I have been to a couple of different post secondary educational institutions in my life and must say that Century College is by far the best one. The caliber of the instructors and the excellent classes they teach have always left me feeling the my educational dollars have been well spent. Century College is made up of both a East and West Campus. There is a really cool overhead bridge and elevated walking path to get from one side to the next. I did have the pleasure in having classes at the very opposite ends of the campus. It took me about 12 min to walk from one end to the other. Only Cons I can think of is the parking situation at the beginning of the semester but that gets better quickly as students thin out. read more

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I am a Florida bar applicant, and this school negligently reported an academic violation that has left me unable to work for the foreseeable future until it's fixed. I called century and there's nothing the could do to help me. This school is terrible and these people are stupid. Do NOT spend your money or your time here. read more

I would strongly caution anyone considering enrollment at Century College to carefully evaluate their options. While the school presents itself as supportive and accessible, my experience fell far short. Communication across departments was disorganized and often unresponsive. Important information about registration, financial aid, and course requirements was unclear or delayed, creating unnecessary stress. At times, the level of negligence in handling student concerns was surprising and unacceptable. The quality of instruction and student support was inconsistent. Some instructors were helpful, but others seemed disengaged, which made it difficult to stay confident in the education being provided. Advising services were especially disappointing, often feeling rushed or misinformed. Overall, my experience with Century College was frustrating and underwhelming. I would recommend that prospective students seriously consider other options that prioritize accountability, clear communication, and student support. read more

I've taken a year and almost a half of attending online. I will say, there are a couple of classes that shouldn't be offered online as the curriculum is all messed up; as in it should be done in a class room, but that was mainly my physical geography class. Besides that, the history 1945 to present Professor Haker is one amazing professor and really works with you if you happen to get behind. He is easily to get ahold of and he's very professional and helpful when it comes to history. He also provides great constructive feedback. the four stars are for century as a whole. I would give 5 stars just For Professor Joe Haker. btw; still attending college here, I have about 3 more classes to take and I will have my Associates Degree. read more

Admissions messed up my info and I almost missed two semesters from their incompetence. I talked to an advisor for over an hour before signing up for classes, and they were wrong about everything. The admissions mess up made it so I could only sign up for late start classes. The staff failed to adequately help at every turn, and they refused to refund my tuition after my accounts were all hacked and my passwords changed without my knowing. I was only 4 days into classes and they wouldn't help me. This place, I'm sure you could have guessed on your own, but if you didn't, talk to some real people that went there. It's a joke read more

Century College Student Housing is really decent for new college students who want a footing in college life & independence. Includes a study lounge, WiFi, quiet hours, quick maintenance repairs, and good communication with management. If I had issues, they were resolved within 24hours. They do a good job of plowing during winters too. The only thing would be that the heating sometimes doesn't turn on during colder months but that's to be expected of an older building. I got my own space heater to resolve that issue. Roommates are nice and decent for the most part-just learn how to get along with strangers and you'll be fine. read more

I paid CASH for my full tuition, but was unable to continue for qualifiable reasons and well within the withdrawal timeframe. Despite providing all of the necessary and requested documentation they denied the refund of my payment (not even a partial refund was provided) with no clearly articulated reason(s). Extremely unapologetic and unhelpful during the process. read more

Century is a wonderful college with fantastic students, staff and faculty!

I was sent here by my condo association to take a class on solar power, which was in the science bldg. Totally new and lots of glass and crazy carpet. I was there for like six hours. On the first break I asked some guy who was facilitating the class (not teaching it, but saying when the breaks were and handing out the course evaluation. not too sure what his job really was. whatever) about the password for the wifi, so I could twitter and check email and basically ignore my way through the parts about code and standards and electrical junctions and shit. You know what he said? "Are you a student here?" And I was like, dude, I am taking this class, doesn't that make me a student? At least for the six hours I am here? So he shrugged and gave me a visitor username and password that didn't work. Oh well. So instead of flitting away on twitter, I wrote a posting for my blog (plug plug, it is in my profile, should you be curious). Then over the lunch break I tried again, but at the library. Same. are you a student here? Jesus. I just want a wifi password. Nope. She did, however, take my drivers license and made a copy, sat me at a computer, signed me in and wrote down the serial number of the computer on the photocopy of my license and walked away. Should it really be that hard? Why not just get my SS number and a blood sample while you are at it? Nice bldg though, with some nice iron sculptures outside.... read more

