Calhoun Community College - Tanner, Alabama

Julie King

After reading some of these reviews I was afraid to just wait on transcripts. So we drove 3 1/2 hrs to verify that my son's transcripts were received. Ms. Tammy was very helpful. She helped us with FERPA, drivers license on file, and finding all 3 different transcripts associated with his account. She did everything that she possibly could to make our visit a successful one.
The key - take the initiative. Be the initiative and Be kind and grateful for the help you get.
We left admissions and went to speak with an advisor. Mrs. Jennifer was amazing. She walked us through the necessary steps to apply for the program that my son was looking at. He felt comfortable and at ease. For our first time at the college ever - it was a good experience.

Irina Andronova

The instructors are awful don't want to do their jobs at all and don't care about the students at all. I had to pay $260 for one code just to do my assignments and the code apparently doesn't even work and because of that it's my fault for missing assignment even tho I can't even access them.

M

Don't go to this campus, go to Huntsville. It's a night and day difference. Went to my first week of classes Fall 2021 & was removed from roll after the add drop date. I had already accepted financial aid yet was removed because they told me I did not send my high school transcript when I did. I told them to check again because I had to pay TWICE for my high school and my previous college transcripts to be sent over.. I heard them talk amongst themselves in the back. She found my email & began to process it. The other woman came back out and said it'll take 2 to 3 business days for my transcript to process. Of course they tell me this on the add / drop date, meaning I have no time to wait for them to correct their mistake. They said there was nothing they could do & I would just have to attend next semester... UNACCEPTABLE! I had to attend school this semester or pay back thousands of dollars in financial aid & VA money. I left in tears and drove to the other campus & explained my situation. The advisors and business office people at Huntsville were SO much more understanding and kind to me. They also believed that they needed to fix this mistake on behalf of Calhoun Community College so it was nice to see the pride in the workplace these people took. They placed me into the classes I was trying to attend in Decatur with no problem. I will never go back!!

P.S. what kind of school doesn't have any kind of food service when there literally no where to eat for miles... at least put out a microwave so we can bring stuff from home. Sheesh.

Anna Mitchell

Fantastic growing school with a nationally recognized nursing program! The professors are wonderful and want their students to succeed. The campus is gorgeous and has a touch of that old Alabama feel to it. They offer a lot of activities and keep students involved to gain the most out of their college experience. The best thing about about this community college is exactly that- helping locals in the community!

Singer Butch

Bro they legit have people that don't even work there in the admissions office, they tried to tell me they didn't have my transcripts and they couldn't admit me to the school even after I had already paid. Turns out they had my transcripts the entire time and couldn't figure it out because the admissions office is full of student aids. Barely able to navigate without having to walk through other buildings or go all the way around the campus.

Christoper J

What I love about Calhoun is that they want to make sure you know how to do. Hands down Calhoun is one of the be places to study IT in the state. The classes are small enough that you are able to get hands on training and your taught by instructors who work in the field. Not someone who is good at taking test and decided to teach.

The only complaint I have is that Calhoun should try to improve the student experience more. It's hard to accomplish considering most students are only there 1-2 years but there should be more university sponsored events live movie nights, dances, etc.

Lindsey N. May

My experience with this school has been horrible. Numerous problems such as having to provide documents multiple times to admissions, business department not responding or returning phone calls and taking multiple weeks to refund tuition, financial aid has been the worst department of all as far as communication and getting things done in a timely manner. There is only one department that has been helpful and that has been advising. After this semester is over I will not be returning to this institution.

Mad Ashell

Financial Aid process is extremely flawed. I will end up leaving without a degree because they offered financial aid, then cancelled part. I registered for another semester since their website showed enough still there for tuition. Two weeks into 2nd semester was told that wasn’t available and they didn’t know why it still showed as available on the site. Will have lived on credit cards for 2 semesters because of their errors.