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This school needs a lot of work, especially for the evening/online. My issue is that learning is way more difficult because most teachers are lazy and don't offer any true structure, guidance, or lectures. They expect you to read everything on your own and are terrible with communication through email. I feel as though I am paying Columbia College tuition just to turn around and have to be my own teacher. I feel I am not learning properly in none of my classes and that this is becoming a waste of money. I... Read More am in the middle of transferring and cannot wait. I also wish they would offer 16 week online/evening classes just so everything is not crammed and thrown together.

This school's computer science program really was over hyped in the immediate area. While they lower the amount of Math you have to take, the actual programming part of the degree is not at all different from the bigger school that's just 10 minutes away from campus. As a matter of fact, after the fundamental data structures and algorithms class you need to take, the curriculum and all necessary classes are teaching the same information. There might be a difference in languages that are used compared to Mizzou's... Read More computer science curriculum, the actual data structures used for the programs we code are exactly the same. Even the initial assignments and projects you have to create to learn programming were literally just like Columbia College's direct competitor, University of Missouri. While the one professor the day campus has is a pretty bright man, it's literally just one man teaching computer science there. Since the other professor that was originally there left to a bigger university, the school has had at least three different professors that were interviewed for a tenured professor slot to assists teaching. For three years, each professor has seemingly last minute found another place to teach leaving the same professor to actually run the computer science program. The Math part of the program at the location in Columbia, Missouri was fragmented. At least that's the best way I can put it. The initial classes of Algebra and Pre-Calculus leading up Calculus were horrible. Both professors, although nice, really had a terrible time teaching the Algebra and Trigonometry. It was either too easy, or flat out just giving a passing grade just to move students along regardless if they actually know the material. Once in Calculus, the math associated with everyone's core credits they need improves. That really only applies to one professor of the three main ones the day campus has. Take that one professor out, the rest of the school's math department would be pretty mediocre. Since there's really only an x amount of professors to truly teach Computer Science and Math over in Columbia College, all the upper level classes were on a "rotation." Basically each important class for junior year and senior year are taught just that given semester. Should a student fail for what ever reason, that class will not come around until another two years. Don't know about you, but this whole type of problem is a make or break deal. Of course people who sign up want to pass classes, but unless you're a student with no obligations other than to go to school, this problem will pretty much make you walk away from this school all together. Should you try to stick it out, prepare for just some of the most stressful four month periods you are going to experience. The stress isn't just passing classes, or make sure you're not just A semester behind. It's to pass classes with a great GPA and make sure you're graduating at all. That's how far back failing key classes puts you thanks to the low professor count and the ridiculously low amount of students even taking Computer Science at all. As far as amenities go, this school lacks a lot of just that. You'll probably spend more time going to MU just for the fact that they're just so much going on over there than Columbia College. As a matter of fact, most of the social aspect of college life will be spent with Mizzou students, not Columbia College. That's not to say you won't make friends here, of course you will. Just know that the "college experience" in this school is just not there. All in all, if you are here because you've heard that computer science program is "better." Truth be told, it's not. At best the initial introduction can be argued as better but once up to speed to program in general, it's better to just go to University Of Missouri.