Steven Cole - Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester, MN

Professor: Steven Cole

Department: Biology

College: Rochester Community and Technical College, Rochester, MN

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: AP1217
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Cole will not test you on what he doesn't say in lecture. Dont think you can skip as 1 lecture may have 3 chapters covered and 3 real life situations you need for test. Doesn't use PowerPoint so take notes. Dont just copy what he writes on white board but add context or will be lost studying. Only used text as reference for my AP1 course.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: AP1217
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Cole was my instructor for AP 1 and am taking him again. Doesn't use power point and expects you to write own notes. Dont just copy what he writes on white board, but write notes on context of points. Only used textbook as reference when studying. He trys to relate point to real life situations. Great professor!!!

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: BIO1107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great class

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: BIO1217
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Cole is by far one of the best teachers I've had! He's funny and helps you understand lecture in a easy way! I can't say this often about other professors but I look forward to going to his class he makes it interesting! Very caring, study your notes and you'll do great!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: BIO243
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Amazing prof! Very lecture heavy, but he finds a way to make it fun.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: BIO1217
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He was the best teacher I have taken at this school and I would recommend him! He is very helpful and helps you understand the material. His lectures can get confusing but he is always willing to help clear it up.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: AP1218
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Cole is an amazing instructor. He really cares for you as a person and not just his student. He also is very understanding even if he doesn't seem like it. Don't be fooled by what he says the first day of class the 10 reasons to not take him. His teaching style is amazing because it will stick with you forever, you will actually learn.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1218
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher, really enjoys what he teaches. Difficult class and requires a lot of studying. Exams are difficult but fair. Write down anything he puts on the board as it will be on the exam. If you show up to class and work hard, you will do fine.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1128
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Take this class if you want an easy A. Show up to class, take notes on the lectures, and study for 20 minutes a day, you'll get an A. It was kind of ridiculous how easy this course was. I didn't actually learn much, a lot of it was review from other classes I have taken.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: AP1218
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Excellent professor that focuses a lot on the connections between different systems. His tests are straight from lecture. Take good notes and study those for exams. Use textbook mostly for diagrams but not understanding.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1217
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Great teacher! Don't skip lectures and labs because you'll miss out on important info! Is very straight forward with his expectations. Study off from the notes he provides during lecture and you'll be fine. Tough professor, but there's a reasoning behind his teaching!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: AP1217
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Anything he writes on the white board, take as notes. It's all material you'll be tested on. Review your notes before a test and you're looking at an A. Simple.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: AP1
• Grade Received: B-
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Steve is a great instructor! He is very clear on what will be expected of you through out his course. The grade you receive will depend on the amount of work you put in. He does a wonderful job of breaking everything down so that it is easy to understand. One of the best at what he does!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1117
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Delayed grading. Lots of video lectures. Not a solid syllabus, made scheduling for study and exams difficult.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: AP1217
• Grade Received: B
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Cole comes off as really intimidating, but is such a great teacher. I've learned more from him than every AP teacher combined throughout the years. he's very helpful if you have questions. If you don't study, you won't do well; the same goes for skipping class. He makes things interesting, and is pretty funny too.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: BIO1107
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Class is super easy if you read your book, and study. Does not assign much homework. Give quizzes and exams. Get ready to study your material to get a good grade!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 1218
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mr. Cole was a great teacher. He was very upfront in the beginning of class telling us that we would have pop quizzes and that he would call on us in class. I personally like this way of teaching because it helps you come to class prepared and you are better off leaving the class knowing something instead of leaving clueless. He's a great teacher.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1217
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Mr. Cole was by far the best RCTC professor I have had - the class is very hard and will take a lot of work. He is very willing to help go back over information you find unclear. He is straight forward with his expectations and you will have no surprises. My main advice: STUDY YOUR NOTES!

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: BIOL1107
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This Teacher purposely won't grade ANY of your assignments that could help you study till after you take an exam! Sadly you will not know you got something wrong till after a bunch of graded assignments and tests = big drop in grades because you didn't know any better. This is a "weed out" class. Take this coarse by this teacher at your own risk!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ANATOMYPHYS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Online A&P Fall 2013. I disliked the video lectures and felt sorry for "Josh". If I wanted lectures I'd have taken a land based course. With that said,take notes verbatim and study- no surprises. Anyone who says the tests are hard simply did not prepare. Many questions were right from the text exercises! Online dissection tool is awesome and fun.