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Counseling & Student Affairs

John Rivera

PERS120 · PERGTUE · PERG130 · PERG120COLL · PG140 · PERG120 · PERSONALGROWTH · PERSOGROW · PG127 · PERG127 · PERG140 · PERS100 · PERG152 · PER120 · 66228PERG140 · PERGROWTH · 42 lifetime ratings

AI rating
54/100
RMP rating
3.5/5
Take again
85.71%
Difficulty
2.6

The decision

if you want intense life coaching and ; avoid if you need a gentle, low-conflict gen-ed.

Best fit · Hardcore LearnerHighly polarizingInspirational to someCan feel harsh or rudeLife-skills focusAttendance often matters
  • Recent online PERG reviews are warm, flexible, and easy; .
  • Content is personal growth and college success, often described as an easy A if you show up and do the work.
  • Expect and participation in and homework.
  • Who thrives depends more on personality fit than pure course difficulty.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

62/100

Many call it an easy A with , but tough-grader and .

; older in-person reviews are more mixed and sometimes harsh.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

70/100

Personal growth content is usually called easy when students complete readings and participation.

Online students especially stress light quizzes and easy tasks.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

28/100

and skipping hurts your grade.

Online is sometimes flexible; in-person more often mandatory.

Is this professor recommended?

Depends

52/100

life-changing mentor for some, rude and avoidable for others.

Online lean strongly positive; in-person opinions are polarized.

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Fair

55/100

and easy-A reports coexist with tough-grader and high-standard complaints.

Format shift

in-person reviews.

Workload

Moderate

45/100

Reading, discussions, papers, and weekly checks add up even when content is not intellectually brutal.

Format shift

and papers.

Teaching experience

Average

55/100

Inspirational lectures and deep care for some students are offset by frequent rudeness and ego complaints.

Format shift

Online teaching tone is far more positive than the long in-person history.

Assessment method

Balanced

48/100

Mix of , and life-skill projects.

Format shift

Online emphasizes discussions and easy quizzes; and papers.

Luni fit check

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Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

36 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Hardcore Learner

praise and complaints of rudeness, ego, and harsh classroom style.

Main concern

Personality clash risk is high; attendance and participation are often non-negotiable.

What students said

“Doc is an amazing instructor who cares deeply for his students and their success.”
PERG130
“Dr. John Rivera "DOC" was the most ABUSIVE DISRESPECTFUL teacher I have ever seen !”
PERG140
“His class is interesting with the conversations but he is so rude... .”
PERG130

Remote format

Online

6 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Recent online sections are widely praised as , and growth-focused.

Main concern

Still has reading and discussions; a .

What students said

“Doc Rivera is absolutely incredible! His care for each and every student truly shines through.”
PERG130
“there was no penalty for late work. The tasks were easy and you can see that he cares about his students.”
PERG120

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

, and participation rather than extreme proctoring tech.

Short testsWeekly checksParticipation heavyExtra credit opportunities

Assessment risk

Standard

58/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

In-person sections , and strict attendance for test access.

Weekly testsShort testsHomework and papersStrict attendance for tests
“Every week is a test and I didn't learn from the test . If student come after 8 they can't do the test.”
PERG130
“This class was an easy A for me. A lot of homework. Gives tons of opportunities for .”
PERG130

Online

Online students describe easy quizzes, readings, discussions, and lenient late-work policies.

Easy quizzesDiscussion repliesLate work accepted
“ . the .”
PERG120
“there was no penalty for late work. The tasks were easy”
PERG120

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Doc Rivera is absolutely incredible! His care for each and every student truly shines through.”

Voice snapshots generated from 42 reviews, highlighting the strong love-hate split in teaching tone, grades, and classroom personality. Credibility rating: High.

❤️ Inspirational Mentor

78/100

“His class is for anyone who wants to become a better person.”

⚠️ Polarizing Style

35/100

“Rude, insulting, rambling and self-important.”

🎯 Easy When You Engage

62/100

“This class was an easy A for me. A lot of homework. Gives tons of opportunities for .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • absolutely incredible! His care for each and every student truly shines through
  • He is, hands down, one of the professors that should have a movie made about his teaching career
  • Rude, insulting, rambling and self-important

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • This class was an easy A for me
  • . the
  • Every week is a test and I didn't learn from the test

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • and accessible
  • he is so rude...
  • the most ABUSIVE DISRESPECTFUL teacher I have ever seen

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

42

Recent reviews read by the AI

42

Lifetime ratings

84/100

Evidence confidence

42 reviews across many years with rich detail; opinions conflict but the sample is large and informative.

Inside 42 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 519
4 out of 56
3 out of 53
2 out of 58
1 out of 56

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

12

A+ 6 · A 6

B range

1

B+ 1

C range

1

C 1

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

1

Not sure yet 1