North Seattle College

All staff I've encountered have been so helpful and kind. The floor plan feels like a maze even though it's not too big. I will update if I decide to apply for classes.

Very nice clean place. First time here for a Pow Wow. Workers very friendly.

I have went to a few schools in my life and this one here takes the cake for being the absolute best school I’ve ever gone to. Every single professor is outstanding, well spoken, and very knowledgeable. A few professors I’d like to notate in particular, teach exceptionally well and are very talented. This professors are Scott Ku, Jim Jewell, and Greg November. I recommend taking any of their classes and you will not regret it. I wish this college was a 4 year college so I could continue going here!

Great place to get a degree, very easy to navigate through. It is a very diverse campus and flexible to meet everyone's educational needs.

The continuing education here is fantastic! I’ve taken several classes, and every course is well-designed with exceptional, professional and knowledgeable instructors. Registration is smooth, the staff is helpful. Plus the library offers an amazing atmosphere. Highly recommend!

I love the Asian philosophy, I met a man at the airport and he said, leave it in the past so you can achieve in future.

Great school for beginning your degree program. Located next to some of the most affordable housing in north Seattle. Housed in what was meant to be a jail. Notice the exterior only floor changes, and the skywalks over the commons that were clearly repurposed.

Love the student support here from the institution and the other students. Feels like home and I can imagine taking more classes here as time goes on. Teachers are very invested.

My main reason for writing this is because of the financial aid office. Last quarter they really screwed things up for me. Administrators are horrible. Advisors are hard to get ahold of. Financial aid takes forever to help then sends templates that don't apply to the situation. They will screw you out of your financial aid by missing deadlines, especially if you're not the race they like. The last time I was there things were a little better but I don't see that lasting. Some teachers are great which is the only reason to go there but navigating everything else makes this school not worth it. I plan on transferring all of my credits and not graduating at North even though I'm only one class away just because they have screwed me so many times. Such a headache. No wonder their graduation rate is %2 they make it impossible. They are racist and mask that by calling it equity. What a waist of an opportunity to make peoples lives better.

Covid-Specific review focused on the Food LifeLine service provided on campus: The drive-thru line of cars begins building up before we have arrived (10:40-10:45 am) each Tuesday morning in anticipation of the boxes of produce and occasional offerings of dairy products including yogurt, milk, cheese. The staff are plentiful, efficient, friendly and safe. Each wear masks and gloves, speak to you from a distance through car windows then packing boxes into your car (trunk/backseat as you request) before waving you through to the exit. Of the three visits we have made, we haven't waited more than 15 minutes to get through the line-up.

I want to say they're trying there best and they're just underfunded but that doesn't seem like the case. Too many teachers are flippant about handing out bad grades. Usually because they don't have a standard like a rubric or expectations exceed what the class offers. Intuitively, if they retrained more students they would get more funding. Although they seem content, disinterested in feedback, and satisfied with mediocrity. I tried to give a-lot of feedback or bring the problems up but they rarely respond nor care. They just wanted to displace the blame onto the student. I also believe the previous stories, I personally got marked wrong for writing what was off the periodic table (which you're allowed to use). The place does look like a prison and is difficult to navigate. Also advising could use a ton of improvement. Most online colleges also have a function where you can withdraw then enroll intro a different class via online (which should be reasonable especially in the first two weeks). Also they block high school level science class until you're in college level math which is inefficient and doesn't make any sense. Then financial aid services have seem to have made a dramatic improvement from previous post. They're almost the only group of people that reply.

Great teachers, good facilities, awesome tutoring (free!), research opportunities and a wonderfully diverse student body.

North Seattle College is one of the worst college's I have ever attended. TERRIBLE ADMINISTRATION and staff! The instructors are fine but I bet they must really dislike working there. Financial aid takes FOREVER to get back to you. Anything in their offices take FOREVER to get back to you. All of the staff in those offices are rude and nasty. They could careless about any student. A family member of mine passed from COVID and I needed to drop my class. The school isn't refunding my tuition and the staff could have cared less about my situation. I'm transferring to Shoreline Community College to finish up my degree. The staff at Shoreline Community college care about their students and respond within 24 hours to all emails. North Seattle is a f**king joke of a school.

