Mt San Antonio College

So far this school has been much better than my other community college experiences. I really like that a lot of their professors have office hours and are full time. The campus is safe and very pretty.
The man who works in admissions and records has made me cry twice. I really wanted to not attend this school after the first time I interacted with him.
I just wish that people who work for the college administration know how close I come to dropping out because their comments and attitudes.

Mt. Sac is a great community college for almost any educational goal you wish to achieve. Most of the people I have met here have plans to transfer to a UC or CSU. Mt. Sac offers a variety of classes that some other colleges do not. I live near Chaffey Community College but I commute to Mt. Sac because Chaffey does not offer the classes I need to take to transfer to UCI as a comp sci major.
Join the honors program if you can! Honors classes provide for amazing professors and all the honors classes that I have taken so far (Soc1H, Soc5H, Eng1CH, Spch1AH) have been so fun and engaging. The class is also smaller so the professor can pay more attention to you and your progress!
ALWAYS REGISTER AS SOON AS YOUR REGISTRATION DATE AND TIME IS AVAILABLE!
Parking is bad at the beginning of each semester, so come early!
Restrooms are hit or miss. Some stalls have automatic flushing systems installed and some don’t. The lower level restrooms are usually more dirty and run down than the restrooms on higher levels of the building. I find building 26’s third story restroom to be quite pleasant LOL. But the one on the first floor is not that great. Most of the stalls on the building 26 first floor restrooms do not have hooks for bags);
Lots of food around campus. This plaza across the street has MJ café, Yoshinoya, this cute little restaurant that has curry, Lollicup, Jack in the Box, and a few others. Just one mile down has a lot of restaurants and stores including CVS, Chik-​Fil-​A, Mcdonalds, Panda Express, Starbucks (yaaas), TenRen, Pieology, Chipotle, Flame Broiler, Panera Bread, In n Out, and others. If you drive a little bit more out, you hit Rowland Heights and that area, SO MUCH FOOD THERE! I especially love traveling to Tastea, Ichi Ichi, or Boiling Point if I have time in between class or after class.
As of right now (Jan 2016) a lot of construction is going on in the H lot and G lot area. Keep that in mind and come early to find parking so you aren’t late for class!
You can connect your portal email to your primary email! I know that checking the portal email is a pain in the butt, so linking the two accounts will make it way easier for you.

Some negligent fat ass security guard gave me a citation for not having a parking permit for $ 37.00. Of course, I have a permit for Fall 2015, and I absolutely had the sticker on my window. I appealed it, and won. HOWEVER, they are making me pay for «Professing Fee» even though I have a parking permit and the entire ticket was dismissed.
So you charge an arm and a leg to come here, make students pay for some shitty permit that isn’t even validated for parking lots that literally make use wait a half an hour to 1.5 hours to get a parking space. THEN you give me unlawful ticket, AND make me pay 8.75 for processing fee.
If you’re just giving random tickets to you students and then charging them to process amendment fees, I can’t even imagine how much profit you’ve made from STEALING MORE MONEY FROM YOUR ALREADY STRUGGLING STUDENTS. Fuck you guys, you sick money hungry savages.

Most of the professors here are exceptional. The parking and public safety have been very helpful in jumping my car, popping my trunk, and opening my car door when I left my keys inside (I mean this in the most heartfelt way). I would give this place 5 stars if not for some of the staff in the counseling dept. and student life. Ulla, the woman who works for the student clubs and activities is always as rude as can be when her job is to make students feel welcomed (oh, the irony). This hefty woman who works for the counseling dept., takes half our lives trying to set an appointment b/​c she’s too busy NOT listening to the type of assistance I need, scrutinizing me with her beady eyes, & condescending tone. I just had to let her daft cronies to assume one thing just so I can get the paperwork & GTFO. What’s worse is they sometimes revert you to places that will give you the wrong info. I gave this a fair rating since I had a little more good experience with this school than any other.

I like this college! A very good place :)

First of all, it’s the biggest community college in california. So far I’ve attended 2 other cc’s prior to coming to mt. sac, my conclusion is that mt. sac has the best professors around, and top of the line facilities. I love it here! Other cc’s feel like an extension of high school, here it feels like college.

