I wish that I could give a 0 star rating. Hudson Valley Community College tore apart my dreams. I am in love with attending school, taking classes, and learning. I worked insanely hard so that I could go back to school, and when I finally got there, I looked forward to attending my classes. I'd come home super excited to share what I learned each day with family and friends. I even joined an athletic team for the first time in my life. It was a dream come true, and it was all that I ever wanted. But everything changed when I met the student who wound up sexually assaulting me after I very clearly stated "No" several times. The school put me through a horrible trial process where I had to listen to the boy who raped me lie, and change his story several times. I was laughed at by a coordinator of the process when I asked if during an actual judicial process I could submit myself to a lie detector test. I don't see what was so funny about it. The school did absolutely nothing about it and is allowing the boy who raped me back on campus without any penalty. Not even counseling. I don't feel safe as a student of a school that is going to let another student force themselves on me after I have outright said no, and I certainly don't want to give them any more of my money out of pocket if they aren't going to protect me or let me finish the rest of my degree in peace. I have withdrawn from my classes, requested my money back, and am seeking to continue my education elsewhere. I am a determined, passionate, intelligent student and HVCC lost that. Go right ahead and keep your rapist student who uses your campus as a hunting ground rather than a place to learn. Anyone who plans on attending this school, just know that the boy who raped me is allowed back on campus and was shown by this school that there is no repercussion to forcing himself onto another student. Be weary of other students, and I pray that you're able to work towards your dreams without having them completely derailed by someone who doesn't understand what the word "No" means, or a school that doesn't understand it either.
Don't even try to respond to me with your regurgitated "Providing a safe environment for our students is a top priority" nonsense. You can copy and paste it over and over again, but you didn't provide a safe environment for me. You put me through hell. I cry every single day because of how much I love school but had to let it go so that I could feel safe. It shatters my heart over and over again, but I will pick up the pieces and I will go on to do great things with my life. Just not as one of your students.
I've read so many bad reviews over here, but in my experience everything has been great. I'm very happy to be part of the community, there's a great atmosphere, library is great, food is good and very cheap, so much variety in terms of student clubs, sports, ethnicities, extracurricular activities. I'm loving this place so far and yes it's tough.. final weeks are the busiest.
Thank you so much for not except me to your community college just because I cannot walk very good just because I have a disability just because I failed high school I failed Niskayuna high school thank you so much for not helping me you guys are nothing but Races
the classroom there was no ac I almost fainted
Great academic atmosphere!
Students drive like jerks and are perfectly happy to cut you off and act like you were worse than Hitler for not letting them in or knowing that all lanes belonged to them. Clearly turn signals are for loses as those that go to Community College now communicate through telepathy.
Affordable, helpful staff and very accommodating
You want Liberal idiots indoctrinating your kid, shoving homosexuality down their pie hole . You are .at the right place.
I applied at Hudson valley in nov, 21st 2016. I kept calling the admissions department because as a student I was trying to find someone to guide me in my first experience in college. No one ever called me I had to call to check the status of my FAFSA and the application procedure, the lady that works in admissions is so unprofessional she only answers what you ask her she wont guide you through the process and doesn't show interest in what you're trying to accomplish. I had the same issue in the financial aid department I had to submit 2 FAFSA, went there so they could help me fill out the verification worksheet after everything was submitted and she told me that everything was processing on Friday. I received an email on Monday(last day to have everything ready) saying that my verification worksheet had a mistake and that I had to go there to fix it or fax It to her. Mind you, I am speaking with the person who told me that everything on the worksheet looked fine. I was late because of the miscommunication of some staff member. I went to cashier to pay my 50% of my FAFSA and they never said that there was a fee for re scheduling the classes I found this out through my boyfriend who was speaking with another staff member. I mean HOW LONG should it take me to enroll? I was trying to do everything as early as possible because I am on my own and I work full time at a bank. They need to really have everybody giving out the RIGHT information because nobody wants to waste their financial aid on a college that has poor staffing and wrong information wherever you go. Orientation department and the health department were the only people that helped me and guide me through what I had questions about.
Cheap school, extremely dull, go get the full college experience
I loved studying science classes here!! The staff is extremely helpful, and the professors are some of the best teachers I have ever had. It was also a joy playing cello on the concert series; great hospitality!! All the best, Will Hayes, cellist