Gavilan College

Love the anthropology department and of course Art. Art2ro is a great teacher and when I was there he started a mural class. Gavilan College provides programs that may help with finances and books. Thanx trio. ASB is a great team to be a part of, I recommend it. Thank you Ms. Debbie Kline for being a great teacher. Proud of this campus and it’s staff.

I love Gavilan! I’m going for my health science degree and so far I’ve loved all my classes and teachers! Gavilan gives off the vibe that they really want their students to succeed. There are so many resources to help you in pretty much anything you need. My counselor Carla is AMAZING and just so helpful. I’m really happy with the school the only flaw they have in my eyes is lack of programs but I believe they are slowly building that up.

I’m graduating this semester so I’ve been around for awhile. The school can be good or bad based on your own preference. I’ll be talking about a lot in sections.
Adding classes: adding classes online is fairly easy now. You go to mydegreeworks, find which classes you need to get done, then add them online. Most of what you need to get done can be done through their online services
Parking: The very beginning of any semester, it’s completely packed and tough to find a parking spot then dies out half way through. They also bumped the parking pricing up along with their printing and book store.
Teachers: you’ll find a variety of teachers here that you love or hate. Some teachers are the nicest, easy to get along with people you’ll meet while other teachers can be down right rude, mean, perverted and will grade you bad no matter how hard you try and I’m well over a 3.0 GPA.
Gym: Id have to say that I loved being at the gym while I was getting my PE creds done. No complaints with them or the staff in this department.
Tutors: The tutors for the most part are students that need extra money. Some can be helpful while others have trouble with the tutoring aspect of it all.
Students: I’ve never met a mean student before but I’ve always heard throughout my time here on news of stealing and sexual offenses. Never seen it ever happen but I’ve always heard about it.
Computers: their digital media room is great but it’s the only good computers around on campus. All the other computers on campus are outdated. The digital media room doesn’t give out headphones anymore because they were stolen and I suggest software that doesn’t get installed.
I think that pretty much sums up my experience. There is definitely more good times than bad.

I took courses there on and off. By all means I was not impressed with the staffs. Dealt with a pregnant teacher who hated my guts. The people at the disabilities where I tried to do the test was rude. The whole class was a total joke. The student bodies consists of ignorant nincompoops disgusting hipsters. The staffs which I tried to come over and introduce myself did not give me any specific directions where they are located!

I requested online counseling on 7/​21, received an email back saying I would have it within two days. Today is 7/​28-​still no counseling. Admissions have the transcripts needed to show I have the prereq for the class I want but I can not register because my transcripts in admissions is somehow not enough to get into the class and I need to talk to someone; who will look at the transcripts and say «oh yeah, you are good to go.» This is messed up.

If you can avoid Gavilan College I would at all costs. Getting classes is hard, people aren’t helpful, oh and to get a counseling appointment you must run, jump, skip, walk or swim to get one… Basically you can’t. I am over this college and can’t wait to get out.

I attended Gavilan college back in the 90’s and remember that it was difficult to get the administrative stuff done, but my classroom experiences were good. Most of the instructors were excellent, and the campus is beautiful.
After graduating, I worked there for a year in a classified position and realized there are many people employed there that unfortunately have forgotten that the students are the reason they are there. I voluntarily left to work elsewhere partially based on some of the personnel issues I saw.
Now, 13 years later, I am looking at a career change and thought I’d take a few online classes. I sent in my application (ridiculously only accepted in person or via snail mail) over two weeks ago and still cannot log in to register. I’ve called the admissions office and left messages for Esther over and over– I’ve never spoke to a person, I only go straight to voicemail. I have not received any call backs, no email, nothing. Soon the classes will be filled if they aren’t already… and nobody can be bothered to take 5 minutes to call me back.
Sadly I will be forced to look elsewhere for my classes.

I brought my daughter to see a counselor today I did a walk-​in waited for over 1 hour and a ½. The counselor that called us in Dr. Jesus Olivas; this man was so rude, didn’t even look at my daughters file to pre register or let us know what classes she could take. He sent us away and that was a waste of time… Be careful stopping in because you might have my experience and have you whole day wasted!!!

My daughter attends classes at Gavilan. So far I have found that they are disorganized. From the moment she tried to sign up for classes there were problems, they were going to email her, no email, they were going to call her, no call. She had to make several trips up there to get someone to actually talk to her and to finish signing up. Too bad because it is a nice junior college setting just administrative problems I guess.

