Laurel Ridge Community College

"I was recommended to switch my major from cs to early childhood education because as a woman, I would not be able to succeed in math classes "not every man can do it" - a quote from the counselor. I hope you would not ruin dreams with your "counseling"."

"My daughter just graduated no complaints. Great place to start or continue your education. I know the president of LFCC. Very dedicated and a extremely hard working woman. Truly wants her students and staff to keep moving forward."

"Exam at dental clinic was a great experience with student hygenist Jordan. Friendly and relaxed atmosphere, while receiving a thorough work up and exam. Oversight by instructor was on point. I even learned a few interesting things! Cleaning next appointment. Glad I made the decision to be a dental patient at Lord Fairfax!"

"I was happy to save some money on my first two years of college, but to be honest I hated almost every second here. The actual employees of this school are so unorganized. my major was changed twice without my permission and multiple classes and professors would just change a couple days before the class would start without a notification. I did not care for many of the professors and really, if you check Rate My Professor you can see why... The advisors have absolutely no idea what they are doing. I refuse to go and talk to them after I asked for a class recommendation, I wanted to know a good math class that would transfer and she placed me in one of the only math classes that doesn't transfer, thank god the professor told the class this fact the first day so I could transfer into a different math. I know many people that get trapped here after being signed up for classes that don't apply to their major or don't transfer so they have to wait around another year. Also if you are going I highly recommend not taking any NOVA classes, they are more trouble than they are worth believe me. They also like to boast about the large amount of classes offered here but they rarely have most of those classes actually available. In my last semester I only needed 3 more classes and they only had one that I actually wanted unfortunately it was online and I really just wanted all my classes in a traditional classroom. Sadly only one of my classes is in an actual room. Overall I was constantly having to fix problems caused by the staff themselves and found that more stressful than the classes themselves. Even as I type I have emailed an employee twice in two weeks for the same issue and still not received a response. I just had to drive there on a workday and spend 4 hours talking to staff to try and solve a problem caused by NOVA and refused to assist me over the phone... If you can find a better place to save money your first two years go there instead. I guess you could say you get what you pay for."

"Most of the professors are great, but the staff in advising and the financial aid department are severely lacking. There's 1 or 2 actually helpful people in those departments, so you could get lucky. They never answer the phone in Financial Aid, so even for simple questions, you have to go in to ask. The Dean's office is a nightmare, so good luck there."