Nashville State Community College

I decided to give the students at the aesthetics school a try. The building is older & the equipment seems older as well. But the facility is very clean. My facial went really well and my skin feels amazing.

The worst school I ever seen bad admissions bad teachers. the security the do what ever they can to give a ticket I got 3 in one semester !!! I wanna change but I don’t know where to go. FAFSA office sucks they don’t run the application very fast they keep you go back and forth to get a FAFSA !!! shitty school … I like the blondes tho xD

…and suddenly I feel better after reading the other reviews highlighting the HORRIBLE admissions process and general resistance to helping you get into the system.
I have tried three times to go through the admissions process. The first two times, I hit so many roadblocks that I became too fed-​up to finish.
The third time, I was determined. I went through the process. Got them my transcripts, gave them my residency information (which was ridiculous, since we own a house here in Nashville and have no other assets outside of this state), and after a bit of an uphill battle, I was in.
There were just a few things I needed to take care of and I would be back in school, where I wanted to be…
First order of business was to get them to clear the other persons record that their system associated with me. I have never been to Spoon River, IL. I have never lived in IL. I called and inquired, the person who answered the phone told me I likely selected it as a school by accident when choosing from the list of my previous institutions. Since you have to filter the schools down by state, this was not the case. There is no way I would accidentally end-​up on Spoon River, Illinois when looking for institutions in California.
I pushed back and she told me I would have to get a LETTER from Spoon River stating I never attended their school. So because NSCC’s broken system added this erroneous institution to my record, and not only to my past institutions, but also gave me a home address in Spoon River, IL, I would have to spend my time trying to get a letter from the school sent to NSCC. Real classy. This confirmed that these people really don’t give a rat’s dick about helping you get into their institution.
Two days and much resistance later, I got someone on the phone who simply fixed the errors.
Around comes registration day and I’m ever-​so-​excited. I decide to take a computer science course. I click the button to register and BOOM, I don’t meet the pre-​req. A bit heartbroken, I call the school and they tell me I don’t meet the pre-​req of Basic Algebra, they don’t see it on my college transcript. This is true, BECAUSE I TOOK ADVANCED ALGEBRA IN HIGH SCHOOL.
They see this on my high school transcript, however, they inform me they can’t accept it because it wasn’t an AP course and it wasn’t taken in college. I have a BA, by the way.
So here I am, about to go down there in person to give this institution one last chance to help me register.
I can confirm what others have said: the people answering the phones are vile and unhelpful. They don’t care. This has been by far the worst educational institution I have ever had to deal with.
For some places, computer-​based organization is too much; NSCC should have stuck to paper files. It would have made things a bit easier for me.

The admission process is a nightmare. They are extremely rude and discouraging. The two African American admissions personal have very bad attitudes. I’m sure they deal with a lot of low class people that have made them that way, but if you choose a profession like it or leave.
The teachers barely speak English and have no clue on what is on the exams. Biology teacher gave us a bunch of busy work for nothing… Reason I say for nothing… Is because the people who didn’t even turn in their work still received an A in her class. The math teachers are not helpful and the testing center staff are very rude as well.
None of the counselors know anything. This school is just hiring people to fill slots that know nothing. The Dean makes it clear that she is there just for a check. No one sees her and when you do she brushes you off. This place is a complete nightmare. If you must do a community college go to a different one.

I am having the hardest time trying to enroll with them. Every time I call the admissions office I get rude customer service. The girl had a sarcastic attitude and then at one point answered a question with a sigh and said, «I don’t know» in a rude voice. I immediately told her to transfer me to someone else. The next person wasn’t much help either, she shut me down real quick & laughed when I asked what the deadline to enroll for this semester was. Do they just expect everyone to know all the steps in applying for college?! I have an idea. Get a different job if you hate answering questions so much. I wish they had a place on their website to write reviews of their staff.
Not to mention, it’s tough when things are in other people’s hands. Gotta wait for financial aid to send over my paperwork (7 – 10 business days), gotta keep calling because you know you won’t be notified when it is received. I think the enrollment process at this college needs to be a lot more organized and needs to change. Customer service is everything, people want updates on their enrollment status & advice on what to do next.
I’m sure it’s a good school and I will still enroll DESPITE the customer service, but the process is already strenuous– hire nice and helpful staff please! I’m sure there are some there, but I haven’t talked to them & people base things off first impression.
If I were to submit a photo for this review, it would be of my flustered face. Picture it.

I would rate them lower than 1 star if I could. I planned to take some classes here toward my end goal and a 4 year degree because it was cheaper. Mind you I already have a BS from MTSU but now trying for another and then my Master’s in a different field. They required my college transcripts and as well and my High School ones (why? I have a college degree and that info should be in my college info!). That was a fiasco. I could not reach anyone in admissions to get things straight. THEN when I finally was admitted I had planned to pay for this with financial aid. Waiting 3 + weeks for them to mail pwperwork I needed to sign to get the aid in place, but it was never sent. After about 3 –4 calls I FINALLY got it mailed, signed and faxed back. Aid was not going to to go through in time so I had to pay for classes out of my own pocked and get reimbursed. This resulted in me dropping all but one class which I planned to take online (it ended up being over $ 700 btw, so much for cheap!). I put it on my credit card fully expecting to get reimbursed by financial aid. Well, long story short I ended up dropping that class to go to a better school that actually had the classes I needed and where I would get my BS much faster. I dropped before classes began and called the bursar’s office to make sure I did not need to do anything else to be sure to get my money back. They assured me (I asked multiple times) that my money would be refunded in 2 weeks. 3.5 weeks later I still do not have this money back and no one seems to answer the phones when you call the bursar’s office. I am highly aggrevated and now have to pay a CC bill for a class I never even attended once.
Save yourself some trouble and go to a real school. I have never dealt with an institution so unwilling to help. The classes aren’t that much cheaper than a state college and the people there are SO much easier to deal with.

Never have I been to a school of higher education that not only reasonably priced, but the professors care enough to help you long after you have left. Granted I have returned to learn more about my field so I can be more marketable; however, the instructors here are really friendly and take the time to listen and help you in anyway you can.
My only complaint is with the career center, which seems more concerned with listing as many jobs as possible for students to apply for, rather than how well students in a given degree program can meet the requirements of said job. That being said, within reason, the instructors are a very good starting point for networking into the industry to find jobs one is qualified to apply for.