Napa, CA
Napa Valley College

I had a really good time at Napa Valley College. It is a peaceful and nice outdoor campus. They have two food trucks that come 4 or 5 days out of the week. There are great programs at the school like Trio, EOPS, DSPS, & Mesa programs to name a few. The professors are wonderful and are always helpful and understanding of their students & have excellent communication with them. NAPA Valley offers a lots of resources to get tutoring for different subjects in math, science, & writing center for English. What I wish could improve about the school is if they could get some food chain sponsors like subway, Starbucks or some similar collaboration in NAPA restaurants. So the students and the faculty could have better alternatives unlike now where there is only the same angel food truck that comes early day and serves American & Mexican food. If that’s not possible then maybe introduce more variety of food so that we could have more options.

Napa Valley College is a great starter-college. The general ed courses are relatively cheap with an abundance with great information. All students on campus are kind and helpful towards each other, and the teachers and faculty are generally very helpful to any problems or questions we may have. There are regular club promotions, workshops for various classes or skills, and transfer workshops. You will only do well if you are self motivated, but everyone on campus is more then happy to help out and be supportive of your goals.

Napa Valley is a great college for a student looking to pursue a business major or transfer to a university level. However, I found it personally challenging to grow in the medical field when the school did not prioritize a strong medical teaching environment. Also, I found a majority of the counseling provided from the school to be unhelpful and challenging.

In my second year at Napa Valley College, I have come to enjoy my time attending. Day in and day out I feel welcome at the college, the student body and administrators have created an environment that makes you feel welcome and free to express your opinions without being judged.

I think Napa Valley College is a great place of education for those who are still deciding their desired career paths. I, myself, happened to be one of those students and found myself switching majors constantly. I think NVC is helpful is you are in one of the STEM majors. They have designed services that cater to each designated major. School-life is mediocre as any community college will offer.

I attended Napa Valley College before transferring to San Diego State. One major con of NVC is that they do not offer any journalism classes. In order to get accepted to SDSU's journalism program, I had to take online prerequisite journalism classes online at a San Diego community college. Other than that, it is a great school to get your general ed completed at.

The campus is super small and very green -- it's easy to get around. Parking sucks the first few weeks but there is backup parking, it is a walk though :) I really have loved all of my professors, even the mediocre ones were pretty good. The quality is definitely here when it comes to learning, the only disadvantage is we don't have as many classes/opportunities compared to other local CC's due to the size/newness of the campus.

Napa Valley College was a fresh start as a graduating high school senior. The institution has much to offer and in my particular case, I was able to find a great program to get me on the right path. Nothing is ever truly planned out even if all the preparations are completed. More importantly, I have always taken full advantage of opportunities when presented to me. Moving to a new country, learning a new language, and overcoming new challenges are what motivate me to succeed. My experience with SSS TRiO, a student enrichment program designed to guide their students to an academic institution, can be described as being the right place at the right time. My path to the UC system was not what I originally planned. The summer following my high school graduation, I had committed to Sonoma State University, with the plan to pursue a bachelor degree in Business. Issues with my paperwork to the university to me was a blessing in disguise. I opted out of Sonoma State weeks before classes began and decided to attend Napa Valley College. Upon registering, I met with a counselor who recommended me to join Puente Program and SSS TRiO; with the latter being more influential. TRiO was able to plan out my entire community college career by guiding me on the path I needed to take in order to succeed and transfer out. During my second semester, I took an Intro to Sociology course and loved it! Before I knew it, I had changed my major and finally started to understand what really attracted my attention. For the first time, I felt like my environment made sense and that I had made the right choice by not attending Sonoma State. Being a part of this program was a new beginning. Before joining, I never imagined attending a UC was even a possibility for me, but this was my second chance. Without the help of SSS TRiO and other supportive programs, I don’t think I would be applying to UC Campuses. Opportunities come and go, others are presented clearly while others are latent, but nevertheless, I am grateful for the opportunities I have been given and will continue to make them count.

For a community college I think its a great choice. Many different people attend there; they may be trying to transfer or get their AA. Everyone is there to learn. The students are there to learn and if you are lucky you get classmates who are willing to help you out (which is the majority of the students).

Napa Valley College is an amazing overall college experience. The school is accessible in all forms, professors are available at all times they have steady office hours and have time to talk after class. The facilities; classrooms bathrooms etc are handicap accessible all over campus. They offer a wide variety of clubs and diverse activities. They are all about preparing students to transfer the counselor are always taking there time with you and going step by step. When you attend this college the experience is what you make it.