Torrance, CA
El Camino Community College District

El Camino is a very clean campus. There are many resources to help pass each and every class. It is affordable and Professors are usually available for students. They are ready to help with whatever the student needs. There are many opportunities to find whatever you need.

My overall opinion of El Camino is it is a great community college. The campus is very clean and active during the day. Normally students feel safe during the day, but evenings and nights are more scary because there are hardly people on campus, which makes the walk to your car very scary. There have been incidents before where people get mugged, still with more cops on patrol I do not feel safe. However, the educational part of El Camino is very satisfactory. Professors are passionate about teaching and make it fun for students. There may be the occasional professor where you teach yourself, but overall I have loved my professors. They are always there if you need help and they are also flexible with their office hours. I have also learned a lot about life lessons with their seminars. All in all, I would recommend this college to anyone granted choose morning and afternoon classes.

El Camino is a great school to go to if university is not a affordable option. They have some great staff and resource centers that are avaible to anyone. There is really no worry about safety at the school. The police station is literally in the parking lot of the school and the police check around the school often.

I LOVE IT HERE! I loved the ducation I got, the resources are avaible everywhere on campus, there is always someone there to help you out, the teachers I had and met on this journey has been amazing, and the enviroment is amazing. I enjoyed all 5 years i stayed at el camino. I know that is not the overall idea of how long to stay, but they made me feel like i could do it and the support they give you makes you feel at home.

The questions above mostly pertain to 4-year university students, so this overall review will be my full opinion on El Camino College. One thing to keep in mind is that I am a Computer Science major, therefore I only really know about the Math and Science Departments. As the selection of answers were limited, I'll explain my opinion further in this section. As El Camino is a community college therefore there is no on-campus living. Sports teams do exist at El Camino, but most students choose not to participate. From the few friends I've made on campus, each one has been knowledgeable of current events and politics. On many occasions we've argued our personal political beliefs peacefully. There are art displays from time-to-time, but nobody I know has ever participated. I've only ever taken day-time classes, so I've always felt pretty safe. As I've met with many professors, they often spend their office hours alone, so asking questions is usually a quick process. Drug and alcohol aren't a problem (to my knowledge). From time-to-time I hear about parties students attend, but such events are out of sight for focused students. El Camino has no fraternities, but a variety of interesting clubs such as the Board-game, Cyber Security, and Honors clubs. El Camino is a great community college filled with lots of positives. Focused students can transfer to their dream colleges with hard work and determination. Professors aren't busy with research projects, so they are usually happy to assist students. Overall, the school should be given more respect as it has helped me mature before my time at my four-year university.

Overall, I believe El Camino College is not as bad as people claim it to be. Once I started attending, I instantly noticed the warmth of the El Camino students and faculty. The professors want you to succeed and the students are always helping one another to do well. Everybody is on the same team and that is something that has helped me to do well in my classes.

I am about to graduate from El Camino College and transfer to California State University Long Beach. In my two years at El Camino I have found my stay very beneficial and rewarding. Yes they may not have the greatest food, they may not have the most intelectual conversations out of class, and yes they may have the most terrible food, but the kids going to school here aren’t about any of these things nor just wanting to live an awesome college life. They are there for their futures. To start off their acedemic careers, learn, and become something more in life. That is something El Camino excels at and it is a highly recommended College by me.

I haven’t started my classes yet but from what I experienced in my fall semester, it was pretty descent, just doing my school work and not fail a class and the struggles to buy books and afford food since it’s expensive. But hopefully this semester I’ll do better and receive the grade I was hoping for.

Overall, El Camino College is a very great Community College. The school is set up to challenge you academically so you are ready for the next step. With that being said, prepare for a host of challenging classes, boring classes, and Instructors who do care and others who will not care.

I transferred here from the University of Washington-Tacoma, and now I'm eager to transfer back next fall. When it came to transfer credits, I spoke to three different counselors and they each gave me wildly varied responses on what credits would transfer and which ones wouldn't. My experience so far has been really negative. The out of state tuition is outrageous for the amount of support you actually get. Most of the personnel working in the financial aid/scholarships/registration offices act like you're bothering them whenever you come in for assistance. The campus police are a joke, as they tried ticketing me because they thought I hadn't paid for parking despite the fact that my ticket was clearly visible on the dashboard. Teachers are hard to reach outside of class, and most seem like they don't even want to be there to teach in the first place. I can see why the graduation rate for this school is so low, this place is a dysfunctional mess.