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Cabrillo College · Fine Arts

Tobin Keller

ART000 · SCREENPRINTING · DRAWING · SILKSCREEN · COLORDESIGN · 31C · COLOR04 · ART5 · ART31 · ART33A · ART4 · ART31C · ART74 · ART7411 · ART33 · 31 lifetime ratings

AI rating
59/100
RMP rating
3.3/5
Take again
35.29%
Difficulty
2.5

The decision

Take Keller if you can work independently and , but if you need a structured, predictable course.

Best fit · Self Taught ProPolarizingCreative MentorDisorganizedSupportive FeedbackFlexible Studio Work
  • Students are sharply split between calling Keller an inspiring mentor and .
  • Grades appear attainable with , and completed studio work, but learning quality depends heavily on student independence.
  • Recent negative reviews repeatedly cite poor organization, impatience, and weak lesson structure.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

78/100

An A looks reachable through showing up, effort, and completing studio work, even when students criticize the teaching.

because there are no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

64/100

The art content is approachable for many students, but unclear instruction and .

All course .

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

55/100

Some reviews describe flexible class time, while others say participation and .

.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

45/100

, but many warn against him because of disorganization and inconsistent teaching.

Recommendation .

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

72/100

because several students report succeeding or skating through despite complaints about instruction.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

50/100

Workload varies by studio course, with some students calling it flexible and .

Format shift

Only in-person reviews mention workload.

Teaching experience

Average

52/100

Teaching quality is highly polarized, with strong praise for mentorship balanced by repeated complaints about disorganization and poor lesson delivery.

Format shift

All .

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

20/100

, and studio assignments rather than exams.

Format shift

Assessment .

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

31 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

strong mentoring for some students and serious organization problems for others.

Main concern

The main concern is inconsistent organization and .

What students said

“ .”
ART31C
“As long as you show up and put your effort into the class, you will succeed.”
SCREENPRINTING
“Tobin is a teacher's teacher.”
ART31

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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Reviews do not clearly prove any exam .

Assessment risk

Varies

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

format, proctoring, open-book policy, midterm, or .

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“Tobin has a hard time staying on-topic and when you couple that with a totally disorganized course format, his courses (i'm taking more than .”

Voice snapshots generated from 31 in-person reviews, highlighting key themes in , and classroom experience; credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

52/100

“His teaching is based more on his random thoughts than an .”

👍 Recommendation Level

45/100

“I wish I'd taken more classes with him.”

📈 Grade Effort

78/100

“As long as you show up and put your effort into the class, you will succeed.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • .
  • He gives dedicated students every chance to succeed and really cares about his students.
  • He is exacting, experimental, open-minded, demanding and flexible.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • I got through it with an A grade, but this could've been a much better course with a teacher who was even halfway prepared on a weekly basis.
  • Sure, you can skate through the class, but is that really the ?
  • For screen printing the , but class time is very flexible.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • He is very passionate about art and helping others learn.
  • He is often rude and impatient.
  • Very open .

Data context

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Analysis sample

31

Recent reviews read by the AI

31

Lifetime ratings

76/100

Evidence confidence

Credibility is medium because there are many detailed reviews across years, but opinions are extremely polarized and some evidence is old.

Inside 31 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 518
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 51
1 out of 511

Course coverage

ART315 reviews
ART45 reviews
ART31C4 reviews
ART333 reviews
SCREENPRINTING3 reviews
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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

12 reported outcomes

A range

6

A+ 1 · A 5

B range

0

No reported values

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

6

Audit/No Grade 1 · Not sure yet 4 · Rather not say 1