Albright Collge Review

Very clean campus. Very friendly people and security

This is a wonderful school and campus. Very inviting and makes you feel welcome. You can get your degree on line if you choose to. The staff are professionals and very helpful in each class of study. I highly recommend it.

Albright College on the outside is a very promising private school in the urban environment of Reading, PA. On tours of campus the admissions staff do a good job of showing you what they want you to see, which could include the cafeteria or the basketball gym. Enrolling here is a lot different though. The energy on campus is soul sucking and to call it a community would be a lie. The dorms are packed like prison cells and your bathrooms will be communal. Despite your continual lack of privacy you would expect people to be more familiar with each other - nope. You'll feel like a ghost and a stranger because if you're not in class you'll be in your room freezing your balls off. Speaking of classes, your classes will be held in state of the art buildings with amazing up to date facilities... if you go to school in 1954. In real life, the classrooms are old and dingy, the desks are small and falling apart, they can't even bother to update maps that don't say the USSR on them (which ceased to exist in 1992). The staff doesn't care about the students once they enroll, they're there to collect a paycheck and that's it. What does the 55,000 you pay to attend here actually go to? If the worn down facilities weren't bad enough wait till its time to pick classes. The departments have been gutted for whatever reason so you'll be stuck in classes you don't want to be taking. But atleast in between walking out of the old academic building and the unrenovated dorm halls you can go see the brand new sports facilities for the DIII teams that use them. How does it make any sense to spend money buying new sports stuff for your D3 teams instead of the student body? Student life at Albright is pretty lame, during the week there is not much to do and on Fridays at 4pm the parking lot empties out until Monday morning. Apart from that there has been a string of violent crimes on and around campus like students being assaulted and robbed on the way to class, gangs breaking in the dorms and beating people to an inch of their life and drive by shootings. Living here is like being in Grand Theft Auto excpet you're the NPC which makes going out at night not a great idea. If you're looking at going to school in Reading, Penn State Berks and Alvernia are mostly more of the same but atleast it can be said its safe on campus at both of those schools.

If you're a high schooler or a parent that wants to send a kid here, you should seriously reconsider. It's extremely expensive with very few redeeming qualities and you'll probably want to transfer out after your first semester anyway. 1 star because 0 isn't an option.

Top notch education in a small package. Great experience for students.

If I could give this school zero stars I would. The filthiest school ever with the most disgusting dorms, staff, and classes. I hope they go out of business

Wonderful College to attend but I'm certainly biased since I graduated from here. The grounds are a real pleasure to walk, especially in the fall and is a real hidden treasure inside the city limits. Although the library is going through a major (and long overdue) renovation and there is some construction fencing, it doesn't distract from the serenity of the campus.

I never attended this school but Albright College is a wonderful place to visit to see the art gallery, a movie, a concert, or a sporting event.
Update: 25 January 2018: Attended opening reception and lecture at the Freeman Gallery and Klein Lecture Hall. Always first class. This gallery is a gem in Berks County

Moving out after 4 great years. Thanks Albright for all!

I graduated recently December 2020
I did finish because it was too much of a hassle to transfer. I could go on and on about my 4 1/2 years attending this school
Wayyyyy too expensive, they are so greedy. they will cut your financial aid for no reason, the city itself is just poor, dorms were outdated, RAs and other workers in the cafeteria were annoying reporting anything you do and you would get a fine added to your student account to pay. I just feel like I didn t need to go to college to do the career that I want to be. But hey my parents are happy I guess. the professors and the classes were draining especially being on Zoom. I just did my assignments and logged off. Didn t feel like I learned anything or can take anything away from this school. Can learn more valuable on Youtube or other social platforms. When the classes were in person I did not like going to class, students were scared to speak up or raise their hand. The professor just talks to the entire time. Just very weird and if I could have the choice to not attend I would but it is what it is!