I was a student here, but left after I was scammed...

I was a student here, but left after I was scammed.
Columbia is a good idea that is currently VERY poorly executed.

Many of the professors I encountered seemed to have chosen to "settle" teaching here because they could not make it in there respective professional areas or no longer had relevant skills. The base tuition is low compared to other schools in the area, but Columbia WILL NOT invest that money back into students. The Financial Aid department lost scholarship checks coming from my home community foundation and threatened to keep $7,250 in third party scholarships when I wanted to transfer out mid year. Expect that they will charge you for everything possible, especially in housing. My roommate was a dirty, drugged up, thief and I was not even allowed to move rooms.

Please don't put yourself through this situation! You can be creative for a lot less money at a school that actually cares about the health, wellness and success of their students. Columbia could improve tremendously when it starts seeing it's students as people instead of dollar signs.