Shepherd University

The advisors are so unhelpful. I will e-mail/call my advisor (Dr. Burke in the Education department) multiple times and never get a response. I had to register for classes several days later than I was supposed to because my advisor failed to give me the proper information at the proper times. I had to go to the registrar's office and have a lady there advise me instead of my actual advisor. The lady in the registrar's office was very helpful and gave me a lot of information, but still some of the information that she gave me was incorrect.
I thought that going to a smaller school would give me more access to my professors, advisors, etc. and that the faculty would be more helpful and caring, but that is definitely not the case here at Shepherd University.

Here for the 2016 Appalachian Studies conference. Wonderful facilities, extremely kind and helpful staff, and good signage are making this a wonderful experience!

This is my daughters first semester in college and we chose Shepherd mostly because of Covid and wanting her to be close enough that if things got too bad we could get to her quickly. We couldn’t be happier with our decision. We were completely overlooking a wonderful school just because it was local. The campus is beautiful and well kept. We were told that she would be living in the oldest dorms so we were completely blown away by how nice her room is. The security is always present on campus. I literally see them every single time I am there. As a Mom, this is BIG for me.

This "university" is a processing facility for a poor learning experience. Merely a physical location for turning U.S. currency into a worthless piece of paper.
Common practices are hiring teachers overseas to take advantage of covid
Minimum effort needed, more like high school with "Instructors" who care more about whether they like a student to decide the student's grade
"Department chairs" take any and every opportunity to support failing assistant professors even if they are actively trying to haze veterans

Having attended as a non-traditional student having already earned a B.A., my time at Shepherd centered solely on taking classes outside of the my degree's focus. Throughout the three years taking part-time classes, I had an enjoyable experience. Not having to focus on general studies but instead core courses, I was able to gather the skills I was wanting to learn without any other educational interruptions.

As my time at Shepherd was spent in only one building and largely in one room even across six semesters, I cannot provide any substantial opinion regarding the university at large. However, I was glad to study under my department's instructors that left a positive impression and lasting skills.

Absolutely terrible university to attend. Only went there due to cheap tuition and scholarships but spent the whole time teaching myself my courses and figuring all the logistics out because the faculty is of the worst I’ve ever dealt with. I’ve heard multiple cases similar to mine. Don’t waste your money here.

If you are pursuing a career in Computer Science, then do not go to this school. I have spent the last 4 years pretty much teaching myself the course, thnn the professors have. If you run into problems do expect much help. Also communication in email with them is horrible. Its like they dont read your email and see what the issue is. The read like the first 2 words and give a quick one liner back that doesnt even begin to answer your problem. It has been pure frustration at this university.

A great school with a faculty that cares.