*** Continuous Education Program - Art Class *** I am currently taking an art class from the continuous education program. I paid $200 for 10 weeks long class and $12 for materials so far. I thought it's a pretty good deal. You don't just learn how to make art pieces here, but also have all the supplies you need to make your pieces. They have all the tools, color, glaze, Kilns, wheels, etc that you can utilize to make your own art with instructor's guidance. As long as you are a registered student, you can use the studio when it is open. I've practiced on wheel on Saturdays. The college has had some improvement done the last couple years. Even though, I haven't had other experiences other than the art building, I thought I had a pleasant experience so far. My instructor, Liz is great! I really like how she teaches the class. The registration is ready for next quarter. I am ready to enroll again!

North Seattle College is a good fit if you are: (1) Learning English as a second language (2) Interested in technical training (3) Completing an AA transfer degree The tuition is very reasonable. Most of the instructors are competent; some are outstanding; and some, regrettably, are terrible (teacher online rating services may of be some help here). The campus is well kept up and the classrooms clean, but in need of upgrade in the older buildings.

The campus is a maze, there's no getting around that. Give yourself a little extra time to find your class on the first day. The program is AWESOME though!! I've only taken art, but my teachers have been Superb! Glenn T is so so good. The way he structures the class and the feedback he gives- I can actually draw now! It's so weird because I've only ever done stick figures before! The continuing ed department is well organized. They sent me useful emails reminding me of my class dates, a room change, and forewarned me about parking. They were very responsive when I asked questions, which is a far cry from what Seattle Central continuing ed did for me (which was not much). If you have the choice, I highly recommend NCCC both for class quality and logistics (parking is easy, lots of buses come here, and they are WAY better organized). I will be taking many more classes through this program. Go lifelong learning!!

WORST ADMINISTRATION EVER. Financial aid takes months to get back with you. If you have any fines or remainder payments, they refuse to speak over the phone and fail to return any emails or voicemails. They are disrespectful and not worth arguing with. The school over all is poor in class choices. No wonder barely anyone graduates. Get out while you can OR just don't register or apply here. Do research on you community colleges first and find a better, more educated school. I would never recommend this school to anyone.

I already have a BA and an MA. I am looking at taking some refresher classes to update my skills. I have looked at classes at NSC and SSC, but unfortunately it looks like I'll be stuck going to NSC because it's classes fit my work schedule. I have found the people at North in academic advising and in financial aid to be extremely unhelpful, cold, and borderline rude. I have been given incorrect and incomplete information about registering for class and applying for financial aid. By contrast, the staff I have met with at SSC have been the opposite; they are friendly helpful and go above and beyond. I'm thinking of changing jobs because I'd much rather go there than North.

This school has great positives and terrible negatives. They have shifted many of their classes to be hybrid or completely online, with no option to take the course in-person. To give an example of how frustrating this can be, last year I was expected to teach myself the entire general chemistry series from a textbook with little to no information on solving chemistry problems, in a class where we met once a week for an hour of lecture. Tutoring services on campus are ineffective and understaffed so you are really on your own if you have a hard time and can't make it to the one office hour session your teacher has per week. To some students this may not be a huge deal but to students with a disability (like myself) it is a total nightmare. North does have great faculty for the most part. I have had a few terrible teachers but for the most part my instructors have been talented and capable. There is a phenomenal undergraduate research program here that allows students to work on their own independent research projects throughout the school year. There are a variety of clubs and on-campus organizations for those interested in getting involved in the student community. Most of the administration has been helpful and knowledgable in my experience, the only exception being financial aid. I seem to get different information every time I go there depending on who I talk to.

