Pima Community College-West Campus

Love this campus. Really world-​class instructors in my program (Digital Arts). I feel like I am getting a MUCH better education here than I ever would at another school. I (almost) don’t want to graduate so I can keep taking classes.

If you’re interested in arts or humanities this campus is the way to go. I am currently taking dance and their studio is big. I also had good luck with philosophy and writing teachers here. Teachers are friendly (some) and the campus is pretty big!

The best thing about the Pima Community Colleges (other then the cheap tuition) is the tutoring center. At the U of A your tuition covers the Think Tank, a crowded, noisy, always busy tutoring center that you have to make an appointment for. Even then they might not have a tutor for your subject. At Pima CC, you check in and flip a sign when you need help. The sign designates what you need help in. And there is always at least one tutor in every field. They are always helpful and will assist in anything from homework to test studying.

I love this campus. Although it can feel a bit counterintuitive at times (easy to get confused if you pop out of a building on the North end or South end of campus), once you get the hang of it, it’s really quite convenient. Everything is clustered pretty close together so its easy to get around, and its got a nice scenic view of Tucson. It’s also very clean and feels «safe» (can’t say the same for Desert Vista campus!)

This is a pretty good campus of Pima Community College, its one of the bigger ones and is pretty clean and welcoming. I’ve been here for 3 semesters now and I do enjoy it, I mean I know it’s a big far west for me and it takes me about 30 mins to get there and most roads there always have crazy rush hour traffic, it’s worth it. It’s a good feel for a school to go to until I get my transfer credits to transfer to the U of A. The staff here are nice and helpful and the professors here, I’ve had nothing but good ratings on them. I recommend this campus to a friend.

I absolutely hate the drive over to the West Campus twice a week. It’s 65 miles round trip from where I am on the Southeast side of town. The class I’m taking could very easily be taught online, but is a whole issue in and of itself.
We’ve had two different classrooms, used the computer lab a couple of times, and I’ve had to use the testing center as well. It shouldn’t be a big deal except that I actually had trouble finding the first classroom the first day, the computer lab both times, and almost decided to take a «0» when I couldn’t find the testing center (eventually I did, but it took awhile). This campus is just laid out weird to me.
Also, I’ve taken other courses here a few years ago. I didn’t much care for it then either. I prefer the East campus or Northwest to this one.

Big campus and easy to get lost. If you have class here show up early for your first class so you can take a walk around. Advisors are no help and it takes forever to see them and all they tell you is to look online. Hard to find parking at this campus. Another reason to get there early.

6 am-​10 pm, the track is open to the public! Great resource and plenty of parking. I think the running teams use the track from 4 – 7 though. There are also trails around the area.

Holy cheap tuition, Batman!
Pima Community College is your one-​stop shop for all things learning, post high school. The west campus is my favorite because I ride a scooter and on the way to my Saturday FIVE hour philosophy class with the amazing professor Crabtree, there is tons of beautiful desert to check out. Then you roll over the hill, look to your left and behold (snakes start singing)… a college appears (and all the desert hippie teachers you could ever wish for).
Don’t worry about getting lost on campus. It happens the first time or two. You’ll get the hang of it. I did :) Oh and a tip: Don’t buy your books from the Pima Bookstore. Rent them from Chegg. It’ll save you a ton of grant money that would be much better invested into your 401 Keg. After all, the first two years of college will be the easiet. You might as well take advantage of it.
Happy learning! :)