Chaffey College

Pretty cool for a community college. Clean and spacious. Staff is nice and courteous for the most part.

I give two stars for some of the few good professors I’ve had here. I did graduate from this school but I can say they hire a lot of crappy professors. They also have a horrible counseling program and a lot of people sitting around getting paid too much to do nothing! My advice: get in get out

Trying to make an appointment to see a counselor here is like trying make contact with God himself. The student employees give contradicting information and make you run around in circles wasting time.
When you do finally see a counselor and they help you make your education plan and go to register for class you’ll find that your counselor didn’t pay attention and told you to sign up for classes you cant even take!
So far everyone I have made contact with here has been 100% completely useless. If you plan on attending this college, be prepared to handle things on your own and don’t expect any of the administrative staff to have any level of customer service or show any willingness to be helpful without giving you an attitude.

Beautiful campus, great location, great atmosphere, but, pretty bad counselors.
Counselors at Chaffey College are experts at running you in circles and making you take unnecessary classes to keep you at Chaffey longer. I sat down with one of my friends and gave him his own ‘Education Plan’, and he was astonished at how much better I am at planning a college career for him. You might as well just message me and ask me to plan your entire college career before coming to the counselors here.

This school is utterly fabulous. I LOVE it here.
Right now, I am currently taking Introduction to Eastern Philosophy as well as History of Modern Art. Both of my professors are brilliant and engaging, but still accessible and not pretentious at all.
While the staff in admissions and records can be more than a little incompetent, that is something that can be expected at every community college so just be persistent and don’t stress about it.
This school is a wonderful place to learn. Go Panthers! :-)

I’m a fairly new student here, and so far, I love it! I was able to get the classes that I needed, and there is actually plenty of parking. I come from RCC, which was an absolute nightmare all around, so this school is like a dream come true! I love it!

The administration at this school has been of little to no help and they have not given me any correct information in regards to registering for classes. I started 8 months early to get everything ready for the Spring term, taking the test, attending orientation, meeting with the counseling department, etc. I was told on 3 different occasions that I would be e-​mailed when registration was open. I never received said e-​mail. I tried to register for classes without any further prompting or information, and the website would not allow me as it said that there was no priority associated with my student ID number. I sent them an e-​mail as instructed, called and never heard back. I plan on continuing to contact them, but it would really help a lot if they would answer calls or reply to emails.

there website is awful! how am i supposed to learn design when there website sucks this bad? like it’s going to be this good?

My taxes and tuition pay for the track. I should be able to use it when not in use for school events. How about turning the lights on during winter due to the days being shorter. Some people have jobs that don’t work around the seasons.

During my visit at the counseling center, I was treated very unprofessionally and with the utmost disrespect. I was previously advised to schedule an appointment with Mrs. Wilson because of her expertise in advising towards a nursing degree. Below I have outlined my complaint and have attached a document as evidence.
This morning when I arrived to my appointment Mrs. Wilson set a very rude tone to the session, I was not greeted upon arrival instead she asked me to clarify the reason for my visit which is understandable. However halfway through my response «I had some specific questions in regards to your nursing…» She interrupted me and said «we are not the nursing program therefore it is not our nursing program, but ‘THEY’ offer three types of nursing degrees you will have to be more specific.» At this time she handed me a counselor advising sheet which she had prefilled with my grades and information specifically for the Associate Degree in Nursing curriculum which makes me think back at her initial attitude towards me. Because she had already filled out this form prior to me arriving, I believe she was being condescending when she originally asked me about my visit and proceeded to interrupting me as I attempted to respond.
Moving forward with the session, I reviewed the prefilled ADN advising sheet she handed me and attempted to ask a few questions. Mrs. Wilson did not once allow me to completely ask any questions, she interrupted me every single time with answers assuming she knew what I was attempting to ask. I made multiple attempts to rephrase my questions in regards to the pre requisites for the ADN program as well as brief questions in regards to TEAS exam, however Mrs. Wilson continued to cut me off mid question specifically stating «if you had browsed through Chaffey Colleges website and reviewed the ADN program requirements you wouldn’t have these questions.» I attempted to clarify «I have previously reviewed the Chaffey website, but am still needing…» When I was interrupted again with a condescending tone where she said to me «its all in front of you in the sheet I gave you.»
I also had questions pertaining to the TEAS exam, Mrs. Wilson advised me «I am not the TEAS department nor am I the Nursing department, I am simply a general counselor and you are not understanding what I am saying, you need to understand! I suggest you enroll in the courses needed and increase your GPA, you are just mad I am not telling you what you want to hear.» Feeling very humiliated I asked Mrs. Wilson for a few additional minutes of her time to allow me to rephrase my questions and clarify some of my doubts. I attempted to turn the tone of the session around., but she refused to deal with my questions again cutting me off stating «you can go ahead and apply to the program if you want but you do not have what it takes to get in» as she ripped up a sheet of paper in front of my face (unclear what this sheet of paper was). We ended our meeting after less than 10 minutes without either of us having accomplished anything.

Starting my new Challenge today…
Hitting the stairs running! My new found favorite cardio. Going to do this early every other morning… Been away from it for way too long.
Anyone interested in joining me?

a bunch of rude girls at the gps center. after counseling department screwed up my ed plan i go down to gps center to enroll. Wow so glad i did because i love being ignored and have people act like doing their jobs is a bother. After they shoved another school down my throat (seriously) they told me all classes are full. Waste of time. Honestly its worth the drive to citrus. For gods sake if they are going to push another school it should at least be a good one and not some un accredited online school.