Seattle community colleges have a good reputation. Seattle Central, for example, was named Time Magazine's "Community College Of The Year" in 2001, and Bellevue Community College had such a highly regarded educational program that they expanded it to a four year college and dropped the word "Community" altogether. I spent the last 2 years of high school skipping all of my homework because of some arcane grading system that allowed me to still get B's even if I didn't complete a single assignment. So while my test scores were fairly exemplary, my overall GPA was only "acceptable," and since I was short on cash and living on my own by the end of high school, I decided to enroll in community college and then transfer to the University of Washington once I completed my AA degree. Unfortunately, all of the classes I wanted at Seattle Central Community College were filled, so in 2002 I enrolled instead at North Seattle Community College near Northgate Mall. To enroll, all I needed to do was fill out a form. That may have been the most difficult task I ever had to do for that college. My Experience at North Seattle North Seattle is made up of giant concrete walls that make it look like an enormous prison, except without the charm of rusty metal bars. On foggy days the campus is the most gloomy spot in Seattle, and I cannot remember a single time that I went to campus and saw smiling faces or cheer. The Teachers Classes were designed to appeal to lowest common denominator intelligence, and many of the teachers reflected that quality. These are all true stories: - - We had an art teacher that would tell us what to draw. One of my assignments I finished early. The teacher came and looked at the drawing and said "this is really good. I can't think of anything else you need to do. Just finesse for a while." So I cleaned up a few lines and called it a day. I turned in the assignment. She failed me. I asked her why she'd fail me and she said "This drawing has many different flaws." Then she refused to elaborate any further. - - I turned in the first draft of an essay for English class. She came up to me and told me my essay was amazing, and she wanted to read it to class as an example of how to write effectively. I said fine. She read the essay to class and it got rave reviews. Then everyone took their essays home and made their final draft edits. Obviously I didn't change much. I turned it in. She failed me. She told me that even though my essay was great, she was grading on how excellent she thought I could have been. She gave an A+ to an 17 year old girl that wrote an essay that was half the required length, used the term "lol," and focused only on how her ex-boyfriend's parents didn't like her. (Fun fact! Her ex-boyfriend left her because she cheated on him with her then current boyfriend - he was 32). - - I wrote an essay for a different English class. I got a B. I looked at the paper and it said "This is an A+ paper, but you have many spelling errors." I checked. None of the words were spelled wrong. The teacher simply didn't know how to spell them correctly and assumed I must have been mistaken. She refused to give me back the points until I brought back a dictionary. Then she only gave me an A-. That is not to say that all of the instructors were bad. Quite the contrary, my psychology professor was spectacular, and inspired me to study psychology at the University of Washington. Still, there were ample negative experiences with the professors at the University. The Students North Seattle is extended high school. Most of the people that enrolled, at least between 2002 and 2004, were students that didn't want to go to college at all but felt like in today's society it's expected. Few of them were good students or had any intention of amounting to anything. Many of them were part of big cliques in high school, and they all enrolled together so that they would be able to continue skipping class and smoking near the library. There were a lot of intelligent students. But without any minimum registration requirements, many of the students should probably not have been enrolled in college. We had a poetry assignment that asked us to come up with a one line simile based on a color. Three people turned in "Orange, like an orange." They got full credit. That's ridiculous. The Exams Many of my exams involved subjective grading. As someone that has completed a degree at a major university, I have to say that subjective grading is the worst way to grade an assignment. Qualitative answers mean that you can be right and still be wrong. Almost every time I lost a point I questioned why, and sometimes I would get full credit for an answer that I completely made up without any studying. I finished 7 years ago. Things change. But this experience was mind-blowingly terrible, and if it didn't end up leading to the best two years of my life at UW, I would call this place nothing short of a travesty.

It's a good but sad little college. The good is that the staff is helpful, the processes easy-peasy when it comes to registration and the like and the class selection is pretty great. The campus itself does have that 'Gulag with a hint of Stonehenge' vibe to it but the staff seem to be oblivious to it with their cheerful and helpful attitudes. I took an online class and after now trying 3/5 of the local community colleges, this is a fine one to choose, much easier to register and work with than Central but a little less groovy than South.

I got my Associate's degree here in late 2006. They offer ample night classes, parking and tuition assistance. Since the Seattle community college district (North, Central and South Seattle CC's) does not offer federal student aid, North makes up for it with their scholarship program which is supported by an annual auction and generous community donors. The teachers here are fairly awesome, I only had a couple that were so-so. The campus may feel a bit drab being made of concrete, but the groundskeeper does a good job by planting a lot of flowers and bushes to help cheer the place up a bit. Wish they had more food service options available to students in the evenings :(

Heidi S, and the others below that commented are CORRECT about this place. I've wasted time going back and forth, back and forth, trying to figure where to begin with college. All of their employees that work there are basically college students, and these Employees don't know the rules! or regulations! They're not wiling to help, they are RUDE. I asked to speak to an advisor for 2 min question!. She said, no! straight like that. and now i have to wait several weeks out for an appointment. Just for a 10 second simple solution. I'm sure the school doesn't suck itself! yet the Staff here making my life miserable, throwing me around all over the place. I'm sure their are some great teachers! BUT, it's not worth the hassle dealing with the STAFF! I've wasted my time. Now they have screwed me over. (this coming FALL quarter.) If anyone is at fault, it's the STAFF! Edmond's and shoreline CC, are much better schools! the staff is friendly and knowledgeable, they're willing to help you at any, ANY cost!

