over the shock of seeing Yankee stadium very quickly and the depressing apartments just remind me about my depressing new choice of schooling. Already I want to rip my hair out. The staff have given me the runaround countless times and the transfer process was pretty confusing. Even at orientation there was a «scheduled» advisement meeting we had the option of signing up for supposedly! Yet no one did! Why? Because there was no notification about it anywhere! I don’t understand why they would let a bunch of incompetent students run the transfer orientation. There was no order and no questions of mine got answered. I still have no email and my financial aid that’s supposed to be pending is sitting somewhere in limbo. I didn’t have such problems at cc so to go to a four year and experience such backwards management is pathetic. Shitty commute, shitty students, shitty cuny bureaucracy. And this area of the Bronx is awful

I ordered some transcripts on January 6^th. Today is January 31^st and I still did not receive any transcripts. I called the Registrar and Bursar twice and both times they have said they sent it to me. I just received an e-​mail stating they have sent the transcripts on the 29^th of January. This college is in the Bronx. I live in Queens. It is not even in another state outside of New York. I have ordered transcripts from Mercy College (Westchester) that took only 4 days for me to receive it. The Registrar and Bursar must think I do not have anything to do but wait for them. I was supposed to sent at least two of these transcripts to two departments of education and this month is currently over. I am very disappointed with their lack of response.
Martha

The education here is average to good. Like any school, it depends on what you’re looking for and what you want to major in or get a Masters degree in. It’s all subjective.

On the campus: The campus is small, and not much to look at. The only good looking buildings this place has is the theater building by gate 8, and the Apex building by gate 7. The track field leaves a lot to be desired. It has no sizable set of bleachers, and is not very inviting. It looks nice when the trees have fully grown leaves to cover up the emptiness of it. So you can imagine how it looks in the Winter.

On the roster of students: Not really as culturally and ethnically diverse as I would like it to be. And this alone can either make or break an experience for anyone at a college. I’m not feeling the hip hop vibe in my face 24÷7… I’d like to see different cultures and personality types. You might run into a few, but everybody else has basically the same hiphop wannabe personality and vibe. (BORING) And there’s so much of it in this area and areas like it that it almost seems fake… which I think it is sometimes. Some of these types don’t even know why they talk, act, dress, a certain way… just ask the dudes sagging their pants. or the chicks that act nasty and think it’s cute… I don’t respect it. Hard to enjoy the experience, when you don’t really respect the personalities of the people.

There are also a lot of single moms at this school. I don’t think that’s a good thing, and might turn a lot of men off as some men do end up meeting and wanting to meet women in college. In fact, that’s one of the main reasons why I got turned off by the environment when I was there. There was just too much of this garbage going around. And today, I doubt if much has changed. It is after all a reflection of the area itself (which I honestly think stinks and lacks a lot of morality).

Like I said, it’s usually the people that can make or break an experience. There is a sense of ghetto-​ness from the people. It’s about 90% in favor of, and 10% not. The way they talk, the way they dress… the way they carry themselves etc… hard to describe in pure detail without offending people, but I’m sure the reader will understand it. The area surrounding it and even further down Jerome/​Fordham Rd. isn’t that great either. It looks dirty, culturally the people seem dirty. And I don’t want to fit in with this crowd.
I actually regret my decision for attending this college years ago, and had I did my homework on it. I most likely wouldn’t have because I think the area stinks.

The only reason why I didn’t leave, was because I didn’t want the hassle of going elsewhere and I was racking up the credits at a fast pace anyway. One thing is for sure, I’m not going to do my Masters here. I don’t think this place is that great at all.

This school is a NIGHTMARE. I applied back in October as a transfer student, and it wasn’t until November that they told me my transcript was missing that I obtained my first bachelors degree, so I had to resubmit the information and wait another month until they told me I was accepted. From there, I had to wait until beginning of January to submit me commitment deposit form, so I could get my transfer credit evaluation. Two weeks went by and heard nothing from the school. I went to the admission office in person and waited to find out that they still didn’t have me on record and they screwed up my paperwork. After being passed to several people I was told that my transfer credit evaluation would be ready in one to two days (mind you this is three days before classes are about to start). Then the admissions counselor informs me that I have a hold on my account because I did not provide proof of NY residency and proof of citizenship. I informed the counselor that 1. I’m an out of state resident. And 2. That I was never notified of any missing information by the school until now. A day later I get an email from health services stating that I need to provide proof of two measles vaccinations, a mumps and a rubella vaccination before I can even register. Once again a couple days before classes start, and these records were a b*tch to track down. So I call the health center to ask them why they thought it was a good idea to inform me of this a couple of days before classes. The contact I spoke with told me I should have gotten a letter stating this with my admission letter, but I never did. The health center was less than helpful at explaining why this was or accommodating me in providing these records at a later time. I then called the admission office again two days later and find that my transfer credit evaluation is still not done and will probably be another two days, so pretty much any chance I had at registering and attending classes this spring are completely f*cked thanks to the incompetence of this place. I will be looking for a different school to attend in Fall of 2015. I am just pissed I wasted all this time trying to get into this piece of crap school when I could have put in all this work for a school that actually gives a damn about the students that are trying to get an education there.

