Is this an easy A?
HardWork
25/100Even experienced students report harsh marks for small mistakes and no easy path to high grades.
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Orange Coast College · Photography
PHOT123 · PHOTO120 · PHOTO180 · PHOT120 · 11 lifetime ratings
The decision
Key questions
Is this an easy A?
Even experienced students report harsh marks for small mistakes and no easy path to high grades.
All evidence is from in-person reviews only.
Is the course easy?
Beginner photo is treated with advanced standards, technical lectures, and demanding projects.
All evidence is from in-person reviews only.
Is attendance flexible?
Attendance policy is not clearly described across reviews.
All evidence is from in-person reviews only.
Is this professor recommended?
Recommendations split between students who value tough skill growth and those who say avoid him.
All evidence is from in-person reviews only.
Course guide
Grading
Harsh
20/100
Repeated claims of unfair, merciless grading on small mistakes even for prior photo students.
Format shift
All evidence is from in-person reviews only.
Workload
Heavy
28/100
Multiple projects, exams, readings, and costly materials with picky reworks burn time and money.
Format shift
All evidence is from in-person reviews only.
Teaching experience
Average
48/100
Strong field knowledge and helpful feedback for some, but technical, boring, or unclear lectures for others.
Format shift
All evidence is from in-person reviews only.
Assessment method
Balanced
50/100
Reviews cite projects plus exams as core grade components.
Format shift
All evidence is from in-person reviews only.
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Course format
Classroom format
High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner
some call Chuck awesome and skilled, others say grading is merciless, lectures technical or boring, and costs add up.
Main concern
Unfair or overly picky grading for beginners and high material cost.
What students said
“Professor Barrett class is really unfair in his grading!”
“Take any other photo teacher's class. This professor is merciless and not in a fair way.”
“chuck is awesome!!! he has a dry sense of humor and is always there to help you out.”
Remote format
Low confidence
No stored summary is available for this format.
Main concern
No main concern is stored for this format.
Exam style
Assessment centers on projects and exams with picky technical standards rather than open-book formats.
Assessment risk
Standard
48/100
Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.
Students mention four projects and two exams with strict mark-downs on small mistakes.
“4 Projects, 2 Exams.”
“Marks down hard on small mistakes.”
Student evidence
Top student voice
“Take any other photo teacher's class. This professor is merciless and not in a fair way.”
“Professor Barrett class is really unfair in his grading!”
“He definitely knows his stuff and is clear when he explains things.”
“This is a difficult, time-consuming class that will cost you about $500 total.”
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Data context
Analysis sample
11
Recent reviews read by the AI
11
Lifetime ratings
72/100
Evidence confidence
Eleven in-person reviews spanning 2008-2014 provide consistent themes on harsh grading and expertise despite polarized quality scores.
Inside 11 stored ratings
Reported outcomes
1 reported outcomes
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