Vanessa Peltier

ARCH180 · A180 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 18/100
RMP rating: 1.5/5
Take again: 100%
Difficulty: 4.3

The decision

Avoid unless you already know construction documents and can work fully independently.

Best fit · Self Taught ProUnhelpfulLow SupportSink Or SwimTough DepartmentAvoid For Beginners

Most reviews call her unhelpful and uncaring when students struggle.
Course difficulty feels high for students without prior construction knowledge.
One student with prior CNST background found A180 manageable.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

28/100

High difficulty ratings and sink-or-swim support make an A feel costly for most students.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students describe tough framing content and feel treated as advanced even when they are not.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

30/100

as mandatory with little flexibility noted.

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

18/100

Students urge transferring the requirement elsewhere because of weak support.

Course guide

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Grading

Strict

28/100

Tone and high difficulty ratings suggest little cushion when students struggle.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Workload

Heavy

32/100

Students describe hard technical demands and quizzes on detailed framing members.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Teaching experience

Awful

18/100

Repeated comments call her uncaring, unhelpful, and one of the .

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Reviews mention quizzes on framing terms plus construction documents work.

Format shift

Based only on in-person comments.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

as unsupportive, with high difficulty for students who need guidance.

Main concern

Students say she expects advanced independence and offers little help when they are stuck.

What students said

“The ! If you are looking for a good teacher that is always there for you, then it is definitely not her!”
A180

“Doesn't seem to care about her students or want to help them.”
ARCH180

“If you don't understand something she expects you to figure it out on your own.”
A180

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Students mention quizzes on framing members; .

QuizzesFraming TerminologyConstruction Documents

Assessment risk

Standard

48/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

One student notes quizzes on naming framing members and drawing-based instruction.

QuizzesFraming Members

“She expect you to be able to name framing members (Header, fascia, floor sill, etc) and quizes you on them.”
A180

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“This professor is one of the worst professors in the Architecture Department at Orange Coast College.”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting weak support and high difficulty. Credibility rating: Medium.

💥 Teaching Quality

18/100

“The ! If you are looking for a good teacher that is always there for you, then it is definitely not her!”

🚫 Student Support

15/100

“Doesn't seem to care about her students or want to help them.”

🧗 Course Difficulty

28/100

“Treats you like you are an advanced student even if you aren't.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Doesn't seem to care about her students or want to help them.
If you don't understand something she expects you to figure it out on your own.
She brought in drawings from her .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Seemed pretty easy to me
She expect you to be able to name framing members ... and quizes you on them.
I would advise to go outside of the OCC system and take arch A180 ... and transfer the requirement.

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

52/100

Evidence confidence

Four detailed negative-leaning reviews from 2015-2018 are consistent but the sample is small.

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 50

4 out of 50

3 out of 51

2 out of 50

1 out of 53

Course coverage

A1803 reviews

ARCH1801 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

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