College of Charleston Top Questions

Professors are awesome. This is one school where you actually feel like they care about you as a student. Professors here will do whatever it takes to get you to succeed. Class participation is common in most classes. The professors have office hours and are easily reached when needed either by way of e-mail or phone.

I can vouche for the competence of the Computer Science and Math departments. The science departments are good as well. The CS professors do their best to know the students first hand and a lot of opportunities are offered by the CS department. The only department I don't like is the business department, due to incompetent professors who either trail off subjects in class or just simply don't teach.

I am an education major, and I have learned so much while I've been here. Since the school is relatively small, I have made connections with my teachers (there arent 200 people in a class, so its easy to do!), and made a lot of friends. The thing here is people actually go to class- its not super competitive but people want to be there. I liked Womens studies.

At C of C the class size is usually about the same as a highschool class with about 25 people in each class. In some of my Honors classes, however, I have had classes as small as 9 people. Most teachers will call out students by name in class and if you participate in class or go to their office hours teachers certainly know your name and will talk to you on the street. I spend a good amount of time studying but students at C of C are pretty laid back and we like to do our studying outside whenever possible. I am majoring in Business Administration and Spanish and would recommend both departments to anyone. My Honors College classes, even though they are harder, are some of my favorite classes- like Honors Econ- because classes are less busy work and more about conversation over the topics at hand. As an honors student I also get to register for classes before most students which allows me to make my own schedule.

Academics here are probably what most people look for because 4 out of 5 times the class is geared so you can get what ever you want out of it depending on what you put into it. The amount of required classes really bothers me, I just finished 4 required semesters of Spanish and I still don't know a damn word. I suppose if I really wanted to learn the language though, I could have. Classes are really small compared to other schools which is nice if you want to have a more personalized experience with your professor.

All my professors have known my name, no matter what size the class is. All have offered extra help via office hours and other opportunities. Most of the classrooms are in older buildings. Classes are challanging but manageable if you work hard.

Academics are awesome. There's a great business school and good premed. Anyone interested in studying art should definitely go there.

Professors will learn your names as the classes are not so big. You are not a number, but a person. They will also try to help you if you ask, but have to ask because they will not come to you. Some even enjoy you coming by and just talking. They like to get to know you, and if you form a good bond then they might help you out in the end. The process of getting your degree pushes you to the job you want to do. When you sit down with your advisor or your professors they will ask you what you want to do and even if you think its a far off and impossible dream, they can and will help you. They will tell you that life isn't about getting a job with a lot of money, but getting a job that you love doing

The academics here at C of C are beyond compare. Honestly, the classes are hard, and you do have alot of extra stuff you have to take because its a liberal arts college. But its worth it. I feel like my B was more rewarding then my friends A at Clemson. The professors really know who you are. Even in my largest class (biology- 120 seats) the teacher knew her students, and had a way for us to get into smaller groups outside of class to make sure we understood the material. I am a bio major and have to say that the teachers i have had in this department and the other departments truely LOVED what they were teaching. They were honestly passionate about their subject and wanted the students to have that same passion.

There's such a diversity of classes on campus that no matter what subject you take, there's bound to be a teacher you admire or a group of students that help you understand the big picture. You learn just as much from your classmates as you do from the classroom lectures, perhaps even more so, since everyone has a fresh perspective to contribute. The professors themselves are the most amazing group of people because they sincerely care about their students' well being, even outside of the classroom. The most unique aspect about CofC is that it gears its students to learn what they can so that they can apply it to any field they choose to pursue in the future.