Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody.
Thank you for providing my son and other young black men and women superior and well rounded educational experience. What a privilege and pleasure to have shared in that experience. What a beautiful campus and some of the most humble and friendly people I had the privilege to meet. Much praise and success to you and the students.
The Fort Valley State University is a great school, however the staff isn't as efficient. They never answer the phone and if you aren't paying attention to your payments, they will cheat you out your money. Pay close attention and always ask for a receipt. The school is very money hungry and don't care about their students.
I loved Fort Valley State's location and feeling! The cafeteria food was alright, but the classes were great and the teachers were awesome. Even though I went there for summer camp, and not school, I loved the place and I wouldn't mind applying there when I get older.
Great university with a knowledgeable and caring staff. The campus is also commendable, with the powers that be, always seeking ways to improve the University experience. FVSU has a family atmosphere and I possibly spent the best 4 yrs of my life there; it has and always be a place I call home.
Wonderful school. I am a 1972 Graduate of Fort Valley University. I have been able to compete with other people who attended top rated colleges and I must say, I have excelled the best of them! Education starts with you. Ask yourself, "what am I putting into my education"? Do I go beyond what is required of me? Education is up to you.
Thank you FVSC for your dedication and hard work!
Love ya, FVSC
Feels great to walk across the campus of the Wildcats.
I L O V E my H B C U !
There are some very precious gems at this school and it does have its pros, but being brutally honest? Go somewhere else if you can afford it.
Pros:
= The classes tend to be of small to mid sizes, the largest being around 30-40 people. This makes the teaching much more accessible as the professor is more able to address individuals' concerns.
= Most professors are pretty good about being accessible, and the best ones will bend over backward to help you succeed as long as it's apparent that you want to do the work to make it happen.
= If you don't like going to professors, or can't go at their stated offices hours, there are MANY services that offer free, excellent tutoring, such TRIO and the WIN reading and writing lab.
= The agricultural and biology departments are pretty good. Most of the money - grants, scholarships, etc. is under the agriculture and biology majors.
Cons:
= Like mentioned by others on here, financial aid is a disaster. If I went into detail about everything they screw up, I'd need enough space to write a novel.
= Those wonderful professors? Cut. So many departments have been gutted and many professors have been let go in favor of cheaper hires that aren't as costly because they don't have the credentials and years of experience.
= Don't bother trying to get a degree here for anything else other than something pertaining to agriculture or biology. Every other department is a joke, taught by only one or two decent professors or even offers a degree anymore. English, music, history majors? Gone.
= Due to all those cuts, so many classes are now only available online, and let me tell you, most of them are crap. If you're lucky, you might get an ecore class, but the ones taught by FVSU aren't anywhere near as good.
= It's not as cheap as they try to make it out to be. Every semester they take on more fees that can't be waived and previous fees just get larger.
= Lastly, there's no stability whatsoever. With so many presidents, staff, and department changes, etc, you never know what will be offered and so many people had to change their majors in the middle of completing them. Which sucks because, the lower the quality of the school becomes, the more likely that, if you want to transfer, other schools won't accept credits from FVSU.
Seriously. If you live close by and just want to get your core classes out of the way, or for whatever reason, don't have other options, then sure, go here. Otherwise, you can do so much better.
One of the worst HBCU's. 69% of students don't graduate, and the average scores are quite low. There are decent schools in Georgia for the same cost, and the best schools aren't much more.
Its fun because you can do a lot of fun things with your friends and it makes you wanna live there for the rest of your life