I'm in my second year of taking classes at NSCC for prerequisites to get into a master's program and each quarter has brought it's own mix of challenges. Registration? Easy. Try to get in early and you can pretty much get everything taken care in one hour. Even better? Do it online. Here's a hint, if you know you're going to have to take the Compass test how about you do it at some time other than right before you register? Guess what! No lines! Campus? Love it! I know everyone says it looks like a prison but I love the different levels, random stairwells, and the amazingly beautiful plant life. (Two story tall rhododendrons!) People? Meh... a lot of young ones, but I figure I'm there for school not to make friends. Some are really cool, and the people working the cafe stand are always really nice. I think the worst part was dealing with traffic getting to the school. As we all know I-5 is a massive pain and Northgate Way can be just as bad. My biggest complaint now that I'm doing all of my classes online is how completely unhelpful my economics teacher was this last quarter... I think a computer would be a better teacher than this guy was.

How did I forget to review this? It is lovely. This campus. That in itself begins your day.. the sheer beauty of walking on campus... greenery and pots of plants always immaculately cared for. Then the design.. you walk between interesting buildings with hidden sculptures. There is a very funny story of how I missed giving a presentation because of automatic flushing toilets and sinks.. it's funnier when I tell it.. it didn't feel like it then.. beware of those toilets.. they flush when they want and some spray!! EEE However when you are on campus and going to a class or workshop the toilet is not a main concern. Unless you were changing clothes in the bathroom and things got wet!!!! Many activities for students as well as advisors and helpful classes and agencies. I volunteer and work with Women of Wisdom which has an annual womens conference on spirituality there. It is joyful to attend the conference.

This was not one of my favourite places to attend school.. the school buildings themselves are mostly concrete and dark, the classrooms are separated, so I would get soaked going from class to class frequently. The professors are a hit-or-miss, my math professor my first quarter here... he didn't care about the class at all, and spoke in a mono-tone voice and what was a 50 minute class dragged on for what would seem like hours. On the other hand I had some awesome professors, but you have to search well for them!

I love being a student here. The teachers are gems, and the people I meet are there to learn. Also for those using UI benefits should come talk to Jackie Perry. She will get you set up and on a course for Workers Retraining, and you can still claim throughout the program. I didn't know what to expect my first year, but I gained a part of myself that has given me a view of where I want to go. And their advisors gave me a window to how to get there.

Ignore the grey color and cold concrete that makes up this college, after all, it was built in the 70's and there's little that can be done to update it now. The variety of classes, easy access from I-5 and instructors who know what they're doing make this community college a good choice. Parking can be a bit tough during the day classes but students with evening classes will be thankful for all the space. Non-credit classes for fun are worth checking out. Who wants to study seriously ALL the time anyway?

Looking at changing career fields. 12 years in something I hated it's time for a change. Looked around at the different technical colleges and though Bates is closer to my house for the degree I am pursing I did not appreciate how they handled my appointment by blatantly pushing me out the door when I had a appointment with a counselor because I didn't take the compass test. While attending a few meeting about NSCC everyone was helpful and made me feel at ease with every step. From Worksource paperwork and procedures to veteran's affairs. This school though only my first quarter has proved to be headed in the right step in the life I want in the future.

Many of the classes here are not helpful. For example: math physics and history class here are all terrible.Big majority of the instructors come in class with preparation.If you took math classes here before you'll experience what I am talking about. Only few classes here are takeable and it's very often to be full registered on the first day of registration. Otherwise you'll experience what is called terrible education. Furthermore, history classes here are extremely bad and tough which are not helpful if you want to do high school completion here; often time they only have 1 instructor for history "classes" and if you don't get well with him you are screwed ( and it happened all the time. The only reason it's worth 2 stars it's because very little of the classes here are so good and really worth your time. For example, organic chemistry, music , ESL, PE, political science. Other than that, please don't study here. Your GPA MATTERs and you won't really learn much from their physic, math, and history classes. It's soooooo bad.

