Lauren is a fantastic artist and a fantastic teacher. Her studio is spacious and full of fun…read moreprofessional artist materials. Lauren shares her unique artistic methods with grace and pizzazz. I have been a full time artist for more than 15 years and took a workshop with her to learn some new techniques. I was VERY HAPPY with what I learned.

This is the best Professional development I have ever done! I was engaged every second of the 2…read moreday training. I learned more so much and I have a learned to use my strategies more effectively !

John Kongsvik is nearly legendary among TESOL Teacher Trainers, although I didn't discover that…read moreuntil after I earned my SIT TESOL certificate and was exploring the job market. I think the fact that I studied with him gave me an edge over equally-qualified candidates. Of course, I recognized that Kongsvik was a dynamic teacher during the training. His mastery was obvious the minute he began to address the class in Bambara, the indigenous language of Mali, thus putting us in our students' experiential shoes. I took his one-month intensive, and it was indeed intense. I worked hard, laughed a lot, slept little and learned so much. Not only did I learn how to teach English to speakers of other languages, I learned how to teach anything, and more importantly, I learned how to facilitate student-centered learning. The opportunity to immediately apply theory in an actual classroom situation is invaluable, but it's Kongsvik's extraordinary energy and sincere caring that transform this educational course into a memorable life experience. To use an idiom, the proof is in the pudding. With my certificate, I've landed paying jobs as a TESOL instructor.

Truly, this is one of the worst run government colleges I've ever been to. I've been coming here,…read moreoff and on for several years and recently, it's really gone down. Apparently, there's a new dean and whatever he's been doing has only degraded the campus and its services. The internet literally is as slow as dial up. You can't get onto any websites or do searches. It's stunning to think that a college can't have adequate Wi-Fi service. Besides, that, the ceramics department, which used to be fabulous, is now barely, "so, so". It's amazing that New Mexico is known for ceramics and clay and this college seems to be doing everything they can to cut the ceramics course out. The attendance is 1/2 of what it was just last year. For myself, I won't be coming back again to attend classes. It used to be a place I loved to come to when I had an extended stay in Santa Fe.

So, out of the blue, the school cancelled Fall 2022 Commencement Ceremony 19 days before it was to…read morehappen. Supposedly due to COVID/flu risk (which has been steady for many many months). However, I was told by a source within the school staff that the real reason is that they weren't happy with the number of students who RSVP'd to participate. So the cancellation is actually just an attempt to save money and labor. If true, this is 100% unfair to all those young men and women who worked for years to EARN the right to a commencement ceremony. And to their families who have ALREADY booked flights and hotels to come celebrate their special day with their sons and daughters. Shame on SFCC for making this decision, and for hiding their true motivation: New York Times front page headline 24 hrs after SFCC cancelled commencement due to COVID risk: "A Year After the Omicron Surge, Officials See a Reduced Covid Threat This Winter"

It is hard to believe that people who claim to understand psychology could treat other human beings…read moreso badly. I left the school after my visit and cried. The women at the school we're so rude and mean. All I wanted was some information, and they felt that being abusive was justified. If you are a sensitive person like me, all I can say is: STAY AWAY FROM SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE. The people working there are ego maniacs that don't hesitate to treat other people badly.

Bring in more conversation about class and economic issues in the learning program…read more Provide breakfast or lunch a few days a week on campus.

A great small school that customizes learning for each student. My daughter gets all the fun…read moreclasses she loves like art, african drumming, spanish, latin, music, and yoga.

Overall this school is great with the teachers being very helpful with my kid and actually trying…read moreto get you to succeed. The slight problem I have is the administration they have a nice system with the students being able to decide or help decide, but they are very extreme about it I was called the other day for an abbreviated curse word and before for talking to kids outside of school over summer. It's a very small school with the teachers being able to focus individually so overall 4.5 stars.

Needing to recharge a couple of fire extinguishers for my home/shop, I found it difficult to find…read moreanywhere in northern NM that did this service--until I found Fire Safety Sales. Scott met me at his shop on a Saturday afternoon, and as my old extinguishers couldn't be recharged, he sold me extinguishers that would work. I learned a lot about extinguishers that Saturday as Scott was very knowledgeable and friendly. I found that making people safe is more important to him that making a sale. I recommend Scott and his team to everyone. FYI, if you call and no one answers, leave a message. They will call you back.

Had to recharge home fire extinguisher. Good people good service. What more is there? Thank you,…read moreScott.