Anecdotal Comments
2014 Graduates
Why was your college experience unsatisfactory?
 It was beyond satisfactory; it was a university education at a community college
price!
 The non-teaching staff are nearly all of the lowest quality possible. Most of them
are completely inept at their job and have no clue what is going on. Even some
of the teaching staff put in as little effort as possible.
 Did not have necessary resources to do hands on training in the class room
 I love Paul D. Camp
What could you not find (be as specific as possible) in the library?
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Physical books
Never went to the library
Always found information needed
Limited information in the library and sometime on the web
I found everything
I could always find everything in the library
Particular books dealing with specific subjects
If I forgot my textbook at home and needed to see certain pages for my
assignments, the textbooks were sometimes not available.
Research materials for History
I found everything I needed to know
I never used the library; I used it only to study
I found everything I needed
I never used the library.
I had no problems
In the online library, some articles could not be found in the format that I needed.
I found everything
I didn't use the library.
Something on a particular hearing loss problem
I rarely visited the library
I found everything I needed
When my Biology professor told us that we had to use the Library's online
resource center, I had trouble finding information on my topic of "vasectomy".
What volunteer work have you done and how many hours per week?
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I volunteered at Mission of Mercy
Western Tidewater MRC
Help prepare with refreshments doing a service
Community teaching and health care promotion. A total of 15 hours since I
started the LPN-RN bridge
Community teaching more like 30 hours over 2 years
30 hours all together various community settings
Food Bank for about three hours a week.
Western Tidewater Free Clinic
Sentara Obici laboratory
Vitex packaging group and Dr. Demsko Dental Office and I volunteered thirty-two
hours for both locations.
Christmas gift distribution, Christian club participation, and tutoring children after
school.
Emergency Medical Services ~12h/week Other various volunteer opportunity
~1h/week
I signed up to be a part of our local MRC through the local health department
representative. I was able to work with PDCCC's operation dead bug.
Helping distribute food at the monthly food distribution for Southampton County
Social Services, about 3-4 hours monthly.
Assisted with and donated blood at blood drives. Volunteered at Zuni
Presbyterian Home.
Front Desk - Southampton Memorial Hospital
PTK
Scouting and Religious ~1 hour per week
I have volunteer work helping serve food for the academic awards.
Yes, Suffolk Salvation Army. Ten hours
Worked the popcorn machine for various events.
Isle of Wight Christian Outreach 8-10 hrs. /week.
Helping the homeless
Blood Pressure Screenings Fundraising Activities Diabetes Awareness
Administer Flu Shots
I was a Volunteer at Obici Sentara Hospital 2 days a week at 4 hours each day.
Over 30+ hours of community teaching, volunteering and fundraising throughout
my time in the registered nursing program
I participated in PAC meetings, Phi Theta Kappa, and helped out when need at
other college functions. I volunteered my time about 2 hours a week.
I volunteer once a month for the Southampton county Food Bank distribution.
15 hours in a year Health fair, depression screening
Worked with mentally challenged
 I was a member of the Science Club, and the president always gave us
opportunities to help in the community, like clean river day.
 Medical Reserve Corp 10 hours Western Tidewater Free Clinic 10 hrs.
What suggestions do you have to improve the quality of College services?
 I feel they need no improvement
 Probably have a wellness program that will help students who want to be healthy
and fit.
 The PDCCC should reconsider its position regarding student loans. I did not
qualify financially for any grants or "free money". I did not find this information
out until I had already been accepted into the nursing program. The only advice
the financial aid office could give me was to "apply for a personal loan." The
advantage of a student loan is that it is payable after graduation when you better
able to afford to pay it because you have become gainfully employed because of
the degree you've earned. I am not a resident of Suffolk, Franklin, Smithfield or
Isle of Wight so I did not qualify for a lot of the scholarship money that was
available.
 A wider variety of courses dealing with international topics.
 More tutors
 Give students staff that actually care about their jobs. I found the staff members
of the college to be very slack. A lot of the times that I would ask for help with my
classes and what direction I should be heading they would refer me to another
person that was just as slack as the first and in the end I just figured it out myself
 The student lounge should have hot beverages provided to the student or even
in a vending machine. There should be a better chose of heather snack options.
And the temperature on the Hobbs campus needs to be better regulated. The
campus is too cold and it is still winter. Students cannot work in that type of
environment.
 Asking that the staff as a whole would have a better rapport with the students.
Some are not as willing to answer questions or help students that seek out the
college's resources as others. Also, the college is a place of higher education
and learning. This past year, I've seen things happening on campus like never
before. There are people literally loitering in the halls and clogging up student
lounge areas that are not there for class. They won't free internet and a place to
hang out. I think it would be a great idea to look into that because it's distracting
to those of us that are there to work and there are people talking loudly. and
goofing around in the hallways outside our classrooms
 I don’t think anything should change at this school.
 Gear the medical office specialist certification in the direction of what is actually
being used today. Most of the program are still based on paper charts and hard
covered books.
 Offer more classes (Math) at 6:30 or 7:00pm in the evening so people who work
full time can take more classes. Offer beginning Spanish classes.
 Everything is pretty much where it should be.
 One thing that I would suggest to improve the quality of College services would
be to have more time for teachers to better understand the importance of
students having difficulty understand material. With that said, having more time
to have things explained clearer.
 Fire most of the staff and start over.
 More staff
 Nothing to improve
 A few of my professors along the way were not up to par and were lazy and
frankly didn't care. It made me and my peers feel inadequate and it made us not
care and feel lazy as well.
 Provide a clearer understanding of credits needed to graduate and insuring
students are on track.
