9/10/2025 via Google

9/10/2025
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Fire all the advising. I mean it. I came in to switch my major and be hopefully walked through the process the way I was with advisors in other campuses; I genuinely cannot fathom how lazy you have to be to hand me a paper and say "go do what it says" instead of helping me through the process. The office is empty and we have all the time in the world to sort this out. If your staff are so useless that a paper or 5 step website tutorial are the answer then maybe its time to fire them all and start over; and this isn't the only instance of HCC being stubborn and useless. My time at HCC has been nothing but difficult and time consuming, I've met awful professors that write their own positive reviews on RateMyProfessors (Lana Lapicco) and some that, quite frankly, could be replaced by a computer and the experience would only get better for students. HCC's only upside is being cheaper than other insitutions at the cost of them being money-hungry and exploiting students for their financial aid. If you are a high schooler considering community college then you should avoid HCC at all costs. If you are currently enrolled at HCC and are reading this, get out as fast as possible; this place is a waste of your time and is part of the reason so many people love to say "college is a scam." Thank you HCC for being the model example of how to NOT run an institution.

8/26/2025 via Google

8/26/2025
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Hillsborough College is centrally located in the heart of Tampa boardered by the Tampa International Airport, The NY Yankee's Steinbrenner Field, and The Tampa Bay Bucanners Stadium. This means easy access from I-275 South (South Tampa, Saint Petersburg), I-275 East (Tampa, Brandon, Lakeland) Veterans expressway (Northwest - Clearwater, Carrollwood, Pasco County). This is a state college that is fully accredited SACS (which means your credits are transferable to State universities like USF, UF, UCF, etc and private universities like University of Tampa, Florida Polytechnic, etc) They offer a bachelor's degree ( that's a 4-year degree and it's the most limited offering at this time as it's only available for nursing ). They also offer the Associate of Arts degrees (those are the degrees you get when you intend to continue studying at a university towards your bachelor's degree after you graduate from Hillsborough College. They offer Associate of Science degrees (these are the degrees you get when you intend to go to work with your degree right after your 2-year graduation like sonography, dental assistant, etc) they also have certificates (which are our job specific skill sets, like mechanic, paramedic, etc). This campus can have over 25,000 students per academic Year yet their classes are small with no more than 30 students each so you can count on getting to know your professor. They have a volleyball team, a tennis team, a baseball team, a softball team, and basketball teams. They also house a beautiful art gallery open to the public. The range of study programs they offer is vast. Students can enjoy a cafeteria with a variety of restaurants like Pizza Hut and Starbucks, a student activity lounge, group study areas in the library, quiet rooms, campus visits from artists and special event speakers. Classes are offered year-round and are available in the mornings, afternoons and evenings. Hillsborough College offers offer different payment methods. It is a vibrant College with constant events, clubs for students to interact, and tons of academic support services like tutoring, library services, counseling, advising, an amazing career center, and mentoring programs.

7/25/2025 via Google

7/25/2025
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Absolutely HORRIBLE experience with this school. The staff is HIGHLY rude and useless. Nobody seems to know anything and always blames it on the next person. I did 2 semesters here and both semesters i had horrible professors who really do not care about the wellbeing of their students.