Well, I will start off by saying that Century College has been a part of my life since I was very young. My mother attended Century when it was Lakewood Community College & I used to attend daycare there when I was young (Busy Bees) & I also joined my mother in Ken Mackelbergh's pottery class :) I have very fond memories of Lakewood Community College. When I graduated from high school, I chose Century (formerly Lakewood) to obtain my Associate of Arts degree. My experience @ Century was fantastic! My professors were great, the class sizes were small, & the counselors are oh, so helpful. The Century staff offers a great support system w/ transfer help, professional opinions, & student recommendations. My bf also attended Century as recommended by the engineering department @ the U of M & had a great experience w/ his first two years @ Century & eventually finished @ the U. I was so impressed w/ my experience @ Century, that I just recently decided to go back to obtain my Associate of Science in Nursing! I know that it will be a pleasant experience & I am looking forward to it. The new building on the east campus is beautiful & bright & the renovations in the west building provide a new modern look to the college. Bonus: the parking lot was just redone as well! :) Altogether, for the price & the experience, Century is completely worth it. Their slogan is completely true: Affordable, Accessible, Attainable. read more

I've attended Century as a student from 2012-2015 and was sad to go. The school is small, has a strong community, and is affordable; a great school for starting college students working on their generals most specifically. The class choices is pretty ranged for the small size of the school, and has many capable teachers who are able to help their students better as the class sizes are only around an average of 20 people per class. If there's ever a problem with figuring out anything related to the student's education, the Career Counseling center is EXTREMELY helpful in leading the student in the direction they're aiming for and helping them decide what their next step should be. The clubs are extremely well-run with fun events for the entire school occurring very often, creating a great sense of community. Because of this, I managed to meet lots of long-term friends and people who will help me build my career. Out of the 3 colleges I've attended, I definitely felt I was lucky to be able to get started at Century College as it lead me on my path towards a degree. read more

The accuplacer test that is given before you start is ridiculous. Granted I'm an older student but some of the other students I'm in class with took A.P. classes in High school and are still stuck taking these non-relevant classes and had good grades with them. Is it just a matter of creating jobs for people to get more funding for the school? I'm not sure. I just wish that there were less of the non-relevant classes before you actually were able to start on what a student was actually there to major in. Lets not kid ourselves this is a two year degree school not a university, read more

Century College was the place where I chose to take my first year of college. I GREATLY advise you to never go here. Some of the teachers were alright, but most were just simply inadequate to teach. The way that this college handles things like financial aid, it's like they're TRYING to screw you over. On the first day of my orientation, my laptop was stolen out of the trunk of my car. I talked to the security people and they had security cameras, but they wouldn't even look at the footage because, "The security cameras don't have a zoom function." Seriously. They took over 2 months to process my financial aid, mostly because they kept telling me I had everything in, but I would get a letter in the mail saying that I needed such and such tax forms or this or that or the other thing. THIS WENT ON FOR MORE THAN 2 MONTHS. I was having a difficult time in my life with circumstances out of my control, and I tried talking to my professors about it, but they were unhelpful, and even condescending towards me. NONE of the teachers I've had post their grades anywhere. You have to come in during their office hours and talk to them to get them to print off your grades. If you were in the same place I was, working a job at the same time, this is nearly IMPOSSIBLE. For my second semester, I thought I would take some classes that I thought I would be good at, and since I got over 30 on my English and Writing scores for my ACTs, I figured I would take a COMP 1 course. I took the course with a teacher that was getting great reviews on ratemyprofessor.com, and then at the last second (I'm talking like, 2 weeks before the class started) they changed the instructor. I was not notified, and the teacher was fairly nice for the first week of class, but after the first week drop period, she turned into an absolutely horrible person to be around. I found myself dreading that class, but I was determined to pass it. I turned all the work in, but I would get bad grades for things such as "your writing was good, but the topic wasn't interesting enough." I'm a really super easy person to get along with, and trust me, I tried really hard to like this woman, but she was condescending and outright belittling to me. After I failed her class, I decided against going to this school ever again, but I would have to do appeals to get out of academic suspension. I wanted to know if I could do my appeals at Century and that it would transfer over to the college that I wanted to go to next. They kept saying that it would. Well, I went to all this trouble to explain my extenuating circumstances, first I had to get health care (which was a large undertaking for a person fresh out of high school) then I had to go to see a doctor, get the doctor to explain the circumstances then sign it, fill out some paperwork, schedule an appointment, and then explain the circumstances myself. I did all of this, went through this whole process, and then a day later I get a call from the counselling center office, "You'll have to do your appeals at the college that you're planning to go to for Fall semester, but if you want you can take your Fall semester classes at Century that's all set up and we have your appeals on file." WHAT?!?!?! I am not going back there again. By the time they contacted me, the appeals period for MCTC was almost over. This school has been fucking me over literally since day 1, and will probably continue to fuck me over until I pay off my student loans. Don't go to this college unless you seriously want to be screwed out of thousands of dollars. read more