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The classes are pretty small, way smaller than most schools. Most students I've had is 80 in an intro bio class, then 50 for astronomy class. The rest have had between 10 and 30. The professors are pretty approachable and actually teach the classes instead of grad-students. I enjoy the fact that they are so personable and very down-to-earth. Not too many students are extremely academically motivated so if you are, I suggest the Honors Program. Students are not very competitive outside of it, but in the Honors program students are much more academic-oriented and career driven.

for the most part, the classes are pretty small (20-30). the teacher are generally easy to get a hold of and speak to, and generally they know you name. Most of my professors are always available outside of class for help etc.

The work isnt too bad. It really depends on which teacher you have and how you set your schedule up. I start all my classes after 1pm and i'm done at 4. You have some good teachers and bad teachers- ratemyprofessors.com helps big time in filtering out the bad ones. Work-wise I maybe do 3 hours of random work a week, unless i have a test or paper. Exams are very stressful but when aren't they. You dont always have to go to your classes either, you just have to be smart about which you choose to skip.

Most of the classes are pretty small, between 15-35 students, unless you're taking intro to biology or something, then classes can be around 100. Most professors have office hours because they are required, but make sure you take advantage of their office hours. They'll get to know you better and you'll most likely do better in the class once you know what kind of work they're looking for from you. It is a laid back atmosphere and professors are usually very lenient when it comes to turning in late work and stuff.

The professors are really interesting and genuinely care about their students. There are also a lot of outside opportunities to expand the learning experience like lectures and discussions held around campus. The library is beautiful but it is organized in such a weird way that it's impossible to find anything. The residence halls have the local paper brought in every day and the New York Times, and USA Today on the weekdays, so its really easy to keep up with what is going on. The student body seems a little shallow at times. The kids talked more about the parties they were attending and how classes were killing even though they didn't do any work.

Professors are extremely helpful and most know your name after a couple weeks. Class participation is not a must and students don't have to study that much.

if one was to take a class over the attempt witht he best score should override and the others should be deleted from the record.

We have great academics here at C of C. You are in a smaller class enviornment where you get to know your professors and classmates. Help is easily accessible through the professors or other students in our learning center. Overall when I talk to my friends elsewhere (who tend to go to larger universities) they all feel as though they havn't learned anything in college. Quite teh opposite, I think that I have learned more than I could possibly learn and I still have a year to go. Every class has taught me something or another that will help me in life, whether it be how to compose myself in a business meeting or interview or that sometimes you just don't get along with your authorities and there's nothing you can do but ride it out and make the best of a bad situation.

Professors absolutely know who I am, I really like that about the school. Not cool if your skipping class and run into them at the Caf. though. :0 Profs are really involved and will always be there for extra help or even to listen to an idea I may have about a future project. My classes have been completely geared towards the "real world" I am an Arts Management major, which you don't have in your list but is like a combination of business and arts. I did my internship with Piccolo Spoleto, which is an amazing festival here. I took management and business marketing classes as well as gallery fundamentals, arts finance and creativity classes.

Not too hard. All my teachers so far have been very very nice. Go to ratemyprofessor.com before signing up for classes.