Florence-Darlington Technical College

What is it about educational institutions, their administrative staff members and the people who work in their bookstores? I have found in this area that it almost seems as if their entire mission is not education but money and forcing students to feel intimidated.
I signed up for a few transferable classes here to save $$$ on my degree and discovered that this place seems to operate on a policy of what can only be described as peddling misinformation. Heaven help you if you have to deal with any sort of student loan issues. The Financial Aid Department is over one month behind in processing already approved FAFSA information.
Next up is the bookstore, which seems to be out of stock on textbooks for classes with no projected date of arrival. The staff attitude here ranges from apathetic to hostile. The ISBN information they provide you is only a reference to «special editions» for this school, so trying to source your books elsewhere is almost impossible. Simply stated, they want all of your money and they will not help you otherwise.
Finally, there always seems to be issues with the online services, browsers and software that the school provides. When you call the 843−661−8123 number for technical support, you will frequently run into an «I don’t know» answer and when you ask if anyone else can help, the answer is «no.» That is not a great recommendation for a school with «technical» in its name.
I think places like this bank on the hopes that they are going to get first time students or people who just don’t know that it is always a good idea to get a second opinion on everything. Sadly, this is just something I have to endure for a semester. I wouldn’t recommend this as an option if you have any others whatsoever. If you do end up here, be aggressive, ask questions and make sure you escalate an issue if you do not feel you are being treated well.