I already Unilocaled the hateful staff at the students with disability department, talking with each other about my cousin when she is in s room taking placement tests, shame on you!

Mt. SAC is the only community college in the area that offers the Network Administrator & Security Management A.S. degree. They offer many other degree programs as well. If you’re pursuing a Major within the IT field, I definitely recommend joining the CIS club. They partake in many CIS tournaments. In 2013 we took 1^st place in a few.
If you’re a Veteran, they have a Vet center that helps out.
Now with the bad. This campus has a huge parking problem. Then again it’s one of the most populated community colleges in the state, so arrive early. Also, if you don’t have priority registration, enrolling in the classes you want will be a challenge. But don’t let this scare you, overall it’s a great school. It has a lot to offer.

Mt. San Antonio College, known for many achievements and milestones. This JC has a larger campus than others and others a wide variety of courses.
Parking space is your biggest threat when it comes to fall semester. I suggest an hour before the first day of school. Parking spots can be gone within a matter of minutes. And traffic as well gets hectic. So my advice come early before your class starts.
Campus life is lively and active. Friendly staff and workers. Professors are great, from the ones I got.

This is the states largest JC, with many courses to pick from. The campus is large and constantly growing. This college has a friendly & helpfull staff of teachers students. Parking can be rougher in the fall and spring sessions. They also have a good farmers market on Sat. mornings. An award winning football team, as well as a good track & field team.

Amazing school from all the community colleges around the area. Ever since I started attending last year I’ve enjoyed it since. Never thought if be the college type but this school makes it possible for me. I’ve never token school as serious as I am now.
A lot of great professors on campus and a good exercise getting around since it’s all on a hill lol.
Friendly work employees and great learning environment. I recommend this school to anyone whos interested on attending community college :)

when you join this school and become a member, you will become the school group, because I see a lot of cars have the school parking permit…

Overall a great school for those who enjoy walking uphill and plants. I enjoy this school because it has some pretty amazing professors. I used ratemyprofessors to search up potential classes and it’s helped me a ton. The professors seem to really like their job and the ones I’ve had from my experience have gone above and beyond to try and raise your grade. They have tutoring services available, speakers, conferences, culture fairs, and tons of fun activities!
But…
I wish we had more choices of food at this college. All we have are the student stores, and knock off versions of wing stop, Pizza Hut, and subway. With the exception of Carls Jr. Which has the most odd employees. I used to like Carls until I had it at this school. Whenever I order, the quality is horrid. Soggy fries, soggy burgers, and the employees look like they haven’t taken a bath in three weeks. Sometimes, the cashier doesn’t even understand my order. They also charge you $ 1.00 for using debit.
–1 star for the parking.
The parking makes me want to take a wet shit at the Administration building, right at their door step. How could you possibly charge students such a high price for their parking permits when parking is not guaranteed? Why don’t you stop making new buildings to attract more students and start building new parking lots? Students shouldn’t be penalized for being late to class. It’s the schools fault for not having enough parking spaces available to the amount of students they admit to school. Pretty idiotic for a «better quality» community college.
Also, if you’re going to bring your laptop to school to do your homework I would just go to a local library. The schools wifi seems to be running on dial-​up or something because I, and many others, can barely load a page on our laptops when using this piece of sh*t wifi they offer.
Registering for classes mostly based on priority. Athletes get priority. Those in EOPS get priority. High school seniors get priority. People with a 4.0 GPA and above get priority. Honestly, they need to base priority on people’s GPA and not the star of their team sport. This isn’t high school. Cut the crap Mt. SAC. Half your students use their FAFSA money to get a bag of weed anyways.
Nevertheless, I am stoked about the new Jamba Juice stand they have by the English buildings and the «smoking area». This school also has Starbucks but the baristas only know how to make fraps. The customer service at the student store by the biology building makes me cringe; I’ve never seen such lazy student employees in my life. Most of them look depressed like their parents abandoned them, and others seem to have a cucumber up their ass most of the time. The customer service by the English building has much friendlier student employees.
In conclusion, the area surrounding the school is pretty cool. You have a lot of Asian places to eat at. You could also drive up grand and get in n out or chick fil a.

