Culver-Stockton College Top Questions

What is your overall opinion of this school?

Bailey

I'd give it a 8/10.

Kayla

I never thought I could think of a college as home but at our campus I do. I love our faculty and staff just like my aunts and uncles. President Valentine is the best also; him and I have had multiple lunch dates and he tells me all sorts of stories just like my grandfather would.

Brianna

I came to Culver-Stockton College hoping for a bright future, superb education, and many opportunities. Instead, I was greeted with a poor excuse for a school on every level. The classes, teachers, buildings, and parking lots all fall much below any expectations for an institution. Perhaps you should spend a little less time writing parking tickets, and more time repairing and expanding the parking lots. Not only is there not enough parking for students with residential parking passes, the parking lots are poor quality and narrow at best. I can’t even get my car out of the Arc parking lot or the Wood and Shannon parking lots without scraping the entire bottom and front end of my car. I’ve already had to have my bumper entirely put back on again, and I had to have the splashguard underneath replaced because of the low quality roads. I can’t help but notice that the staff parking lots are nicely paved and never full. It’s depressing that I’m emptying my savings to attend this institution, and yet you can’t find the funds to fix a couple lots that are already too small. It makes me wonder where my money is actually going. The money obviously isn’t going into the dorms or repairs. The outlet in my room is falling out of the wall and onto the heater, which is way too hot even at its lowest setting. There are also only two outlets in the entire room. There are holes in the walls big enough for my hands to fit through. Very classy being that Shannon is twenty-two years newer than Wood, but it is widely known as the worst dorm on campus. Updates need to be made. Our money also can’t be going into finding appropriate teachers either. I can safely say I’ve learned very little this year, and what I have learned, has been on my own time. I worked over two years scraping tips off tables to pay for school. All of that money has been poured into this semester and I’m not sure what I’m paying for anymore. The reputation of this school between students is that it’s an easy school for kids with wealthy parents. As far as I can tell, that is completely accurate. None of my teachers have the slightest bit of technological inclination, which is fine, except when they are supposed to be teaching me about it. My design teacher was supposed to teach us how to use Adobe Illustrator. Having that skill is vital to having an art degree these days. Since she doesn’t know how to use it, she gave us a packet of instructions, told us to teach ourselves, and then graded the outcome harshly. I’m paying 7,000 dollars a semester to teach myself? That’s a bit unorthodox. I’m also enrolled in an First Year Experience class about blogging. The 12 week is almost over, and I still don’t know how to use the site and neither does my instructor. Most of our time is spent sitting in the class wasting time, while being talked to like children. She grades us on class behavior, rewards us with stickers, and tries to bribe us with candy to use our planners. As adults that are pouring money into this school, I foolishly expect a bit more out of my classes. It is a general, class consensus that our instructor is just brazenly rude without warrant. The art program is an entirely different story. You might as well just shut it down. It consists of dark dingy basement that use to be an indoor pool. There are never enough supplies for everyone. Even with the 85$ class fee plus tuition, it’s near impossible to even find a pair of scissors that work. There aren’t proper drawing tables, and the drawing boards that do exist, are scarce. Not only are the supplies poor, teaching quality hardly reaches colligate standards. My two dimensional design class spent over half of the semester learning about lines and balance. These activities were appropriate for freshman year in high school. I have yet to learn anything about how to make a good design or how to use Adobe Illustrator. My drawing class is a combination of art majors and non-majors. College is a time to focus on one thing you’re good at, and get better at it. The non-majors in the class hold all of the majors back. I have yet to get any better at drawing because the class has been made easier for the non majors. We spent 3/4ths the semester drawing lines and spheres. There is also no solid grading system or due dates in the art classes I attended. We were given a very loose, flexible due date for assignments. If it wasn’t turned in on time, there was no penalty for those who were late. Some students chose to totally disregard the assigned work, and create whatever they wanted. These students were not penalized. Why should I show up to class every day and do the assignment if the person next to me is going to do whatever they want and get the same grade as me? My professor couldn’t grasp the reason for lack of attendance. By having no presence of authority, you will get no respect as a teacher or a superior. Your lack of control of the alcohol on campus is fascinating to me. I cannot describe how tired I am of babysitting intoxicated minors. As I talk to more upperclassmen, they share with me how many students have died in alcohol related incidents. Susan Moon also shared with us how much sexual assault happens on campus in situations involving alcohol. I understand that you can’t control everything, but when there are CA’s in freshman houses drinking, that sets an extremely poor example. I’ve also seen Campus Safety walk into a party and do nothing about the obvious intoxication of minors. Does that mean nothing to you as a school? How long until somebody else is assaulted? How long until another under-aged, intoxicated person gets behind the wheel? I understand that we are adults now, but as an educational institute, you bear the responsibility for what happens on your campus. How pleased do you think parents would be if they knew what goes on here? This should be embarrassing for you. It really highlights the school’s lack of logic and authority. I graduated high school early to get a jump start on my education. Instead, I feel as if this semester has set me back. I was fooled into thinking this was a serious school, and I’m disappointed to find out that it’s a joke. I’ll be transferring at the semester, and from the students I’ve talked to, I know I’m not the only one ready to get out of here. I look forward to spending my summer working every second I can to earn back a portion of the money that I wasted here. Thank you for robbing me of my time, money, and education. I’ll make a point to share my experience with others. Sincerely, Brianna Gabel

Owen

Culver Stockton College is a DOC affiliated liberal arts college. CSC is tiny, only has approximately 800 students. Most people don't know where it is, especially when the town is small as well. The town consists of 3 gas stations, 2 bars (one that only serves beer, no hard liqour), Dollar General, a grocery story, a farm store, 2 motels, Subway, and PizzaHut. The nearest Wal-Mart is a 20 minute drive away. It's an absolutely gorgeous campus, sits on top of a hill that overlooks the Mississippi River and you can see into IL. It's also a dry (no alcohol policy) campus, however they are working on changing that into a "Moist" policy (meaning that you are allowed beer, and only a certain amount per person, and must be of age). Our football team is pitiful, but they try very hard. Athletics are important to most of the students, and the coaches are strict about their academic preformance.