The bookstores are a scam. Here at North and South. Managers constantly take breaks so it's impossible to talk to them. The kids who work behind the counter are lazy and have given me the wrong book with access codes twice. I've lost hundreds of dollars to them. DO NOT support the bookstore. Amazon prime is the way to go. These people are scam artists and they could care less about your education.

Let's look past the fact that the school looks like a prison. Well, let's also look past the fact that financial aid gave me the COMPLETE runaround for my first quarter too. ... North Seattle is awesome and intimate. The staff is accommodating once you navigate how to ask for exactly what you want in a way that they will comprehend ( ehem .. financial aid). I never feel crowded be it in class or standing in line for a latte. And my advisor is awesome as well. I intend to give a full and detailed review once i complete Summer quarter.

For the students who are complaining about lack of Evening Services, I'd like to offer my thoughts: As the Monday/Wednesday evening monitor in the Open Computer Lab, I try to offer as much help to the students as I can - unfortunately, I'm only able to offer help up to a certain point. My boss (the Lab Manager) has told both me and the other part-time lab monitors, very specifically, that we are not allowed to offer full-blown tutoring help to the students - we were hired to offer I.T. Support to the Evening Faculty first, and then help the students second. While I personally think that this "mandate" is completely silly, my boss has made it quite clear to me that she doesn't want workers who think for themselves, she wants workers who do what they're told. As for the lack of evening tutoring services in the lab, most students don't realize this, yet the Open Lab does not provide the tutors - the Department that offers your classes both provides and pays for the tutors. If you, as a student, really want a tutor for a certain class (SQL Server, Programming, MS Office) I strongly recommend that you contact the Department that offers your class and let them know you'd like them to offer a tutor. The more tutor requests that the individual departments receive, the more likely they'll be to offer a tutor. Please note that I do not officially represent North Seattle College in any way.

I want like NSCC. I really do. I think the Brutalistic architecture is inspiring, I love that you can find books from 1910 in the library, I like theLoft, the computer lab, the theater, the Financial Aid, the BFET program at Workforce (I love you Misti!), and they really try hard with the little cafe. But the classes. the teachers. the departments. Specifically, Health and human services. Horribly, Horribly disrespectful. I know I should treat it like a job but these people, these adults pay to be on the campus and deserve at least as much if not more respect than the average person because they're paying your salary, and because it's easier to learn and concentrate when you you can let your guard down and feel free to focus on your interests. Why does education have to suck so much? I am BORED. BORED BORED BORED in here. Look teachers, I'd fall asleep if read as slowly as you speak. I'm not really this stupid, I'm not actually lobotomized, I'm just trying to be nice and look interested and perky for YOUR comfort, okay? So really, treat me and the class like equals. Welcome questions, socratic dialogue and comments. This way, if you're going too fast or we miss something, we feel encouraged to tell you so, and at the same time you're not speaking in such a way that melts my brain cells into a primordial mush and allows my soul to flounder, makes me produce loud sighs, doodle, lay my head on my desk, read a book in your class, and *dumdumDum* talk to other people to keep my from devolutionizing my vocabulary. you know what, put on a little bit of show, dare to be human and not be horribly offended when we tell you a test question wasn't covered, dare to show love and enthusiasm for your subject and *godforbid* relate to us. So, it's all dressed up to be a college, but I don't know if it's the lack of friendliness in the work place, uncredited achievements, or undue stress and lack of understanding for one another (these things roll down hill, you know?), but the teaching is definitely underwhelming.

I registered math 098 on summer, but the financial aid drop my class because due the left money $ 64. I don't have any information since the class ended in spring quieter . After I enrolled the class, I didn't see any problem the class and called the financial aid three times, they can't the solve my problem then I called the administration office, they told me to pay the fee last quarter. I paid the left the money, but the last time rester class is dropped. I am so upset. I try the register but I am the waitlist # 15. finally I got for the instructor, she told me the don't have space. I am the one stay home without education.

Avoid if you are an evening student. I am currently an evening student, I consistently have to scramble to find evening classes for my AA degree. The majority of classes they offer are during the day. They offer almost no services for evening students. Their offices close at 4:30 so if you have a day job good luck. One last bonus of being an evening student, the bathrooms are a disaster at that time of night. I think they are only cleaned once in the morning.

