Jeff Lanigan - Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, VA

Professor: Jeff Lanigan

Department: History

College: Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

All you do is listen to the lectures, and if you pay attention, you don't need to read the textbook to pass the exams. The only grade you have is based off three exams including the final.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HIS122
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took this class online and it was super easy. No more than 4 study questions @ the end of each week, no discussion boards, proctored midterm that is doable as long as you study.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: HIS101
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Easy class. He gives no feed back. With his exam he didn't give specific length of the essay, makes it had to know what he expects. Has lots of reading. Veryyy little work and gave some grades without even doing the work.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Gives grades ONLY for tests. If you get a bad grade on one test youll never get the chance to get a better grade since you have to get a perfect score on all the others to pass. Lectures are all over the place. Doesnt give tests back to review because no one learns from review.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Lanigan is an amazing professor. He's straight up and makes lectures interesting. He is super into the curriculum. He does awesome review sessions before tests as well which is always super helpful.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Took online, minimal work which includes a reading assignment of 2 chapters every 2 weeks, with answers to 2 questions pertaining to the topic to be emailed to him by the end of the 2 weeks. 1 Midterm, 1 final. Grades on a curve, REALLY GOOD GUY!!!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is a great professor. Very easy lectures, but you need to come to class everyday. All his test questions are based on the lectures. Also a big class, but worth it. You only take 3 tests one of them is the final.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Lectures every class. Our class is huge so, it makes it didfficult for all of us. But... He is a great teacher. Knows what he is talking about. If you skip and think you'll pass.. Think again. All of his test questions are based on the lecture.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: HIS111
• Grade Received: C
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

One of the laziest professors I've ever had. He only grades out of 3 test's so if your not a good test taker, there's not any other grades to pull your grade's up. He only show's up, talks, and leave's. He gives no note's out, not even a powerpoint or line out so you have to take your own note's from he say's.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

All you have to do is show up and listen. That's it. He lectures for the entirety of the class period and assigns no assignments other than three tests. Each test was only 25 multiple choice questions and he basically explained every question beforehand.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Good guy, enthusiastic about history, which rubs off

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Overqualified for Blue Ridge Community College

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

One of the best classes/ teachers I've ever had, and as far as grades go, theres only 3 tests. Just come to class, listen to what he says and write some of it down and its the easiest A you will get. Plus he's hilarious so his lectures are actually fun to sit in on.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Okay so Lanigan is a really cool dude. I hold a lot of respect for him but if you suck at history (like I do) you might want to reconsider this class. There's only 3 tests including the final and his reviews are worthless. I studied really really hard based off of his reviews and it didn't do me any good on the test, and I'm a good test taker.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Lanigan knows how to teach history and he doesn't make the class boring. The only thing is your grade consists of three tests; this is a lecture-based class. He gives a thorough review before each test. It's kind of hard to tell where he pulls from because the info. isn't directly shown in the notes, nor the book, but tests aren't hard.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: HIST12101
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Lecteur based but amazing teacher who excels at getting his point across and helping students to understand his lessons.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Attendance isn't mandatory. I only went to class about half of the time and still did well. All I had to do was re-read my APUSH notes from high school and read the textbook. He's prone to going off on tangents during lectures, but other than that I have no complaints. Would take again.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: HIS122
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Mr. Lanigan's HIS122 summer online class was heavy in reading and required a lot of discipline to complete on time. However, the assignments weren't difficult, just time consuming. There weren't a lot of graded assignments, one midterm, weekly discussion questions and a final essay. Not a hard class as long as you put forth a little effort.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: HIS122
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Very few assignments which you get full credit for just doing with no feedback, no teaching, i basically paid tuition money to read the text book and take the final. Had some difficulties with the midterm right before spring break because of a big snow storm and he was VERY unaccommodating and I had to really fight him to get any kind of help.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: HIS121
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Grades consist of three exams that aren't just fact regurgitation. Encourages critical thinking in his students. He's very funny and prone to telling (and re-telling) stories in his lectures. Attendance isn't mandatory, but he gives opinions during lecture that will show up on exams. Would take another class of his.