I’ve only attended this community college so I can only base my review on my experience and my friend’s experiences at other colleges. I’ve never had a problem with being helped here. No matter what department I am in there is always a friendly face willing to answer questions. One thing I would say is to just always ask questions! I would encourage every student to get involved with the scholarships and the EOPS department. They are extremely helpful! I’ve almost never had trouble finding a class that would fit my busy schedule as well and ninety percent of the teachers have been amazing!

They used to joke and call this place «harvard on the hill» but it really is a good school. Technology is updated for the most part, teachers are great and student services are plenty. If you are new to this school you have to go thru orientation which is very very helpful. Get a parking pass because parking tickets are not worth the trouble, believe me I’ve had a few. The employees at the language success center are very helpful and also at the same time very loud. The math success center is great. The cafeteria could def use a make over. How about a Starbucks on campus? a real one because that half ass one is no bueno. Use
to nab you a good professor.

Love my school! Don’t have any complaints at this time
Office staff are friendly. So are the student store and bookstore employees

The people who run registration, counseling, and basically the phones are of no help. They have short tempers based on their one sentence answers which include «can you hold» «I can’t give that information out on the phone» (in regards to what math and English courses my b.a. qualifies me for) and «you have to come in to find that out, our walk in services are on Monday.» Forget trying the operator… they never answer.

I am a current student at Chaffey and i love it here but that doesn’t mean that there aren’t cons and pros!
PROS
Financial aid: You get what you need and then some. Fee waiver pays for your classes and part of your parking fee! woop woop. the money you have in your card, you can use at your discretion. but don’t go crazy and use the card to buy clothes. get the cash, JK
Priority Registration: If you have a lot of units, do sports, a veteran or have a disability, you can get the classes you want. If you don’t have a disability or are not a veteran or don’t play a sport, then take a class like psych 25, history 1 or sociology 10 or 16 they are easy to get into especially if they fall on a weekend: Friday or Saturday. Also, classes are easier to get into in the summer.
Food Pantry: They give out FREE FOOD multiple times a semester. Whet! As long as your balance is ZERO. Very helpful for people who are in need. It’s not embarrassing or anything so don’t feel self conscious.
ED Plans: You meet a counselor and make a plan that lets you know what classes to take towards your major so you’re not like a headless chicken with no sense of direction.
Transportation: You ride for free in any Omnitrans as long as you have your Chaffey ID
CONS
Zero Park Thirty: Parking is a biyotch. Show up as early as 7:00 am especially during the first 4 weeks of the semester. Everyone is trying to get into a class and as a result, there’s overcrowding. Don’t even bother searching for parking at like 9am-​2pm
Hard to get classes-​you want: If it’s your first semester, don’t even bother trying to get into math, science or english. everyone needs that!
Financial Aid: They give you less if you have a job. Even if you have a rubbish job and you have to pay lots of bills with the rubbish pay, financial aid people aren’t considerate. Getting a job is one thing but being able to pay your bills is another. If you have family that is willing to let you crash in their house rent free, then you’re good otherwise, you’re screwed.
Counseling: You go to get an appointment and have to wait a week to see a counselor! Whet! Yes it gives you time to think but 7 whole days will drive you crazy
Expensive Food: A burger for $ 5! what’s it made out of? Donald trump’s azz?
HACKS:
Get into easy classes and ace them. Watch your priority go up. plus, getting a head start does wonders for your GPA. If you start off with a 4.0, it only gets better.
Easy classes: SOCiology 10 with EDM, SOC 16 with RH, PSYch 25 with BJ, PHILosophy 70 with BK, COMMunications 2, CINema 25 DJ, CINema 26 with DJ (Note: these classes are easy depending on what professor you get so go to the rate my professor website)
Don’t buy their expensive food. There’s a jack in the box, Del Taco, Mcdonalds and more. It’s like a 5 minute drive so make friends and carpool if you don’t have a car.
You can print 10 free pages at the ATL lab — if you eventually find the dayum building. Get the school map from the ADMIN building.
Wanna get a job in the ATL building? sit around and sign people in for minimum wage, (as opposed to flipping burgers for minimum wage) you need to take CIS 1. it’s a computer class where you learn microsoft office. Nice for your resume plus you can get a job in school.

Chaffey, also known as UHTR (Up Haven Turn Right) or Harvard on the Hill.
First, keep in mind — Chaffey is, after all, a community college — so take it in stride. I took a statistics course here while I was a student at Cal Poly Pomona and the Chaffey professor was fantastic. Evening classes provided ample parking. No canceled classes, well-​lit, classroom furniture decent for what it was.

Unilocal 365 Review Challenge 2014 — Los Angeles #101 — #365
Ah, Chaffey College or everyone would mostly call it, «University of Rancho Cucamonga!»
Back in the day, I first paid $ 9 per unit back in 2003. Over the years, I started to lose motivation and ended up not finishing in 2008. What can I say? I’ve made a lot of mistakes, then eventually worked my way back up and ended finishing and receiving my Associate’s of Arts Degree at RCC.
Most of the staff here care about your future and are willing to work with you all the way to be successful. Some admissions counselors shouldn’t council at all and will send you on your way without feeling motivated. Some professors will pick favorites and find ways to nit pick your work. Just unprofessional and reminds me of being in high school which I hated too!
As the years went by, I remember the cost of education increasing under Bush and the recession that led to layoffs in faculty and cutting classes. I’m glad to be out of that mess!

Great college, went to the RDA school to treat some patients. They treated us so well, and everybody was so nice. Over all we had a great experience.
There is plenty of parking and the school is located in such a beautiful part of Rancho Cucamonga. The staff took great care of their students and truly cared about their success. If I wanted to go to a community college and feel like little olé me mattered, I would go to Chaffeey. Mind you this review is purely a reflection of the dental assisting department as my experience and interaction was solely with their staff.