I knew I was in the wrong place right from the beginning. the aesthetics of the campus are dreary and antiquated, the classrooms are dingy and finding quality teachers is rare at best. I went back to school to finish my prereques for my RN. It had been more than 25 years since I was last in college and I was very much looking forward getting back in the swing of things. I started this past summer with an english class. The teacher was moody and his behavior erratic. I found it stressful to go to class and frankly couldn't wait to be finished. I also found the projects he assigned were geared toward the very young and I found it beyond difficult to relate. Fall quarter I two very nice teachers which was a breath of fresh air. but winter quarter I had a crazy french teacher, a communications teacher that was a racist ass, and an amazing but hurried math teacher. I dropped out half way through winter quarter. I found the experience to be depressing and monotonous, I say if you can afford to go to the UW, do it. It's not worth being in an environment that you don't like for hours each day.

I would honestly give 0 stars if possible. I have never before left a bad review with anyone, but I couldn't help it after all of the bad experiences I have had with their student services departments. I have dealt with over 10 people throughout my phone calls and trips into North, and they have mostly all been terrible. I have had a lot of rude customer service over the phone that has left me stressed and crying, the worst of all being today. After listening to prompts for 10 minutes and finally speaking to someone, she was very kind and transferred me to someone who could supposedly help me, and yet all he did was mock me and tell me he can't do anything to help me. At one point when I was registering for classes my dad was going to help me pay for part of it, and a lady that I spoke to on the phone said "guess your daddy's just going to have to find another way to make it work" very sarcastically. I work in customer service and I know difficult customers make the job hard, but I have always tried to be kind and understanding. Once I get my grades corrected and my transcript transferred, I will never again pay a dime to North Seattle College.

Great school for what I needed. I went here as an adult returning to college to get some prereqs done for a second degree. I felt like the instructors I had were for the most part really good (though I did use ratemyprofessor.com which really helped). The administration was very straight forward and WAY better than my previous 4 year college where I got my first degree. I thought the class sizes were good, not too big. Also, all of the instructors were available to meet me if needed. The library was a great place to study and you could bring your latte in which was really nice. The librarians were really helpful for my specific courses. The student population was so diverse which was really nice. I was in my 30's and there were plenty of students older and younger. All in all it was a terrific experience.

Classes are nice and small. Although you have to choose your classes wisely. If you choose wrong you'll have a better time home-schooling yourself. The "cafeteria" or the Grove is really tiny also. It gets packed and the line for the getting coffee can be a mess. Otherwise I love the people. PS. Internet freakin' suck bawls

I know your wondering about the school curricula. I am a chef and therefore food is always on my mind the teaching you can get anywhere. So the cafeteria is overpriced and the options are very much like hotel food. Where does this place gets 4 stars you ask I will tell you. The beef dogs in the cafeteria are 2 bucks for kosher beef, that is right kosher beef dogs for 2 bucks. Who cares about teachers and books and learning there are 2 dollar dogs in the deli. Sure they use rollers and any dog enthusiast knows hot dog water bath for 24 hours at room temp is the best way to get em'. You can forgive this fact because there are 2 dollar kosher dogs in the deli.

I returned to college while in my 30s, beginning at Seattle Central CC and finishing an Associates of Science at North Seattle CC. Compared to Central, I found North much more academically oriented, particularly in terms of course offerings and the students in my classes. Professors, in general, took their jobs seriously and expressed interest in their respective fields and in their students. Even while in the administrative and advising offices, I remember being impressed with the level of professionalism. (This may be faint praise, Central being absolutely terrible in this regard, but it's praise nonetheless.) On the whole, the school appeared to be well-run, the atmosphere was calm and serious, and the campus itself is really quite beautiful. (I know some people hate the look and feel of North but I actually like the architecture, the landscaping, and the cleanliness.) North certainly isn't perfect. The bookstore doesn't always stock what classes require, the food's pretty bad (this is the one area in which Central excels), and there could be better communication and coordination between departments, both from not scheduling heavy construction in a room next to the classroom during which my class was attempting to take an integral calculus final to requiring trigonometry prior to physics courses. (I had to basically teach trig to another student just so that she could pass the class and get accepted to Western.) Also, based upon several incidents that occurred during my last quarter there, I detected that some of the constant politicization at Central was beginning to infect the North campus, so I assume some of the sanity I experienced is now gone. While it's true that college is what you make it, it can't be denied that a school's environment, its ethos, can certainly impact a student's success. If you're a serious student with goals and would like to be in classes with those like you, I believe North is an excellent choice.

