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Cosmetology

Patricia Grooms-Jones

COSM60L · COSM070 · COS050L · COSM60 · COSMO07 · COSMO70 · COS60 · COSMETOLOGY · COSMO7080 · COS070 · COS70 · COSMO · 23 lifetime ratings

AI rating
28/100
RMP rating
3.1/5
Take again
0%
Difficulty
3.3

The decision

Avoid if you have any choice; if the program forces her and you .

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHarsh DemeanorState Board StrictAttendance HeavyPolarizing Lab InstructorLate and Unprofessional Claims
  • Recent reviews describe bullying, belittling, and unprofessional behavior in required cosmetology courses.
  • Older reviews split between tough-but-industry-ready praise and lazy, late, rude complaints.
  • Attendance is treated as mandatory; and labs.

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

32/100

and practice-heavy; recent grades include C and F with .

; the one online review reports an F and lost assignments.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Cosmetology standards, practice demands, and .

In-person difficulty dominates; online sample is too small to re-score content.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

15/100

and stress being present in lab.

In-person cosmetology labs drive mandatory attendance; .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

22/100

and recent detailed reviews urge .

; online only adds a short negative note.

Course guide

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Grading

Harsh

22/100

, and harsh prep for state board outweigh older fair comments.

Format shift

Harshness is documented mainly in and theory.

Workload

Heavy

28/100

Chapter outlines, practice, labs, and .

Format shift

In-person workload comments dominate; online lacks workload detail.

Teaching experience

Poor

30/100

Industry knowledge is acknowledged, but unprofessional, late, and belittling behavior dominate recent tone.

Format shift

; online is purely negative.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Mix of chapter outlines, labs, pop quizzes, and practical state-board style work rather than pure exams.

Format shift

In-person describes outlines and labs; online only notes lost assignments.

Luni fit check

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

In-person cosmetology labs and theory draw sharp split: industry knowledge versus mean, late, dismissive treatment.

Main concern

Multiple students report yelling, put-downs, and dreading required classes.

What students said

“She's a bully! Brags about having tenure & that she can treat students badly if she wants to.”
COSM60L
“Very mean to students. I cannot believe she is allowed to bully the way she does.”
COSMETOLOGY
“Hard class and tough teacher. But she REALLY knows this industry.”
COSMO70

Remote format

Online

1 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Single , and rude.

Main concern

Lost work and poor organization with almost no detail on content.

What students said

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COS050L

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment feels high-stakes and picky with pop quizzes and state-board style standards rather than student-friendly exams.

Pop QuizzesState Board StandardsHarsh Practical GradingChapter Outlines

Assessment risk

Strict

30/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and state board standards without describing open-book or proctored software.

Pop QuizzesState Board StandardsHarsh Practical Grades
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COSMETOLOGY
“Be sure to PRACTICE and study, because she grades harshly.”
COSMO70

Online

Only one online review; and failure.

Disorganized Grading
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COS050L

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“ ! It's a shame she's been at SDCC for so long. She's a bully!”

Voice snapshots generated from 23 reviews, highlighting polarizing demeanor and required-program constraints. Credibility rating: Medium.

🚨 Hostile Classroom Climate

18/100

“She would yell at and belittle students, showed up late routinely, and demonstrated absolutely no professionalism whatsoever.”

💇 Industry Knowledge vs Delivery

55/100

“Hard class and tough teacher. But she REALLY knows this industry.”

🚫 Recommendation Collapse

22/100

“ .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • DOESN'T TEACH, just makes you write chapter outlines
  • She dances around questions without ever giving a .
  • an exemplery hands on instructor.

Theme 2

❤️ About Character

  • She's a bully!
  • her "tough love" approach isn't tough, just rude & disrespectful.
  • She is extremely professional and fair.

Theme 3

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • She will purposely make your grades lower.
  • You'll pass but it won't be fun.
  • she grades harshly.

Data context

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Analysis sample

23

Recent reviews read by the AI

23

Lifetime ratings

62/100

Evidence confidence

23 reviews over many years with polarized clusters and some same-day positive spikes reduce consistency, but recent negatives are detailed.

Inside 23 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 59
4 out of 54
3 out of 50
2 out of 53
1 out of 57

Course coverage

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Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

9 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

3

B+ 1 · B 2

C range

3

C+ 1 · C 2

D range

0

No reported values

F

1

F 1

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values