Purdue University Calumet

Its the most boring place on earth, if you don’t know how to find your fun. However, if you want an extremely marketable degree at a fraction of the cost, PUC is the place to be. Its slowly beginning to become its own school with its own identity so, soon enough, my review will make no sense. Its a good time. Just… don’t stay at the dorms. Trust me, its a rip off and the RA’s will give you shit.

I get a great feeling every time I visits this place, looking forward to start taking classes here!

I’m currently a PUC student (I actually have class tomorrow morning; I should be in bed!), and I adore the school. The price is decent, especially considering scholarships and student loans have made it so that I attend for nothing out of pocket; the location is pristine (around 4 blocks from my house), and the professors are generally a fantastic bunch of people.
The school’s population is a different mix than you’d normally see around Hammond; sure, you have your cholos and your thugs and ditzy whores and whatnot, but you also have a nice population of geeks and nerds (my people!), artists, and business people. Every group generally has their own hangout, and most of the groups tend to stick together. My geek friends, in particular, are an ironclad network of people who tend to be generous and understanding, when they’re not being total assholes (but who could ask for anything other than that?).
Also, the food has gotten better in recent years. The prices aren’t as bad as one would think, though you can definitely beat them with your favorite fast food dollar menu. True though that is, it’s often easier to buck up, spend the extra dollar or two, and eat at school. Hell, you might still be saving, having not used the gas.

The school overall is actually a really good school. A lot more difficult than people would care to believe, but it is! My only real complaint is the fact that they really don’t help you if you need a job after you graduate!!!

If you want to be an engineer and you’re broke, or you don’t want to be broke after you finally become an engineer, this is the school for you. You receive a very comparable education compared to West Lafayette, minus the parties (so your grades will probably be better.)
Bad things about the school: The cafeteria feels like you’re getting your lunch from a high class gas station, for about the same price too. Avoid any classes in Gyte! Unless you enjoy prison-​like buildings and desks that must have been stolen from a jr. high school.
Overall, great value for the money, and they really work to get you hired out of school, they got me an engineering job in my sophomore year!

Based on my experience at PUC, I can definitely recommend this fine institution of higher learning… it’s where I done learned to toss back shots of liquid cocaine!!!
All kidding aside, PUC holds a special place in my heart. It restored my faith in a proper college edjumication with instructors that care and want you to succeed. The curriculum is designed to be flexible for those that happen to be working and trying to finish their degree. I managed to do so while working full time in Chicago. They’ve plenty of useful (and useless) classes for you to choose from their distance learning courses.
The only bad thing I can say about PUC is they made the mistake of hiring the biggest PoS, bastard, sorry excuse for an instructor in the history (both written and not) of mankind. Yes, I’m talking about you, KUJO. Those in the know, would know who this prick is. You suck. Bad KuJo, bad! *bitchslap* You can’t teach worth a damn. (His famous reply to any question regarding class material is: «I don’t know, what do you think?») I think I want my money refunded for having to put up with this moron.

PUC is a highly recommended commuter campus with local flavor and a teaching staff that brings valuable experience into the classroom. Many teachers were/​are consultants or are retired from their corporate careers. The crowd at PUC is an ethnic melting pot, and the evening classes typically represent many age groups. Most students work, or have careers already, so it is a great place to network.
I can’t give 5 stars anymore because I heard some of my favorite teachers (from the CIS program) were asked to leave since they didn’t have a PhD (Nipul, Kevin, Krupa… you guys were the best). Aside from that tragedy, it’s a great school and an excellent value.

You know what, I know several people who talk trash about Purdue and joke about it, but I also know just as many people who have gone there and absolutely love it there. Personally, I don’t hate it or love it, I guess I stand somewhere in the middle on this issue. I’ve attended there twice, and I probably will attend one or two more times eventually (but that’s another story) and theres definately things that I really liked about it. Of course I certainly had my dislikes about it as well.
One major dislike I have is the fact that the Chronicle newspaper owes me eight dollars still to this day, but I’m pretty sure they are unaware of this fact. I really enjoy Purdue Cal’s library. I find it very useful. I enjoy the lounge rooms located all over the school. They have really good snacks in the vending machines. They have addicting coffee in the vending machines too, which I lived off of daily. The cappuchino is addicting too. They have a nice little arcade room.
Most of the teachers seem well educated and friendly. The outside area between the school’s different buildings is beautiful. I really enjoyed walking through it. There are flowers everywhere, and benches. When I went through a brief secretive smoking period I was out there constantly. Shhh. don’t tell. The gift shop is a little bit addicting, I used to live in there. They have cool posters, a little cd section, and tons of neat Purdue accessories, which I foolishly bought alot. I also found some really excellent books of poetry here by such prominent writers as Virginia Hamiliton-​Adair and Jim Carrol.
Some of the food in the cafeteria is good. Hmmm, I guess I liked this place alot more than I like to admit. What’s cool too, is the fact that you can attend the Calumet Campus and get credit for grades and for graduation at the main Campus in Lafayette. The computer lab is pretty big too. I also felt somewhat like I was back in high school there, because half of Bishop Noll seems to go to there.