TLDR Version: Horrible administration, professors, and student services. Avoid at all costs. I'm surprised they are even accredited. If you are looking for an avenue to a four-year school, do not go to NSCC as your transcripts may not recover. At best, the professors at NSCC are disinterested, miss classes, and skip their office hours. At worst, they test beyond the scope of the curriculum, give arbitrary grades that don't follow the department's rubric, and avoid answering students' questions by literally ducking around a corner and escaping down the hall. I'm not saying every professors has every one of these traits, but it seems that most professors exhibit more than one. Disability services are laughable. They schedule less time you are entitled to, and rather than reschedule that hour you lost, you get 0 on every question you didn't answer and it impacts your grade. I'm pretty sure that's what the ADA is for, but it's not like your typical community college student has the resources to consult with an attorney. Financial aid was pretty bad too. They like to close during their stated business hours, but require that you submit a form with all of your professors' signatures dated in the same week period. It's tricky enough to get professors' signatures in a one-week period when they're cancelling classes. If the office is closed when you try and turn it in after your last class of the week, you have to start over. Unfortunately, reporting these problems to the next level of management doesn't resolve anything. The apathetic culture persists all the way to the top of the administration. Just to discredit any belief you may have that I am simply a bitter student who didn't study; I have never attended the school but I have witnessed it all vicariously through my husband. He is very intelligent and puts in more effort than most.

Almost all of the regular instructors I have had here are great. They have a diverse selection of classes, especially within the math and science disciplines. Taking the bus is easier than driving, parking can be a huge pain. Their library is worn out looking and in need of an update. Also the copy center is closing as of mid-July, which is a bummer; now you will have to go out of your way to Kinko's or somewhere if you don't want to pay 10 cents a page on the old, beat-up library copy machines. The gym is completely updated and full of new machines, and only costs $1 per credit or $10 per quarter for students to use.

Sorry this is so long but for the work I put in I received very little reward and became sick where I had to leave school for half a year. I was worried that I would fail English because that is my best subject. I went to the school counselor and I told her about the instructor, she asked me whom the instructor was but I didn't tell her because I didn't want her to talk to the instructor. The counselor gave me some uplifting words and told me that communication was important. The counselor talked about depression, I said I had OCD and she said that depression is tied to OCD and that I needed to talk to a doctor to receive medication. At my next appointment I told the counselor that the doctor I went to told me I had non-depressive OCD and I was given the choice not to take medication (the two other healthcare professionals I saw also let me choose). The teacher gave us an assignment; I believe she didn't read the instructions! I told the counselor and even showed her what the instructions said and the counselor went "just do it," so do the assignment wrong? The counselor tried to get me to sign the disability papers again and again told me to take the online psychology test. As I was leaving I told her I've always been bad at math and don't care much for my grade in that class and she went "oh" like she had some amazing revelation. I thought that maybe the counselor was trying to protect the school. My boyfriend stopped going to English class and several students became upset, I still passed with a C. At the end of the quarter I went to rate my professor and the teachers reviews were terrible. The staff at North even tells students to use rate my professor before choosing classes. An advisor kept me for like an hour and acted like she was on medication/drugs and all I wanted was for the advisor to fix the error with my degree, I finally asked her how to fix the problem and she told me registration in a duh obviously tone, paused for a moment, then kept talking. I went to registration but months later when talking to a different advisor the error was still there and all it took to fix was a few seconds on the advisor's computer. Another instructor created a bullying environment. If the instructor has to tell the students to be nice before we even begin student evaluations then there is a problem with the lesson plan. One time the teacher told me that one of my pictures was yellow and for another assignment a student said one of my pictures didn't match my theme, ok fine but when a higher level student had all her pictures dim and yellow and one of her pictures didn't match she got complements and days after student evaluations were done one student didn't stop talking about it. I wasn't allowed to talk, one time in a group another student gave me a worried look and got me to stop talking but then she said something I told her in-group during student evaluations. One time I had to carry piles of stuff on the bus while other passengers gave me dirty looks, no one picked me for group so I said (yes I said it) "fudge it" and left. I would go without eating, my boyfriend contacted Seattle businesses and asked permission so I could take pictures, or buy pricey props so I could take the pictures. During the field trip no one had any idea what a group of pictures were, I did and the teacher kept asking if there was anyone that knew and even looked at me and I kept my mouth shut. I had a problem where I was taking pictures with heat and so the teacher asked to see my camera, I brought my camera to the field trip. After talking about how she has the same camera she couldn't find what she was looking for in the menu she told me to check the manual! When I didn't go to the final even my mom had to get involved and talked to the Dean (she was planning on suing the instructor if there was any objection because she saw the effort I put and even the advisor said he had never seen a class GPA of 0.0) she gave me an unlimited amount of time to finish the final and gave me a class GPA of 1.8. I didn't even want to be a photographer. She has had exhibits all over the world so she's had the career but I think this instructor needs more training with students. The math tutors refuse to help because they think that's doing the students homework. There are so many students shushing at the library. The last time I went to the library I went to use the computer on the first floor, which is the place where people can talk and where once I saw someone watching a movie laughing out loud and the librarians talk. The only quiet area signs are on the second floor, anyway my boyfriend and I were talking and the man next to us shushed us. I turn to him and said something like are you going to hit me? He's looking right at me and shushes me! I ask him again and he says nothing and by that point I'm rambling and I tell Brian that we should leave. I've used computers in University libraries and this is abnormal, go to Shoreline.