This community college gas a pretty large campus. There is a lot of parking and its not far from other shopping plaza and restaurants/​fast food. There’s the a Carl’s Jr on campus and several stores that sells food so you won’t have go leave campus for lunch inbetween classes. The school is still expanding and adding more buildings.

From my experience here, I had pretty nice professors and some come from successful careers and some own businesses so if you’re a student in their class and have questions, they were very kind to offer advices.

Most of the instructors are passionate about teaching and the staff have never failed to help me with receiving my benefits especially given how many students come through here. As long as you are willing to learn and put in effort you will do well at this school.
The downsides are that it takes long to graduate or transfer from here, its crowded during spring and fall semesters making it difficult to find parking and fees are getting more expensive.

I started here back in 1998 when my children were little. I’d take a class here or there, but I really couldn’t apply as much attention as I wanted to. It was difficult to get classes and there were too many kids here that my kids knew.
When I got really serious (the last 1 ½), I switched to Citrus. There hasn’t been one time that getting a class has been an issue. The transition is just smoother than Mt. Sac. Don’t get me wrong it’s a great school… just not for me.

I have been relentless in my efforts to process paperwork so I can begin submitting my applications for transfer, but both their counseling and admissions departments are unorganized.
After making numerous attempts to contact the assistant director of Admissions, I decided to contact the director. NO HELP.
I am so glad I go to Citrus College now.

Lets start with classes:
This is the worst thing to do here, which is ironic because its the thing we come to do. Classes are very hard to get into, when you have no priority. You MUST go to the first day of each class and get on wait lists for about a month to get all the units you need to be fulltime. I got on wait lists for about a month before school started and slowly got into each class. Some I had to go to the first class the first day of school, and and got into those also because people just dont go. I got 17 units total my first semester. Thats a lot for first time. You have to be PERSISTENT and get into those full classes. If you are new, be on your mt sac portal every two hours and keep checking and checking for new wait lists.
Make sure you are on your portal early the day of and the day after fees are due. A lot of people do not pay on time and get dropped and this is your opportunity to get classes and on wait lists.
Even after school starts, it might take two weeks until finally people drop and then you can take a class, dont give up! A lot of people are not persistent enough and dont get into their classes and only take one class for a whole semester. What a waste of time!!! Do everything possible.
Next Parking:
So this is just a hassle and very annoying. Some tips, WALK. I know most of you dont want to, but for your 30 mins of time you will waste, go to the large parking lots, and start from the BACK and work your way forward. I always find parking in 5 mins doing this. Sometimes I get fed up and park across campus on Temple and always find parking in 5 mins. Dont be lazy, this is college and you can use the exercise.
You can also park on campus without a pass for the first two weeks of every regular semester.
Library:
Medium library that does not do justice to the school. Its too small and very little seating during peak hours. The WIFI is bad! There is no seating and its like a hunt for a table and chair! Thats not good. The staff here is nice and helpful.
Overall:
The school is great for a community college. There are a lot of people who want too much from this school, and this is not a university. They complain about little things that have no meaning and when you get to a four year university (which I came from) the professors are not nice and dont give a crap about how you are doing, so take this as your warning and enjoy Mt SAC while you can, because when you get to a four year, you will wish you were back here.

I’m taking the Motorcycle Training course here and so far I LOVE it. I wish it wasn’t a full 5 hours each time though. I feel like I need time to go home and process what I’ve learned. I was probably just spoiled in college with the one hour classes so my attention span has gotten shorter and shorter. The instructors are very helpful and fast to react. They had to to lift the motorcycle off my leg when I fell (thank gosh for having to wear boots!).
I went in the afternoon so the parking was plentiful so that’s a plus! The parking is $ 3 dollars so please bring exact change!
I did have an issue signing up for the class because they charged my credit card but never sent me a confirmation e-​mail letting me know I was signed up for the class. I called the office the next day and the staff was extremely friendly.

I just came for a class on a Saturday. So parking was free!