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Orange Coast College · Photography

Jonathan Fletcher

PHOTO120 · PHOTO100 · PHOT120 · PHOTO121 · PHOTO123 · PHOTO100121 · 37 lifetime ratings

AI rating
79/100
RMP rating
4.5/5
Take again
87.5%
Difficulty
3.1

The decision

if you want real film photography skill and can invest serious time and money; skip if you need a light gen-ed.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerPassionate PhotographerTime-Heavy DarkroomHelpful Re-DosFilm Not DigitalMaterial Costs High
  • Excellent hands-on film photography , and very helpful.
  • Expect , and $200-300 material costs.
  • Grades improve with re-dos and following criteria, but pure easy-A seekers may struggle.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

52/100

An A is reachable with re-dos and careful technique, but and many report hard work for high marks.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

32/100

Traditional film and darkroom work is time-intensive, technical, and often taught at near-major standards.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

Attendance and tardies are repeatedly strict, with skip-class-you-wont-pass style warnings.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

WorthIt

82/100

and passion despite workload, cost, and some beginner frustration.

All evidence is in person; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

55/100

Can be a tough grader on technique, but re-dos, , and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Workload

Heavy

24/100

, and expensive supplies make the load heavy.

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Teaching experience

Excellent

86/100

Students praise clear lectures, passion, approachability, and .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

28/100

Photo assignments and and a .

Format shift

All evidence is in person.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

37 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person film and darkroom courses are highly praised for passion and feedback, but consistently described as , and attendance-strict.

Main concern

, and demanding technique standards for beginners.

What students said

“This class is time consuming! You can spend up to 5 hours in the dark room so !”
PHOT120
“Jonathan is simply a wonderful teacher who is passionate about everything photography. Simply outstanding.”
PHOT120
“Don't worry if you have a low grade at first- . I went from a D to an A.”
PHOTO120
“Do not reccomend for students who have no prior experience although beginning class! per week to do assignments.”
PHOTO123

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Quizzes and a final appear in comments, with at least one note that quizzes are not open book, while .

QuizzesFinal TestNot Open BookAssignment Re-Dos

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and a ; one review says quizzes are not open book, and assignments allow re-dos.

QuizzesFinal TestNot Open BookRe-Dos Allowed
“Plus 3 quizzes not open book. Offers ec too!”
PHOTO123
“6 phot assignments, 2 quizzes, 1 final test.”
PHOT120
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PHOT120

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“This class is time consuming! You can spend up to 5 hours in the dark room so ! and I got to meet so many nice people. 10/10 recommend”

Voice snapshots generated from 37 in-person reviews, highlighting passion, heavy darkroom workload, and fair re-do policy. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

86/100

“Jonathan is simply a wonderful teacher who is passionate about everything photography. Simply outstanding.”

⏳ Workload Reality

24/100

“This class was fun but there was a lot of outside time put into it. Its a photography class but traditional not digital.”

🔄 Re-Do Fairness

55/100

“Don't worry if you have a low grade at first- . I went from a D to an A.”

👍 Recommendation

82/100

“very good instructor, and gave great feedback too. he's very helpful if you .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • passionate about everything photography
  • Fletcher is knowledgable and willing to help.
  • His lectures .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • He grades pretty hard on technique, hard to get an A
  • teaches like everyone is phot major

Theme 3

💰 About Time & Cost

  • spend up to 5 hours in the dark room
  • you do have to spend about $200-300 and about 6 hours to do an assignment

Data context

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Analysis sample

37

Recent reviews read by the AI

37

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

37 in-person reviews over many years , and strong teaching with only older beginner-fit complaints.

Inside 37 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 528
4 out of 55
3 out of 52
2 out of 50
1 out of 52

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

5

A+ 1 · A 3 · A- 1

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values