Five Towns College

College is what you make of it. If you show up a performance major, and do nothing but the bare bone and good grades, you'll end up pumping gas out of college. However, if going to school is one of the many things you do as a performer, you'll have a pretty good shot coming out of five towns.

I do not recommend five towns to students who plan to dorm. campus life is almost nonexistant, dorms are nice, but less than 300 students occupy daily campus life. As a commuter student, I enjoy the commute, and although the school is small, it is effective, the work is not excessively time demanding, and the teachers (for the most part) are very laid back and generous about there grading. They are very focused on grading the student as is, instead of demanding higher general standards.This really allows you to do what you need to do as a performer -- consume your life with personal practice, learn at a slow, deep pace, and reap the benefits. Whatever you do, stay out of the Five Towns performances.

1st Year Male -- Class 2016

Faculty Accessibility: A+, Surrounding City: F

The school is supposed to focus on music biz careers, ut isn't much better than a 2 yr tech school and has no standards for admissions. If u can breath and walk - there are 0 handicap facilities, ramps, etc. - u will be admitted. They admit kids who are poor and come from not great hi schools to get federal and state financial aid cuz it's a private owned school run by one old guy who fired his own son for trying to bring up standards. Teachers complain about class size, lack of support from admin. And are generally unhappy and we all feel it. They dont get to much from what we know. The grounds are nice, but no real activities, even walking trails thru. Woods. The food sucks and if u don't have a car, and live there urn pretty much stuck. Most of the kids who can transfer or just drop out. I don't see too many kids from when I started and it's a real small school. Very disappointing. Theres not even a nurse if u get sick and ur in the dorm. We don't even have a bookstore anymore! It s a joke and everyone knows the owner and his kids are suing each other over how the school is run. They should ask students!

4th Year Female -- Class 2011

Perceived Campus Safety: B, Education Quality: F

Here is the thing, if I could go back in time I would have never gone to this college. I did however, find a great job in my field while still in college but I don't give any credit to my school for helping me get the job. All of the legwork was done on my own.

Good things about the school:

- Small class sizes
- Not as much pressure
- Get to know teachers easily
Bad things about the school:

- Never any parking, people in the parking lot drive like maniacs.
- Registering for classes is a nightmare.
- The school is actually an old elementary/middle school and you can tell!
- There are sometimes not enough computers in the library for everyone to use.
- I would say 50% of the students are lazy and still pass which is not okay.- The worst thing of all... the school is so small that there are never enough classes available each semester. Meaning that the classes you need to graduate as never available! Once you're in your last two years it becomes a nightmare.

2nd Year Male -- Class 2012

Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Faculty Accessibility: F