Overall, I enjoyed the learning experience but I am sorely disappointed in the delays, costs, and unclear guidance of the distance education program. I hope others have a better experience.
Enjoyed most of my experience as a distance education student. I often came across helpful and caring faculty and staff. However, the process for distance education students are unclear and I spent lots of time and money figuring out the process and trying to minimize delay. This included: 1.) Several semesters waiting for a class to be available online so I could fulfill the requirements of my degree, only to find that accommodations are made only for students who ask. 2.) I was required to travel to LCC on multiple occasions for two classes, when the distance education pathway for my degree specifically stated "completely online". 3) Graduation application processing for distance education students are unclear. You have to mail in the application and payment which means you have to do it well before the deadline in order for it to be processed at all and avoid having to redo it and submit it in the next semester. I also found that this is unnecessary - payment could be processed in the cashiers office at the campus nearest you if LCC would just put the charges in - when seeking help and direction from the LCC Admissions & Records office they just seemed bothered, terse and abrupt.
This is the best school that I went to, the staff is very nice and always willing to help you in class. The programs in leeward community college are great, I wish this school would add more programs like chemistry and carpentry.
So I sign up for financial aid, sign all the mandatory paperwork that gets sent to my email and pass my classes with flying colors. At the end of the semester, I have to fly back to the mainland and I end up staying there for a year. The end of that year, I get a random call from a creditor that I owe the college. I get on a payment plan immediately and start working it out - they had given me FA paperwork for the NEXT semester so my FA never went through and I suddenly found I had to pay it all back ASAP.
Flash forward to today and KapiolaniCC understands my story and releases my transcripts. Leeward absolutely refuses and the woman had the audacity to insult me. No class. Who is working in the transcript office? This woman needs work training on ethics and since you can't teach empathy to a lifeless trout, may all her bacon burn.
Leeward Community College is a great school. The professors are awesome because they are very supportive and care about your progress. Also their administration from academic advisors to financial aid department are professional people that will help or guide you towards your goal. Overall, Leeward Community College get a FIVE STAR rating from me because my experience over there before transferring to UH Manoa was very positive and empowering.
can no longer attend this college because there is not enough good programs . the people are either very helpful or not help at all .
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