PCC Community Business Center

Worst college never buy books from them they don’t even notify you to return books I went today they said they can’t last day was Friday idiots don’t even take books back we dropped the class get our books back don’t ever buy books from
Pcc go to Amazon or somewhere else your better from buying books online then pcc bookstore

Called for 2 straight days to make an appointment for passport processing. No one answered the phone. Left a message as instructed, no one called me back. I finally drove over, walked into an empty office. The clerk behind the the window (who was reading a paperback) said that they were short staffed, but could not help me because the passport agent was not in. The clerk attempts to take my name and telephone so someone can call me back. When I give her my name, she says, «oh, I already have your message, I pulled it from the machine. You’ll just have to wait until someone calls you back.» Needless to say no one ever called me back. I drove over again to find hapless people behind the window.
I came to this location because I needed expedited passport service. But the problem is, these people don’t understand urgency. They don’t answer the phone, return messages and appointments are fairly limited. With all of the days wasted trying to contact this office to schedule an appointment, I essentially lost the benefit of expedited service, but still had to pay the expedite fees. If this is your only option, please beware.

Staff was nice. Made no appointment and I was finished in 20minutes. Came in on a Monday morning. Will definitely come back!

As many know getting your passport can be a hassle filled with long waits and unfriendly staff. After going to multiple post offices I decided to give another passport acceptance facility a chance. I highly highly recommend using the Pasadena City College Business Center to renew or apply for your passport. It was quick, simple and painless. The whole process took about 10 mins, I got there first thing in the morning when they opened and there was no wait at all. The staff was highly professional and very helpful making it a pleasant experience for all.

This is on the other part of Pasadena City College campus along Foothill Blvd going east from the main campus. I have come here for livescan about three times. It is helpful to make an appointment but if you cannot, just come in and give yourself about an hour. Twice I had a small wait, but nothing intolerable and there are magazines and other reading materials while you wait. There is also free wifi thanks to PCC’s campus wifi. The prices were reasonable and the cadets working were very friendly. Overall, I would definitely recommend them to get your livescan completed.
There is a huge parking lot adjacent to PCC Community Business Center but most of it is for student parking. My best advice, if you need to park, would be to not come on busy school days, if you can manage it. If you must come on a weekday, park at one of the meters. I believe they are open weekends, so I think Friday and Weekends would be the best time to visit!

Came here for a live scan and seriously was the best service.
I will defiantly recommend this place to anyone that would need this service. I got help by a nice gentlemen by the name of Stan I believe that was his name. awesome attitude and well knowledgeable. I went in and out quick and explained what he was doing. Anyway I will defiantly come back if I need any other service like passport they also offer those there.

I came in for a Live Scan background check for my volunteer work and the process was extremely fast! I did get a little bit lost (even with the signs lol) but eventually found my way. Fortunately the business center was empty (I think the school was on break or something), so I didn’t have to wait very long to get my fingerprints scanned. The person helping me was friendly and courteous and answered whatever questions I had about the entire process.

Came here for Live Scan service and didn’t have to wait! You have to pay for parking if you park on campus, I suggest the free one hour parking on the street out front and just walk 50 yards. Instead of following the signs which looping around the entire campus making you feel like an idiot, save some time just go straight to the parking lot area and the small building closest is the PCC Community Business Center.
Prices can vary greatly for the Live Scan service, find out if your institution covers it for example PCC covers the Live Scan fee with their CNA program certification or the company you work for. Apparently if you wash your hands often (people in healthcare industry) it reduces your fingerprint ridges making it harder to read, so it’s good that they have lotion available which makes the ridges more defined.
I like going here for Live Scan, because it’s small and not a hassle to get to like a downtown police station or government building. It also takes walk-​ins, no appointment necessary and open Monday to Saturday with generous business hours. Unlike other Live Scan places which only take cash or money orders, PCC Community Business Center accepts all credit cards except American Express. All these factors would make me recommend this place highly,
I didn’t have a problem with attitude from the employees here there were cordial and professional. *shrug* Maybe I caught them on a good day or «the traits we see most clearly in others are the ones that are strongest in ourselves.» :p

I came here to get my Live Scan done. Safe was ok but even though I was the only person in line or waiting, there was no sense of urgency and the two workers just talked about personal stuff.

What people people said about unfriendly staff is true. They really don’t look like they care about their job but other than that this place is actually quite awesome. It’s your one stop place to get notary, passport, photos and live scan stuff done.
Note: parking lot is part of PCC and you will have to pay at the pay station to park. I think it is 2 bucks for a day pass

I have been attending this school for 1 year and each and every time I need to register in person for reasons that I was told to believe would alleviate themselves the following semesters. This is the 4^th semester i am attending and can’t seem to register early or easily like others can.
I speak with incompetent people that never have answers to my questions and simply pass the buck and send you to speak to other staff members that don’t know a thing either.
Too often I have been frustrated by office employes causing a little yelling and complaining to finally reach somebody that is willing help only to find out that I «should have been sent you here» or «talk to this person». I didn’t know where or who to talk to. why doesn’t the staff recommend that to me? I don’t work there. Nobody bothers or can’t be bothered to think and are content answering your questions with «I don’t know».
They ruin my schedule, they ruin my registration and I can’t seem to do anything over the phone or over the internet. They force me to come in and do it in person inconveniencing me of my time all the while they close as early as 4pm?! that’s a ridiculous time to close your offices.
The classes, courses and professors are great, but their administration are full of people who don’t know and don’t care and truly ruin the academic experience.

Went there today for Live Scan fingerprinting. Experienced very unfriendly service/​staff. Will not be recommending it to anyone else.