Lehman college NEVER ANSWERS any phone calls. Please call and see for yourself… I wish I could rate the college NO stars, but the post wont allow me to. School rating –0

Pros: Nice campus and affordable tuition. The free metrocards and gift cards to grocery stores are nice, too. Oh, and the athletic facilities are very nice.
Cons: Where do I start? First, don’t expect to reach anyone on the phone, you have to waste your time going in person (with the exception of the bursar, where you will likely encounter the idiot staff member who will answer a million questions, but none relating to what you asked, before hanging up on you because she doesn’t feel like talking anymore).
Second, forget going to financial aid unless you have the entire day to devote to waiting. You have the pleasure of taking a number like you’re at the deli counter of a supermarket (which is likely number 253 when they’re only on number 60) and then spend the next (no joke!!) 6 — 8 hours waiting to be seen. When you do get to the counter, you talk to someone for about 15 seconds who will tell you 1 of 2 things: Fill out this form OR come back tomorrow/​next week. Yep, you just waited 6 hours to have someone not answer your question. Welcome to Lehman!
Third, financial aid is sssssslllllllllooooooowwwwwwwww in processing everything! Request a loan? That won’t be processed for weeks. Even if it is, somewhere, someone, will not do their job and you’ll end up in a world of frustration. Documents are passed from hand to hand to hand and, in true Lehman fashion, someone will screw up. I had a Sallie Mae loan requested in August of 2013, after several trips to financial aid and demanding to speak with SOMEONE on my last attempt, I was directed to the accounting department where a «ghost loan» with no name assigned to it was sitting untouched awaiting disbursement. Apparently (shocker!!), someone in financial aid screwed up and instead of having my money in October, I received it the 1^st week of January. Fast forward to summer when I requested a loan from Wells Fargo May 30^th… it’s currently September 12^th and I have yet to see the money.
Fourth, stay on top of administration!!! If you need something done, you HAVE to do it yourself. Why employ people to do a job for you, you may ask? Good question… I don’t know. I guess they receive some sort of funding if they meet their quota for warm bodies… or so one would assume.
Fifth, not too sure about the quality of their academics. I only had experience with the nursing department, but based on what I’ve heard, it’s just… meh. This also may have to do with professors finding out students are interested in nursing and there is no one in that school that can tolerate the nursing department (nursing students included!).
Sixth, there’s a real lack of quiet places to study. This is common in schools with a lot of fine art and liberal art majors, though.
Seventh, the food sucks and it’s overpriced. You can buy some cheap pasta surprise for $ 5, but everything else is expensive. Want a salad? You’re paying $ 6 for a giant thing if all you want is something small. Serious lack of healthy options other than some hit or miss bananas and apples.
However, this is in the Bronx!!!

When I graduated bcc to transfer here it was a nightmare trying to get class. This is a nice campus. But I love the most is the underground walk through so if its raining you don’t have to walk outside. Don’t eat in the cafeteria that’s mice central. The mice stay running around that place. It’s a cool school overall but I only came here cause its an easy commute but I think I am going to transfer since I’m not eligible to get into the nursing program here.

Soooo After spending four of the most beautiful and painful years of my life here it is time to walk away :(I can say that I honestly made the right choice coming here four years ago and it makes me proud as an (omg I can officially say this lol) «Alumni» that judging by the other great reviews I am not the only one that feels this way.
The one deducted star is for the one commonality in almost all of these reviews and that is the bureaucracy and the ADMINISTRATION!!! I mean the bureaucracy is unavoidable to a certain extent especially at a public institution, but the administration at Lehman is particularly horrid!!! I swear a visit to some of those offices (financial aid and bursar especially) can scare you off… but don’t run because the professors make up for this. I had some amazing professors many of which also taught at schools like Columbia and NYU and taught at Lehman part time. The campus is beautiful, clean and grassy. Classes are really accessible with a good portion of classes being taught in the evenings, weekends and online. Its great I’m really going to miss this place… bye bye Lehman!!!

Came here to watch the Swan Lake performance and I must say it was insane here. There was no organization with the ticket line as well as the ticket pick up line.
At one point campus police came in to make some order to the mayhem.
It was nice that the director of events came out to apologize, not too many place would do that.
Hopefully Lehman learned from this craziness for their future performances with 2,500 + people.

This is home. This has always been home. I was an member of Lehman’s first official freshman class in… hmmm…well…let’s not discuss my age right now. I hold several degrees from this school and now teach here. I do get obsessed and carried away sometimes.
This is a truly beautiful campus that somehow makes you think you are way out of the city. And… only a street away from the #4 Subway and 3 away from the D. It offers such a wide variety of programs and degrees: the arts, sciences, humanities, education, music and even an honor’s college.
This school has one of the largest hispanic and latino/​a enrollment in the US. And the faculty range from some very famous to this infamous UnilocalER.
Lehman is part of the CUNY system which makes it extremely affordable for residents of NYC!