Mark Atkins

CA163 · CA16 · CAALL · CA5226 · CA166 · CA16X · 7 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 48/100
RMP rating: 3.3/5
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Difficulty: 3.0

The decision

if you can attend every session and handle a chef-style pace; if you need polished structure.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerMandatory AttendanceKnowledgeable ChefCan Be DisorganizedWeekly TestsFood Safety Focus

Supporters , and fair if you attend and follow directions.
Critics cite disorganization, forgetfulness, hard-to-follow lectures, and .
Culinary labs and sanitation classes expect weekly presence and .

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

No free-A language; , and keeping up with dense material.

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Is the course easy?

Standard

45/100

Content difficulty is average for culinary work, but pace and weekly testing raise the challenge for some.

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Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

18/100

and missing class can mean failing.

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Is this professor recommended?

Depends

48/100

About half praise learning and certification; others warn about ego, confusion, and broken promises.

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Course guide

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Grading

Fair

50/100

Follow directions and attend and you should pass, but no broad leniency or free grade boosts are described.

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Workload

Moderate

48/100

Short-term classes with weekly tests and who stay present.

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Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Strong industry knowledge and and hard-to-absorb delivery.

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Assessment method

Balanced

55/100

Weekly end-of-class tests, textbook use, and .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

and professionalism, with mixed praise for knowledge versus organization.

Main concern

and inconsistent follow-through frustrate students who miss class or need clearer delivery.

What students said

“He is extremely knowledgeable about the material, and .”
CA163

“ , but that is to be expected, this is college people.”
CA16

“He is hard he thinks this is like worth 10 credits.”
CA166

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Main concern

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Exam style

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Sanitation and culinary sections often end class with tests, so missing days quickly hurts scores.

Weekly TestsTextbook HeavyAttendance-LinkedIn-Person Class

Assessment risk

Standard

42/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and fail risk if you miss required class sessions.

Weekly TestsAttendance-LinkedTextbook Heavy

“if you miss a class you will fail there is a class.”
CA5226

“If you go to class and read the book you'll do fine.”
CA16

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“Chef Atkins is a very good teacher. He is extremely knowledgeable about the material, and . and professional.”
Voice snapshots generated from 7 , and organization. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

55/100

“He knows the material, but isn't very good at presenting it in a fashion that makes it easy to absorb.”

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18/100

“ , but that is to be expected, this is college people.”

👍 Split Recommendation

48/100

“I learned so much from his classes and became Food Safty Certified.”

⚠️ Organization Issues

35/100

“ and didn't follow through on quite a few things.”

Theme 1

👨‍🍳 About Teaching Style

extremely knowledgeable about the material
He is typical chef, so he does have a bit of an ago
tends to be long winded at times and hard to understand

Theme 2

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you can not miss any classes
if you miss a class you will fail

Theme 3

📋 About Organization

and didn't follow through
he is very forgetful when it comes to the studen
He's sticks to the schedule and is pretty accomidating if you contact him in advance

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

45/100

Evidence confidence

Seven polarized older reviews provide usable themes but limited sample size and no grade distribution.

Inside 7 stored ratings

Quality ratings

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Course coverage

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Mark Atkins

x x x if you can attend every session and handle a chef-style pace; x x if you need polished structure.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

HardWork

Standard

Mandatory

Depends

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

📅 x x

👍 Split Recommendation

⚠️ Organization Issues

👨‍🍳 About Teaching Style

📅 x x x x

📋 About Organization

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if you can attend every session and handle a chef-style pace; if you need polished structure.

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