I first started coming here for the spring semester and will be going again for 2011 summer classes, and I really like this school compared to other bay area Jc’s.This campus reminds me a lot of UC santacruz and its really nice. They have a huge cafeteria and a big library, there’s space for everyone and parkings good. If your thinking about coming here dont second guess it, you wont regret it, and if your taking any english classes try to get Ms. hooper she’s a great teacher:)

So I’m updating my next sequence class. I registered for Spanish 8B and went to the first two classes before I had a conversation with the instructor. (My last instructor for Spanish 8A was Pat Adams, and I LOVED him and his wife. Their class was fun, and they even had food for us at the end. His wife is a fantastic cook, so I enjoyed the experience very much.) Unlike my last class, this particular class was completely written and grammar-​based. The first class was completely about rules on accents. Then he proceeded to give us three worksheets in class to do. I was bored to tears. I wanted to work on my Spanish conversation skills, not rehash Spanish accent rules. So the next class, I got a 100% on my test, and then he went over more rules regarding accents and stem-​changing verbs. Although he is very good on explaining grammar rules, I did register for a class called «Conversational Spanish.» I was getting no practice at all compared to my last class.
So I went up to my instructor to see if we were going to speak in Spanish at all. He said that it wouldn’t happen until the end. WTF??? His students were from Hollister campus. I guess they closed down the classes at Hollister to combine the class at the Gilroy campus. His students were nowhere near the skill level of my 8A class. (I was the only one to continue to the 8B sequence from my class.) Therefore, he recommended that I drop the class because my skill level was far beyond where he would go.
So what did I do? I dropped the class… and enrolled at Cabrillo College, where they have an actual Spanish conversational class called Spanish 10A. Amazing! The students all speak in Spanish. No English allowed. Mistakes are OK, but no English! This is how you learn Spanish, by talking with your peers and being corrected by someone else who knows what sort of phrase you are attempting to say. Exactly the class I wanted to take, but not offered at Gavilan College!
Adiós a Gavilán. No necesito la clase de Español 8B. Probablamente no necesito Español 8C o 8D tampoco. Qué lástima porque me gusta el colegio de Gavilán.

I’ve taken classes here on and off for the past decade or so, and through the years, have always found the staff friendly, campus clean, prices reasonable, and faculty helpful.
The greatest advantage to attending a CC is that most of the instructors appear to be more invested in their students’ education than those at four-​year schools, and Gav is no exception.
The library is well-​equipped with computers and printers, although it often feels more like a popular hangout spot than a good place to study. While the noise level isn’t too bad, a pair of earplugs might be worth your while if you’re serious about getting any work done. The librarians are nice and will go out of their way to help you find anything you’re looking for.
The admissions office and bookstore should all be avoided like the plague the first week of school. Do what you need to do online (e.g. registering for classes, paying your tuition, printing out your class schedule, checking what books are required, etc.) or in advance of this week, or be doomed to wait in line for hours. The size of the staff doesn’t increase during these periods, nor does their speed/​efficiency.
All in all, a very friendly and helpful atmosphere in which to learn!

Best five years of my life.

I’m grew up in Mountain View/​Los Altos area, so I’m really a «San Jose kid» at heart. Needless to say, I was furious when my parents relocated to Gilroy, because I thought it would suck. And you know what? I was right, until they started building the place up a bit, so I didn’t have to drive 40 minutes to find a music store. Still, I moved away ASAP.
Then I decided to go back to college, and I moved back home to save money while I started taking classes. And then I was back in G-​town. My first semester there was horrible, because I wasn’t used to taking classes, and there were a bunch of assholes in my digital media courses. However, when I changed my major, and made some friends in the Math and Science department, I fell in LOVE with Gavilan.
First of all, it’s a community college, so your iPod will probably get stolen if you don’t leave it with a friend when you go to the cafeteria. And yes, the cafeteria is mediocre, but there are lots of choices, most all of them edible! The nicest thing about Gavilan is that you can get the attention you demand as a transferring student, because the student body is relatively small compared to the other community colleges I’d been to. (De Anza and Foothill Colleges.) I knew and was friends with all of my teachers, and I would often see them while I was studying, so I could get extra help.
Basically, if you take advantage of what the school offers, there are plenty of opportunities to have a great time here. If you are a science, engineering or math major, may I suggest joining the MESA program? Excellent services for students, and there are lots of BBQs, too! Also, go to Darlene Martin for counseling — she is a gem.
I was a slacker. And now I’m a 4.0 student. Thanks, Gavilan!