This school is a great school & wonderful staff! My kids love it here & I love the small town…read moreatmosphere!!

Absolutely NO expertise in baking and no longer interested in training people in the skills and…read morescience of baking!!!!!!! The president of AIB International eliminated the BS&T residence course as well as almost all the seminars. They closed down their excellent baking science lab and facility in Manhattan, Kansas that was equipped by donations of most the equipment from the baking equipment as well as most the ingredients were donated by ingredient companies. The talented staff was either let go or has left AIB International. AIB International has made the decision to focus on Food Safety and baking is no longer important to them. Sorry Ashery G. that Fundamentals and Advanced Troubleshooting courses are no longer available. No more hands on training since the facility is GONE!! Great instructors and faculty are also GONE!!!! Be careful of any classes they offer since they really do not have any baking expertise left in the company. Huge loss for training people and employees in the baking industry!!! This will impact the availability of skilled bakers!!!!!

Took the Fundamentals and Advanced Troubleshooting courses and loved every second! Learned so much…read moreand got hands-on training. Great instructors and faculty. Classes are great for any professional in the baking industry.

You might be asking yourself, "Why are you rating a small town out in the middle of nowhere,…read moreKansas?" Great point. But I'm doing it precisely because it's a great little town. This town was mentioned in Thomas Frank's "What's the Matter with Kansas?" (which as an aside, is a great book for anyone who wants to know what the political landscape is like in that state) as a haven of the "ultra-Traditionalist" Society of St Pius X. True, there is a large school there - over 700 kids in a K-12 institution, as well as nearly 75 enrolled in a small 2-year liberal arts college (the two-year accreditation has been earned, the 4 year is in process). I think "ultra-Traditionalist" probably scares people a lot, so I would decode it a bit by saying that there is a majority in the town that attends Mass in the manner in which it was performed prior to 1962. It's the Traditional Latin Mass. Women wear veils, men dress up, etc. There's also, understandably, a more conservative bent to recreation, dress, and conduct. It's by no means anything like a Mormon or Amish community. Like any other place in which striving for virtue is held up as an ideal, there are going to be casualties, exceptions to the rule, and problems. That's called life. Apart from this religious aspect, the town itself is small, charming, with no stoplight and a decent park. The city government and business associations take supporting local business very seriously and there is no complacency here about the growing trend of "dead" small towns. There is too active a community in St. Marys for something like that to happen, and there are at least a couple very strong local employers. Like any small town, you can leave your keys in the ignition and leave your doors unlocked at night. And for a city boy who occasionally visits his sister, brother-in-law, and nieces and nephews out in St. Marys, it's a nice break from the "ordinary." More than likely, you will pass St. Mary's on 24 on your way to a K-State football or basketball game, or on your way to the Oz Museum in nearby Wamego.

Came here to receive my phlebotomy certification. The class as I remembered was enjoyable and very…read moreinformative! I'm super grateful I was able to experience this and draw blood for people in need. Thank you for allowing me to attend; it's been wonderful!

I went to school here for my undergraduate. I made a lot of lifelong friends. The tuition is also…read morevery well priced. I wish they were based closer to KC! It was a chore driving home during the holidays. I also wished they had better paying jobs for students. A lot of the positions when I went were minimum wage and felt exploitative of student labor.

Having a degree from here I can say it was an average experience. The students and some of the…read morefaculty were great. The university's administration though needs changes. Few of my friends obtained an education worth much other than the degree to put on the wall and check off the requirement of having a degree to apply for a job. While there were a few good professors who challenged us to think and who gave us a real education and not a simple memorize the answers in the book and remember them well enough to fill in a circle on a exam, that was not the case for most of my professors. They had many classes that were so large there was no value of actually going to them other than having to do so often so you had attendance in class to pass. I can recall one large class taught by a professor who could effectively teach a large class, but other than that professor the rest of them had no ability to teach a large class and should never have been put in charge of doing it. There is a great school pride of the football and mens basketball team more so now. Which is great and great, but it does not replace or make up for a lacking educational experience. Don't expect much a degree from here to get you any special consideration over other 4 years colleges. While many large corporations like to recruit from universities like K-State because the students graduate without expecting a lot or feeling entitled to much and have a strong work ethic that is only partially a positive by product of an education here. Students are taught to be yes students and to be good employees, not to be CEOs or entrepreneurs or young men and woman who will significantly impact our nation or the world. You would also expect a University in the heartland of America to be more conservative and it is more so than KU a few hours away, but the student body of which is more conservative is not represented accordingly by the University faculty and administration of which is more liberal in general. If you send your kids here expect that bias to attempt to influence your kids from a liberal bias in many areas. The grants and scholarships are not readily available to every student. If you have an area you excel in you may get a scholarship for it or in athletics or if you have a low family income or are a minority you may qualify for one. If your family is middle class and you are not a minority and do not excel in any area then don't expect any scholarships or grants. Although, you can rest assured the Alumni Association will track you down and mail you and call you in attempts to get donations for the university. The parking may have improved since I was a student there, but not likely by much. You will want to live close enough to campus to walk to class, don't make the mistake of living far away and having to drive to class. It's not worth the hassle and I found as I lived closer to the university the students I lived near tended to have a better focus and direction in life of which was refreshing. If you are a self driven individual and have talents and abilities to excel in areas it is also hard to do so here as most of the systems in place are setup to move you along at the pace the university has established. There is a semi separation of the student body in greek and non greek and it is semi click like. Not really one way, but both ways. The greek system does tend to have more influence simply because they are organized and non greek students are not organized and as such are not likely to ever have more influence than the greek students. Either student body group can be positive or negative. The greek system in the wrong house or the wrong group can be destructive to every area of your life, but in the right house and the right group of peers be positive and life changing in every area. This is the same for the non greek students too though, and is best explain in that you become most like those you closely associate with and spend time with. If you want to be someone who someone of good character and quality will want to marry one day and start a family with and you want to have a successful career then associate with the people with similar goals and desires. I saw in enough peers around me the effects of being around the wrong people in college and contrary to the popular idea that you can do what ever you want in college and change once you leave to start a family and be successful in life - that is not what I observed from those I knew and watched. Maybe in 10 years after college you can recover and change, but the path you put yourself on in college is very hard to magically change once you are out of college and in the real world. That is my advice from my time at K-State. I have my degree from there and I have it framed and I am glad I put in my 4 years to get it. It has however sit on my wall in a framed glass case and that is all I have found use for it.

What a gem! Want to see paintings, jewelry, photography, and ceramics by local artists? Stop by the…read moregallery. Interested in music? Check out the concerts or take a class. Community theater? Wonderful options at reasonable prices. The Wrap It Up holiday event is always a delight. The atmosphere is nice but not stuffy. Ok, I'm biased on the theater part -- I've seen numerous shows, been in some productions, and my kiddo participated in youth theater for years. And, I've NEVER been disappointed. The MAC goes for both "traditional" theater as well as cutting-edge productions. The directors work with local talent to help them grow into the best artists they can be at that moment in time. I'm continually impressed by the high quality of performances. Especially when I remember that the cast and crews are volunteers! I'm saddened to read James M's experience and I hope he talked with the MAC management about what happened. I found from personal experience the staff to be inclusive and respectful, and to be very receptive when there's a problem. My two cents -- great community art center!

They always have great programs. I've never seen a bad play here. I like the art gallery, too. It's…read moresmall, but they have new displays regularly and take great pride in featuring local artists.

My heart belongs to Kansas State University. Perfect mix of small town/city atmosphere, beautiful…read morecampus, great education, and some of the nicest people you will ever meet. So many great memories and fun to go back and see the campus. EMAW!!!