I remember the college president got ousted sometime in the past couple years. I believe there were concerns about his management. I don't know whether the concerns went to the level of corruption, or just disagreement over approaches.
I do get the sense in some of my online classes that the teachers are inadequately supported and are given more students than they can assist one-on-one. I can't think of any who offer virtual online office hours, which I have had available at other community colleges.
If I compare EGCC to NMJC for example, the quality of the online courses, including curriculum and teaching, is much higher at NMJC. That's not to say that it's terrible or subpar at EGCC--I still learn things, and I feel like my grades are a fair reflection of my learning. But I don't get as much feedback or interaction with professors/teachers, so I probably don't learn quite as much/well as I could.
Oh, and I forgot to mention--the financial model with the free college program is that they get paid through any federal financial aid grants that the union member / family member qualifies for. If the union affiliated student doesn't qualify for federal financial aid grants, then EGCC swallows the cost/doesn't get any tuition dollars for that student. They are gambling on the probability that most students will qualify for some type of federal grant.
I do get the sense in some of my online classes that the teachers are inadequately supported and are given more students than they can assist one-on-one. I can't think of any who offer virtual online office hours, which I have had available at other community colleges.
If I compare EGCC to NMJC for example, the quality of the online courses, including curriculum and teaching, is much higher at NMJC. That's not to say that it's terrible or subpar at EGCC--I still learn things, and I feel like my grades are a fair reflection of my learning. But I don't get as much feedback or interaction with professors/teachers, so I probably don't learn quite as much/well as I could.
Oh, and I forgot to mention--the financial model with the free college program is that they get paid through any federal financial aid grants that the union member / family member qualifies for. If the union affiliated student doesn't qualify for federal financial aid grants, then EGCC swallows the cost/doesn't get any tuition dollars for that student. They are gambling on the probability that most students will qualify for some type of federal grant.
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