SUNY Ulster,

491 Cottekill Road, Stone Ridge, NY 12484

"Wish I could give 0 or even negative stars. SUNY Ulster ruined college for me! The staff and a good portion of the professors here are extremely rude. I drove to my high school my first semester to get some paperwork I needed for the registrar office and the lady told me she wasn’t accepting it because I got it from the school rather than having it faxed and that it had to be faxed. She was quite rude about it too. When I was behind on getting text books for class the professors were really nasty and were not at all understanding of the fact that I had very little money which was why I depended on financial aid I would even go hungry some days because I couldn’t afford food at the dining hall and didn’t always have a lot of food I could bring from home, I had to drive 45 minutes there and 45 minutes back to attend classes and did not know what I needed until the day of classes because as a new student I had no access to blackboard right away to find out. I switched my major because I struggled with the vet tech program and everything was fine the following semester but then my third overall semester I was overwhelmed and struggled to find balance between school and work and I was also battling some mental health issues I was having and had to leave school. Because of that the school decided that I owe them nearly $2,000 for leaving despite my appeal letter that I wrote to the dean explaining my situation!!! I will never recommend this school to anyone! If you struggle with mental health or you struggle financially DO NOT ENROLL IN SUNY ULSTER OR THEY’LL TRY TO ROB YOU!!! THEY DON’T CARE ABOUT YOU OR YOUR STRUGGLE! JUST ABOUT MAKING MONEY! There were only like 3 maybe 4 professors that were actually nice and understanding the whole time I was there. The rest of them were rude and uncaring"

"Cheap community college with a bunch of quality teachers and classes. Staff were generally helpful. Was able to get an associates in science in two years."

"Do not apply for online classes here. I needed a business law credit and was applying to multiple SUNY courses. They never informed me that I was enrolled and even though I withdrew from the course attempted to charge me for an online class. I attempted to dispute this and their office argued I should still pay for the online class I did not take because I took up “capacity”… the online class had 75% of openings still available. Avoid this school at all costs"

"Peaceful environment, helpful teachers! A lot of newer students complain that they are not handed information or being informed of certain aspects of their semester. I felt this way at first until I realized... this is college! It takes a lot of work and effort to keep up with emails, the portal, etc. You have to really bust your ass to make sure you have all your paper work in and take the time to make calls. Although it may seem like it takes forever, financial aid is processed and you are able to access the portal to seek important news and advisor information. I believe this is a great starter school to begin your college career. Good luck!"

"If I could give this school zero stars I would. I have had nothing but problems since I've started here. I wasn't informed I was accepted, about courses being cancelled, what my major was, who my advisor was, or that they didn't have my major when I transferred in. I also was not informed of fees I had to pay or the deadline to pay them so instead of being informed and paying they unregistered me from the courses I was supposed to take. They drag their feet to let you know anything and when you try to get information you get nothing but attitude and rudeness. Two faculty members go well above and beyond what they had to in an attempt to help me but I wouldn't recommend this school to anyone. This college made me absolutely despise college and learning which is a first for me. Avoid this school at all costs."