Knowee
Questions
Features
Study Tools
2.8
Overall Quality
Reputation
3
Food
1.5
Clubs
2.6
Facilities
2.9
Internet
2.8
Location
3.1
Opportunities
2.8
Safety
3.1
Social
2.7
Happiness
3.3

Basic Information

Location

  • Hampton, VA

Institution Overview

  • Public/Private: Public community college
  • Established: 1960

Academic information

Degree Courses

  • Around 40-50 degree courses

Key Area

  • Business and Computers
  • College Transfer and General Education
  • Health Sciences
  • First Responders and Public Safety
  • Industry
  • Manufacturing and Transportation

Student and Staff Numbers

  • Students: 2,100 (approx.)
  • Undergraduates: 3,517
  • Postgraduates: 0

Notable Alumni

  • programs
  • and current events
  • but it does not include a list of notable alumni

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Students talk about this school

Good reviews
Overall 4.4
My instructors were very detailed and provided both breadth and depth of instruction. When I transferred to a well-known four-year university, I was far ahead of my peers. I will always be grateful to COA for the amazing education I received there.
Bad reviews
Overall 1
I hate it
Overall 1.3
Acceptable for getting basic courses out of the way. Will be infuriating since at least half of the professors and campus staff have no idea what they are doing. The programs are a joke. There are no facilities beyond a very small library. No cafeteria or café, no recreation area, clubs are nonexistent. Support here is also nonexistent.
Overall 1.3
This school fails miserably at professionalism and confidentiality. I reported an incident I was involved in to a title IX advisor (some older woman w/ scraggly hair, can't remember name) and next day I heard her discussing it in the hall with others. Must be the type who gets off on gossip and slander. I have never felt so disgusted or betrayed.
Overall 1.3
if you want to come to a school were noone cares for you then this is the place for you.
Overall 1.8
As for administration, the right hand doesn't know what the left hand is doing. Hard to believe these people are in charge. There are very few people who can help you. Only a handful of good professors. The rest seem to be there only for a paycheck. Most days here I just role my eyes at scenarios I come across. Common sense is pretty scarce here.
Overall 1.8
Everyone one the works on this campus is fake. There are very few people that actually know how to do their job without passing it off to someone else. They claim they love and care for all their students but it's all for show. Also, the administration does not understand confidentiality. I leave this campus every day with a headache.
Overall 2
They need to improve their programs to keep up with others. Especially the writing courses. Many of my classes would not be accepted by the university I attend now. Also, I took a lot of classes that I was told I needed but in the end I did not. I just wish I had just skipped my associates, since you really can't get a job with it anyways.