This school is a scam. Please stay away. I struggle to barely make ends meet. My brother offered to help me pay for tuition this quarter since North Seattle for whatever reason which I do not know refused to offer me financial aid for the quarter Even though I did apply way ahead of time. Their claim was, I needed to turn some documents in which did delay time and for that reason, I won't be able to receive financial aid until the next quarter. Now back to my story. My brother did set up a payment plan for me to help me pay for tuition. Unfortunately, 3 weeks into the quarter, I did get sick to the extreme that I had to drop from the class I registered for which I did. Now, since I do have an active payment plan account set up, I did give NSC a phone call and did explain my self why I had to drop from the class and since I won't be able to attend school anymore for the rest of the quarter, I will need my payment plan account updated. E-Cashier refused to update my payment plan account and I have no control over that because they are the only responsible party to update my account. I did give Nelnet a phone call to explain my problem and I was told by Nelnet the school really have to update my account from their end and not them. I called back E-Cashier once again, and I was advised to contact Admissions office instead of them. The first lady I spoke to from E-Cashier was very rude to me. But the lady I spoke to the second time was kind, she transferred me to the Admissions. I again repeatedly explained myself to them and all the lady from the admission office could say is, I quote, quote on quote, "You lucky because you didn't even pay full amount on the first day of class because those who even pay full amount on the first day of class and drop within three weeks into the quarter DO NOT GET A REFUND BACK NO MATTER THE REASON, I should be lucky that I did set up a payment plan which will not affect me because money will be taken as scheduled on monthly basis". Meaning, if I do not have the full tuition I shouldn't be worried at the moment because the charges will be on a monthly basis. I couldn't believe this. I tried telling her of my knowledge that I am aware of refunds and I am also aware that I will not be suggested to 100% full refund but I honestly do not know and see why I should pay full tuition of a three months course whiles I was in school for only 3 weeks due to sickness. The school has totally refused to update my payment plan account and has stated to me that, they will be charging me for the full tuition whether I like it or not. There will be no discussion after that and if I have questions, I should be contacting the WA State Education Office. I have never cried in my entire life over a school like today. Very sad day of my life. Please help me raise awareness so that my payment plan account gets updated (canceled) by the NSCso there will be no money taken out of my account with no receiving of education. Please also, help get this on the news so that it raises awareness of injustice in NSC and the entire school system. Now my brother has to pay for full tuition even when I dropped from the class 3 weeks into the quarter due to my sickness. How can 1 like me possibly get help if the helper/helpers feel like they being coned by me? Because now my brother lost my trust thinking I am in some type of way taking his money after his good intentions of helping finance my tuition. Please help get this on the news and everywhere to raise awareness. Thank you.

WHAT a crappy crappy SCHOOL. I asked a professor if I could drop something off on the desk of MY professor since they both "shared" the room. That guy just slammed the door in front of me and walked away mumbling... "im not your professor!" HOW RUDE. This place looks like a prison, and have unfriendly staff... I can't say ALL of them are rude and cranky. But I met quite a few. I can wipe my sweat off my forehead because I only need to endure this pain of going to this school for one more week! Then transferrrr here I go!