 I feel as though the college services are at their best the way they are now.
 To make the college bigger
 I believe that the quality of College services does not need any improvements at
this time.
 I know that Smithfield doesn’t have the facilities of the other campuses, but we
need to be recognized as a part of the PDCCC system. I feel we are treated as
though we don't exist at times.
 I would suggest that they do not change a thing; everything is excellent.
 To improve the quality of College services, I think the college could offer main
courses each semester, so that students don't have to wait a whole year to take
a course because it's only offered in the fall or spring.
 Keep pushing students to further their education
 Take out teachers that have personal feelings of the world and impose their
beliefs on others
 Alter the SDV courses, so where everyone will learn how to write a resume, and
don't make that course so rushed.
If you are currently employed full-time, please indicate your general job title (welder,
electrician, management, sales related, police officer, medical records clerk, computer
support specialist, child care worker, RN,CNA, administrative assistant, etc.) and annual
salary or hourly wage.
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LPN 18.21/hr.
CNA made a little over $15,000 last year.
CNA
Payroll administrator
Lead EHS teacher, $9.00 a hour. 40 hour week
Childcare at the YMCA, $7.25
Correctional Officer Senior COVA, 35,000
Sales
Human Resources Coordinator $16.75
TAX COMPLIANCE AUDITOR $14.87 an hour
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Sales related
Agriculture Tech $10.00 per hr.
Customer service clerk
Management
Multicraft Tech. Electrical, Mechanical, & Residential Construction
Burger King- Cashier $7.25
Material Control Administrative Assistant III
Office Manager
Office Manager
LPN 18/hr
CNA
Payroll
Intern at Tidewater News. Unpaid.
School Secretary $15
Heavy Equipment Operator $15.32
Work-study. Biology Assistant
CNA $8.86
I work at a Mental Health facility $9.50/hour.
McDonald's Crewperson 15,000
Credit Union Teller - $22000
I am an assistant manager at a sports store making $8.45/hr.
Autism Instructional Assistant (21K)
LPN at Southampton Memorial Hospital
LPN 16.96 per hour
Warehouse-$12.00 per hour
Law Enforcement Officer
Lead Teacher $8.98/hr.
CNA, I make 9.86/hr.
Assistant Manager at Subway 8.50 an hour
Nurse
Licensed practical nurse - 35k annually average
Correctional Officer Sr./ 17.43 hourly
Electrician
Licensed Pharmacy Technician $9.50
Office Associate III at Southampton Department of Social Services. 25 thousand
a year.
Installer /Project Team for Best Buy
Manager Subway 9.00 an hour
Sales related management - Unrelated to degree, 10.55 an hour.
Cahier and hourly wage 9.00
Administrative Assistance
Electrical Engineering Tech - $32.97 hr.
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CNA, $9.71
LPN, 16.63 hourly
Teacher's assistant, $11,000
Deck Electrician, Newport News Shipyard $16.28 per hour
Administrative Coordinator
Property Manager ($40,000+)
Security Officer, $30,000 annually
Insert operator / $25,000
Material Handler $9.00/Hr.
CNA, 18,000
Warehouse
Corrections Officer Sr. for COVA
Sales $12/hr.
LPN
School Bus Driver. Sales Associate
Fill in the blank with an analogy that rings true for you: "Paul D. Camp Community College is
like..."
 Paul D. Camp Community College is like the building blocks to a higher education and a better
life.
 Family
 "A diamond in the ruff"
 Scoring a touchdown
 A family
 Paul D Community is a good community college to start your career.
 High school, but with more push.
 Home away from home...
 Paul D. Camp Community College is like the nutrients for seeds, helping individuals sprout into
strong rooted trees.
 My second home.
 A breath of fresh air.
 High School
 My beginning for my career.
 Paul D. Camp Community College Suffolk campus is like a well bonded family
 A family away from family.
 A dream come true, it has helped me to accomplish my dream of being the first in my family to
attend college and graduate!
 Pulling teeth to get any answers to your questions.
 A breath of fresh air that allowed me to comfortable continue my education. No worries!
 Frogs catching flies
 One of the best opportunities I have had in my life.
 The best school ever
 Excellent and remarkable college to better yourself and succeed in life
 Home
 A warm swimming pool. It gets you prepared and ready to swim, in a more comfortable and
relaxing environment than a 4 year University.
 Learning without boundaries
 A mom and pop shop.
 A place that is not far from home that one can go to receive a decent education.
 A new set of parents that show love, patience, and time to a welling learning mind!
 A breath of fresh air
 "Paul D. Camp Community College is like being in small town USA, where everybody knows your
name and are friendly to each other"
 A home away from home
 A great place to learn everyday life skills
 The next step up from high school
 A friendly, big family atmosphere.
 Getting a second chance.
 Blessing
 A key to my success.
 An experience of what college is all about.
 The best decision i made to focus on achieving my goals.
 Whatever you make it
 A good start for an undergraduate degree.
 A convenient place to receive the first two years of my college education.
 ...a community based education for family and friends. It's more than an education; it's an
experience that promotes each family to a better opportunity.
 A close knit family.
 A small family.
 The first step out of home.
 A good first step financially and academically for students who have just graduated high school
 One of the best colleges around!
 Paul D. Camp college is like home
 A better alternative to earning excellence as well as a college degree :)
 Paul D. Camp Community College is like a light in a dark room.
 Reading a great book. It is easy to understand and comprehend.
 A small, intimate, intro to the college experience.
 Living in a neighborhood where people care about you, and look out for your personal wellbeing.
 A school that helps people reach their goals.