Carthage College
- 4 Year
- KENOSHA, WI
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Carthage College Reviews
Rating 3.48 out of 5 1,142 reviews
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I loved my four years at Carthage, signing up for classes could be a little difficult and student accounts were a bit hard to talk to but the facility, students, and overall learning were fantastic.
In my almost two years of attendance, I can say that its so far a decent school. In terms of professors I haven't had one that I can say I hate. They all seem like good people and genuinely care about their students. Speaking of classrooms, one the school's strongest points of attending are it's class sizes. Many universities have class sizes that have over one-hundred people in a lecture hall. Carthage doesn't. General education classes tend to have more people in them, but rarely exceed thirty students. Due to the classes having less students, professors are more likely to set aside time to work with a student one-on-one than big universities. The school pretty clean, especially coming from a low income public school system. Most of the dorms aren't the best, but as you become an upper classmen, you have access to the nicer dorms, and one of the nice dorms was built a few years ago. My biggest complaint is the food, where the quality doesn't match the price.
Based off it's academics, and beautiful campus, Carthage is a great pick. It is on the expensive side, which is a downgrade, but the academics make up for it. Even though I don't live on campus, I've heard that the dining isn't the best, but student life is pretty important here. We have a lot of clubs, and great academic programs with valuable professors.
I am committed to Carthage College to play football and pursue a degree in Pre-Medicine. The coaching staff at Carthage is amazing and they have been there for me throughout my recruiting process. The location and scenery of the campus is perfect, as the college sits on top of Lake Michigan and it oversees the beautiful lake. They have every possible major that I could want to pursue and I am primarily in between Pre-Medicine and Pre-Pharmacy, as I want to go into the health/science field and they have top notch labs and medical equipment. I would highly recommend Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin to any high schoolers still deciding on what college or university that they would like to attend.
-Matt Williams
-Matt Williams
Carthage is an amazing college that prioritizes student wellness and success. The student life is very welcoming and there are so many opportunities for all students to explore themselves, their internists, and their career goals.
Carthage college is a great school with a beautiful campus. They offer tons of financial help to their students. I have personally have had a bad time at Carthage because of some instances i've had with professors ignoring emails, the admissions office screwing up my residency, and the lack of transparency about their nursing program
If you are playing a sport this is the perfect school for you. There are so many benefits to being an athlete at a smaller school. It is similar to high school for the time that you have for outside activities.
When I tell you I was astounded by my first year at Carthage College, I am not lying.
As a transfer student, I was scared out of my mind to go to a new college. However, those fears faded quickly when upon my arrival to Carthage; I was treated with nothing but smiles. This atmosphere is the best I could have ever asked for. The students and professors are wholeheartedly the best, kindest, and genuine people you'll ever meet. I am glad I found a place to call home and I can't wait to exceed in my academics as I cherish every moment I have here.
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As a transfer student, I was scared out of my mind to go to a new college. However, those fears faded quickly when upon my arrival to Carthage; I was treated with nothing but smiles. This atmosphere is the best I could have ever asked for. The students and professors are wholeheartedly the best, kindest, and genuine people you'll ever meet. I am glad I found a place to call home and I can't wait to exceed in my academics as I cherish every moment I have here.
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I am a freshman this year, and so far I am really enjoying Carthage! I've loved all the professors I've had and everyone is so welcoming and willing to help you.
I think Carthage has done a great job with online learning. We have hybrid classes whenever possible, it also helps that Carthage is a relatively small school, so class sizes can be small. professors have done a great job during the transition and really want the students to succeed.
Carthage is amazing! The professors and other staff are so helpful and kind, they really do want to see their students succeed. I really enjoy the small class sizes and it being a smaller school in general.
When the country first shut down due to Covid, everyone was sent home from school and we finished the semester online. It was difficult, but I knew the professors were having just as hard of a time as the students were. All of my classes were synchronous, so we met over Zoom every day at our scheduled class time. It felt like we had more work to do at home than at school, and it was overwhelming at times. It was also tough personally because being at home made me feel like I should be on break, not in class.
I really liked the size, both population and physical, of Carthage. My class sizes were never more than 30 students, and it was really easy for me to get to know my professors. I also liked the short commute time from class to class. It took me about 10 minutes to get across campus. The main thing I would change is that it felt like no one was really looking out for the students, which sounds weird, I know. It felt like our voices were never really heard or took into consideration when important decisions and changes were made.
I honestly think that it is not a great school. Yes, there are certainly great aspects like the location and the teachers. But the amount of money that they charge for tuition is disgusting and they only see students as dollar signs. They pride themselves on being a big "family" yet will raise tuition without caring about how their students will be able to pay for it.
I feel horrible for my professors because I know that they are trying their absolute best to try and make online education just as good as in-person.
Whatever you do consider this school as your last option. For many reasons. Primarily because the faculty and teachers (especially in the finance and accounting department) are either old and just collecting a paycheck or have an inflated ego so large that having a non formal conversation with them will trigger the silent treatment. They require you to select courses that many other schools don't require and therefore you're forced to stay.
Many instances of perverted men on campus and it made everyone uncomfortable and to the students it was only two occasions but faculty knew it was many more and swept it under the rug.
This school is filled to the brim with classes that have homework rated 20% of an overall grade which is just absurd for a college class. But it makes sense since majority of the learning is fulfilled out of class regardless.
Anyway besides any of the faculty or teachers being inadequate, the students are hit or miss you have to get pretty lucky socially here.
Many instances of perverted men on campus and it made everyone uncomfortable and to the students it was only two occasions but faculty knew it was many more and swept it under the rug.
This school is filled to the brim with classes that have homework rated 20% of an overall grade which is just absurd for a college class. But it makes sense since majority of the learning is fulfilled out of class regardless.
Anyway besides any of the faculty or teachers being inadequate, the students are hit or miss you have to get pretty lucky socially here.
Just a worse version of regular classes that were already below elementary standard. This school is a money laundering scheme or something because no one here seems qualified or that they know what they're doing at all.
Most of my classes have been online and it has been a struggle for not only the students but the professors as well. Not all of them have a lot of experience with technology and it is hard to see them struggle because all they want is for us to succeed in their class.
I am currently in my second semester as a freshman at Carthage College, so far the transition from high school has been nice, everyone here is nice and is willing to help you succeed in anyway possible. There is a ton of things to do around campus and a lot of stuff to get involved in, the atmosphere itself is really well all students get along and everyone feels cared about.
Since it all came very suddenly, it is no wonder my first experience with online classes at Carthage was pretty rough. I expect that since we have been using hybrid learning now, the online learning experience will get better the longer the pandemic goes on.