Florida State College at Jacksonville Reviews (2024)

Save yourself the stress

Please go to another school , I wish I would have listened to others advice and waited to attend a different college. Yes the tuition is cheaper than universities or private colleges but you will get a better education somewhere else .FSCJ Nursing program could barely get us into any clinicals each term and were denied by several hospitals. The points system is 1000 points for each 7 week term . You must have an 80% exam average, if u make 100% on all of your assignments and clinicals and have a... Read More

Brenda Simon

Great school with awesome nursing program and instructors. They took time to make sure the students were successful. I passed my state board exam the first time and I have had a great career. Because of what I learned I have been able to mentor many students that came behind me.

Don’t do it

Please don’t do it. It’s worth waiting to get into another college or spending more money. The professors will blame the students for their own short comings. The program is severely outdated and does not prepare you for the NCLEX and HESI exit exam. The NCLEX pass rate is false because almost of my class failed their exit exam and had to pay $300 to take a 12-week online review. And I just failed that as well and the last 2 years of my life are a complete waste.

I failed my exit exam by 1 point.... Read More

Grif

Please do yourself a favor and do not go to this school, especially if you are a veteran or active duty military member, or a dependent receiving the G.I. Bill. My father was an active duty military member who passed away during service and my college experience there has been nothing but stressful. I have two brothers in college at different universities who also receive the same benefits as I do and they don’t have these issue. The school does not let the VA know of your tuition fees or attendance... Read More

Jess

Not a great place but it's cheap. I am currently in my last term here and thank goodness I get to head to UNF next term! I made sure to speak with an advisor before this term began, to make sure I was good to go and will be able to graduate. I was told that everything looked good and that the information in my account showing that I didn't meet my requirements should not be worried about. Well, as March rolled around and I never got my commencement RSVP email, I got in touch with advising again,... Read More

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Cleo

This school, just like the people from 5-6 years ago said, doesn't have great service when it comes to being admitted. First off, I've never been to a school that has sessions. That was new. It totally messed me up in terms of getting my pell grant and such. Now I'm waiting a month to get that...smh. The people are nice and all, but the communication is really bad. For me, I have had made about 20 phone calls about my "missing" transcript(had to pay a second time), when my pell grant is coming, why... Read More

Student nurse

FSCJ faculty and administration make many mistakes, but place the blame of poor performance solely on the students. They refuse to look at their own mistakes, behavior, and misleading information as the possible reason their students may struggle. Speaking to them about your concerns is like screaming at a brick wall; nothing happens! To pass your classes, you MUST receive 80% average on exam grades, which comes out to be 640 out of 800 points. If you earn 639.9/800, there is absolutely no helping... Read More

Devyn

The EMT and paramedic classes are poorly executed. EMT is 1 lecture day and 1 lab day but don't expect much in lab. If you have no prior medical experience, good luck cause they immediately start at it and you'll be behind confused. Paramedic is 1 day a week, lecture and lab combined. The rest you do at home yourself. They will tell you right out how many people drop out within the first couple weeks like it something to be proud of. If they didn't make it so stressful people wouldn't drop out. The... Read More

Anonymous

The worst

I previously received a Bachelors at Purdue and am currently taking classes at FSCJ. From the first day I began looking into this school, it was nothing but confusion, ignorance, complete disregard for students, and stupidity. First off, I couldn’t even tell you if I’m in a program or not. Because I should have many classes accounted for with my previous degree, my application was not as straightforward. I have talked to 6 advisors over the phone, the head of the radiation therapy program, admissions,... Read More

Sayonara

Attended for the Engineering course as an affordable option and found out why it was affordable. Often there were no Professors for required credits for a year, and most of the Gen Eds that were forced were led by terrible professors. Had a history professor fail the whole class and the college had to change everyone's grades, had a Electrical Engineering Professor just dip for the whole semester and was unreachable, and then several Profs that don't even follow their own grading rubric and fail... Read More

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FSCJ ASN Program

I heard that the FSCJ nursing program used to be exceptional in preparing its students for a career in nursing. Currently, this is not the case. There is a painstakingly obvious lack of communication and preparation between the professors and clinical instructors involved in the nursing program. For the similarly-formatted assignments assigned each term, each professor had different grading criteria that were not made explicitly clear due to the lack of communication. They also taught different signs/symptoms/clinical... Read More

Nathalia C

I have been speaking with Student Records of FSCJ for months. My initial enrollment was Oct/2020 for their PTA program. My college education is from abroad so the Evaluation team has to validate my credits for the program. I have spoken with several academic advisors, all who say the Evaluations team of student records must validate my previous credits to be considered for my prereqs. The evaluation team (who by the way seems to be One Single Person for the entire institution) always tells me she... Read More

Admissions portal to apply isn't working

I didn't have a good experience talking to an advisor. I inquired about the bachelor's degree in Human Services. I asked if it's an online program. They said they can't guarantee it's all online but it's advertised as being online. I don't live close to Jacksonville so this is potentially a problem. I tried applying today but the portal is saying my application can't be processed because I am applying for a term that has already started. I am clicking on the spring semester 2021 and it's November... Read More

Returning / Transfer Student

FSCJ will scam you. Avoid at all costs - especially if you have financial aid needs. I originally attended another state University and I thought I knew what my major was going to be right out of high school. That changed drastically due to financial hardship, family issues, and the economy's collapse. Because I was in such a regimented career path, I was taking 15-18 credit hours per semester and most of those credits would not count for anything other than electives if I switched programs. I transferred... Read More

Andrea