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Orange Coast College · Communication

C Werblin

JOUR110 · JOURN110 · NEWSWRITING · COASTREPORT · JOUR116 · JOURN117 · JOURNMULT · SCHOOLNEWSPAPE · JOUR115 · INTROTOJOURNA · COMM110 · COMM · JOURN115 · COMMUNICATION · JOURNA115 · JOURNALISM · JOUR · 36 lifetime ratings

AI rating
42/100
RMP rating
3.0/5
Take again
50%
Difficulty
3.5

The decision

if you want real newsroom pressure and thick skin; otherwise her mood and toughness can sour the class.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMoody Newsroom BossPop QuizzesHigh Journalism StandardPolarizing PersonalityMandatory Presence
  • transformative for serious journalism students, miserable for others.
  • , and no-nonsense standards are constant themes.
  • Moodiness and harsh interpersonal style are the main reasons many students warn others away.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

, and editor-level critique make an A hard unless you write and show up at a pro level.

All evidence is in-person; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

34/100

, and newspaper production keep the course demanding.

In-person only across JOUR and Coast Report sections.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

Students say you must attend; .

In-person only; multiple reviews stress required presence.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

journalism-focused students recommend her, others strongly avoid.

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Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

and craft harshly and expects professional news writing standards.

Format shift

In-person only.

Workload

Heavy

34/100

Deadlines, pop quizzes, many small assignments, and .

Format shift

In-person only.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Deep industry skill and life-changing mentorship for some, but poor teaching climate and moodiness drag others down.

Format shift

In-person only; long time span with consistent split.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and real newspaper production work.

Format shift

In-person only.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person journalism and Coast Report comments split between life-changing mentorship and mean, unpredictable classroom climate.

Main concern

Mood-driven interactions and harsh critique can overwhelm students not aiming at journalism careers.

What students said

“Cathy Werblin is an OCC treasure. She is never a professor I would call easy, but if you let her, she can change your life.”
JOUR115
“I hated this professor. She is soooo rude to everyone for no reason.”
JOURNALISM
“She holds you to a high standard.”
JOUR110

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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Assessment leans on current-event pop quizzes and continuous news writing .

Pop quizzes on LA TimesParticipation heavyArticle deadlinesNewsroom-style critique

Assessment risk

Standard

44/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

plus ongoing article and newspaper work under strict critique.

Pop quizzesNews writing assignmentsParticipationNewspaper production
“Her intro class was difficult because of the , but your overall grade isnt based on them.”
JOUR110
“ no reason.”
JOURN110
“Assignments are worth 5 points and there are only 15 of them so if you miss... you're screwed.”
JOUR110

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Cathy Werblin is an OCC treasure. She is never a professor I would call easy, but if you let her, she can change your life.”

Voice snapshots generated from 36 in-person reviews, highlighting journalism rigor, pop quizzes, and a sharply split personality reputation. Credibility rating: High.

🌟 Teaching Quality

52/100

“She's a good teacher simply because she knows what she's doing.”

⚡ Mood & Climate

30/100

“Moody is the understatement of the year for this lady.”

📰 Real Newsroom Prep

70/100

“She gives you the experience necessary to go and work at any publication.”

👎

35/100

“I hated this professor. She is soooo rude to everyone for no reason.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • She is intimidating and no nonsense but completely knowledgeable.
  • Very honest and constructive.
  • She prepares you to write properly for news and knows what she's talking about.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • BEWARE OF POP QUIZZES
  • Its hard to get an A on small articles you write.
  • If you apply yourself, you will get so much out of this class.

Theme 3

😤 About Personality

  • Yes, she's moody, but that's the real world.
  • She puts people down constantly and isn't very constructive.
  • Cathy can be very moody, but she's usually pleasant and .

Data context

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Analysis sample

36

Recent reviews read by the AI

36

Lifetime ratings

80/100

Evidence confidence

36 in-person reviews over many years with strong thematic consistency on toughness and moodiness support a high-confidence polarized profile.

Inside 36 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 511
4 out of 56
3 out of 54
2 out of 55
1 out of 510

Course coverage

JOUR1107 reviews
COASTREPORT5 reviews
JOURNALISM5 reviews
COMM1103 reviews
JOUR1153 reviews
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JOURNMULT1 review
NEWSWRITING1 review
SCHOOLNEWSPAPE1 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

3

A 2 · A- 1

B range

0

No reported values

C range

1

C+ 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1